Wednesday, February 25, 2004
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Wednesday, February 25, 2004 |
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Local teen set to explore role in U.S. National Security Mari Ribeiro of Fayetteville, was recently selected to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy from February 17 through February 22 in Washington, D.C. Having demonstrated academic achievement and an interest in a career related to national security, Ribeiro will join approximately 400 outstanding high school juniors and seniors from across the United States at the forum. “Imagine being 16 or 17 years old and the responsibility of securing the United States at home and abroad rests on your shoulders. Through specialized simulations, the National Youth Forum strives to put students like Mari Ribeiro in the driver’s seat of building a strategy that will uphold our national security,” said Donna Snyder, executive director of NYLF. “The combination of interacting with professionals and with other students in this setting ensures that leaders are being developed so the future of our country will remain very bright.” The curriculum for the Forum on Defense, Intelligence and Diplomacy is based on actual world events, allowing participants to learn from the examples set by previous generations of leaders and encouraging them to develop a perspective and tenacity unique to the upcoming generations of leaders. Throughout the forum, students will examine how the U.S. plans for peace and prepares for crisis. Students will meet with leaders from key agencies and institutions. In the past, NYLF/Dill has visited several government institutions and military installations, including the U.S. Department of State, the U. S. Marine Corps Combat Development Command at Quantico, the Defense Intelligence Agency, the U.S. Naval Academy, a variety of embassies and many others. NYLF is a nonprofit, educational organization committed to empowering young people to make well-informed career choices. For additional information, visit their website at www.nylf.org.
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