CABLE-INTERN RESOURCE SOLICTATION-SPRING 2009 FOR

UNCLAS USNATO 000263

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NATO AMGT APER ASEC
SUBJECT: CABLE-INTERN RESOURCE SOLICTATION-SPRING 2009 FOR
EUR AND IO


1. (U) Post requests four interns for the Spring 2009 cycle:
one each for the Political section, Public Affairs section,
Civil Emergency Planning section, and the Office of the
Defense Advisor. In this period, USNATO will be diligently
preparing for the April NATO Summit. The political and
public affairs interns will focus almost exclusively on
preparing for the Summit. This could include preparation of
policy papers and supporting Post's officers in the
preparatory negotations. Foreign language abilities are not
a prerequite, but a basic knowledge of French would be
helpful. The two interns assigned to Civil Emergency
Planning and the Office of the Defense Advisor will support
the work of their sections. Rising seniors or graduates
students are preferred.


2. (U) Political officer L. Reece Smyth is USNATO's intern
coordiantor. Telephone 32 2 724 3268; fax 32 2 724 3421;
email smythlr@state.gov.


3. (U) Post does not provide housing for interns, but often
members of the Embassy community will offer to house an
intern.


4. (U) Interns may arrive without a visa as long as they do
not stay in Belgium longer than 90 days.


5. (U) Per email (EUR/RPM-USNATO),USNATO will select its own
interns directly using the intern database. RPM will email
the link and password when available.
OLSON