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The National Security Language Initiative | |
Formation | 2006 |
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Founder | • U.S. Department of State |
Type | Government initiative |
Focus | Language education and cultural diplomacy |
Region | United States
Host countries: |
Members | 9,200 alumni (2024)[3] |
Students |
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Website | https://www.nsliforyouth.org/ |
The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) is a US Department of State ECA program launched in 2006 by President George W. Bush to develop the foreign language skills of American high school students in eight critical-need languages. Korean, Mandarin, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Bahasa Indonesian, Tajiki, and Turkish are all taught in summer and academic year programs abroad. NSLI-Y is the most prestigious foreign language program available to American high schoolers and many alumni go on to study at Ivy League institutions as well as hold high positions in government and a variety of industries worldwide.[citation needed]