by alinaho | Oct 21, 2020 | State Department Internship Series
As promised, I’ll finish up talking about the projects I worked on during my internship to give you a full picture of the type of tasks you might work on. If you remember that Bureau of Educational Cultural Affairs (ECA) Town Hall I participated in and the functional...
by alinaho | Oct 21, 2020 | State Department Internship Series
My internship overlapped with a fall intern who had gotten a late start because his security clearance had been delayed. He did not get a chance to finish a project he was working on before he left, so I took over for him. Each year, the Secretary of State holds a...
by alinaho | Oct 21, 2020 | State Department Internship Series
In the first few weeks, I worked on setting up consultations for post officers with bureau program officers. Let me explain. As a reminder, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) manages all State Department-funded exchange programs, which includes both...
by alinaho | Oct 21, 2020 | State Department Internship Series
Before the start of my internship, I wondered about the type of work I would do, and whether or not I would a) be really busy or b) have little to do My experience has oscillated between the two, but from my conversations with current and previous interns, the...
by alinaho | Oct 21, 2020 | State Department Internship Series
One question that came up even during the interview was the question of availability. To show my interest in the internship, I told my interviewer that I was willing to work 40 hours per week. As far as I can tell, how your schedule turns out in the end is a...
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