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DaimlerChrysler 'Youth Beyond Borders' Transcends Cultures for 2nd Year

24 July 2000

"A unique opportunity to discuss culture, education and family life of other countries."

    AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - DaimlerChrysler Corporation provides global learning 
experiences not only for employees but for their children too.  Youth Beyond 
Borders the exchange program where the children of DaimlerChrysler employees 
switch homelands and share cultures for three weeks, began on Friday, July 21, 
for the second year.

    Established in 1999, YBB's mission is to foster a greater appreciation for
people of diverse cultural backgrounds.  The program is aimed at the children
of hourly and salaried employees from the metro Detroit area, Windsor,
Ontario, and Germany.  Participating students, ranging in age from 15-17,
applied to the program and were selected through a lottery.  The upcoming
program involves 80 families, 40 from the United States and Canada and 40 from
Germany.

    "The idea behind Youth Beyond Borders is to provide young people and their
families with the unique opportunity to discover and experience different
cultures, educational systems and life with another family," said Nancy Rae,
Senior Vice President - Human Resources.

    All students will take part in culture seminars and visit DaimlerChrysler
facilities located both in the United States and Germany.  Students visiting
the United States and Canada will visit other North American cities and tour
some historical landmarks such as the White House, the Canadian and German
Embassies in Washington, D.C., the Smithsonian Institute, Colonial
Williamsburg and the Henry Ford Museum.

    "This year's visit to the White House and the Canadian and German
Embassies is a highlight for the YBB program," said Monica Emerson, Director,
Staffing, Development, Diversity and Change Management.  "In addition to
becoming acclimated to different cultures, we also want YBB participants to be
exposed to the historical landmarks that make us proud to be American,
Canadian and German."

    Students who are traveling to Germany will visit historical landmarks such
as the Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, the Neuschwanstein Castle near Munich and
the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.  They also will have the opportunity to tour
DaimlerChrysler's LAB.01, an interactive exhibit at the World Exposition Expo
2000 in Hannover.