On August 8, 2019, eight Youth Ambassadors from the Eastern Caribbean traveled to the United States to participate on the 2019 Youth Ambassadors Program. Sierra Letlow and Esquire Henry of Antigua and Barbuda; Joshua Desir of Barbados; Shawnalee Gordon of Dominica; Kenya Louison of Grenada; Sephra Serieux and Sherwin Alexander of St. Lucia; and Nikita Williams of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will all take part in the three-week U.S. Government-sponsored exchange program. Accompanied by Adult Mentors, Jamieson Edward of St. Lucia and Kashka King of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, the Eastern Caribbean cohort will join participants from, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago on this regional youth exchange program.
The goals of the Youth Ambassadors Program are to promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States, South America, and the Caribbean. The program prepares youth leaders to become responsible citizens and contributing members of their communities; influence the attitudes of the leaders of a new generation, and foster relationships among youth from different ethnic, religious, and national groups; and create networks of…
Caption: (From left) Charge d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy, Joaquin Monserrate, Matthew St. Bernard of Barbados, Nutrice Francis of Dominica,
and Gary McElhiney Acting Public Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy, pose for a group photo.
