MP Guto Bebb to attend events in Pennsylvania and Washington, DC. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Charlie Dent (PA-15) will this week host British Member of Parliament Guto Bebb as part of the British American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) exchange program, arranged through the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. MP Bebb will accompany Rep. Dent at various events in Pennsylvania and Washington, DC.

The BAPG exchange has been connecting British Members of Parliament with American representatives since its inception in 1977. Through this unique exchange, six British MPs will travel to the United States to work with their counterparts in the U.S. House of Representatives from July 23 through August 1.

The program will open in Washington, DC, where MP Bebb will attend meetings with various U.S. government officials before connecting with Rep. Dent to observe American government and politics on the local level in Pennsylvania. As his final destination, MP Bebb will travel to Boston, MA to observe the state government legislative process.

About MP Bebb:

Guto Bebb, a member of the conservative party, was elected in 2010 as MP for Aberconwy in Wales. After graduating from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, he ran an economic development consultancy and also worked as the business development director of Innovas Wales.

About BAPG:

The BAPG exchange allows participants to network with counterparts and staffers, examine media in the U.S. political process, discuss domestic and foreign policy issues that drive politics, and experience American pluralism and regional diversity.

The International Visitor Leadership Program is the U.S. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program, connecting current and emerging foreign leaders with their American counterparts through short-term programs to build mutual understanding on foreign policy issues. Nearly 200,000 distinguished individuals have participated in the program, including 335 current and former Chiefs of State and Heads of Government, and thousands of leaders from the public and private sectors.

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