U.S. Ambassador to Malawi Virginia Palmer has announced that 17 Malawian young leaders will participate in the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders in the United States.

This current cohort brings the number of Malawian participants to 85 since the Mandela Washington Fellowship began in 2014.

Ambassador Palmer congratulated the 17 new Mandela Washington Fellows on their selection and encouraged them to take full advantage of the six-week leadership development program on university campuses across the United States in June-July 2019.

The participating universities include the University of Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Rutgers University, Oklahoma State University, and Syracuse University.