Category: Delegate Stories

[US Elections Exchange ’14] Linda Rotunno: What counts on Election Day?
[US Elections Exchange ’14] Linda Rotunno: What counts on Election Day?
11-21-2014 posted by Acypl
Paul Tully, the brilliant political operative, used to remind us every day at the DNC…”Nothing counts but what happens on Election Day.” I have worked in Democratic politics...
[US to Vietnam + Myanmar ’14] Erin Van Sickle: What is the VFF?
[US to Vietnam + Myanmar ’14] Erin Van Sickle: What is the VFF?
11-14-2014 posted by Acypl
  On our first day in Hanoi, our delegation met with Mr. Nguyen Van Pha, the vice president of foreign affairs for the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF).  As...
[Russian Media Dialogue 2014] Elena Vasilieva: Just like in the movies: my American chronicle
[Russian Media Dialogue 2014] Elena Vasilieva: Just like in the movies: my American chronicle
08-04-2014 posted by Acypl
To me, America is not about politics; rather the America I’ve always imagined consists of hundreds of well-known movies like, Gone with the Wind, King Kong, Forrest Gump,...
[US to Northern Ireland 2014] Drew Heath: A “Black Cab Tour” in Northern Ireland
[US to Northern Ireland 2014] Drew Heath: A “Black Cab Tour” in Northern Ireland
07-31-2014 posted by Acypl
We had just begun our black cab tour of Belfast, and as we were leaving our hotel in the city’s center our first stop was just a few...
[US to Tunisia and Morocco 2014] Linda Rotunno: The Best Guide
[US to Tunisia and Morocco 2014] Linda Rotunno: The Best Guide
06-27-2014 posted by Acypl
  So much of an ACYPL experience is about the people we meet and interact with along the way.  Hatem Bourial, with his warm smile and wild, beautiful...
[US to Russia 2014] Sergio Barrios: No Simple Answers
[US to Russia 2014] Sergio Barrios: No Simple Answers
05-15-2014 posted by Acypl
    I distinctly remember receiving the email informing me that I had been selected to be part of the ACYPL delegation to Russia, and I could not...
[Tunisia and Egypt 2012] Amanda Reeve on the Growth of Democracy in North Africa
[Tunisia and Egypt 2012] Amanda Reeve on the Growth of Democracy in North Africa
01-25-2013 posted by Acypl
It was late August 2012, and I was in the middle of a very challenging re-election campaign to retain my seat in the state legislature, when I received...
[US to Lower Mekong 2012] Shannon McMahon on Healing a Country in Need
[US to Lower Mekong 2012] Shannon McMahon on Healing a Country in Need
12-19-2012 posted by Acypl
When I received the call to be an ACYPL delegate to Vietnam and Thailand, the two areas I knew would be top of mind for me would be...
[US to Lower Mekong 2012] Zoe Richmond on Vietnam and her father’s legacy
[US to Lower Mekong 2012] Zoe Richmond on Vietnam and her father’s legacy
12-13-2012 posted by Acypl
I am very honored to have been selected as an ACYPL delegate, but being able to visit Vietnam is beyond and opportunity for me, it carries very special...
Active Citizens Summit 2012
Active Citizens Summit 2012
09-13-2012 posted by Acypl
ACYPL is excited to announce that we have been selected by the US Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to conduct an Active Citizen Summit...

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