A note from YFU USA President & CEO Michael Hill

The entire YFU community mourns the tragic death of YFU alum Joep Lange a prominent AIDS researcher who studied abroad in the US in 1971/1972. Joep perished in the Malaysian airlines MH17 crash over the Ukraine yesterday while in route to an international AIDS conference. Our hearts go out to his entire family, including his youngest daughter who is scheduled to study abroad with YFU to Argentina.

Our thoughts remain with Joep’s family and friends and all those impacted by this tragedy.