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The following is a brief overview of each participating bureau or office that offers internships at various times during the year.  You may apply for an internship in two (2) bureaus or offices. Use bureau/office acronyms in Item 8 of the Application Form.  Indicate the geographical area in which you are willing to work if outside the Washington, D.C. area.  See bureau descriptions for choices.  Example:  Write AF (Kenya) for an internship in Kenya with the Bureau of African Affairs or write OFM (New York) for an internship in New York with the Office of Foreign Missions.

Bureau of Administration  ( A )

Office of the Procurement Executive  (A/OPE )

• Reviews and evaluates domestic and overseas acquisition policies, programs, and operations.

Office of Operations  ( A/OPR )

• Manages, directs, and establishes policies for diverse administrative programs including domestic real property and facility management, centralized acquisition, world-wide supply and transportation, assistance to overseas schools, language services, and the administration of foreign allowances.  A/OPR offices that typically participate in the intern program are:
• A/OPR/ALS - Develops and coordinates policies, regulations, standards and procedures for the administration of the Government-wide allowances, post differentials and representational expenses for government employees assigned to foreign countries;
• A/OPR/LS - Provides interpreting, translating and other language services for the Department and the White House;
• A/OPR/FMSS/B - Responsible for the management and administration of the domestic building operations and maintenance.

 Office of Records and Publishing Services  ( A/RPS )

• Provides executive direction and policy guidance on substantive activities to ensure that the Department and other foreign affairs agencies receive the full range of classified and unclassified information and multi-media publishing services in a cost-effective customer service oriented manner;
• A/RPS/MMS - Provides centralized editorial, graphics, multi-media publishing, and distribution services, and prescribes standards for Departmental editorial, printing, and photocopier activities throughout the Department;
• A/RPS/DIR - Manages the Department's directives program, the articulation and collection of Departmental organizational and functional policies, standards, and procedures (often referred to as regulations).  In cooperation with program offices, incorporates statutes, Executive Orders, and other agency directives into Department policy and procedures;
• A/RPS/IPS - Serves as the primary point of contact and principal advisor on all matters concerning the management of information as a critical resource, specifically relating to records life cycle management; public and need-to-know access to information, classification management and declassification, privacy, research of official record and public information resources, and corporate records archives.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Art Bank Program  ( A/AB )

• Acquires and maintains a collection of 1,400 limited edition prints and original works on paper by American artists;
• Exhibits these works in 900 offices in the Department of State and the Agency for International Development.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Art-in-Embassies Program   ( A/FBO/OPS/ART )

• Enhances the communication of American values and cultural diversity through the display of American art at overseas posts;
• Administers loans and donations of American works of art from the public and private sectors;
• Provides works of art for residences of ambassadors and principal U.S. representatives to UN agencies in New York and overseas.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Interior Planning, Design and Furnishing Division   ( A/FBO/OPS/IDF )

• Plans, provides and maintains the functional interior elements for overseas Department of State representational residences;
• Identifies, appraises and maintains high value collections at overseas posts;
• Optimizes the work environment of Department of State facilities overseas through space programming, planning and coordination of building systems, specialties, finishes and furnishings with post mission, staff, and equipment.

Paid and unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Program Execution Office    ( A/FBO/PE )

• Manages a $400 million Facility Management Program which includes over 2,000 properties worldwide;
• Acquires through purchase and lease international real property in support of the U.S. Government diplomatic missions;
• Designs, constructs and maintains offices and residences abroad;
• Supports routine rehabilitation and repair of office, residential, recreational, and support facilities.

Paid and unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Office of Logistics Management    ( A/LM )

• Directs and coordinates Department of State logistics supply chain management activities including acquisition, warehousing and distribution, transportation, and property management processes in support of every American embassy worldwide.
• Responsible for implementing new integrated logistics systems in conjunction with reengineering business processes to implement "best practices" in the Department.  These practices include E-commerce, Supply Chain Management and Customer-focused management.
• Supports nearly 4,000 officers in the foreign affairs community (domestic and overseas) to relocate and transport their household effects and vehicles throughout the world.
• Provides acquisition services including but not limited to:
• Construction and furnishings for embassies and consulates worldwide
• Information technology equipment and services
• Support of international anti-narcotics efforts

Paid internships are available during the summer.  Interns will work on projects in one or more of the areas related to the logistics career field.

