Congress-Bundestag/Bundesrat Staff Exchange Program
The staff exchange between the U.S. Congress and the German Bundestag and Bundesrat was established in 1983. As part of the exchange, ten employees of the Bundestag and Bundesrat and ten employees of the U.S. Congress spend a week on the other side of the Atlantic. Through the program, participants learn about the political system of their host country. No self-nomination possible.