In response to suggestions from local embassies, each year the NESA Center conducts a week-long orientation program specifically designed for those diplomats and military attachés who have been recently assigned to their missions in Washington. The overall theme of this program revolves around “How Washington Really Works." Individual sessions introduce the structure and dynamics of the U.S. national security policy-making process and the interaction of various executive and legislative actors involved in day-to-day security decision-making. These sessions are presented by former senior U.S. Government officials and veteran observers of the Washington scene in a non-attribution setting.

The program includes both sessions at the NESA Center and field-trips within Washington.

The NESA Center will host the Embassy Orientation Program:
4 October - 8 October 2010

For more information, please email Registrar or telephone Stephanie Kay at 202-685-4108.