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Each year dozens of engaged young people from around the world travel to the
United States eager to learn about American life and share perspectives
from their own countries.
Families who welcome these exchange students into their homes and hearts not
only in which the life of an exceptional young person
they help build people-to-people connections that span the globe and last
a lifetime.
T he goodwill generosity and mutual understanding fostered through exchange
programs are critical to meeting the challenges of today's world.
Such citizen diplomacy may start with one visiting student and his or her host
family but it ripples throughout communities in the United States and
abroad
may exchange students returned home with positive impressions of america
and they go on to become leaders in their own countries. I've met some of
these leaders and they'd talk to me with great enthusiasm about what they've
experienced.
I think all the families have already learned that when you open your door to
exchange student, you often meet a lifelong friend.
And I encourage many more Americans to make the choice to help showcase our
values with those from other countries when we dispel stereotypes and we've
open new avenues of dialogue across boundaries and borders
we enrich ourselves and the world
Thank you very much.