The Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy program engages members of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate and their staffs on a wide range of international and economic issues. It offers a distinctive, nonpartisan forum that convenes policymakers with CFR fellows and experts who are leaders in their fields. The program brings CFR experts to the Hill for briefings, roundtable discussions, and to deliver congressional testimony. It also produces a regular enewsletter for congressional staff.
The Congressional Senior Staff Roundtable is for both House and Senate senior staff, and is held approximately once a week when Congress is in session.
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E-mail congress@cfr.org with an invitation request and to receive our enewsletter, the Congressional Communiqué.
All CFR meetings are by invitation only and seating is limited.
Learn more about our other meeting series, including personalized meetings by request.
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Syria
- Obama's Chemical Weapons Dilemma in Syria
- Syria: The Problem Without an Answer
Venezuela's Election
- Turning the Page in Venezuela
- An Interactive Look at the Chavez Era
U.S. Defense Programs
- A Reality Check for the Pentagon's Budget
- Transferring CIA Drone Strikes to the Pentagon
Remembering Margaret Thatcher
- Thatcher Knew That Foreign Policy Begins at Home
North Korea
- North Korea's Rhetorical Flurry
- The Dark Side of the Digital Revolution
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The Congressional Senior Staff Roundtable is for both House and Senate senior staff, and is held approximately once a week when Congress is in session. Recent topics have included financial reform legislation, tensions on the Korean peninsula, the START treaty, cybersecurity, and the future of NATO.
Foreign Policy Breakfast Forum meetings are held for members of Congress on a topic of their choice with a select group of expert Council members. These meetings are arranged on a case-by-case basis, and usually occur about once a month.
Expert Bank Briefings are for members of Congress and senior staff on a case-by-case (and per request) basis. These meetings bring CFR and outside experts to the Hill to brief a principal on an issue at their request.
There are also other special events for House and Senate Chiefs of Staff, including dinners, symposia, and invitations to select CFR meetings.
For more information on meetings and to receive our newsletter, the Congressional Communiqué, please contact:
Patrick Costello
Associate Director, Congress and U.S. Foreign Policy Program
Council on Foreign Relations
1777 F Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
tel 202.509.8458 fax 202.509.8490
congress@cfr.org
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For more information on the David Rockefeller Studies Program, contact:
James M. Lindsay
Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair
+1.212.434.9626 (NY); +1.202.509.8405 (DC)
jlindsay@cfr.org
Janine Hill
Director, Fellowship Affairs and Studies Strategic Planning
+1.212.434.9753
jhill@cfr.org
Amy R. Baker
Director, Studies Administration
+1.212.434.9620
abaker@cfr.org
Victoria Alekhine
Associate Director, Fellowship Affairs and Studies Strategic Planning
+1.212.434.9489
valekhine@cfr.org
