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Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2015

Apply for the Fellowship that Thomas Friedman calls "... a breakthrough program that brings together Republican and Democrats in the best spirit of comity and bipartisanship on the critical foreign policy issues facing the nation today.” (This Fellowship is open to mid- to senior-level Congressional Staff as well as exceptional rising leaders with an interest in foreign policy who staff other U.S. policymakers)

Now Accepting Applications for Fall 2015

The Woodrow Wilson Foreign Policy Fellowship Program begins accepting applications to its Fall 2015 session on Monday, August 10.

The Program is a highly competitive foreign policy seminar series offering qualified mid- to senior-level congressional staff an opportunity for in-depth focus and engagement on critical foreign policy issues relevant to the Congressional agenda.

The Fellows will be selected on a competitive, bipartisan basis from both House and Senate offices. The Fellowship Program is also open to exceptional rising leaders with a keen interest in foreign policy who staff other U.S. policymakers.

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Applicants for the Woodrow Wilson Foreign Policy Fellowship Program must submit for consideration no later than 11:59PM EST, Friday, September 11, 2015 a complete copy of the application form, a copy of their resume, and a recommendation letter from a member of Congress (recommended). The program dates this year will be October 2, 9, 16, and 23 and November 6 and 13.

Past Topics and Speakers:

  • China as an Emerging Global Power featuring Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy, Former U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, Indonesia and China;
  • A Bipartisan Foreign Policy featuring Stephen Hadley, Former National Security Advisor under President George W. Bush and Sandy Berger, Former National Security Advisor under President Bill Clinton;
  • What is the Congressional Role in Foreign Policy? featuring Howard Berman, Former Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Richard Lugar, Former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations;
  • Is an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Possible?

To Find Out More About the Fellowship Click Here!

An extraordinary program -- substantive on the key foreign policy issues of the day, conducted in an environment conducive to open and non-partisan discussion and debate. It encourages the building of professional relationships across the aisle that will stand both the participants and our nation in good stead in the years to come." – Stephen Hadley, Former National Security Advisor under George W. Bush.