Special EventsSite Briefings
Students attend a briefing at the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
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Capitol Hill Briefing: Students will sit in the seats of elected representatives on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives while hearing from current members of Congress from both parties.
State Department Briefing: Participants visit the U.S. Department of State to hear from those making and implementing U.S. Foreign Policy.
Federal Reserve Briefing: Students visit the
Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington, sit in the Board of
Governor’s Room and are briefed by members of the “Fed.”
White House Briefing: Participants have the opportunity
to visit the
White House/
Eisenhower Executive Office Building
and meet
with senior members of the Presidential Administration.
Central Intelligence Agency Briefing: A select
number of students are afforded the exclusive opportunity to visit
the CIA Headquarters located outside Washington and meet with members
of the intelligence community.
Embassy Briefing: Students have the option to
visit a foreign embassy located in Washington and learn about the
country’s mission in the United States and responsibilities.
Past embassies that have hosted site briefings include:
Embassy of the Argentine Republic
Embassy of the Indonesian Republic
Embassy of Australia
Embassy of Croatia
Embassy of Greece
Embassy of Guatemala
Embassy of Ireland
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
“ICPES provided me the opportunity to hear from a Under Secretary at the State Department and to have a question and answer session with Vice Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.”
James Allen Chatt
Wabash College
Intern, Department of Veterans Affairs
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