2023 USSYP Yearbook - Flipbook - Page 9
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William
Randolph
Hearst III
Numbering more than 6,000, USSYP alumni continue to excel in prominent
public service positions in all branches of government and in all sectors of
society. Senator Susan Collins of Maine is the first delegate to be elected
to the U.S. Senate; Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is the first
delegate to be appointed as a Cabinet Secretary; former Senator Cory
Gardner of Colorado is the first delegate to be elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives and the second to be elected to the Senate. Our alumni
have taken many paths, in public and private sectors, and in military service
— all imbued with the inspiration to serve the greater good.
Washington Week could not take place without the continued
endorsement of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and
the close collaboration with the Department of Defense. We also thank the
Council of Chief State Schools Officers and all of the state-level education
administrators, teachers and school counselors for their pivotal roles in the
student selection process.
The program’s mission shall continue as long as there are young people in
America with a dedication to academic excellence and a desire to serve
their country and their communities.
William Randolph Hearst III
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