Program OVerview

Washington DC Study Tour

July 25-29, 2012

 

Please note that this schedule will be further updated. 

Day 1 - Wednesday, July 25

Late Afternoon Group arrives in Washington, D.C. 
Melrose Hotel
2430 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20037
+1 (202) 955-6400
website
 

·         Flight Seattle to Washington DC

·         Arrive Washington DC - late afternoon

·         Check in at hotel and Orientation

·         Dinner at the hotel

Evening:  Tour of Washington DC  (group activity)

Day 2 - Thursday, July 26

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·         U.S. Capitol

·         Meeting with US Representative Dave Reichert

·         Meeting with Senator Patty Murray

·         Library of Congress/Supreme Court/National Archives

·         Around the World in an Afternoon (3-5pm)

Cultural Fair to celebrate the student leaders of the Study of the U.S. Institutes.  Share your culture!  Opportunity to display cultural artifacts and share traditional performances.

·       Evening Performance  - Kennedy Center
DC Links

Washington DC – Official Tourism

Monuments and Memorials

Smithsonian Museums

US Capitol

The White House

DC Interactive Map

National Gallery of Art

Best of Washington DC

Day 3 - Friday, July 27

 

·         Tour of the White House (will arrange with help of legislators)

Meeting with officials from ECA/US Department of State

ECA Debrief – Welcome -  Fulbright Program

Office of Global Women's Issues

Office of Alumni

Program Debriefing

Certificate Award

·        Evening :  Dinner in Georgetown

Day 4 - Saturday, July 28

 

Small groups  - students choose focus

·         Smithsonian and other Museums

·         Washington Monuments and Memorials

·         Arlington Cemetery

·         University Campuses

Evening: Farewell Dinner

 

Day 5 - Sunday, July 29

  Scheduled Airport Transfers
  Departures for Home
  We will miss you....

The Study of the U.S. Institute (SUSI) on Women's Leadership is designed by the Study of the U.S. Branch in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) to promote a better understanding of the U.S. abroad and to help develop future world leaders.  Institute participants are among the more than 40,000 academic and professional exchange program participants overseen annually by ECA. 

Other ECA programs include the Fulbright Program and the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program.  For more information about these programs, visit http://exchanges.state.gov/

Emergency cell phone numbers during D.C. study tour:

  • Edith Bannister:  (253) 632-8177
  • Barry Bannister:  (253) 632-8167