Homecoming Events Kick Off New Scholarship Fund
With a rich legacy built on more than six decades of excellence in cultural exchange, YFU is delighted to have returned our headquarters to Washington, DC and to have celebrated…
Read More Inaugural Gala to Launch New Scholarship, Financial Aid Program
INAUGURAL GALA TO LAUNCH NEW SCHOLARSHIP, FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMAS YFU RETURNS ITS HEADQUARTERS TO NATION’S CAPITAL Hon. Laurie S. Fulton, U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) & Trevor Gunn, Medtronic Managing Director of…
Read More Finnish Teens Experience American Culture
Every year YFU Finland provides a handful of teenagers with an interest in environmental studies with the opportunity to participate in a 5-week cultural exchange with YFU USA to Colorado.…
Read More Spotlight: Tauber Institute for Global Operations + YFU
Last year, YFU welcomed two graduate students, Nicholas Clift and Tomas Molfino, from the University of Michigan’s Tauber Institute for Global Operations to work with us in developing a roadmap to help lay…
Read More YFU Network Mourns Loss of Alum in Malaysian Airline Crash
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…
Read More UN Secretary-General Appoints YFU Trustee as Deputy Special Representative for United Nations
UN SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS YFU TRUSTEE & FORMER AMBASSADOR AS DEPUTYSPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNITED NATIONS Laurence D. Wohlers tapped to protect civilians and support transition processesin the Central African Republic Bethesda,…
Read More Memorial to Celebrate Life
Family and friends will gather in St Cloud tomorrow to celebrate the life of Alexander Voigt, whose tragic loss has been felt across the entire global YFU community. Tomorrow’s memorial…
Read More YFU Mourns Loss of Student in Plane Crash
he entire YFU community mourns the tragic death of YFU exchange student Alexander Voigt, and our thoughts and prayers are with Alexander’s family and loved ones in Germany, and his…
Read More Hosting an Exchange Student Expands Your World
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, Evan Ryan shares her perspective on the life-changing impact of exchange programs. “Over the past few weeks – as the school…
Read More YFU Alum Confirmed to Lead U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
YFU ALUM, SYLVIA MATHEWS BURWELL TO LEAD U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES New U.S. Health Secretary a program alum of global intercultural exchange nonprofit organization, Youth For Understanding…
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