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I just think we can't do enough of this [student exchanges]... And when you get young children traveling internationally, I think they come back different people. And you can't put a price tag - you can't put a value on that.
Arne Duncan
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Arne Duncan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: November 6
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Arne Starkey Duncan
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