An Obama Foundation program that has trained hundreds of young leaders across Africa, the Asia-Pacific and Europe is being expanded to include the United States.
program that has trained hundreds of young leaders across Africa, the Asia-Pacific and Europe is being expanded to include the United States.is expected to announce the new program on Thursday during a two-day democracy forum the foundation is co-sponsoring in New York City.
In remarks prepared for delivery on Thursday at the forum, Obama cites “consistently high interest” in the foundation's programs as a reason for the expansion. “And the good news is, we’re just scratching the surface of what this next generation is capable of,” Obama says. Valerie Jarrett, a longtime Obama adviser and CEO of the Obama Foundation, said the U.S. extension of the leaders program is a"continuation of our efforts to pay it forward by helping the next generation.”
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