Hill staffers to watch in 2011
Keep your eye on these Capitol Hill staffers, all of whom were selected for the 2011 Spring Congressional Fellowship Program at the Partnership for a Secure America (PSA), a centrist, security-minded policy organization here in Washington. Founded by former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton (D-IN) and U.S. Senator Warren Rudman (R-NH), PSA is advised by former ...
Keep your eye on these Capitol Hill staffers, all of whom were selected for the 2011 Spring Congressional Fellowship Program at the Partnership for a Secure America (PSA), a centrist, security-minded policy organization here in Washington.
Keep your eye on these Capitol Hill staffers, all of whom were selected for the 2011 Spring Congressional Fellowship Program at the Partnership for a Secure America (PSA), a centrist, security-minded policy organization here in Washington.
Founded by former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton (D-IN) and U.S. Senator Warren Rudman (R-NH), PSA is advised by former Democratic national security advisors Zbigniew Brzezinski and Samuel Berger, as well as former GOP Senators Howard Baker and Slade Gorton. Among the recent additions to its board are former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Defense Secretary William Cohen.
The new Congressional fellows will participate in a program to help them network and interact with top experts and senior Obama administration officials. This is the fourth session of the fellows program.
"This highly selective program is for Congressional staff interested in generating dialogue and developing the skills and relationships required to advance bipartisanship on national security and foreign policy issues," PSA will say in its forthcoming press release. "Through training, networking, and interaction with top leaders in these fields, this unique program aims to build a ‘next generation’ of foreign affairs and national security experts equipped to respect differences, build common ground, and achieve US national interests."
Full list of fellows after the jump:
Robert Sheldon, Policy Analyst, Military and Security Affairs, US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Gilbert M. Nelson, Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jeff Miller (FL)
Clint Lohse, Legislative Aide, Sen. Mike Enzi (WY)
Kristopher Ensley, Coast Guard Fellow, House Homeland Security Committee (Majority)
Michael Hermann, Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Henry A. Waxman (CA)
Nishith Pandya, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bobby L. Rush (IL)
Jonathan L. Halpern, Legislative Director, Rep. Sanford D. Bishop (GA)
Melanie Nakagawa, Professional Staff Member, Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Majority)
Erica N. Fein, Legislative Assistant, Rep. John D. Dingell (MI)
Maria Mahler-Haug, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Albio Sires (NJ)
Jonathan Black, Senior Professional Staff Member, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (Majority)
Jessica Lee, Senior Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim McDermott (WA)
Youshea Berry, Projects Assistant/Legislative Assistant, Sen. Mary Landrieu (LA)
Katherine Green Robertson, Legislative Council, Senate Judiciary Committee (Minority)
Kelsey Stroud, Chief Clerk, Senate Homeland Security Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs (Majority)
Maximiliano Trujillo, Senior Policy Advisor, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (NY)
Sean P. Joyce, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Bill Shuster (PA)
Garrett Golding, Professional Staff Member, House Energy and Commerce Committee (Majority)
Lucy McFadden, Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Charles F. Bass (NH)
Stephanie Hammond, Legislative Assistant, Rep. Trent Franks (AZ)
Catlin O’Neill, Deputy Director of Legislative Operations, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA)
Dennis Wirtz, Staff Assistant, Rep. Bill Shuster (PA)
William Anderson, Legislative Assistant, Rep. David Scott (GA)
Sondra Spaulding Boddie, Press Secretary/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY)
Ryan Crumpler, Professional Staff Member, House Armed Services Committee (Majority)
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