Opportunities at AFPC

Internships at the American Foreign Policy Council

 Unpaid internship positions are available year round. Hours are flexible with interns expected to work a minimum of 20 hours per week. Candidates should have a strong interest in foreign policy and national security. Knowledge of Russian, Mandarin, Arabic or Farsi is helpful.
 

Updated Application Information:
In addition to research based internships we are also seeking interns for a programmatic based internship.  If you are interested in gaining experience with fundraising, development and event support please apply for our programmatic internship position.  In the cover letter please state if your internship preference is research based or programmatic.  Lastly, please also note if you are capable of working for longer than one semester.

***We are actively seeking candidates with experience using Adobe InDesign***

Opportunities for Publication:
In addition to providing interns with a substantive research experience, AFPC encourages and provides opportunities for interns to author or co-author opinion editorials. Listed below are a few examples of AFPC intern's publications:

• Obama's Dim Prospects for Reviving the Russian 'Reset' - By Heather Stetten, U.S. News and World Report, April 30, 2013
• Rules of Engagement, the Cybercrime Edition - By Rich Harrison & Emily Greenfield, U.S. News and World Report, April 2, 2013
• Have We Reached a Tipping Poing on Chinese Cybertheft - By Isaac Medina, U.S. News and World Report, March 5, 2013
• China's March Toward Space Modernization - By Rich Harrison & Isaac Medina, AFPC Defense Dossier, November 2012
• Why Russia Won't Budge on Iran - By Cory Bender, U.S. News and World Report, October 30, 2012
• Bringing Burma Along - By Amanda Sawit, International Business Times, October 15, 2012
• U.S. and Russia in a new standoff - By Ilan Berman and Tyler McKinley, Washington Times, August 21, 2012
• Inflation And Iran's Regime -  By Yassamin Issapour, Wall Street Journal Europe, July 6, 2012
• India Key to U.S. Afghan Success -  By Jeff M. Smith & Gianluca La Manno, The Diplomat, June 2, 2012
• Iran: A test for U.S.-India relations -  By Jeff M. Smith & Sarah McKeever, CNN.com, March 22, 2012

Responsibilities vary depending on program schedule, but may include:

 

• general administrative support
• special events planning
• editorial assistance with publications
• logistical support of foreign delegations in Washington
• foreign policy research and writing

Interested candidates are requested to submit (by mail, fax or e-mail) the following:

• cover letter (please include hours and availability)
• resume
• foreign policy related writing sample (four pages or less)
  

We do not accept LinkedIn applications and incomplete applications will not be considered.

Applications for the Summer 2013 internship positions will no longer be accepted. The deadline for the Fall 2013 internship program is July 1.

Application Deadlines:
Fall Semester   --   July 1
Spring Semester   --   November 1
Summer Semester   --   March 15

Richard Harrison
Research Fellow and Program Officer
American Foreign Policy Council
509 C Street NE
Washington, DC 20002

Fax: 202-543-1007
Email: internships@afpc.org