Come hear a keynote address by congressional expert and award-winning journalist and author Cokie Roberts. Ms. Roberts will address the audience, offering her trademark insight into pertinent issues affecting Congress today. This program is open to House and Senate Chiefs of Staff, as well as House and Senate Committee Staff Directors.

Join the Congressional Management Foundation, in collaboration with the House Chiefs of Staff Association, for the next program in our 2011 Expert Speaker Luncheon Series with special guest Cokie Roberts, award-winning journalist and best-selling author.

Ms. Roberts has led an extraordinarily distinguished journalistic career. She has worked as a correspondent for PBS, CBS, ABC, and NPR, where she currently serves as a senior news analyst. She has won countless awards for her reporting, including the highest honor bestowed in public radio, the Edward R. Murrow Award, as well as the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for her work covering Congress. In addition, Ms. Roberts has contributed to The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, USA Weekend Magazine, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post. She has received over 15 honorary degrees and was appointed by President George W. Bush to the President's Council on Service and Participation. To learn more about Ms. Roberts, visit the NPR's People at NPR webpage at http://www.npr.org/people/2101090/cokie-roberts.