Babson College senior Jessica Flaten has been named a Student Ambassador for the British Council USA.

The British Council USA, the United Kingdom's international organization for educational and cultural relations, has selected 69 university students nationwide to participate in its prestigious Student Ambassador Program and help spread the word about the many and varied educational opportunities available to those who study in the UK.

Flaten, daughter of Wynn and Tara Flaten of Maryland, expects to earn a B.A. from Babson in May 2007. She studied at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, in fall 2005 during her junior year.

Selection is based on advisor recommendations and a demonstrated enthusiasm for their overseas study experience. British Council USA Student Ambassadors coordinate with study abroad offices at their universities, as well as British Consulates in their regions, to highlight educational, cultural and scientific opportunities in the UK. To be eligible for the program, students must have studied at a university in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland and currently be enrolled in a U.S. institution.

For more information on the 2006-2007 Student Ambassadors, please visit http://www.britishcouncil.org/usa-education-alumni-student-ambassador-program.

The British Council USA Student Ambassador program was launched in 2002 to showcase the exceptional educational opportunities and cultural diversity that help make the United Kingdom the No. 1 destination for American study abroad students. Sponsors of the 2006-2007 Student Ambassador Program include Education UK Scotland, British Council Wales, Wales International Consortium and VisitBritain.

The United Kingdom's international organization for educational and cultural relations, the British Council USA increases recognition of the wide array of learning opportunities available in the UK and facilitates educational cooperation between the US and UK. The organization also showcases British creativity by introducing the American public to high-quality, groundbreaking artistic achievement, and highlights the UK's scientific innovation in disciplines ranging from biotechnology to planetary science. Through its work, the British Council USA endeavors to promote an image of the UK that is up-to-date, vibrant, in the vanguard of new thinking and fully representative of the country's geographic and cultural diversity.