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• Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy Program

  January 1, 1997 - Present

  The Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy Program, based at the Washington office, engages members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and their staffers in a dialogue about international issues. It offers distinctive, nonpartisan services in convening policymakers, experts, and leaders from many fields.

  Individual Member Outreach

  "The new member breakfast was an outstanding opportunity. I was very impressed by CFR's efforts to assist me, during my first months in office, by bringing together a world class group of experts to discuss an international relations issue which I had selected."
  - Congressman Geoff Davis [KY-4]

  The Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy Program engages individual members of Congress by hosting breakfast meetings on Capitol Hill. These meetings bring a small group of Council members together with a member of Congress to discuss a specific foreign policy issue. These meetings bring varied and informed perspectives to members of Congress on issues that matter to them and their constituents.

  Congressional Staff Roundtable Series

  The Council's Congressional Staff Roundtable Series provides a near-weekly forum for discussion of essential issues under the Council tradition of non attribution. It assembles key committee and foreign policy staffers in a neutral setting to discuss international topics. For topics and speakers, the project draws upon the Council's studies program, as well as proposals by Hill staffers and Council program staff.

  Congressional Chiefs of Staff Series

  The Congressional Chiefs of Staff Series is a monthly forum that brings together House and Senate chiefs of staff from both political parties for a discussion of foreign policy issues. Topics and speakers are targeted to an audience of the highest-level staffers on Capitol Hill. The forum allows for greater exposure to crucial details in foreign policy issues that might otherwise be lost.
  

  This series is made possible with the logistical assistance of the House Chiefs of Staff Association

  Expert Bank

  The Council's Expert Bank is a valuable resource for members of Congress. Drawing on the full membership of the Council for expertise, the Washington Program connects individual Council members and fellows with members of Congress for customized, "on-demand" briefings. Members of the Council and its fellows are ideally suited to provide members of Congress with up-to-date information and analysis of global, regional, and bilateral issues that can be used to craft legislation, organize committee hearings, or prepare congressional delegation visits overseas. Fellows and Council members aim to improve understanding of international issues, and ultimately promote sound, bipartisan policies

  For more information about the Council’s Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy Program, please contact:

  Chelsi Stevens
  Assistant Director
  Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy
  cstevens@cfr.org
  +1-202-518-3458

  
  

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  New CFR Books

  

  In Termites in the Trading System, Jagdish Bhagwati reveals how the rapid spread of preferential trade agreements endangers the world trading system.

  

  America Between the Wars explores how the decisions and debates of the years between the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Twin Towers shaped the events, arguments, and politics of the world we live in today.

  

  In The Fall and Rise of the Islamic State, Noah Feldman tells the story behind the increasingly popular call for the establishment of the sharia—the law of the traditional Islamic state—in the modern Muslim world.

  Complete list of CFR Books.

  

  

  New Council Special Reports

  Global FDI Policy

  After two decades of liberalization, many countries around the world are adopting new restrictions on foreign direct investment (FDI) that could retard continued progress. The authors make recommendations for correcting this protectionist drift by proposing guidelines for how countries can better regulate FDI yet still reap its economic benefits.

  Dealing with Damascus

  In this Council Special Report, the authors make a strong case that the Bush administration’s policy of diplomatic isolation of Syria is not serving U.S. interests, and offer informed history and thoughtful analysis of the country and its external behavior.

  Complete list of Council Special Reports.

  

  

  David Rockefeller Studies Program Contacts

  For more information on the David Rockefeller Studies Program, contact:

  Gary Samore
  Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
  +1-212-434-9627
  gsamore@cfr.org

  Sebastian Mallaby
  Director of the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Deputy Director of Studies, and Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics
  smallaby@cfr.org

  Janine Hill
  Deputy Director of Studies Administration
  +1-212-434-9753
  jhill@cfr.org

   

  

  

  The Think Tank

  The David Rockefeller Studies Program

  The David Rockefeller Studies Program is the Council’s “think tank.” Its work is integral to achieving the Council’s goal of contributing to the foreign policy debate. Fellows in the Studies Program do this by researching, writing, and commenting on the most important challenges facing the United States and the world.

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