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 INAUGURAL GALA TO LAUNCH NEW SCHOLARSHIP, FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM AS YFU RETURNS ITS HEADQUARTERS TO NATION’S CAPITAL Hon. Laurie S. Fulton, U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) & Trevor Gunn, Medtronic Managing Director…

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.…

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…

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…

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS YFU TRUSTEE & FORMER AMBASSADOR AS DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR UNITED NATIONS Laurence D. Wohlers tapped to protect civilians and support transition processes in the Central African…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Spending a summer overseas can help prepare students for the challenges and independence of college life. Read the full article which includes an interview with YFU Alum, Alyssa Pierce on…