The John Quincy Adams Society
International AffairsVirginia, United States11-50 Employees
The John Quincy Adams Society (JQA) is a national network of student groups focused on U.S. foreign policy, with an emphasis on restraint in international affairs. Its chapters aim to advance students intellectually and professionally while fostering a broader, more strategic conversation about how the United States engages with the world, operating in a nonpartisan and nonpolitical manner and seeking collaboration across the political spectrum. Named after the sixth U.S. president, the organization frames its mission around limiting entangling military and political commitments and promoting commerce and cultural exchange as part of a peaceful international role. Based in the Washington, D.C. region, JQA functions as a small to mid-size nonprofit network, organized to contribute to policy debates and scholarly discourse rather than activism or electoral processes.