Bureau of Arms Control    ( AC ) - Strengthens national security by expediting effective arms control and disarmament policies, and will:

• Be responsible within State for arms control verification and monitoring;
• Assist the special adviser for verification and compliance by providing policy, technical and analytical support;
• Develop, for Presidential approval, options for arms control policy, strategy and negotiations;
• Lead interagency efforts to negotiate new agreements (START III and other future agreements) and in ongoing negotiating efforts in the Conference on Disarmament (CD) like missile material cutoff and antipersonal land mines;
• Chair the interagency backstopping and lead the diplomatic implementation of a large number of existing agreements, including ABM, INF, START I, START II, CWC, and BWC.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Bureau of African Affairs   ( AF )

• Conducts U.S. foreign relations with the countries in sub-Saharan Africa;
• Directs, coordinates, and supervises U.S. Government activities within those countries, including consular and administrative management issues.

Unpaid internships are available for both undergraduate and graduate students in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.  Interns posted abroad are provided housing and transportation to and from post.  Internships abroad are available ONLY during the summer.

Office of the Chief of Protocol   ( CPR )

• Provides the President and the Secretary of State with advice on fulfilling the government's obligations relating to national and international protocol;
• Plans, arranges, and executes programs for visiting chiefs-of-state and heads of government, foreign ministers, and other high-level officials;
• Coordinates with the White House on the presentation of credentials of foreign ambassadors to the President;
• Accredits foreign ambassadors and other diplomatic and consular officers;
• Registers employees of foreign governments and determines their eligibility for rights and immunities;
• Manages the operation of the Blair House;
• Plans and executes arrangements for official functions hosted by the Secretary of State.

Paid and Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor   ( DRL )

• Develops and implements U.S. policy on democracy, human rights, international labor, and religious freedom;
• Helps build global consensus in support of democratic rule and universal human rights principles;
• Publishes the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which provide a comprehensive assessment of human rights around the world today;
• Conducts dialogues on human rights and democracy with other nations, both bilaterally and through multilateral fora;
• Works closely with members of Congress and their staffs, non-governmental human rights organizations, and the media;
• Reviews political asylum requests;
• Monitors key issues like religious freedom, labor, and women's rights.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.  Interns work closely with Office Directors on special projects and the Bureau's normal operations.

Bureau of Diplomatic Security   ( DS )

• Investigates passport and visa fraud; as well as other special investigations;
• Conducts personnel security investigations;
• Issues security clearances;
• Protects the Secretary of State and certain foreign dignitaries and officials;
• Provides physical and technical security for every U.S. embassy and consulate abroad;
• Is responsible for counter-terrorism initiatives, security engineering, building and construction security, diplomatic courier service, and security training.

Within the Bureau, there are several Divisions that provide administrative services such as automated systems support, financial and personnel management, and other general services.  Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. and occasionally at selected field offices in the U.S. such as Dallas, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles throughout the year.

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs   ( ECA )

(Formerly part of U.S. Information Agency)

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs supports the long-term national interest by fostering mutual understanding between the people of the United States and other countries.  Bureau academic and professional exchange programs identify future leaders and build a foundation of trust with current and potential leaders throughout the world.  Bureau programs and activities include the Fulbright Exchange Program, the International Visitor Program, Citizen and Professional Exchange Programs, English Language Programs, Cultural Programs, Educational Advising, Humphrey Fellowships and College and University Affiliations Programs.

