FLEX Student Meets Biden

Mariami Tirkia, a current FLEX student from Zugdidi, Georgia, was recently able to experience the excitement of the U.S. Presidential Election for herself. Mariami, who is staying with a host family in the Columbus, Ohio area, attended an election rally featuring Vice Presidential candidate Joe Biden in mid October.

Two Alumni Featured in U.S. State Department's Election Coverage

Two American Councils program alumni were recently interviewed by the U.S. State Department's www.exchanges.gov website as part of their special election coverage.

A-SMYLE Student Takes Top Prize

On October 11, 2008, Nikola Vitas walked into Regis Jesuit High School in Denver, Colorado—along with over fifty of his classmates from Boulder High School—to attend the state’s first Model United Nations Conference of the new school year. Later that day, he walked out with a first-place award.

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