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 title: "Meet the December Ambassador Cohort"
 tags: ["announcements"]
-date: 2025-12-18
+date: 2025-12-19
 byline: Jem Gillam
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 <AmbassadorGrid ambassadors={ambassadors202512} concise />
 
-## **News from the Ambassadors**
+## News from the Ambassadors
 
-Our Ambassadors hit the ground running, with new local meetup groups being organized in Amsterdam, Philadelphia and Poland. 
+Our Ambassadors hit the ground running, with new local meetup groups being organized in Philadelphia and Poland. We look forward to those first meetups in 2026! 
 
-Our Ambassadors Erik and An were also busy representing GraphQL at API Days Paris, and they along with 
-Aurélien also gave talks at the co-located [GraphQL.Day event](https://graphql.day).
+Ambassadors Erik and An were also busy representing GraphQL at API Days Paris. Alongside TSC member Martin, they staffed an API Standards booth promoting GraphQL, OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and JSON Schema. The booth was well received and busy throughout the three-day event, helped in no small part by a 3D printer organised by Martin that produced magnets for all four standards.
 
-Along the way, our Ambassadors have also been hard at work behind the scenes shaping the new Ambassador program to become something truly impactful for the community.
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+    <>![API Standards booth with 3D printer](./api-standards-booth.jpg)</>
+  </div>
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+  <figcaption className="mt-2 text-center">
+    API Standards booth with 3D printer. _Photo credit: Martin Bonnin_
+    </figcaption>
+</figure>
 
-## **How to Get Involved**
+## How to Get Involved
 
 - **Nominate an Ambassador.** Do you know someone doing incredible work with GraphQL? [Nominate them](https://forms.gle/hN7reX8aKQ6BqSJm7) (or [yourself](https://forms.gle/zRKVfcTPQ9kFn4Ps6))!
 
 - **Connect locally.** Attend events and workshops hosted by Ambassadors in your region.
 
 - **Share your story.** If you’re publishing, teaching, or building with GraphQL, we’d love to hear from you.
 
-## **What’s Next**
+## What’s Next
 
 The Ambassadors program is part of our broader effort to strengthen community engagement and education around GraphQL. Look forward to spotlights on our Ambassador team, upcoming blogs and speaking opportunities, and ways you can collaborate with these leaders.