As the Washington State Teacher of the Year, Nate Bowling was also selected to host China's President Xi during his visit to the United States.

Nate Bowling is a high school Social Studies teacher who was just one of four finalists for the National Teacher of the Year title.  Nate has received much recognition throughout his career as a teacher, including receiving the prestigeious $25K Milken Award, and posting a blog titled, The Conversation I'm Tired of Not Having, which was picked up by The Washington Post and went viral with several hundred thousand views.