TWC alumni enjoyed a brown bag lunch with the Postgraduate Professional Development Program (PPDP). TWC welcomed two alumni from 2005, Michael Venn and Katie O'Connell. Michael currently works as the technical assistant to the executive vice president for Electronic Systems at Lockheed Martin, while Katie has been a media relations associate at NAFSA since September 2008.

[View the spring 2012 Programming album on our Flickr channel]

The Cordova Congressional Internship Program and the Political Leadership Program enjoyed a distinguished panel of speakers who discussed the relationships between lobbyists and legislators and how they promote policy-making.

The panel

TWC interns from Canada had the opportunity to attend a Director's Forum with Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, and the Director, President and CEO of The Wilson Center, Jane Harman.

Topics

• The relationship between U.S. and Canada
• Energy Security
• Intelligence

The Law and Criminal Justice program (LCJ) co-hosted a panel on the Affordable Care Act and the Recent Supreme Court Oral Arguments focusing on the Act. The event, which was held at the University of California's DC Center Auditorium, featured two fantastic speakers: