FEATURING:

The 2008 Summer Symposium on "US Foreign Policy in Transition: America's New Challenge" will be held in Washington, D.C. August 3-14, 2008.  The Symposium will feature presentations and discussions on current critical issues in U.S. foreign policy.  Among the topics will be:  Terrorism, the Middle East, U.S.-Russian relations, international economic policy, China, East Asia, and foreign policy issues in the new era.  The program is divided into three parts:

• Lectures and discussions at Johns Hopkins Schools of Advanced International Studies;
• Visits and presentations at the principal U.S. Government agencies involved in foreign policy (State Department, Pentagon, the National Security Council, and the CIA);
• Discussion sessions at foreign embassies (India, Israel, Egypt, and Pakistan)

The program is designed to accommodate either the beginning or advanced student.  Students are arranged into discussion groups based on their prior exposure to or knowledge of foreign policy.

All of the speakers* will be scholars, professional diplomats, and journalists.

• Michael O'Hanlon, Brookings Institution, "The War Against Terrorism"
• Robert Hunter, U.S. Ambassador to NATO, "The US and the World"
• Susan Eisenhower, Eisenhower Institute, "Russia Today"
• The National Security Council, "The Need for U.S. Leadership"

* Speakers have agreed to speak barring exceptional schedule conflicts

Schedule

Credits and Requirements

Academic credit must be arranged through your home institution, but the Symposium's Director, Dr. Shelton Williams, will work with both students and institutions to verify the academic content of the Symposium.  Written evaluations will be provided to home institutions on each student participant.  Students will participate in small group discussions; will keep analytical journal; and will complete an essay on a particular aspect of foreign policy.

The 2008 Summer symposium will be conducted in Washington, D.C. from August 3-14, 2008.  Most class sessions, will be held at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), just off Dupont Circle.  Participants will be housed at a hotel within easy walking distance of SAIS.  Some sessions may be held at nearby embassies and U.S. Government agencies (State, NCS, etc.).  Some local travel at the participant's expense will be necessary.  The Washington Metro is safe, clean and affordable.  Taxis are also easily available and inexpensive.  A week's pass on Metro costs approximately $35.00.

Housing

This year, the housing for the Summer Symposium will be at the Homewood Suites by Hilton in Downtown Washington, DC.  The Homewood Suites is located two blocks from SAIS and six blocks from the White House, in the vicinity of the famed Embassy Row, among many of the various embassies where symposium participants will be studying foreign policy.  Accommodations feature suites with separate living and sleeping quarters, a full kitchen, two televisions, and high-speed internet access.  The hotel also provides a complimentary hot breakfast complete with sausage, eggs, and other traditional breakfast favorites, as well as a complimentary reception Monday through Thursday evenings, featuring hot entrees.  The Homewood Suites is an excellent place to live while studying foreign policy in Washington.  The Suites are found at:

1475 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: 1-202-265-8000

Summer Symposium Fees and Cost Sheet (2008)

The participant will pay the following schedule of fees to The Osgood Center for International Studies:

Housing                        $675 (optional)
Application fee               $125
Program                        $525
Total                            $1,325

The application fee covers the management costs of the program and the housing fee covers the hotel costs. The application fee is non-refundable. Once you submit the application fee, we will send more information regarding the 2008 Symposium and an acceptance letter. The program fee accounts for the staff expenses, receptions, rents, tours, and staff salaries.

Registration for the Symposium will remain open until June 20, 2008.  However, registration will close if all spaces are filled prior to June 20. 

For more information, please write:

The Summer Symposium on Foreign Policy 
The Osgood Center for International Studies
1740 Massachusetts Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20036

or call:  (202) 663-5872

WAIVER: Each student must provide his or her own medical insurance, and each student is responsible for observing the laws of Washington, D.C. and the rules and procedures of the hotel.

NOTE:  The Osgood Center presents affordable programs for all.  Fees, housing, and incidental charges are set to allow wide participation.  Our policies regarding fees are thus: application fees are not refundable; program fees are due in full prior to events and are not refundable after two weeks prior an event; and housing fees, while optional, are due in full prior to an event and are never refundable after one month prior an event.

Students must sign waivers upon arriving for Osgood events and must provide own medical and health insurance.