Official account of U.S. Special Envoy for Global Youth. Building relationships and uplifting the voices of young people making a difference at home & abroad.
Last week, I had a great discussion with teenagers from the country of Georgia, who were in the U.S. as part of ECA's Youth Leadership Program, about the importance of civic engagement and youth leadership development. It was inspiring to hear about their goals and the impact…
At the ECOSOC Youth Forum, I spoke with National Secretary for Youth Ronald dos Santos, we had a great discussion about Brazil’s strategy for engaging youth and the priorities for the upcoming Y20 gathering. I look forward to continued cooperation to uplift young people not only…
During the ECOSOC Youth Forum, I met with Youth Minister Doris Teodori de la Puente where we discussed priority issues facing youth in Peru and around the globe.
I met with Spain’s Director General for Youth Margarita Calderon while I was at the ECOSOC Youth Forum in New York. I was so energized to learn about Spain’s new Ministry of Youth and Children and how Spain is developing ways to safeguard young people in digital spaces to protect…
It was great to catch up with Dutch Ambassador for Youth, Jurriaan Middelhoff during the ECOSOC Youth Forum! We discussed the need for continued collaboration to advocate for meaningful youth engagement within decision-making and policy spaces as well as the importance of…
While at the ECOSOC Youth Forum, I had the opportunity to meet with Minister Farid Gayibov of Azerbaijan. We had a great conversation about the issues young people face around the globe and discussed ways to increase cooperation on youth engagement at COP29 coming up later this…
At the ECOSOC Youth Forum this week, I represented the United States in a session about Multilateral Solutions for the Summit of the Future where I spoke about the need for increased action to address online harassment.
It is our responsibility to tackle this pressing issue…
Yesterday, I spent the morning with
@USYouthObserver
Ose Arheghan and
@USAID
Youth Coordinator Sarah Sladen speaking with youth delegates and civil society. It was so inspiring to hear directly from these young leaders about their work and priority issues. Thank you for…
On the sidelines of the ECOSOC Youth Forum this week, I had the opportunity to cohost a gathering with
@UNYouthAffairs
ASG
@felipepaullier
,
@AU_YouthEnvoy
Chido Mpemba, and
@OIJ_DIGITAL
SG Max Trejo where we convened youth ministers and civil society to discuss furthering…
.
@AmbUNReform
stopped by to chat with
@USYouthObserver
Ose Arheghan and I at the ECOSOC Youth Forum this week. Watch and listen to find out why we’re here and what we’re looking forward to!
Representing the U.S. at the
@UN
this week at the ECOSOC Youth Forum hearing from to young changemakers and meeting with counterparts from around the globe. Happy to be here with
@USYouthObserver
who has done extraordinary work this year connecting with and gathering input from…
This week, young leaders from around the world are gathering at the
#UN
for the ECOSOC Youth Forum. Great to spend time with
@USGlobalYouth
and
@USYouthObserver
filming a video on U.S. priorities.
Stay tuned
Earlier this week, I visited Fordham Law School to speak to students about their engagement and pathways to foreign affairs. A huge thank you to Tinatin Oboladze who I met when she was a
@CommunityofDem
Youth Lead at the Summit for Democracy last year. Tinatin has been leading…
Honored to join
@YLAINetwork
Fellows as they celebrated the completion of their
@ECAatState
program. These amazing young entrepreneurs are making the Western Hemisphere more economically prosperous and inclusive!
One of my favorite moments from last week was participating in
@USEmbassySeoul
’s Diplomats in Action program.
During the session there was one key message I wanted participants to remember: Just because it hasn’t been done before does not mean it’s impossible. It just means you…
It was great to sit down with
@IRIGenDem
participants at the Summit for Democracy. What an amazing group of leaders, I was honored to have a chance to hear their stories and learn about the initiatives they are working on, from uplifting young women in tech to protecting the…
Listen to COD Youth Lead for Zambia,
@MwilaChriseddy
as he shares how the
@CommunityofDem
is encouraging young people to go out and vote in this record-breaking year of elections around the world.
#S4D3