• The Office of Academic Exchange Programs plans and manages a wide spectrum of merit based educational programs from Fulbright exchanges to a range of special programs for Russia and the New Independent States.
• The Office of Global Educational Programs administers professional and teacher exchanges, institutional linkages, and programs and services designed to support and promote the international exchange of student and scholars.
• The Office of English Language Programs conducts a variety of activities to promote the teaching and learning of English overseas.
• The Office of Citizen Exchanges manages programs in professional, cultural and youth programs.   Grants are used to strengthen public-private partnerships with American universities, community organizations, professional groups and other non-profit institutions.
• The Office of International Visitors bring current and emerging foreign leaders to the U.S. to meet and confer with professional counterparts and to gain a more complete understanding of the U.S.
• Cultural Programs emphasize fostering long-term relationships between artists, institutions and audiences, stimulating self-sustaining networks.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.  For more information see the Bureau's web site:  http://exchanges.state.gov

Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs   ( EAP )

• Conducts U.S. foreign relations with countries in the East Asian and Pacific region;
• Directs, coordinates, and supervises U.S. government activities with interest in political, economic, consular, and administrative matters in those countries;
• Analyzes and prioritizes U.S. private sector trade and investments;
• Researches and analyzes political and economic issues.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. and abroad at certain U.S. embassies and consulates during the summer only.  Interns gain experience with the foreign affairs interagency process.  Housing is provided to most interns abroad.  For students applying for internships abroad, please specify in your Statement of Interest the embassy or consulate for which you wish to be considered.

Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs   ( EB )

• Develops and implements U.S. international economic policy relevant to protecting and advancing U.S. economic, political, and security interests;
• Pursues objectives by managing bilateral and multilateral relationships in the areas of trade, energy, transportation, communications, finance, and food resources policy.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Office of the Coordinator for Business Affairs   ( EB/CBA )

Advises the Under Secretary for Economic, Agricultural, and Business Affairs on foreign policies affecting U.S. international economic competitiveness and ensures that the interests of the U.S. business community are properly considered in the formulation and implementation of U.S. foreign policy;

• Coordinates Department of State advocacy for U.S. firms pursuing international contracts;
• Coordinates support for overseas posts where the Department of State has principal responsibility for trade promotion activities;
• Conducts outreach to the U.S. business community;
• Represents the Department of State on interagency trade promotion committees and initiatives.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

International Communications and Information Policy   (EB/CIP )

• Coordinates development and implementation of policy in international telecommunications with both bilateral and multilateral organizations;
• Maintains extensive contacts with Congress;
• Works closely with officials in other agencies of the executive branch, the Federal Communications Commission, foreign governments, and international organizations;
• Promotes agreement among nations to allow free flow of information across national frontiers.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Bureau of European Affairs   ( EUR )

• Conducts U.S. foreign relations with countries in Europe (including Turkey and the former Soviet Republics);
• Directs, coordinates, and supervises U.S. Government activities within these regions, including consular and administrative management issues.
• In addition to working on country-specific issues, the Bureau offers the opportunity to do multilateral work related to the European Union, NATO, the OSCE, the OECD, the G-8, and the Council of Europe.  Applicants interested in these multilateral positions should specifically note such interest in their Statement of Interest.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. and abroad at certain U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the year.  When available, housing is provided to interns assigned abroad.  For students applying for an internship abroad, please specify in item 8 of the application, in descending order of preference, the embassy or consulate at which you are willing to pursue your internship.  Example:  EUR/Paris/Budapest/Chisinau.  Duties of both domestic and overseas interns are similar in nature to that of a junior Foreign Service Officer.

Note:  The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowships, sponsored by the College of William of Mary, will provide a $5000 award for two U.S. college students to work in the U.S. Embassies in Paris and London.  The fellowships are available during summer sessions only.  (A fellowship is also provided for a student to work in a component of the Office of the Secretary-see S entries, below).  Applications of persons chosen by the Department of State for internships in London or Paris and who have submitted a signed Authorization To Furnish Information statement (see DS-1950, U.S Department of State Application for Federal Employment), will be forwarded to The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship Program for consideration.  Eligible candidates will be contacted with instructions on applying for a Harriman Fellowship.  E-mail inquiries on the Fellowship Program should be addressed to:  harriman@wm.edu.  All written inquires should be addressed to:

The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship Program
PO BOX 8795
The College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA  23187

Family Liaison Office   ( FLO )

• Serves all USG employees and family members assigned to, serving at, or returning from a U.S. embassy or consulate abroad; 
• Advocates for programs to improve quality of life by identifying issues and solutions;
• Provides high volume of client services in the areas of Education and Youth, Family Member Employment, and Support Services for those experiencing a personal or post crisis;
• Assists employees and family members evacuated from post due to political unrest or natural disasters;
• Manages the Community Liaison Office (CLO) program with 160 field offices worldwide;
• Delivers services through individual counseling, training and presentations, and publications.
• Please visit FLO's Website: http://www.state.gov/www/flo/

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. during the summer.  Interns will work on special projects in one or more of the above areas.

