About the Program

The U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program, in its 7th year, is offering our two-week flagship programs in the summer of 2009. The programs, which are offered for academic credit, feature core lectures by the U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program director, guest lectures by faculty of The George Washington University, and guest speakers from a wide variety of organizations.

In addition to attending lectures, students participate in a foreign policy simulation, work on group projects and write a policy memorandum on a U.S. foreign policy issue of their choice. After the program is completed students write a substantive research paper on U.S. foreign policy.

Students at the U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program will also be briefed at key institutions that shape U.S. Foreign policy such as:

• Key US Government Agencies: US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, State Dept., Pentagon
• Foreign embassies like Saudia Arabia, and Israel
• International organizations such as the UN
• Think tanks: The Brookings Institute, The Woodrow Wilson Center
• Media outlets: Washington Post, Associated Press, NPR
• Interests groups: peace groups, business groups and ethnic lobbies

Students will have access to the libraries at The George Washington University, the National Security Archive, the Library of Congress, and other research libraries in Washington, DC.