People have come to Montgomery County, Maryland from every corner of the globe. Montgomery County Sister Cities Inc. was established to connect Montgomery County to the world by encouraging and fostering friendship, partnership, and mutual cooperation through educational, cultural, social, economic, humanitarian, and charitable exchanges between the people of Montgomery County and people from various nations around the world. Our objective for the MSC Youth Ambassador program is to foster citizen to citizen diplomacy through incorporating the diverse youth of Montgomery County, while helping them foster essential leadership and teamwork skills. Additionally, the students will have a chance to learn about their community and experience the richness of its culture. 

MSC seeks to recruit 6, 10th or 11th grade, students to engage with and learn more about the culture of our five sister cities: Daejon, South Korea; Xi’an, China; Hyderabad, India; Morazan, El Salvador; Gondar, Ethiopia. The Youth Ambassador Program will launch October 11th at our Annual MSC Humanitarian Event. The students selected will meet for 6 weeks, each Saturday.

Each session will entail global leadership principles; project planning; and a new cultural experience highlighting one of our five sister cities. At the last session, the students will have the opportunity to showcase their dedication to diplomacy and network with County leadership. The parameters of the student project are detailed below.