London US Embassy Internship, Fall 07

Don't come back in the fall, work in London instead:

The U.S. Commercial Service has an active internship program through the year, and we welcome applications from suitable candidates to work alongside our staff at the U.S. Embassy in London. We are currently seeking interested applicants for the Fall Semester 2007.

The U.S. Commercial Service is the export development arm of the United States government, and the office in the U.S. Embassy London is one of the most active in the world. Our work pursues two key objectives:

• To assist U.S. companies with their efforts to enter the U.K. market through representation, direct sales, licensing agreements, or joint ventures.
• To assist U.K. companies in forming business relationships with U.S. companies by representing U.S. products, importing goods, or through joint venture and licensing arrangements.

To support these objectives, the office counsels U.S. companies, analyzes information on the U.K. market, facilitates contacts with U.K. businesses, promotes U.S. products in the U.K. and European marketplace, and advocates U.S. business interests.

The intern's work assignments will provide exposure to our full range of activities and services, in which every attempt will be made to give hands-on experience where appropriate. It must be stressed however, that the immediate requirements of the mission program must take precedence over other considerations. Intern assignments may include:

• Collecting and analyzing formation for use in market research reports
• Responding to enquiries from U.S. companies
• Assisting our staff in the preparation of trade events and trade missions

We prefer interns with International Business, Business Administration or Marketing majors, but we will consider other appropriate students. If you have suitable students who would be interested in this opportunity, please ask them to send me their resume along with a cover letter, a writing sample, and two letters of recommendation to the address below. Should we wish to consider the candidate further, we will arrange to interview them either by telephone or in person. Once an intern has been accepted, we will ask him/her to complete a number of application forms, and to supply a photocopy of his/her passport. All acceptances are subject to a security clearance that generally takes about eight weeks to complete.

In order to qualify for an internship, potential candidates should be:

Available for a minimum of three months
Able to work for a minimum of four full days per week
Enrolled in an academic program
In possession of a U.S. or U.K. passport
Please note that interns do not receive any pay or expenses, and no housing or other financial assistance is provided.

If you would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact me. The enclosed flyer may be an additional useful resource for posting in your Career Center.

Sincerely,
Lisa Cogan
Commercial Assistant
U.S. Commercial Service
U.S. Embassy
24 Grosvenor Square
London W1A 1AE
Tel. +44 (0) 7894 0472
E-mail: lisa.cogan@mail.doc.gov