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May 16th, 2013
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CONTACT: Dava Guerin, FMC, 443-493-0406
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U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY RAY LAHOOOD RECEIVES 43RD DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD IN U.S. HOUSE CHAMBER
The U. S. Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC) recognized LaHood for his lifetime of public service.
WASHINGTON, D.C. May 15—The U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress [...]
May 13th, 2013
In the following article, Dava Guerin, PR representative for the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress, and Kelly Fidler, student and sister to a wounded veteran, ask us to remember the moms of wounder warriors on Mother’s Day. A link to the original article which was published on ‘Philly.com” can be found here.
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May 8th, 2013
See full Today Show report here: Today Video
April 26th, 2013
By Don Bonker and Cliff Stearns
April 25, 2013, 2:38 p.m.
President Barack Obama’s brief reference to a trans-Atlantic trade agreement in his State of the Union address was greeted with high-fives throughout Europe and signaled an obvious commitment to removing trade barriers and increasing investments to boost economic growth in both [...]
April 26th, 2013
IR Students meet with Former US Congressmen
Former U.S. Congressman Rep. Ben Chandler (Democrat, Kentucky), Lincoln Davis (Democrat, Tennessee), Martin Lancaster (Democrat, North Carolina) and Jim Kolbe (Republican, Arizona) met with students of the Department of International Relations in a panel discussion with the chairmanship of Prof. Michael Cain (St. Mary’s College of [...]
April 23rd, 2013
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April 23, 2013 | Contact: Sabine Schleidt, FMC, (202) 222-0972
REP. JEFF FORTENBERRY TO LEAD CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON EUROPE
Joins Rep. Welch as Co-Chair of Bipartisan Group Dedicated to Transatlantic Alliance
WASHINGTON, D.C.— Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) has been named the Co-Chair of the The Congressional Study Group on Europe, a bipartisan congressional organization [...]
April 17th, 2013
On Monday, March 25, 2013, The Congressional Study Group presented Hans-Ulrich Klose (MdB) with FMC’s first-ever International Statesmanship Award “for his longstanding service to strengthening the U.S.-German relationship an in appreciation of his leadership championing The Congressional Study Group on Germany.”
We would like to thank Atlantik-Brücke, EADS, Fresenius, The [...]
April 8th, 2013
Photos from the 16th Annual Statesmanship Awards Dinner, held March 19, 2013, are now available. Check out the slideshow below, or visit the full album on our Flickr page here.
March 1st, 2013
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March 1, 2013 | Contact: Sabine Schleidt, FMC, (202) 222-0972
THE CONGRESSIONAL STUDY GROUP ON JAPAN TO PARTNER WITH SASAKWAWA PEACE FOUNDATION USA
Expands U.S.-Japan Dialogue for Lawmakers of Both Nations
WASHINGTON, DC – The Congressional Study Group on Japan (CSGJ) is pleased to announce a new partnership with The Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA [...]
February 27th, 2013
Former U.S. Congress representatives Richard Stallings (D-Idaho, 1985-1993) and Charles Djou (R-Hawaii, 2010-2011), visited Weber State University recently as a part of the Association’s Congress to Campus program. The following article about their visit was published in the “Standard-Examiner” and can be found on their website at
http://www.standard.net/stories/2013/02/06/ex-congressmen-tell-wsu-students-voting-public-service-keys-making-democracy-work.
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