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World Learning (WL) in partnership with the Foreign Policy Platform (FPP)-Turkey will implement in 2010 the Young Turkey/Young America: A New Relationship for a New Age, Political Challenges for Future Leaders program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The overall program goal is to support and promote the participation of young Turkish and American leaders in a transatlantic dialogue on foreign policy issues. Through the program, 14 young emerging leaders from Turkey and 14 young emerging leaders from the U.S. will gain knowledge and leadership skills to become more engaged in their communities, and get to know each other’s country, as well as learn about each group members’ ethnically, religiously, and nationally diverse background.  Each participant from Turkey will be paired, for the entire program, with an American in the program.  The pair will be in home stays in their partner’s respective home and  arrange job shadowing and a volunteer project  in each other’s country.   A joint project created and carried out by the pair throughout 2010 will be included.

The program is comprised of a trip by the group from Turkey to the US in May 2010 followed by a trip by the Americans to Turkey in November of this year.

For more information on how to apply visit this website. http://www.worldlearning.org/dosyoungera.cfm

Applicants are highly encouraged to attend the launch event for United States - Turkey Foreign Policy Platform this Thursday, February 18 at World Learning. The event will feature Brookings Institution Turkey Project Director Omer Taspinar, who will share his thoughts on how to build relationships between citizens of the United States and Turkey.

Please contact Vladimir Spencer for more information about the program (vladimir.spencer@worldlearning.org).