CONGRESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Started in 2009, PSA’s highly selective Congressional staff foreign policy and national security program – the first of its kind – runs two times each year. This opportunity provides professional development and networking to Democratic and Republican staff members on Capitol Hill to advance bipartisanship on national security and foreign policy. Through off-the-record events, policy seminars, and skills training, this unique program aims to equip Congressional foreign policy and security advisers to assess global challenges, build common ground, and achieve U.S. national interests.
The CPP has attracted a widespread network of several hundred influential former and current congressional staff. The CPP remains the premier program for Capitol Hill's national security and foreign policy community. Whether in the Federal Government, on Capitol Hill, or beyond, our alumni continue to be well-positioned to positively impact policy formulation and execution. Because of our work, generations of congressional staff have received first-class educational, professional training, and networking opportunities.
Applications for the next CPP cohort will open Winter 2025.
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Worldview Series
The Worldview Series is an educational program designed to improve congressional understanding of global challenges. These events happen year round and feature unique expert perspectives on pressing issues from around the world.
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Speaker Series
The Speakers Series is a series of private, off-the-record dinner events featuring leading national security and foreign policy experts including members of Partnership for a Secure America’s esteemed Advisory Board. These alumni events are intended to inform bipartisan guests on key foreign policy issues.
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Solution Series
Solutions Series dinners are small, deliberative discussions among Congressional Partnership Program (CPP) alumni engaged on emergent national security/foreign policy challenges under consideration in Congress. These events are designed to generate substantive dialogue and networking among CPP alumni working on the same issues with a goal to catalyze bipartisan policy solutions from within the community.