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The Intern Lecture Series is hosted by the Committee on House Administration, U.S. House of Representatives and the Committee on Rules and Administration, U.S. Senate.
INTERN ID IS REQUIRED
- Monday, July 28, 9:30 am, 345 CHOB
General Colin Powell – Gen. Colin Powell became the first African-American Secretary of State in U.S. history when he took office in 2001. Gen. Powell was a career soldier who fought in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. After rising through the ranks, Gen. Powell became national security adviser to President Ronald Reagan. Gen. Powell became chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H. W. Bush, directing U.S. forces during the first Gulf War. In 1993, Gen. Powell retired, and he published his autobiography, My American Journey in 1995. After years on the lecture circuit, he was chosen by President George W. Bush to be Secretary of State in 2001.
- Wednesday, July 30, 10 am, SD-G50
Senator Mitch McConnell – On November 15, 2006, U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell was unanimously elected Republican leader in the 110th Congress by his Republican colleagues. Sen. McConnell is the 15th Republican leader and is only the second Kentuckian to lead his party in the U.S. Senate. The other leader from Kentucky, Senator Alben Barkley, led the Democrats from 1937 to 1949. Sen. McConnell previously served, again by the unanimous vote of his colleagues, as the Majority Whip in the 108th and 109th Congresses. McConnell also served in leadership as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the 1998 and 2000 election cycles. Sen. McConnell gained experience on Capitol Hill working as an intern for Senator John Sherman Cooper before serving as chief legislative assistant to Senator Marlow Cook and deputy assistant attorney general under President Gerald R. Ford. Before his election to the U.S. Senate, Sen. McConnell served as County Judge-Executive in Jefferson County, Kentucky, from 1978 until he was sworn in to the Senate on January 3, 1985.
- Wednesday, July 30, 1 pm, 2456 RHOB
Representative Rahm Emanuel - Since taking the oath of office in 2003, Congressman Rahm Emanuel has been a strong, effective voice for Chicago in Congress. Rep. Emanuel quickly received an assignment to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees taxes, trade, Social Security, and Medicare issues. Additionally, Emanuel was appointed by then House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to serve as Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Under his leadership, the DCCC expanded the Democratic Party’s reach in every region of the country. Democrats gained 30 seats in the House and ushered in a new Democratic majority in the House of Representatives. In January of 2007, the new majority elected Emanuel to serve as Democratic Caucus Chair, the 4th highest ranking Member of the House Democratic Leadership. As Chair, Emanuel led the Democratic Caucus in fulfilling its campaign promise to pass legislation reflecting the values and priorities of the American people. In the first 100 legislative hours, Democrats passed sweeping ethics reform, strengthened our national security, increased minimum wage, expanded stem cell research, lowered the cost of prescription drugs, cut interest rates on student loans, and ended the subsidies for the oil industry.
- Thursday, July 31, 10:30 am, 2168 RHOB
Representative James Clyburn - On November 16th, 2006, the House Democratic Caucus unanimously elected Congressman James E. Clyburn of South Carolina Majority Whip for the 110th Congress, making him the first South Carolinian and the second African American to ascend to the third ranking position in the U.S. House of Representatives. From early on, Clyburn was active in the civil rights movement. He was elected president of his NAACP youth chapter when he was 12 years old, participated in many marches and demonstrations, and was chosen as the star witness in a 1960 Orangeburg civil disobedience case defended by the legendary Matthew Perry. With the lifelong dream of serving in the United States Congress, Rep. Clyburn was elected in 1993 and began his steady climb on Capitol Hill, winning election as co-President of his freshman class. Six years later, he was unanimously elected Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and to a seat on the coveted Appropriations Committee. In January 2006, his peers unanimously elevated him to Chair of the Caucus. In addition to serving as House Majority Whip, Congressman Clyburn also serves as leader of the House Democrat’s Faith Working Group.
- Thursday, July 31, 2:30 pm, 1310 LHOB
Representative Steny Hoyer - Now serving as the House Majority Leader, Congressman Steny Hoyer of Maryland is charged with managing the House Floor as well as scheduling legislation to be considered on the Floor. He also plays a key role in helping House Democrats determine their legislative agenda and political strategy, building support for the Party's positions, and delivering the Democratic message both in Washington and nationally. Prior to being elected Majority Leader, he served as the Democratic Whip in the 108th and 109th Congresses. Congressman Hoyer is recognized by Members on both sides of the aisle as an effective leader and committed consensus builder who knows how to get things done. Now serving his 14th term representing Maryland’s 5th Congressional district, he is the highest-ranking Member of Congress from Maryland in history. He is the former Chairman of the Helsinki Commission and is widely regarded as a champion on human and civil rights. He is perhaps best known for serving as the lead House sponsor of historic Federal election reform (the "Help America Vote Act"), which President Bush signed into law on October 29, 2002, and for guiding the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) to passage in 1990.
If you have any further questions, please contact Robert Henline at 202-225-1355.
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