about CYLC

The Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC) program scholars represent the upper echelon of today's youth in both academic performance and community leadership. Each student is selected for nomination based upon academic achievement or classroom surveys, as well as by distinguished educators, mentors or CYLC program alumni, ensuring that every participant possesses the drive and determination to emerge as a future and world leader.

Our mission is to foster and inspire young people to achieve their full leadership potential. In support of this mission, members of the U.S. Congress and over 50 embassies representing countries around the world serve on CYLC's Honorary Board of Advisors.

Beginning in 1989, CYLC selected an independent management company, now called Envision EMI, as its exclusive partner to provide curriculum development, program delivery and marketing support for all of its programs. Envision acquired the assets of CYLC in 2007 with the goal of providing top-notch educational opportunities across a broader spectrum of students. Today, all of the CYLC conferences described on this web site are offered as proud part of the Envision EMI family of programs.