Located in Washington, DC, one of the world’s leading centers of international interaction, students have access to an array of internships and career opportunities in the field of Comparative and Regional Studies.

CRS students are encouraged to participate in internships while studying at American University. The professional staff of the American University Career Center is available to help students explore both domestic and international internship opportunities. Careers and internships in which CRS students are placed include:

• U.S. government agencies (Departments of State, Defense, Justice, Commerce, and CIA)
• AMIDEAST
• American Red Cross
• Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
• Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
  
• Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
• Woodrow Wilson Center
• Associated Press (Belgium)
• Brookings Institution
• Asia Society
• Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies
• Human Rights Watch
• Internews (Bosnia)
• Kyoto News
• The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
• Ernst & Young
• International Republican Institute
• Coca-Cola, Inc.
• The Youth Advocacy Progam International
• The Atlantic Council
• The European Institute
• CATO Institute
• American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS)
• U.S. Embassy in Czech Republic
• U.S. Embassy in Austria
• U.S. Mission to Brussels
• UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
• U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress
• Meridian International Center
• Asociación Iberoamericana de Derecho a la Salud (AIDAS)
• Peace Corps
• Center for Democracy and Election Management
• Jewish Policy Center
• Digital Chosun Inc.
• German Marshall Fund
• U.S.-Asia Institute
• Church World Service