research institute and library, seeks an intern to assist
part-time on projects concerning U.S. foreign policy and security
interests in Latin America.
The intern's work with the Archive will include contributing to
the Cuba Documentation Project, a collection of declassified
government documents on U.S. policy toward Cuba. The intern will
also research areas of U.S. policy toward Latin American
countries, including El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Panama.
This work is undertaken by the Archive to enrich debate on
American foreign policy by making available to scholars,
researchers and members of Congress internal government
documentation on a variety of important issues.
Intern's at the Archive participate in a number of substantive
ways, including:
- performing archival research
- building extensive chronologies of events based on
declassified documents
- helping obtain government documents through use of Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) requests Approximately 15% of the
intern's time is devoted to administrative tasks such as
filing, photocopying and answering phones.
REQUIREMENTS: The Archive is seeking applicants with strong
writing and research skills, and some understanding of U.S.
policy toward Latin America. Spanish language skills are helpful,
but not required. Applicants must be able to make a commitment
for a minimum of one semester, 15-40 hours a week.
TO APPLY: Call or write Peter Kornbluh at the number and address
below. Be prepared to submit a resume, short writing sample, one
or two recommendations and a transcript.
National Security Archive
Gelman Library, Suite 701
2130 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 994-7000t.