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EDUCATION • LEADERSHIP • PUBLIC SERVICE

The United States Senate Youth Program, established in 1962 by U.S. Senate Resolution, is a unique educational experience for outstanding high school students interested in pursuing careers in public service. The 47th annual program will be held in Washington, D.C., from March 7 - 14, 2009. Two student leaders from each state, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity will spend a week in Washington experiencing their national government in action. Student delegates will hear major policy addresses by Senators, cabinet members, officials from the Departments of State and Defense and directors of other federal agencies, as well as participate in a meeting with a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. All transportation, hotel and meal expenses will be provided by The Hearst Foundations. In addition, each delegate will also be awarded a $5,000 College Scholarship for undergraduate studies, with encouragement to pursue coursework in history and political science.

2009 UNITED STATES SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
SENATE CO-CHAIRS
Senator Thomas R. Carper (D-DE)Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Senator Christopher J. Dodd (D-CT)
Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO)
Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR)
Senator John Barrasso (R-WY)
Senator John B. Ensign (R-NV)
Senator Richard G. Lugar (R-IN)
Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL)
There is a debt of service due from every man to his country, proportioned to the bounties which nature and fortune have measured to him.
~Thomas Jefferson
Downloads
2009 BROCHURE (2.4 MB PDF)
2008 YEARBOOK (2.4 MB PDF)
Important Links
The U.S. Senate
Senate Virtual Reference Desk
USSYP Alumni Association
The Hearst Foundations
The Federal Student Aid Office
The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities for 2008-2009. www.principals.org
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