The
Penn Kemble Forum at the National Endowment for Democracy is an
opportunity for rising foreign policy professionals to share ideas
across sectors and explore the role of democracy and human rights
within a broader policy and strategic context. Drawing on the
expertise of foreign policy practitioners, activists, and academic
experts, the Forum convenes monthly for bipartisan dinner
discussions on key national security and foreign policy
issues.
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Organized and sponsored
by the Endowment, the Forum has provided fellows with the
opportunity to:
- Draw
on the insights of prominent diplomats, like U.S. Ambassador
Zalmay Khalilzad, as well as the experience of leading
dissidents from Russia and North Korea.
- Engage
leading intellectuals, including the Washington Post’s Anne
Applebaum and Stanford University’s Francis Fukuyama, on
issues ranging from disinformation to identity politics.
- Participate
in skills-based sessions (e.g., how to write/place an op-ed)
and a private forum with the Holocaust Museum’s genocide
prevention and anti-Semitism programs;
- Learn
about the domestic and foreign policy-making process from
former White House Chief of Staff Andy Card (NED’s Board
Chairman).
- Network
with other emerging foreign policy/national security
professionals in Happy Hour and social events.
The Forum will run from
September 2019
to June 2020. Applicants should be professionals
with between 5-10
years of working experience on national security
and foreign policy-related issues. The Forum encourages
applications from within government, think tanks, and the
non-profit community, as well as Capitol Hill staff, journalists
covering international affairs, and the private sector.
The program is unpaid and nonresidential.
Successful applicants are expected to consistently attend the
monthly seminars, held after working hours. Additional
non-mandatory events will also be scheduled.
The program is focused
on democracy and human rights aspects of foreign and national security
policy and is oriented toward individuals with less specific
experience in these fields. To ensure regular participation, applicants must be based in
the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
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