WASHINGTON\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 Five German students are currently in Washington, D.C. working for members\u00a0of the United States House of Representatives for six weeks as part of the 19th class of the\u00a0Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals\u2019<\/a>\u00a0Congressional Internship Program.<\/p>\n The Congressional Internship Program (CIP) provides German students and young professionals participating in the longstanding U.S.-German exchange program, which is joint funded by the German Bundestag and U.S. Department of State, with the opportunity to acquire real-world experience working in an office of a member of the U.S. Congress.<\/p>\n CIP is an invaluable opportunity for interns to acquire practical work experience at the level of the federal government while expanding knowledge of the legislative process and the responsibilities of a congressperson, while enhancing one\u2019s own analytical, communication, and research skills.<\/p>\n The five CIP interns were selected from a group of 75 German CBYX Fellows currently studying and interning with U.S. hosts across the United States. Their internships will run through the end of February.<\/p>\n Since the inaugural internship cohort in 2000-01, more than 90 young German students and young professionals have taken part in the CBYX Congressional Internship Program.<\/p>\n The names and assignments of the 2019 CBYX Congressional Internship Program participants:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/culturalvistas.org\/cms\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_1015-750x495.jpg\")