I was lucky enough to participate in the Model American Congress exchange program with ACYPL– a trip that that helped me to clarify why I am very passionate about...
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![[Alumni Reflection MAC 2014]: Adel Elhemaily: “A trip that defined my future”](https://www.acypl.org/wp-content/themes/acypl/images/Global-Image.png)

Congressman Joaquin Castro will be honored at the 2015 Honors Evening on September 9 in Washington, DC for his commitment to ACYPL and public diplomacy. He participated in...

Senator Cory Gardner will be honored at the 2015 Honors Evening on September 9 in Washington, DC for his commitment to ACYPL and public diplomacy. He participated in...

The ACYPL Honors Evening recognizes alumni or public officials who have given back to ACYPL and who have positively contributed to public diplomacy and political life. Past honorees...

It’s time to send us that photo you’ve been promising us for months! From August 10 – 14, we’ll be sharing throwback photos from all of our exchanges—but...
![Octavio Saenz [South Korea ’11]—winner of the U.S. Department of State’s Citizen Diplomacy Challenge](https://www.acypl.org/wp-content/themes/acypl/images/Global-Image.png)
Octavio Saenz [South Korea ’11]—winner of the U.S. Department of State’s Citizen Diplomacy Challenge
In June, Octavio Saenz, an alum who traveled to South Korea in 2011, was named one of ten winners of the US Department of State’s Citizen Diplomacy Challenges!...

Join fellow alumni, friends, and our delegation from Japan in Seattle on Tuesday, August 4 for the 19th Annual Alumni Reception– our favorite outside the Beltway event that...

Come hang out with ACYPL, the Australian delegation, fellow alums and supporters for our first Alumni Happy Hour of the year! Tuesday, July 14 5:30 — 7:30 pm City...
![[US to Hungary + Croatia ’15] Dawson Hobbs: “On Broken Relationships and New Hope”](https://www.acypl.org/wp-content/themes/acypl/images/Global-Image.png)
My ACYPL trip surprised me in many ways, but most surprising was how one of the first sights we saw served as a metaphor for an entire country....
![[Alumni Reflection] Yuri Guaiana: “US Democracy Seen Through the Eyes of a European Traveler”](https://www.acypl.org/wp-content/themes/acypl/images/Global-Image.png)
“Amongst the novel objects that attracted my attention during my stay in the United States, nothing struck me more forcibly than the general equality of conditions.” This is...
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2021 In Review
While COVID-19 continued to impact the world and our work in 2021, the ACYPL team worked year-round to continue giving emerging leaders a global perspective. ACYPL celebrated our...
VIEW DETAILSAlumni Reflection: Ulfa Mubarika (PFP 2019)
I would like to inform you that the ultimate goal of my micro-grant project “Pakem Indonesia” has been achieved! Pakem Indonesia is integrated program that combines strengthening the...
VIEW DETAILSACYPL Virtual Programs 2020
With the launch of so much new programming, here is a snapshot of our work in 2020. This year ACYPL programs look a little different – but as...
VIEW DETAILSAlumni Reflection: Candace Gerritsen (Vietnam 2019)
Professional Fellows Program to Vietnam Reflection by Candace Gerritsen, October 2019 The Illinois Chamber hosted a Fellow from the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) Program in...
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