Bureau of Financial Management and Policy   ( FMP )

• Manages the financial affairs of the Department;
• Budgets and allocates the resources of the Department;
• Formulates, directs, and advises on all matters relating to the financial management systems of the Department;
• Directs the Department's worldwide financial reporting and accounting programs;
• Directs and implements the management policy of the Department.

Paid and unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Foreign Service Institute   ( M/FSI )

• Trains Department of State and other U.S. Government agency employees involved in foreign affairs;
• Encourages research and other studies of new and developing areas of foreign policy concerns;
• Develops training materials for total curriculum including video and multimedia-based training courses;
• Provides intensive instruction in over 50 languages;
• Offers a variety of area studies courses that familiarize Foreign Service personnel in the specific geographic/cultural area to which they are assigned;
• Assists personnel and their families going to or returning from overseas assignments in cross-cultural and lifestyle adaptation, in addition to family and work adjustment/readjustment.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Office of the Under Secretary for Global Affairs   ( G )

• Coordinates U.S. foreign relations on a variety of global issues, including democracy and human rights, population and the environment, narcotics control, migration, and refugees;
• Oversees activities of four Bureaus: Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; International Narcotics and Crime; Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs; and Population, Refugees, and Migration.

Selections will be made from applicants with demonstrable knowledge of, and interest in, one or more

Global issues.  Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Bureau of Legislative Affairs   ( H )

• Supervises and coordinates all legislative and liaison activities between the Department and Congress (except certain management issues) and the Office of Management and Budget;
• Plays the lead interagency strategy role on foreign affairs legislation.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Bureau of Human Resources   ( HR )

• Carries out recruitment and examination for the Foreign Service, including administration of the Foreign Service Written Examination and Oral Assessment;
• Develops and administers personnel policies and procedures of the Department, including assignments, career development, employee relations and retirement programs for both Foreign and Civil Service;
• Coordinates the Department's student employment programs;
• Publishes the Department's monthly magazine for employees worldwide.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Office of International Information Programs   ( IIP )

(The former Information Bureau of the U.S. Information Agency)

IIP is the principal international strategic communications service for the foreign affairs community.  Using public diplomacy tools, IIP reaches out to key foreign audiences to improve their understanding of U.S. foreign policy and society.

The Office of International Information Programs is a reinvention lab, built on team-based management and cutting-edge technology.  The IIP staff:

• Writes and edits material to explain U.S. policy to overseas audiences in such fields as foreign policy, military and economic affairs.
• Prepares stories, Web pages and electronic journals aimed at foreign readers in various subject areas including human rights, narcotics, terrorism, American society, democracy, and information technology.
• Recruits and schedules U.S. officials, persons, from the academic community, and subject specialists for overseas speaking and training programs.
• Publishes pamphlets in paper and electronic versions on a variety of topics on American society and government, foreign policy and global issues.
• Provides, through the Public Diplomacy Research Center, information services to IIP and to overseas programs.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs   ( INL )

• Plans, implements, and oversees international narcotics and crime control activities;
• Provides program direction to U.S. missions abroad;
• Negotiates cooperative agreements with foreign governments;
• Represents the U.S. at the United Nations on narcotics and crime matters;
• Works closely with other government agencies on domestic drug issues; 
• Assists foreign governments to combat narcotics and crime activities, e.g., eradicate narcotic crops, destroy illicit laboratories, train interdiction personnel, prevent money laundering and other organized crime, develop anti-crime and counternarcotics education programs.

Paid internships are available in Washington, D.C. during the summer ONLY.  Intern projects include: monitoring the narcotics and crime control programs in South America, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Asia, or Africa; reporting on narcotics and crime activities; and researching and analyzing narcotics trafficking and crime profiles.  Proficiency in Spanish is desirable.

