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12 year-old Gregory Smith lives in Virginia and is a junior at Randolph-Macon College in Ashland, Virginia majoring in mathematics with minors in French and history. As a high school Honor student, Greg distinguished himself by graduating on June 11, 1999, two days following his tenth birthday, thus becoming the youngest public high school graduate from the State of Florida. The youngest student in the history of Randolph-Macon College, Greg has already completed 69 credits including Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations, French Conversation and Civilization, Honors History of Science, Honors Ascent of Man, Honors Warfare in Antiquity, History of the Modern Middle East, Physics, Biology, Renaissance Art, Philosophy, and Psychology (Study of the impact of war and violence on children). He is president of the RMC chapter of MAA (Mathematics Association of America), and a member of Pi Mu Epsilon (National Math Honor Fraternity), and Chi Beta Phi (National Science Honor Fraternity).
Greg is the founder of International Youth Advocates and travels internationally, speaking to organizations about the needs of the World's Children. International Youth Advocates is an organization that identifies, recruits, unites and empowers youth who are aware and who care about what is happening in the world and in their communities. Through the endeavors of many, IYA has already laid a strong foundation for our program. IYA clubs have been organized in schools and villages around the world. IYA has mobilized humanitarian aid for developing nations. IYA has introduced solar power for medicine, heating, education and micro-enterprise in developing countries. IYA has partnered with Nobel Peace Laureates to plan for peace and to spread a message of nonviolence. IYA advocates work for peace in their homes, villages and countries, seeking to nurture generations of young people who understand the path to peace and who demand this goal as their right in a just, enlightened and human world. Advocates also work for better quality education, because education breeds understanding and understanding leads to alternative solutions. IYA advocates work for the preservation of our environment, conservation of resources, improved health resources and sensible economic development opportunities. All of these advances offer stability and eliminate the desperation that is often the seed of violence.
Through his many appearances, Greg appeals to governmental leaders to value their children as their country's greatest resource, and to guarantee that the children and their families will be moved to safe locations out of conflict zones prior to any military deployment. Greg teaches about ending the cycle of violence and has pledged his life to the pursuit of peace. A motivational speaker with a powerful message, he has made speeches, written letters, held meetings, conducted surveys and appeared on countless television and radio programs to spread his message of hope and to bring awareness to the needs of children here in America and around the world. He has appealed to businessmen to consider the plight of children in the design, manufacture and distribution of their products. He has met with world leaders such as former President Bill Clinton and former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and Nobel Peace Laureates: Ireland's Betty Williams, South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu, East Timor's Jose Ramos-Horta, to describe his educational and peace plan. He has appeared before the Security Council of the U.N., State of Florida General Assembly and State of the World Forum to build a network of individuals and organizations willing to support his cause. Greg has appeared on Sixty Minutes, The Oprah Show, Late Night with David Letterman, The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Morning Show, and CNN. The national and international print and broadcast media have told Greg's story and continue to help him spread his message of HOPE for a brighter more peaceful tomorrow.
HIS AIM IS TO PROMOTE PEACE IN THE WORLD AND HELP CHILDREN'S VOICE TO BE HEARD.
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