WIP26 Events

Wednesdays in the hotel boardroom at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted (and bolded)

March 25 at 5 p.m. at the Home of Halie Craig, currently a business consultant at Origin Advocacy, Halie has extensive experience on the hill, as  senior policy staff to U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Pat Toomey (R-PA), including in senior positions on the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee.  She is an expert in international trade & technology policy and was nominated by President Biden to serve serve as a Republican member of the U.S. International Trade Commission.  It's a 13 minute walk from the Hart Senate Office Building and 27 minutes from Rayburn, so you will need to leave your office a bit early.  The seminar will be followed by the annual DC alumni WIP-welcome reception. 

Monday, March 30, 8:00: Mr Smith goes to Washington. (2 hours and 4 minutes)

April 1:  David McKean, Chief of Staff for Sen. John Kerry, Ambassador to Luxembourg, Director of the JFK library, Author. (Gray)

April 8: Greg Craig, Democratic Party insider, legal counsel to presidents, Clinton's impeachment lawyer. (Maya)

Thursday, April 9th, (THURSDAY, 6-8:30): Annual PEA DC Alumni reception at the Press Club. 

April 13 (MONDAY): Rose Horowitch, Atlantic education reporter and former Editor-in-Chief of the Exonian and the Yale Daily News. She also reported on Congress for Reuters. (Jinmin)

April 15 (5:30, 1789 Mass. Ave, NW): Nick Eberstadt, Henry Wendt Chair in Political Economy at the American Enterprise Institute.  We will meet there (you will need to ask to leave work early). (Mateo)

April 22: Jeff Eggers, a 20-year veteran of the Navy Seals, served in the Special Operations Task Unit in western Iraq, and Operations Officer and Mission Commander for the U.S. Navy’s undersea special operations command. He then and Special assistant for national security affairs in the Obama White House. (Leo)

April 29: Shelby Smith-Wilson until recently served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, and has served in various other roles in the Foreign Service since 1999. She has had postings in Madrid, Panama, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Kenya.  (Olivia)

*May 7 (THURSDAY, 5 p.m): FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression), at 700 Pennsylvania Avenue (left of the Trader Joe's entrance near Eastern Market). 

May 13, 5:30 (location TBA), 5:30: Lila Flores, Palantir Technologies (Dylan).

May 20, 7 p.m. Tour of CNN studio with Kevin Liptak, Senior White House Reporter,  820 First Street NE. Note the different start time. 

May 21, 8:00 a.m. breakfast in the Senate Dining Room with Sen. and Mrs.  John and Robin Hickenlooper.

May 27: David Carmen (Bella's Dad), founder and current president and CEO of the Carmen Group, Washington’s leading government affairs consulting firm, which helps clients envision, plan and realize major projects in technology, trade, infrastructure, healthcare, education, energy, defense and other areas that are affected by government legislation, regulation or funding.  

*Events for which tickets have been purchased 

Sunday, March 22: 2026 Exeter interns arrive.

*Saturday, March 28 8 p.m.: "As You Like It," Folger Shakespeare Theater. 

April 3-5: Mr. Einhaus will be taking my place for the weekend.

*Friday, April 10, 7 p.m.: Wizards v. Brooklyn Nets, Capitol One Arena.

April 18, 10 a.m.: Exclusive tour of the Smithsonian American Art Museum with alumna Jean Choi. 

Sunday, April 26, 11:45: National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Saturday, May 2, 4p.m.: Washington Nationals v. Milwaukee Brewers, 4 p.m. 

Monday, May 4, 7:30 Film: "Turn Every Page"

Saturday, May 9, 11:15: Holocaust Museum.

May 15-17: Mr. Schieber will be taking my place for the weekend

May 22-23 TBA

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