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...
by alinaho | Oct 21, 2020 | State Department Internship Series
Surprisingly, I, a Ukrainian immigrant who visits family in Ukraine frequently, received my security clearance before the two born and raised Americans in the cohort who also applied for internships at State. The security clearance process can be tough. A former...
by alinaho | Oct 21, 2020 | State Department Internship Series
On Monday, the weekend after my interview with the Central Europe Office, I had the interview with the Policy Office. The same day, the Policy Officer offered me a position at the office and gave me a liberal singular day to decide. Now, I was in quite a predicament....
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