National Capital Bank of Washington Provides Support for National Council for International Visitors Citizen Diplomacy Program for Emerging Leaders

Published on Thursday, 09 February 2012 15:28 Written by TradersHuddle Staff

WASHINGTON-( Business Wire )-

The National Capital Bank of Washington (NCB) is pleased to announce Brandon Holden, a senior at Banneker Academic Senior High School, has been selected as the DC Delegate to the National Council for International Visitors (NCIV) 2012 Citizen Diplomacy Program for Emerging Leaders.

Brandon, a resident of Ward 4, will join 12 other young people at the NCIV Annual National Meeting in Washington, DC on February 15-18, 2012. National Capital Bank has provided significant financial support for this program.

“National Capital Bank is proud to support Brandon’s participation in the NCIV Citizen Diplomacy Program for Emerging Leaders,” said Richard A. Didden, NCB Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “As a community bank focused on supporting the communities we serve, we are delighted that he was selected to participate in this program. He is a promising young man with a bright future ahead of him.”

“This program will help instill in the next generation of young leaders the importance of international relations, and of being an engaged global citizen,” said Mark Rebstock, Interim President of NCIV. “We appreciate National Capital Bank’s support of our efforts to develop strong, multi-generational leadership for NCIV.”

Selection for the program was highly competitive and based on Brandon’s previous experience as a 2010 recipient of a US State Department National Security Language Initiative for Youth Scholarship. In addition, he is an award-winning participant in the Global Classrooms Model UN Program, and a member of the Stephen T. Johns ‘Bringing The Lessons Home’ Ambassador Program at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, in which he serves as a tour guide, researcher and facilitator of survivor interviews. He will be attending Bucknell University in Fall 2012.

About The National Capital Bank of Washington

The National Capital Bank of Washington was founded in 1889 and has been managed by the Didden family for 123 years. NCB has assets of $375 million and is headquartered on Capitol Hill with a second branch located in Friendship Heights. The bank has been recognized over the last decade with numerous accolades for its safety and soundness, exceptional performance, small business loans, and for being named one of the top banks and thrifts, a 100-year old small business of the year, and top commercial lender. NCB trades under the symbol NACB. For more information about NCB, go to www.nationalcapitalbank.com

About National Council for International Visitors

The National Council for International Visitors (NCIV) is a nonprofit membership association with 50 years of leadership in citizen diplomacy —the concept that individual citizens have the responsibility to help shape foreign relations “one handshake at a time.” NCIV’s membership includes individuals, program agencies, and more than 90 organizations in communities throughout the United States who design and implement professional programs, provide cultural activities, and offer home hospitality opportunities for foreign leaders and specialists participating in the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) and other exchange programs. With leadership and training provided by NCIV, member organizations are expert at matching the resources of their communities with the needs of International Visitors. For more information, visit www.nciv.org

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