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From: Carlos Osorio <cosorio@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 1996 11:39:38 -0500
To: Note Redalc <redalc@frmop11.cnusc.fr>,
Note Lasnet <lasnet@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu>,
H-Latam-n <H-Latam@MSU.EDU>,
Central America List <CENTAM-L@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu>,
note Canala-l <canala-l@cunews.carleton.ca>,
Note Activ-l <activ-l@mizzou1.missouri.edu>
Subject: FOREIGN POLICY INTERNSHIP for summer
This is a very interesting research project. Please pass to others that
may be interested.
INTERNSHIP - FOREIGN POLICY - DECLASSIFIED PAPERS
THE NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHIVE, an independent, nonprofit research
institute and library, seeks a student intern to assist part-time
on a project concerning The History of the Guatemalan Armed
Forces.
The intern will research U.S.-Guatemala relations since the
1970's, examining bilateral diplomatic, political, human rights,
defense and security issues. The research will contribute to a
broad archive project on the role of the United States in Central
America, resulting in publication of a collection of declassified
government documents on the subject. The National Security
Archive undertakes research projects to enrich the debate on
American public policy by making available to scholars,
researchers and Congress internal government documentation on a
variety of key foreign, defense and intelligence issues.
The intern will participate in the project in a number of
substantive ways. Depending on the project's needs and the
interests of the intern, those may include: tracking down
bibliographies on U.S.-Guatemala relations, assembling a set of
secondary sources for reference (from Facts on File, specialized
journals and newspapers, human rights reports, university theses,
and Internet on-line databases); collecting data from government
documents (DOD, CIA, DOS, NSC) on security assistance,
intelligence and human rights; building an extensive chronology
of events; drafting glossary entries on key names and
organizations; and investigating leads on U.S.-Guatemala
relations. The internship is unpaid. Academic credit is often possible;
students should contact the appropriate persons at their school for
more details.
REQUIREMENTS:
The position is available immediatedly. Please note that applicants
must be able to make a commitment for a minimum of four months
(one semester), 10-20 hours a week.
Foreign students are welcome. We can give you a hand making
housing arrangements.
The Archive is seeking applicants with strong writing and
research skills, and some understanding of U.S. policy in Latin
America. Proficiency in Spanish is helpful but not required.
TO APPLY:
Please send a letter, a resume, a writing sample, transcripts and two
recommendations:
Carlos Osorio
National Security Archive
Suite 701
Gelman Library
2130 H St., NW
Washington D.C. 20037
You may send a resume and a letter in advance by fax or e-mail to:
Fax: 202/994-7005
E-mail: cosorio@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu
Students in the Washington D.C. area call Carlos Osorio at 202/994-7219.
The Archive just moved its offices to The Gelman Library, and applicants
are welcome to drop in and introduce themselves.