Students attending the CYLC program National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. Secret Service at the White House in Washington, D.C. A student at the CYLC program National Young Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C. viewing the Vietnam Veterans memorial The presidential plaque in Washington, D.C.

Partial List of Past Speakers

  • Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
  • General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) Former Secretary of State and Founder of America’s Promise Alliance
  • Jennifer Palmieri, Senior Vice President for Communications, Center for American Progress (Deputy Press Secretary Clinton Administration)
  • General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, United States Air Force
  • Michael McCurry, Former Press Secretary, Clinton Administration
  • Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel Peace Prize Winner
  • Chip Reid, Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News and former NBC News Washington correspondent
  • Eric O'Neill, Former FBI Operative (Movie “Breach”)
  • Lieutenant General James R. Clapper, Jr., Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2001-2006) USAF (Ret.)
  • The Honorable Richard L. Skinner, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
  • Millard Fuller, Founding Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity
  • Associate Justice Samuel Alito, United States Supreme Court
  • Hayden Blackman, Producer on Star Wars GalaxiesTM, LucasArts
  • Steve Wozinak, Co-Founder, Apple Computer Inc.
  • Helen Thomas, White House Correspondent, Hearst Newspaper
  • Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Governor Howard Dean, Chairman, Democratic National Committee
  • Nicholas Donofrio, Senior Vice President, IBM
  • Ted Turner, Vice Chairman & Senior Advisor, America Online Time Warner
  • Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice, United States Supreme Court