2009 LEAP Finalists Announced
Finalists Announced in Georgia, Russia and Ukraine; Turkish Finalists to be Announced in Late April.
American Councils is please to announce that the following individuals have been selected to participate in LEAP 2009.
From Georgia: Ekaterine Kokaia, Mikheil Kobaldze, and Mikheil Margvelashvili
From Russia: Ksenia Bondarenko, Ksenia Fedorova, Vitaly Kulapov, Alexey Tyumenin, and Ksenia Zemlyanova
From Ukraine: Olha Batishcheva, Tetyana Bohdanova, Chrystyna Holynska, and Olga Vorona.
Turkish finalists will be announced in Late April.
Are You Ready to LEAP?
The Legislative Education and Practice (LEAP) program, sponsored by the United States Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, and initiated in 2005, affords up to 20 promising young professionals from Georgia, Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine the opportunity to gain comparative experience in the American legislative system through fellowships in state-level government and non-governmental organizations (NGO) across the United States.
Russian LEAP alumna in the news
Submitted by rstokes on Tue, 11/25/2008 - 16:20
LEAP Alumna, Natalia Potapova, from Barnaul, Russia was recently featured in her hometown paper. In the article she discusses her American experience in Tallahassee, Florida.
Two LEAP alumni interviewed by U.S. State Department
Submitted by rstokes on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 16:55Two LEAP alumni were recently interviewed by the U.S. State Department's www.exchanges.gov website.
To read the interviews, click here.
On Living with an American Host Family
Submitted by rstokes on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 14:02
Pictured: LEAP Fellow Lasha Ckhartishvili (07-08) prepares a Georgian meal for his host in Lansing, Michigan
"I believe the best part of staying with the host family is that I learn more not only about American, but also about Danish culture (my host Mom is Danish). It's a fascinating moment when we both learn about our cultures, history of countries and find more in common rather than different." - Kateryna Tyminska, LEAP Fellow 07-08 in Augusta, Maine
LEAP Spotlight: Farhad Fatkullin
Submitted by rstokes on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 11:24
LEAP alumnus Farhad Fatkullin (left) interprets for Massachusetts State Senate President Stanley Rosenberg (center) during a recent trip to Kazan, Russia
LEAP Spotlight: Bakur Kvaratskhelia
Submitted by rstokes on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 11:03
In the heart of the action during America's "Super Tuesday"
LEAP Spotlight: Kateryna Tyminska
Submitted by rstokes on Fri, 10/03/2008 - 10:31
LEAP Fellow shows off Maine's most famous food: the lobster.
