Press Releases: State Department Honors Global Emerging Young Leaders
Notice to the Press
The U.S. Department of State will host the annual Emerging Young Leaders Award at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, in the Burns Auditorium of the Marshall Center at the U.S. Department of State. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Mark Taplin will present the awards.
The Emerging Young Leaders Award program recognizes ten youth (ages 18-25) from around the world for their courage in resolving conflict, promoting security, and creating economic opportunity in challenging environments.
Biographies and photos of the 2017 honorees are available here. Learn more about the award and exchange program at exchanges.state.gov/eyl.
Please follow the conversation online using #EYLeaders, and specifically on Twitter using @ECAatState and @ECA_AS.
Pre-set time for cameras is 9:15 a.m. from the 21st Street entrance. Final access time for writers and stills is 9:30 a.m. from the 21st Street entrance. Honorees might be available for brief interviews following the ceremony.
Media representatives may attend this event upon presentation of one of the following: (1) A U.S. Government-issued identification card (Department of State, White House, Congress, Department of Defense or Foreign Press Center), (2) a media-issued photo identification card, or (3) a letter from their employer on letterhead verifying their employment as a journalist, accompanied by an official photo identification card (driver’s license, passport).
For more information, please contact the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at eca-press@state.gov