Aisha Bassett of Bermuda has been selected to attend the Global Young Leaders Conference (GYLC) from August 3 to August 14 in Washington, D.C and New York City

GYLC is a unique leadership development programme for secondary school students from around the world who have demonstrated leadership potential and scholastic merit. Ms Bassett will be among 350 outstanding scholars from around the world to attend the Conference.

The theme of GYLC is The Leaders of Tomorrow Preparing for the Global Challenges and Responsibilities of the Future. Ms Bassett will interact with key leaders and newsmakers with powerful influence over politics, finance, culture and diplomacy, and will take part in a carefully designed curriculum, which includes thought-provoking simulations that build leadership skills.

"The Global Young Leaders Conference challenges students like Aisha Bassett to cross cultural barriers and collaborate in a team effort to tackle many of the conflicts facing the world today," said Michael Lasday, Executive Director of the Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC), the organisation that sponsors GYLC.

"We firmly believe that for a student who may have a history of conflict with a student of a different culture, the barriers can be lowered by recognising differences and building on similarities. When ideas and points of view are shared, the true results of the Conference are realised."

GYLC culminates with the Global Summit, in which students apply what they've learned throughout the Conference as they debate, negotiate and build coalitions dealing with issues such as foreign aid, global warming, cooperative efforts in space, terrorism and human rights.

Past highlights of the programme include welcoming remarks from a variety of young leaders who make and leave their mark on the international community, a briefing at the US Department of State, an address at the United Nations and site visits at financial institutions on Wall Street, among several other events.

CYLC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organisation. Founded in 1985, the Council is committed to fostering and inspiring young people to achieve their full leadership potential. More than 400 members of the US Congress join this commitment by serving on the CYLC Honorary Congressional Board of Advisors.

In addition, more than 25 embassies participate in the CYLC Honorary Board of Embassies.

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