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U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program
Schedule
Below is an example of a USFPSP schedule.
| DATE / TIME | EVENT / TOPIC | SPEAKER |
| Sunday, 7:00 PM | Welcome Dinner | |
| Monday, 8:30-9:30 AM | Registration, meet at the Elliott School lobby | |
| 9:30-11:30 AM | U.S. Foreign Policy - An Overview | Chris Kojm USFPSP Director |
| 11:45-1:15 PM | Ideals & Interests in U.S. Foreign Policy: A History | Chris Kojm |
| 3:00-4:30 PM | Site Visit: U.S. Department of State 2201 C St. NW, Washington DC, 20520 Room 1207 | Eva Weigold |
| Tuesday, 10:00-12:00 PM | The Making of US Foreign Policy Executive, Legislative, & Judicial Branches | Chris Kojm |
| 1:00-2:20 PM | Executive & Legislative Roles in U.S. Foreign Policy Making: War Powers and the war in Iraq Center For American Progress 1333 H St. NW, Washington DC | Denis McDonough, Senior Fellow and Senior Adviser to Distinguished Senior Fellow Tom Daschle |
| 3:00-4:30 PM | Site Visit: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Dirksen Office Bld, 2nd St & Constitution Ave NE | Perry Cammack, Middle East Aide to Senator Biden |
| Wednesday, 10:00-12:00 PM | The Role of Interest Groups in U.S. Foreign Policy | Panel Discussion: Thea Lee, AFL-CIO; Bill Lane, Catterpillar Intl. |
| 12:00-1:00 PM | BROWN BAG LUNCH: How to Write a Policy Memo | Chris Kojm |
| 1:00-2:20 PM | The Role of the Media in U.S. Foreign Policy | Steven Livingston, Prof. of Media & Public Affairs, ESIA |
| 3:00-4:30 PM | Site Visit: NPR 635 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington DC, 20001 | Pam Fessler, Homeland Security Coresspondant, Washington Desk |
| Thursday, 10:00-12:00 PM | U.S. Foreign Policy & Global Issues A Case Study on Climate Change | Paul Saunders, Executive Director, Nixon Center |
| 1:00-3:00 PM | Fighting the War on Terror | Panel Discussion: Alexis Albion, State Dept.; Lt. Colonel James Gavrilis; Mike Jacobson, Washington Institute for Near East Policy |
| 6:00-8:00 PM | Careers in U.S. Foreign Policy Roundtable Networking Event and Dinner | Chris Kojm and ESIA Alumni |
| Friday, 9:30-11:00 AM | U.S. Economic Policy | Steve Suranovic ESIA Prof of Int'l Economics |
| 11:15-12:45 PM | Development and U.S. Foreign Policy | Ann Van Dusen Georgetown School of Foreign Service |
| 1:45-3:00 PM | U.S. Public Diplomacy in an Age of Anti-Americanism | Kristin Lord |
| 3:15-4:30 PM | Site Visit: Gallup | Dalia Mogahed, Exec Director, the Gallup Center for Muslim Studies |
| Monday, 9:30-10:45 AM | Multilateralism and Unilateralism in U.S. Foreign Policy The U.S. and international organizations | Carlos Pascual, Wilson Center |
| 11:15-12:30 PM | Site Visit: UN Information Office 1775 K St. NW, suite 400 | William Davis, Director of UN Information Office |
| 2:00-4:00 PM | U.S. Foreign Policy: A Regional Perspective - Asia | Kirk Larsen |
| Tuesday, 7/17 10:00-12:00 PM | U.S. Foreign Policy: A Regional Perspective - Africa | Ambassador George Moose ESIA Professor |
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Contact Us
Phone: 202.994.1950
Email: usfpsp@gwu.edu
Address:
U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program
Elliott School of International Affairs
The George Washington University
1957 E Street, N.W., Suite 601
Washington, D.C. 20052