REESTABLISHING THE BIPARTISAN CENTER IN AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
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Partnership for a Secure America (PSA) is a nonprofit founded by former U.S. Representative Lee Hamilton and U.S. Senator Warren Rudman to advance bipartisanship on today’s critical national security and foreign policy challenges.
We believe that the United States is being ill-served by the growing partisan divide surrounding its national security and foreign policy. Although partisan rancor has traditionally stopped “at the water’s edge,” this tradition of bipartisan cooperation has eroded significantly in recent years in negative and harmful ways.
Policy differences must always be debated, but growing partisan bitterness dangerously interferes with substantive discussion of our national security and foreign policy. Partnership for a Secure America is a not-for-profit organization created to address this growing problem and help foster bipartisan, consensus driven, national solutions to the major national security and foreign policy challenges facing our country.
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To heighten awareness of, and support for, a bipartisan approach to national security and foreign policy;
To bring staffers of leading Democratic and Republican Members of Congress together to seek common ground,
To further train, equip, and inform foreign policy and national security personnel, and
To build and foster a network of 1000+ staff throughout D.C. and beyond.
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Organizing events including panel discussions, conferences, briefings, and roundtables.
Facilitating skills training sessions for foreign policy and national security staff.
Running two core programs: the Congressional Partnership Program (CPP) and the Department of State-Congress Communication Project (DSCCP).
Programs
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Congressional Partnership Program
The Congressional Partnership Program (CPP), launched in 2009, aims to advance bipartisanship on national security and foreign policy issues through off-the-record events, policy seminars, and skills training for Democratic and Republican staff members on Capitol Hill.
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The Department of State - Congress Communication Project
The Department of State-Congress Communication Project (DSCCP) is a program designed in partnership with The Una Chapman Cox Foundation to address the institutional and communication barriers between both institutions in order to facilitate substantive interactions between congressional staffers and State Department staff.
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Program on Legislative Negotiation
The Program on Legislative Negotiation (PLN) is a joint initiative between PSA, Harvard, and American University to encourage bipartisan solutions across Capitol Hill. Started in 2014 with Harvard & PSA, the program strives to train Hill staffers in best negotiation practices to improve congressional capacity to overcome policy impasses.
Are you a Hill staffer looking to elevate your foreign policy expertise and build lasting bipartisan connections? Applications are now open for the prestigious Congressional Partnership Program (CPP)—apply today by filling out the application form and sending your resume to cpp@psaonline.org with the chance to join an elite network of over 1,000 national security professionals.
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