September 28, 2007
Embassy of the United States of America
Belgrade

Ambassador Munter to meet with Serbian and American Exchange Students

On Friday, September 28, 2007, at 10:30 a.m., Ambassador Cameron Munter will meet with high school students from Serbia and the United States who are participating in the Serbia Youth Leadership Program.

The Serbia Youth Leadership Program (SYLP) is a short-term exchange program for Serbian and American high school students active in youth empowerment and community development activities. SYLP is financed by the U.S. Department of State and implemented by World Learning and Civic Initiatives.

Under the SYLP program, approximately 60 students and educators from Serbia will travel to the United States for a one month exchange, where they travel throughout the U.S., visit American schools, stay with American host families and participate in volunteer projects. In order to make this a true two-way exchange, groups of American students also visit Serbia. The purpose of the program is to strengthen ties between youth and educators in the two countries, as well as to exchange experience in promoting community development activities.

The first group of American students visiting Serbia under the SYLP program takes place September 20-29th. Five American students and one teacher from Seattle and Cleveland are being hosted by the 20 Serbian high school students who spent one month in the United States in April, 2007. During their 9-day stay in Serbia, students were placed in host families in Bajina Basta, Prijepolje, Senta, Kikinda and Palilula, enabling them to spend time with their Serbian friends and learn more about Serbian culture, tradition and language, as well as participate in community development activities.

On September 28th the American students will participate in a pre-departure orientation for the third and final group of Serbian students traveling to the United States this year at the American Corner in Dom Omladine. Ambassador Cameron Munter will attend this meeting. After a short discussion session between Ambassador Munter and the students, the media will be given some time for questions.

Journalists interesting in covering this event should be at the American Corner, Dom Omladine, Makedonska 22, no later than 10:15 a.m.

Ambassador Munter talking to high school students who participated in the Serbian Youth Leadership Program FoNet photo

Ambasador Manter u razgovoru sa srednjoškolcima, učesnicima Programa mladih lidera u Srbiji FoNet fotografija

Ambassador Munter talking to high school students who participated in the Serbian Youth Leadership Program FoNet photo

Ambasador Manter u razgovoru sa srednjoškolcima, učesnicima Programa mladih lidera u Srbiji FoNet fotografija

Ambassador Munter talking to high school students who participated in the Serbian Youth Leadership Program FoNet photo

Ambasador Manter u razgovoru sa srednjoškolcima, učesnicima Programa mladih lidera u Srbiji FoNet fotografija

28. septembar, 2007
Ambasada Sjedinjenih Američkih Država
Beograd

Ambasador Munter sa srednjoškolcima iz Srbije i Amerike koji učestvuju u programu razmene

U petak, 28. septembra 2007. u 10:30 časova, ambasador Kameron Manter će se sastati sa srednjoškolcima iz Srbije i Sjedinjenih Država koji učestvuju u Programu mladih lidera u Srbiji .

Program mladih lidera u Srbiji je program razmene u kome učestvuju srpski i američki srednjoškolci uključeni u razne aktivnosti mladih i razvoja zajednice. Program finansira američki Stejt Dipartment, a sprovode ga World learning i Građanske inicijative.

Oko 60 srednjoškolaca i edukatora iz Srbije provešće mesec dana u Americi gde će putovati po Americi i posetiti američke škole, boraviti u američkim porodicama i učestvovati u volonterskim projektima. Da bi ovo postalo zaista dvosmerno iskustvo, grupe američkih srednjoškolaca takođe posećuju Srbiju. Cilj ovog programa je da ojača veze između mladih i edukatora dve zemlje, kao i da se razmene iskustva u promovisanju aktivnosti razvoja zajednice.

Prva grupa američkih srednjoškolaca, učesnika ovog programa, je trenutno u poseti Srbiji, od 20. - 29. septembra. Pet učenika i jedan nastavnik iz Sijetla i Klivlenda su gosti kod 20 srpskih srednjoškolaca koji su proveli mesec dana u Sjedinjenim Državama u aprilu 2007. Za vreme svog devetodnevnog boravka u Srbiji, učenici su smešteni kod porodica domaćina u Bajinoj Bašti, Prijepolju, Senti, Kikindi i Paliluli, što im omogućava da provedu vreme sa svojim prijateljima iz Srbije i da nauče nešto više o srpskoj kulturi, tradiciji i jeziku kao i da učestvuju u aktivnostima razvoja zajednice.

U petak, 28. septembra, srednjoškolci iz Amerike će učestvovati na sastanku organizovanom za pripremu treće i ujedno poslednje grupe srpskih srednjoškolaca koji će otputovati za Sjedinjene Države ove godine. Sastanak će se održati u Američkom kutku u Domu Omladine i na njemu će učestvovati ambasador Manter. Nakon kratkog razgovora sa srednjoškolcima, ambasador Manter će se obratiti medijima.

Novinari zainteresovani da izveštavaju sa ovog događaja treba da budu u Američkom kutku, Dom Omladine, Makedonska 22 najkasnije od 10:15 časova.

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