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Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President & CEO of the Meridian International Center, sat for an interview with the Diplomatic Courier at "Talent Mobility & the Future of Jobs: The World in 2050".

[INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT]

[Diplomatic Courier:] What is one thing that could be done to help address youth unemployment?

[Ambassador Stuart Holliday:] Two things really. Obviously education has been talked about quite a lot. But we also have a challenge in our society with what represents the family. I’m not just talking about family values in the traditional sense. It’s really the responsibility of parents to help be a part of their children’s lives. Frequently, we see a cycle where young people aren’t finishing school, perhaps because their parents aren’t finishing school, or they’re not being pushed from home. I think that’s really important. It’s really important for peer groups—it has to be cool to be educated. It has to be cool to be smart. I think we need to do a better job at sending that message, that it’s very very important in terms of what you’re going to be able to do with your life.

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Ambassador Stuart Holliday: On Addressing Youth Unemployment

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February 13, 2014

Ambassador Stuart Holliday, President & CEO of the Meridian International Center, sat for an interview with the Diplomatic Courier at "Talent Mobility & the Future of Jobs: The World in 2050".

[INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPT]

[Diplomatic Courier:] What is one thing that could be done to help address youth unemployment?

[Ambassador Stuart Holliday:] Two things really. Obviously education has been talked about quite a lot. But we also have a challenge in our society with what represents the family. I’m not just talking about family values in the traditional sense. It’s really the responsibility of parents to help be a part of their children’s lives. Frequently, we see a cycle where young people aren’t finishing school, perhaps because their parents aren’t finishing school, or they’re not being pushed from home. I think that’s really important. It’s really important for peer groups—it has to be cool to be educated. It has to be cool to be smart. I think we need to do a better job at sending that message, that it’s very very important in terms of what you’re going to be able to do with your life.

The views presented in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent the views of any other organization.