The Congressional Fellowship Program Advisory Committee plays an active role in the direction of the fellowship. Members review program finances and meet periodically (usually at the APSA Annual Meeting) to discuss major initiatives.

The Committee currently consists of twenty-six members, seven of whom are former Fellows. The Committee's diverse composition, ranging from academics and journalists to lobbyists and Members of Congress, is meant to enhance and reflect the fellowship's success.

* Former APSA Congressional Fellow

MICHAEL BARONE

Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute; Senior Political Analyst, Washington Examer

DOUG BEREUTER

President Emeritus, Asia Foundation; former Member, U.S. House of Representatives

RICHARD COHEN

Writer and former House leadership reporter for Congressional Quarterly, House reporter for POLITICO, and congressional reporter for the National Journal

CHARLES E. COOK, JR.

Editor and Publisher of The Cook Political Report; Political Analyst, National Journal

JOAN CLAYBROOK*

President Emeritus, Public Citizen; former Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (CFP 1965-66)

ROBERT DOLE

Special Counsel, Alston and Bird; former Member U.S. Senate, serving part of that time as Senate Majority Leader; Republican nominee for President, 1996

SEN. RICHARD DURBIN (D-IL)

Member, U.S. Senate; Senate Majority Whip

RONALD D. ELVING*

Senior Washington Editor, National Public Radio; former Political Editor, Congressional Quarterly (CFP 1984-85)

VIC FAZIO

Partner, Clark & Weinstock; former Member, U.S. House of Representatives; Co-Founder of the California Journal

MICHAEL FRANC

Office of House Majority Whip; former Vice President, Government Relations, The Heritage Foundation

WILLIAM FRENZEL

Guest Scholar, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution; former Member, U.S. House of Representatives

DAVID GERGEN

Professor of Public Leadership, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Senior Political Analyst, CNN

ROBERT G. GILPIN, JR.*

Eisenhower Professor Emeritus, International Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University; former Vice President of the American Political Science Association (CFP 1959-60)

LEE H. HAMILTON

Director of The Center on Congress at Indiana University; former Member, U.S. House of Representatives; former President and Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

ALBERT HUNT

Columnist, Bloomberg News; former Executive Washington Editor, The Wall Street Journal

GARY HYMEL

Former Senior Vice President, Hill & Knowlton; former Chief of Staff to Speaker Thomas P. “Tip” O'Neill

CHARLES O. JONES

Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; former President of the American Political Science Association; Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin

GERALD KOVACH

Former Senior Vice President, MCI

RICHARD LUGAR

President, The Lugar Center; former Member, U.S. Senate

ROBERT MERRY

Political Editor, The National Interest; Former President and Publisher, Congressional Quarterly; former Publisher, Stratfor

NORMAN ORNSTEIN*

Chair, CFP Advisory Committee; Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Senior Advisor, Pew Research Center (CFP 1969-70)

DAVID PRICE (D-NC)

Member, U.S. House of Representatives; former Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, Duke University

COKIE ROBERTS

Political Commentator and former Co-Anchor of This Week, ABC News; Senior News Analyst, National Public Radio

CATHERINE E. RUDDER*

Professor, School of Public Policy, George Mason University; former Executive Director of the American Political Science Association (CFP 1974-75)

BARBARA SINCLAIR*

Professor Emeritus, American Politics, University of California, Los Angeles (CFP 1978-79)

JAMES A. THURBER*

University Distinguished Professor of Government; Founder and Director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University (CFP 1973-74)