Subject: Internship opportunity Topic: jobs From: American Hellenic Institute (AHI) AMERICAN HELLENIC INSTITUTE COLLEGE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM 1220 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20036 Tel: 202-785-8430 Fax: 202-785-5178 The American Hellenic Institute is offering several internship positions during the year. Interns will have the opportunity to work in the heart of Washington, DC, and to experience first hand the excitement and practical understanding for how foreign policy is developed in this country. It will be an experience that they will cherish and appreciate. In the past AHI interns have gone on to fine positions in the public and private sector. Interns will participate in a variety of activities such as monitor legislation and Congressional hearings, liaison with Congressional offices, conduct research on issues affecting U.S.-Greece-Cyprus relations for Congressional testimony and our handbook on United States Relations With Greece and Cyprus and writing memoranda, press releases and letters. The work will also include routine office chores. Qualifications include knowledge of U.S. relations with Greece and Cyprus, excellent oral and written communication skills and knowledge of word processing -MS Word for Windows. Interested students should send a resume, current transcripts, a writing sample and two letters of recommendations to the: AHI College Intern Program Mrs. Yola Pakhchanian 104 Canfield Hill Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878- ____________________________________________ The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) founded on August 1, 1974, following Turkey's invasion of Cyprus, is a non-profit tax-exempt business league. It is an independent public policy trade association which provides an organization and program for strengthening trade and commerce and related matters between the US and Greece, the US and Cyprus and within the American Hellenic community. AHI initiated the rule of law issue as well as humanitarian aid to Cyprus and the first U.S.-Greece-Cyprus trade conference. The American Hellenic Institute Public Affairs Committee, Inc., (AHIPAC), is the filial organization of AHI conceived in 1974 and established in early 1975. While both AHI and AHIPAC are authorized to lobby, AHIPAC was formed to concentrate on lobbying. AHIPAC is the only American Hellenic organization registered with the U.S. Congress under the Lobbying Act. The American Hellenic Institute Foundation, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt research, educational and scientific organization. It is a "think tank" which seeks to strengthen relations between the U.S. and Greece, the U.S. and Cyprus and within the American Hellenic community through publications, conferences and seminars. AHI AND AHIPAC SUPPORT *blocking recognition of the Skopje regime under the Greek name of Macedonia; *protection of human rights in Northern Epirus; *security of Greece's sovereign rights in the Aegean and western Thrace; *freedom and sovereignty of Cyprus; *conditions on all military and economic aid to Turkey and economic sanctions against Turkey until Turkey removes its troops and colonists from Cyprus & is in compliance with all US laws, the UN Charter, the NATO & Geneva Convention. *the 7:10 ratio in U.S. military aid to Greece and Turkey and urges a 1:1 ratio; *protection of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the Greek minority in Turkey. *the reopening of the Halki Patriarchal School of Theology; *awareness of the Pontian Genocide by Turkey; *human rights for the Kurdish minority in Turkey; and *the lifting of the illegal Turkish blockage of Armenia. _______________________________________________________ AMERICAN HELLENIC INSTITUTE COLLEGE INTERN PROGRAM INTERN BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SHEET Date ____________________________________ NAME ________________________________________________________ CURRENT ADDRESS_______________________________________________ CITY __________________________ STATE ___________ZIP_____________ PERMANENT ADDRESS ________________________________________________ CITY __________________________ STATE ___________ZIP_____________ PHONE (CURRENT) _________________ (PERMANENT)____________________ Please print or type the following questionnaire and mail along with a copy of your resume: College/University: ______________________________________________ Major: __________________________ Degree _______________________________ Expected graduation date ___________________ Education: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Awards: __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Work experience __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ Language skills __________________________________________________________________________ Computer skills __________________________________________________________________________ Are you or your family from Greece or Cyprus? ______ If yes, which members of your family were born in Greece or Cyprus? self parents grandparents great-grandparents (Please specify city of origin in Greece or Cyprus) __________________________________________________ Internship Information: Beginning date _________________________ Ending date_____________________ What days and time will you be available _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Special Interests _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Is there an internship program at your university? _________ If yes, give contact name, university, mailing address & phone number _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ Any comments you want to make: _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ PLEASE MAIL COMPLETED FORM TO: YOLA PAKHCHANIAN American Hellenic Institute College Intern Program 104 CANFIELD HILL DRIVE GAITHERSBURG, MD 20878-5263