Overseas Americans Week is an annual program now in its eighth year.  It embodies the commitment of overseas Americans organizations to maintaining an ongoing and current dialogue with legislators and agencies who directly affect the lives of US citizens around the world.

With no direct representation in Washington for the millions of Americans overseas, the exchanges developed during the annual Overseas Americans Week have become increasingly crucial to giving these overseas American citizens a voice. 

The joint dedication of a select group of nonpartisan overseas Americans organizations have maintained this dynamic program and developed the yearly “door-knocking” in DC into a powerful and influential campaign.  

The 2009 Overseas Americans Week program is sponsored by the following organizations: