Congratulations to our 2011 US Youth Ambassadors!

Partners of the Americas, together with the US Department of State, is pleased to announce the 2011 US Youth Ambassadors and Mentors to Antigua, Chile, Ecuador, and Paraguay.

US Youth Ambassadors and Mentors to Antigua:

Wilhelm Sieck – Goodland, KS

Isaiah Tony Wilson - Rochester, NY

Xavier Peterson - Rochester, NY

Faith Bailey - Rochester, NY

Frankie Bailey – Rochester, NY

Jennessa Lynn Runia - Stillwater, MN

Nicole Josephine Weller – Stillwater, MN

Jerred Marley Coulibaly – Columbia, MO

Samantha Mae Anderson – Ogden, UT

Lingga Adidharma – Laramie, WY

Robert Davis (Mentor) – Chaska, MN

US Youth Ambassadors to Chile:

Shawnice Rodriguez – Wilmington, NC

Michelle Peedin – Hillsborough, NC

Nicolas Tadeo Watcher - San Antonio, TX

Tori Anne Brock – San Antonio, TX

Erik Rios – Helotes, TX

Nancy Jo Eyre - Vancouver, WA

Hailey Jones - Vancouver, WA

Sebastian Pilarski – Vancouver, WA

Hope Elizabeth Johnson - Laramie, WY

Alanna Shea Elder – Laramie, WY

Rebecca Brazzale (Mentor) – Cheyenne, WY

Richard Whitmore (Mentor) – Charlotte, NC

US Youth Ambassadors to Ecuador:

Renwick E. Hudson – Fayetteville, AR

Morgan Wood - Boise, ID

Mary Kelton Vance - Boise, ID

Maeve Strausser - Boise, ID

Megan Suitts – Boise, ID

Nora Castrejon – Chicago, IL

Peter Green – Apex, NC

Haley Pratt – Chapel Hill, NC

Mackenzie Claire Boulden – Murray, UT

Jace Nofear Davis – Kaysville, UT

Sharon Krueger (Mentor) – Fayetteville, AR

Emily Williams (Mentor) – Boise, ID

US Youth Ambassadors to Paraguay:

Courtney Rachel Swanson – Woodbury, MN

Brendan Joseph Stermer – Montevideo, MN

Casey Lynne Casella – Eagan, MN

Casie Spangler – Tecumseh, KS

Chandler Williams – Newton, KS

Ana Balmiero – Lawrence, KS

Benjamin Bolte - Vancouver, WA

Kathryn Cronin - Vancouver, WA

Shelby Massingale - Vancouver, WA

Monica Sobolewski – Vancouver, WA

Lidia Sorensen (Mentor) – St. Paul, MN

Lauren Shepard (Mentor) – Denver, CO

The exchange will bring together 40 youth and 7 mentors from 32 communities across the country to represent the U.S. and learn firsthand about Antigua, Chile, Ecuador, and Paraguay from July 24 to August 14, 2011. This diverse group of U.S. Youth Ambassadors and Adult Mentors were selected from a highly qualified applicant pool and through a competitive application process.