On June 14, 2006, the ACYPL hosted an
all-day alumni event for ACYPL’s 40th Anniversary Celebration! The celebration was the largest and most star-studded program in ACYPL’s history - combining the annual Washington Briefing Day with a spectacular Anniversary Gala that evening.
Alumni embody the profound effect ACYPL exchanges
can have on young leaders. Alumni from across the country joined
us in celebrating this milestone and collectively demonstrated
the leadership contributions ACYPL alumni have made to our
states, our country and to the world. Their participation helped
us showcase just how valuable ACYPL exchange programs truly are.
ACYPL 40th Anniversary Video
Highlights:
A Breakfast Briefing started the day, hosted by The Honorable David Tawei Lee (Taiwan to US '90), Taiwan's representative to the United States, at the Republic of China's (Taiwan) Twin Oaks Estate
Q & A with Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Representative James Clyburn (D-SC) (USSR '72), Senator George Allen (R-VA) (Australia '85), and other prominent
Congressional members at the University Club
Trip Reunions - Alumni reunited and caught up with delegates from their original exchange program.
"A Salute to ACYPL Alumni" - Reception hosted by the Northern Ireland
Bureau
40th Anniversary Gala Reception and Dinner - Distinguished ACYPL alumni including the Ambassador of Hungary, His Excellency András
Simonyi (Hungary to US '83), Congressman Joe Crowley (D-NY)
(Portugal '88), Congressman Roy Blunt (R-MO) (Belgium '89),
Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs Dina
Powell, other diplomats, alumni and friends joined together at
the Andrew Mellon Auditorium to celebrate the day.