Bureau of Intelligence and Research   ( INR )

• Directs the Department's program of intelligence analysis and research;
• Conducts liaison with the Intelligence Community;
• Represents the Department in interagency intelligence groups and on committees.

INR's Office of Research conducts opinion polls and focus groups abroad on political, economic and cultural issues related to foreign policy.  Unpaid internships (which do not require a Top Secret clearance) are available throughout the year.

All other offices in INR can only accept applications from individuals who hold both a Top Secret clearance for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information.  Previous applicants who had these Clearances held them through their participation in U.S. military reserve units.

Bureau of International Organization Affairs   ( IO )

• Provides guidance for U.S. participation in international organizations and conferences;
• Acts as the channel between the U.S. government and international organizations;
• Builds coalitions necessary to advance U.S. policies in the United Nations and specialized agencies;
• Scope of interest includes the U.N. Security Council and the maintenance of international peace and security.

Unpaid internships are available all year in and are occasionally available overseas.

Bureau of Information Resource Management   ( IRM )

The mission of IRM is to ensure that all the Department of State's information resource management requirements are met in the areas of:

• voice communications
• telecommunications
• transmission networks
• automated data processing
• personal computers
• local area network systems
• electronic media products
• mass data storage
• information processing/retrieval systems
• fifth generation computing

IRM is responsible for providing services in these areas to the entire Department of State, including its diplomatic missions abroad, and to other foreign affairs agencies abroad.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Office of the Legal Adviser   ( L )

• Furnishes legal advice on all domestic and international legal problems arising in the course of the Department's activities;
• Involved in formulating and carrying out the foreign policy of the U.S.;
• Involved in promoting and developing international law and institutions as a fundamental of the foreign policy of the U.S.

Paid internships are offered to applicants who are at least second-year law students.  Unpaid work-study internships are available for the fall and spring semester for second-year law students and in the fall for third-year law students.

If you are a second-year law student applying for a summer internship, or if you are applying for the Work-Study Program with the Office of the Legal Adviser, you must submit a resume and a copy of your law school transcript.  (Application materials in this brochure are not applicable for these particular internships.)

Applicants for the Office of the Legal Adviser must submit their application package directly to:

Personnel Officer
Office of the Legal Adviser - Room 5519
U.S. Department of State
Washington, DC  20520-6310

Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs   ( NEA )

• Conducts U.S. foreign relations with countries in the Middle East and the Maghreb States in North Africa;
• Directs, coordinates, and supervises activities within those countries, including consular and administrative management issues.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year and abroad at certain Embassies and Consulates during the summer ONLY.  Posts abroad provide housing at no cost to interns.

Bureau for Nonproliferation   ( NP)-- leads U.S. efforts to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by supporting the Secretary of State in leading the interagency policy process in this area and will:

• Be responsible for developing and implementing all policies to curb the proliferation of nuclear chemical and biological weapons and missiles and other delivery systems;
• Promote restraint in transfers of conventional arms, including through enhanced foreign export control practices;
• Promote peaceful uses of nuclear energy and enhanced nuclear safety practices worldwide.
• Pursue regional and bilateral initiatives and negotiations, including with Russia, China, South Asia, the Middle East and the Korean Peninsula to reduce proliferation pressures and destabilizing arms acquisitions.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs   ( OES )

The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs is the Department of State's focal point for foreign policy development in the areas of:

• U.S. policy on environment and development;  
• Terrestrial conservation affairs;
• Global climate change;
• Oceans and fisheries affairs;
• Marine conservation;
• International science and technology cooperation programs;
• Emerging and infectious diseases and HIV/AIDS;
• Science and Technology;
• Public outreach on environmental diplomacy.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Office of Foreign Missions   ( OFM )

• Facilitates the secure and efficient operation in the U.S. of foreign missions and public international organizations;
• Assists in obtaining appropriate benefits, privileges, and immunities for those missions and organizations;
• Assists in regulating the observance of corresponding obligations in accordance with international law.

Unpaid internships are available in New York, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles throughout the year.

