Obama Foundation to host workshop to design Asia-Pacific Leaders Program

HONOLULU (KHON2) - As part of the Obama Foundation's efforts to inspire, empower, and connect emerging leaders around the world, the Foundation will host a leadership program design workshop in Hawaii for 22 emerging leaders from across the Asia Pacific January 4-7, 2019.

The young leaders -- who represent 16 countries and territories from across the region -- will participate in a workshop to help the Obama Foundation design its future Leaders program in the Asia-Pacific region.

This effort will build on and connect with the Foundation's inaugural international Leaders program in Africa that launched in 2018 and brought together 200 emerging leaders from around the African continent for a one-year leadership development and civic engagement training initiative.

The Foundation is hosting the event in Honolulu given President Obama's deep ties to Hawaii, as well as the unique position of Hawaii, both geographically and culturally, in the Asia Pacific.

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