WHA Spring 2006 Intern Program

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000942 SIPDIS WHA/EX/HR - Maria Ranger and Jennifer Bantel E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: APER AMGT PA SUBJECT: WHA Spring 2006 Intern Program REF: STATE 116365 ¶1. Number of interns requested: Three (3) ¶2. Language requirements: Spanish 3/3 preferred. Few Paraguayans, even in professional ranks, speak English, an intern with strong communication will get the most out of the experience. ¶3. Latin American experience in terms of either studies or travel. (Political Section Intern only). ¶4. Section of assignment ¶A. Political Section ¶B. Public Diplomacy ¶C. Consular Section ¶5. Post Intern Coordinator: Graham Webster, A/Management Officer, Phone: 595-21-213715, ext. 2180; Fax: 595-21- 213818, e-mail: WebsterGL@state.gov. Karin Mac Guire, HR Officer, Phone: 595-21-213715, ext. 2170; Fax: 595-21- 213818, e-mail: MacGuireKE@state.gov. ¶6. Specific Duties: Political Section -------------- Produce weekly report on topical political and economic developments. Cultivate church and youth group contacts. Develop biographical files on key political figures. Monitor implementation of U.S. funded programs to combat drug trafficking, money laundering, IPR violations, and trafficking in persons. Participate in regular Embassy and representational functions as appropriate. Public Diplomacy -------------- The PD intern will work on public diplomacy outreach programs focused on high schools -- coordinating a series of Embassy officer speaker programs. The intern will also help plan and coordinate book donations to schools in the interior. Consular Section: -------------- The intern would direct a validation study for the consular section, checking on return rates for visa applicants, and would assist in day-to-day activities of the section. ¶7. Housing: Post will attempt to find accommodation in vacant pool housing but unable to confirm housing arrangement at this time. In the past, interns have been assigned to vacant housing in the Embassy housing pool on a space-available basis. ¶8. Visa requirement: Paraguayan Visa is required. ¶9. Inoculations required: Tetanus, Hepatitis, Rabies, Typhoid Fever, Diphtheria, Polio, and other routine immunizations. ¶10. Deposit of USD 100 is required. Keane