October 19-23, 2020 – NESA held the FY21 iteration of its Washington Embassy Orientation for 53 foreign diplomats and defense attaches from 23 different countries, who began their posting at numerous embassies in Washington, D.C. The theme for the weeklong seminar was “How Washington Works,” and consisted of 10 sessions, in which a number of Read More >
Embassies
Helping Foreign Embassies Access Congress
For embassies navigating the Capitol Hill gauntlet, the experience can be byzantine and opaque. The congressional landscape is dotted by small and autonomous fiefdoms. Staff turnover is high. Institutional memories are low. Couple this with the reality that diplomats steadily rotate through Washington and the results are obvious. A chasm forms. Institutional barriers take hold. Read More >