Congressional Relations

The Wilson Center’s office of Congressional Relations works to maintain a vibrant relationship with Members of Congress and their staffs. We organize and run a series of educational programs led by Wilson Center experts, ranging from seminars to podcasts, with the purpose of increasing congressional staffers’ knowledge of international policy. We also coordinate outreach to Capitol Hill, including testimonies by Wilson Center scholars and briefings for Members of Congress.

Korea Experts

Jean H. Lee

Director, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

North Korea’s nuclear weapons are such a source of strength and pride for the people, and such a key strategic tool for Kim, that it’s hard to see him giving them up entirely.

Robert S. Litwak

Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies

Neither North Korea nor Iran will accept a transformational U.S. negotiating position that they regard as tantamount to regime suicide. Transactional diplomacy offers a plausible pathway for constraining, not eliminating, these states’ threatening capabilities.

Abraham Denmark

Director, Asia Program

Facing the rise of an increasingly assertive China and deepening questions about the reliability and sustainability of American power, Asia today faces geopolitical uncertainties that are more profound and systemic than anything since the end of the Second World War.

Jean H. Lee

Director, Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy

Robert S. Litwak

Senior Vice President and Director of International Security Studies

Abraham Denmark

Director, Asia Program

Congressional Testimonies

The Northern Northern Border: Homeland Security Priorities in the Arctic: Mike Sfraga Testifies Before the Committee on Homeland Security

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Security and Defense

The Northern Northern Border: Homeland Security Priorities in the Arctic: Mike Sfraga Testifies Before the Committee on Homeland Security

September 20, 2019

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Security and Defense

A 'World Class' Military: Assessing China's Global Military Ambitions

By Abraham Denmark on June 20, 2019

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U.S. Foreign Policy

U.S.-Venezuela Relations and the Path to a Democratic Transition: Cynthia Arnson Testifies before Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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Jessica Presley

House Judiciary Committee

The Wilson Center’s Foreign Policy Fellowship Program does more than dive into complex foreign policy issues, it also offers congressional staff the unique opportunity to reach across the aisle and form genuine relationships.

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Katie Peake, Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL)

“The FPFP truly delivers on its commitment to bipartisanship and allows for genuine across-the-aisle relationship-building that is hard to find in other organizations or opportunities available to congressional staff. Additionally, the Wilson Center continually chooses top-notch experts and consistently facilities the timely and enlightening discussions that make their programs well worth a staffers time.”

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Congressman David Price (D-NC)

The mission of service and support to our own work as policymakers sets the Center apart from other policy organizations in Washington, and certainly embodies the spirit of public service for which President Wilson is remembered.

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The Honorable Ed Royce

Representative from California's 39th District and Chairman, House Foreign Affairs Committee

I am an enthusiast for the Wilson Center and I appreciate all their good work and the great leadership of Jane Harman.

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Contact Us

For more information on our fellowships or programming, contact Paige Rotunda at paige.rotunda@wilsoncenter.org or 202/691-4213.