Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Summit

The U.S. Embassy Seoul Public Diplomacy Section invites proposals to implement the 2027 Young Trilateral Leaders (YTL) Summit in the Republic of Korea. The summit aims to cultivate a self-sustaining network of trilateral Alliance Champions possessing the technical literacy, strategic networks, and geopolitical alignment required to advance U.S. interests in their future professional capacities. The program will consist of cohort recruitment and vetting, pre-summit virtual bootcamps, an in-person summit, and follow-on engagement. The awardee will be responsible for designing and implementing the program, including recruiting and selecting participants, coordinating travel and logistics, facilitating expert-led policy programming, and supporting cross-national youth or emerging leader networks. Key aspects of the job include: • Recruit and screen 50 elite participants from the United States, the Republic of Korea, Japan, and other Indo-Pacific countries • Plan and host pre-summit virtual orientation sessions and an in-person summit • Design and facilitate a crisis tabletop simulation and cross-national working groups • Arrange for expert and mentor engagement • Organize an industrial and security site visit • Develop a follow-on plan to sustain the YTL network after the summit