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12/09/2022 03:51 PM EST
Office of the Spokesperson
Today,?nearly 300 business and social entrepreneurs from?37 countries in?Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada?began the?2023 Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative (YLAI) Fellowship Program, which brings emerging entrepreneurs from the Western Hemisphere to the United States for a people-to-people exchange to provide additional training, tools, networks, and resources to strengthen economic and social development across the region.
YLAI Fellows?will?collaborate?with?American companies and?social enterprises?in?19?U.S.?cities, including Huntsville, AL; Phoenix, AZ; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Denver, CO; Washington, D.C.; Miami, FL; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Detroit, MI Kalamazoo, MI; Kansas City, MO; Charlotte, NC; New York, NY; Portland, OR; Austin, TX; Salt Lake City, UT; and Burlington, VT.
In addition to?the yearly fellowship program, YLAI?offers?an active online network?that provides young leaders throughout the Americas with opportunities to collaborate and to further their professional development. The 2023 YLAI fellows were selected through a competitive application process by U.S. embassies across the Americas.?The?YLAI Fellows will conclude the?program?in June 2023 and?will join?over?1,200?YLAI Fellowship Program?alumni.
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