18-07-2025
US embassy honours 35 Egyptian students selected for youth exchange programme
The US embassy in Cairo has honoured 35 Egyptian high school students chosen for the 2025-2026 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (KL-YES) programme.
US Ambassador Herro Mustafa Garg hosted a reception to celebrate 35 outstanding Egyptian high school students, who were chosen to participate in the KL-YES programme for the academic year 2025-2026.
KL-YES is a flagship US Department of State programme awarding full scholarships for Egyptian high school students to spend a full academic year in the United States.
The programme's participants live with American host families, attend US high schools, and engage in community service and cultural exchange activities, helping promote mutual understanding between Egypt and the United States.
Since 2003, nearly 900 Egyptian students have participated in KL-YES.
During the celebration, Ambassador Garg stated that hundreds of Egyptian students have travelled to the United States over the past 22 years and experienced the best aspects of American life.
"They have been embraced by American host families with open arms, enjoyed American music and movies, and experienced the breadth of American cuisine,' he said.
The ambassador affirmed that these types of exchange programmes are one of the many ways the embassy works to strengthen the ties between the two countries.
This year's reception brought together KL-YES participants and their parents, US diplomats, KL-YES alumni, and representatives from Newton Education Services, Qalaa Holdings, and AFS Egypt, the programme's implementing partner for over two decades.
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