Office of the Inspector General   ( OIG )

• Provides policy direction and conducts, supervises, and coordinates objectives, independent audits, investigations, inspections, and security oversight reviews relating to programs and operations of the Department;
• Systematically reviews and evaluates the administrative activities and operations of Foreign Service posts, bureaus, and other operating units of the Department;
• Ensures that policy goals and objectives are effectively being achieved and that the interests of the U.S. are accurately and effectively represented.

Paid and unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.  In addition, the Office of Counsel in the Office of the Inspector General has internships for second year law students.

Bureau of Public Affairs   ( PA )

• Develops and executes all public information policies and programs for the Department of State;
• Internships may be in the Office of Public Communication, Office of Public Liaison, Office of Press Relations, Office of the Historian, Intergovernmental Affairs Staff, or Executive Staff.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs   ( PM )-- supports the Secretary and the Under Secretary in playing a larger role in security and defense policy and will:

• Provide a more informed State voice on Defense policies with major foreign policy implications;
• Provide analytic support on defense-related foreign policy issues;
• Contribute to the coordination of peacekeeping and related foreign policy issues;
• Lead a stronger State effort on regional security issues;
• Assume greater responsibilities in crisis management; and
• Be responsible for arms transfers, defense trade controls, and political-military and Defense cooperation in critical infrastructure protection.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration   ( PRM )

• Plans, develops, manages, and evaluates programs for the care and maintenance of refugees in camps;
• Selects and processes those refugees seeking to be admitted to the U.S. and facilitates their transportation to this country;
• Plans, develops, manages, and evaluates grants to voluntary agencies which help process resettled refugees;
• Coordinates migration and population issues for the Department of State.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. during the summer ONLY.

Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism   ( S/CT )

• Coordinates the U.S. overseas counterterrorism policy and response to international terrorist incidents that take place outside of U.S. territory;
• Engages in bilateral, multilateral, and public diplomacy to deter terrorism through a firm policy of no concessions to terrorists, prosecution or extradition of international terrorists, and vigorous opposition to state-sponsored terrorism;
• Provides the lead in conducting interagency bilateral counterterrorism consultations with some 20 governments, and is an active participant in multilateral and regional negotiations and meetings;
• Identifies and develops justification for the U.S. Government's biennial designation of foreign terrorist organizations;
• Coordinates U.S. counterterrorism research and development including consultations and cooperation with selected countries;
• Leads interagency Foreign Emergency Support Team that stands ready to deploy overseas on four hours notice in the event of an international terrorist incident.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Office for Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights   ( S/EEOCR )

• Manages all Department of State programs and activities which promote equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action for employees and applicants for employment;
• Directs a complaints processing program which addresses complaints of discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, disabling condition, political affiliation, marital status, or prior statutory, constitutionally protected activity;
• Advises the Secretary of State and senior Departmental managers on affirmative action and diversity issues and develops and implements policies and procedures to eliminate barriers to equal employment opportunity;
• Conducts briefings and training sessions on EEO, affirmative action, and diversity for departmental components worldwide.

Unpaid internships are available to undergraduate, graduate, and law students with an interest in equal employment opportunity and civil rights issues.  Internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Office of the Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to the New Independent States   ( S/NIS/C )

The Office of the Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to the New Independent States has oversight of all U.S. government assistance budgets focusing on the NIS.  The United States has a vital stake in the success of reforming the NIS and for the past six years this office hascoordinated bilateral assistance programs under the Freedom Support Act to 12 countries in the NIS, totaling over $1.2 billion.  The office insures synergism among over 15 government agencies and programs and helps to avoid overlaps and duplication of effort by USG and the international community in the NIS.  The programs monitored by this office play an important role in promoting democratic and economic reforms in these countries.  Also, through the Cooperative Threat Reduction (Nunn-Lugar) Act, this office has promoted the U.S. denuclearization and non-proliferation policies.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Office of the Secretary, Policy Planning Staff   ( S/P )

