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2007 Congratuations to
CYNDI COLLINS
PAST PRESIDENT of PCRWC!!
Cyndi Collins, AFRW 1st Vice-President received the prestigious Art Wales Memorial Citizenship Award at the annual Pima County Lincoln Day Dinner on Saturday, March 17, 2007. The award is given in recognition of outstanding contribution to the Republican Party. Cyndi is a precinct and state committeeman and serves as a member-at-large on the Arizona Republican Party Executive Committee. She is the advisor for the Sahuaro Teenage Republicans in Tucson. Her past activities include legislative district chair, county executive committee member, and President of the Pima County Republican Women’s Club. Cyndi has worked on several political campaigns and served as campaign manager on three legislative races and one statewide race. She was get-out-the-vote chair for Pima County Republican Party, a delegate to the Republican National Convention, and served as a presidential elector. Congratulations on a well deserved award!
2007 Congratuations to
REPRESENTATIVE JENNIFER J. BURNS
a member of PCRWC!!
SELECTED FOR INTERNATIONAL YOUNG POLITICAL LEADERS PROGRAM
Washington, DC - Representative Jennifer J. Burns has been selected by the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) as a delegate to South Africa for a legislative exchange program from August 4th - August 23rd. ACYPL is considered the nation's premier international exchange organization for emerging political leaders.
"ACYPL targets young political leaders likely to assume future leadership positions in their national governments," said Brad Minnick, ACYPL's Executive Director. "Our international exchanges build bridges between emerging leaders in the U.S. and other countries to promote mutual understanding and respect for each others political cultures and ideologies."
Representative Burns will join six other young political leaders from across the United States to study South Africa's political system, engage in dialogue on bilateral issues and forge professional relationships. Representative Burns will also learn how South Africa deals with important issues of immigration, water, and healthcare.
Delegates will meet in Washington, DC, for briefings by the U.S. Department of State and the Embassy of South Africa before flying on to Johannesburg. The U.S. Embassy in Johannesburg and the Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA) are assisting in organizing the visit.
"I am honored to represent ACYPL in South Africa," said Representative Burns. "I will be able to learn how they handle issues important in my district, such as immigration, water, healthcare and education. This will also be a chance to better understand the current political dynamics in South Africa, and help people there better understand the United States."
U.S. delegates are selected from a competitive, bipartisan field of several hundred nominees for participation in ACYPL's international exchanges. Nearly 40 current members of Congress, six sitting Governors and several current and former Cabinet secretaries were ACYPL delegates earlier in their careers. Reciprocal visits bring young leaders from abroad to the United States for an introduction to American democracy and culture and our representative form of government.
ACYPL is a nonprofit bipartisan international exchange organization funded in part through a grant from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
