Gurgaon boy gets an invite from the US: A date with President Obama

On Inauguration Day in America — the day Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44rth President of the country — one young man from Gurgaon will have a ringside view of history.

Seventeen year old Kuber Singh will be among the delegates present to witness Obama assume the office of the presidency. According to tradition, January 20 is kept aside as Inauguration Day. The president takes oath at noon, and this is followed by a black-tie inaugural ball.

Kuber Singh’s mother Aman told Newsline: “He was selected to the Global Young Leader’s Conference (GYLC) in June, which seeks the participation of students across the world. Soon, he received an invitation to attend the Presidential Inauguration and the Presidential Youth leadership Conference (PYLC).”

The Congressional Youth Leadership Council (CYLC), an independent educational organisation with several members of the US senate and House of Representatives on its advisory board, organises these events.

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