• Provides analysis, review and advice for the Department on policy matters;
• Recommends alternative courses of action on major ongoing and prospective policy issues, the interrelationship between issues, and the strategic or long-term consequences of actions.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Note:  The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowships, sponsored by the College of William of Mary, will provide a $5000 award for one U.S. college student to work in a component of the Office of the Secretary.  The fellowships are available during summer sessions only.  (Fellowships are also provided for a student to work in the U.S. embassies in Paris and London - see EUR, above).  Applications of persons chosen by the Department of State for internships in a component of the Office of the Secretary and who have submitted a signed Authorization To Furnish Information statement (see DS-1950, U.S Department of State Application for Federal Employment), will be forwarded to The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship Program for consideration.  Eligible candidates will be contacted with instructions on applying for a Harriman Fellowship.  E-mail inquiries on the Fellowship Program should be addressed to:  harriman@wm.edu.  All written inquiries should be addressed to:

The Pamela Harriman Foreign Service Fellowship Program
PO BOX 8795
The College of William and Mary
Williamsburg, VA  23187

For more information on the Fellowship Program, please visit http://www.wm.edu/harriman/

Bureau of South Asian Affairs   ( SA )

• Conducts U.S. foreign relations with the South Asian countries of India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, the Maldives, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh;
• Directs, coordinates, and supervises activities within those countries, including consular and administrative management issues.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year and abroad at certain embassies and consulates during the summer ONLY.  Overseas posts provide housing at no cost to the interns.

Office of the Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Affairs   ( T )

The Under Secretary's office provides policy direction in the following areas:

• Non-proliferation, including missile and nuclear, as well as chemical, biological, and conventional weapons;
• Arms control, including negotiation, ratification and implementation of agreements on strategic, non-conventional and conventional forces;
• Regional security and defense relations, which involve policy regarding U.S. security commitments worldwide as well as use of U.S. military forces in unilateral or international peacemaking roles;
• Export control policy, i.e., the U.S. Government controls exports that might contribute to proliferation or otherwise harm U.S. interests, while at the same time allowing legitimate exports that help U.S. business.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

United States Mission to the United Nations   ( USUN )

The United States Mission to the United Nations was established in 1947 by the United Nations Participation Act, to assist the President and the Department of State in conducting U.S. policy at the United Nations.

• Carries out our nation's participation in the world body;
• Recommends what course of action the U.S. should pursue in the world organization.
• Internships may be in: Political Affairs, Economic and Social Affairs, UN Resource Management,
• Military Staff Committee, Research and Reference, Legal Section, Host Country Affairs, Press and Public Affairs, and Regional Security Office.  Unpaid internships are available in New York City throughout the year.

Bureau of Verification and Compliance   ( VC )

• Leads the verification and compliance effort for existing arms control and nonproliferation agreements, which includes ABM Treaty and related documents, CFE Treaty and related documents, CSBMs, START I and II, LTBT, TTBT, PNET, BWC, CWC, and NPT.  Additionally, the Bureau is responsible for ensuring compliance with the NPT and the MTCR.
• Also leads the further elaboration of the verification and monitoring regime of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) and the development of the verification and monitoring regime and subsequent compliance effort for the Fissile Material Production Cutoff Treaty (FMCT), the
• ABM/NMD Protocol, a START III agreement, nuclear warhead dismantlement issues, Anti Personnel Landmine Limitations, the BWC Compliance Measures Protocol, and all other arms control and nonproliferation agreements and commitments.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. throughout the year.

Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs   ( WHA )

• Conducts foreign relations with Mexico, Canada, Central and South America and the Caribbean;
• Directs, coordinates, and supervises U.S. Government activities within this region, including political, consular and administrative management issues;
• Prefer Spanish, French, Portuguese speaking/reading applicants.

Unpaid internships are available in Washington, D.C. and abroad at certain U.S. embassies and consulates throughout the year.  When available, housing is provided to interns assigned abroad.  Internships are offered in political, economic, consular, and administrative sections of embassies abroad. For students applying for an internship abroad, please specify in your Statement of Interest the embassy or consulate at which you wish to pursue your internship.   Duties of interns, both domestic and abroad, are similar in nature to that of a Junior Foreign Service Officer.

The Department of State is committed to equal opportunity and fair and equitable treatment for all without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, sexual orientation, disabling condition, political affiliation, marital status, or prior statutory, constitutionally protected activity.