Washington Semester Program, Washington, DC - American University


Sample Intenships

American Politics

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

International Business & Trade

International Environment & Development

International Law & Organizations

Israel Studies

Journalism

Justice

Peace & Conflict Resolution

Public Law

Transforming Communities

American Politics

  • Americans United for the Separation of Church & State
  • Republican Youth Majority
  • C-SPAN
  • Children's Defense Fund
  • Senator Hilary Clinton (D-NY)
  • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
  • Department of Education
  • Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE)
  • Senatory Edward Kennedy (D-MA)
  • Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
  • National Republican Congressional Committee
  • Urban Institute
  • Heritage Foundation
  • Government Accountability Project

Economic Policy

  • The President’s Council of Economic Advisors
    Bureau of Economic Analysis
    American Enterprise Institute
    Organization of American States
    Inter-American Development Bank
    US-India Business Council
    US Chamber of Commerce
    The World Bank
    Bank of America
    Merrill Lynch

Foreign Policy

  • Center for International Policy
  • Foreign Policy Magazine
  • Fulbright Association
  • American Academy of Diplomacy
  • The Center for Democracy
  • Institute for Policy Studies
  • United Nations Association of the National Capital Area
  • National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
  • Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training

Int'l Business & Trade

  • US Department of Commerce
  • Merrill Lynch
  • American Express
  • Chindex International
  • Australian Embassy
  • Bearingpoint
  • National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
  • U.S. Department of Commerce
  • U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  • AFL-CIO
  • American Enterprise Institute
  • Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

Int'l Environment & Development

  • World Wildlife Fund
  • World Resources Institute
  • American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)
  • Amazon Alliance for Indigenous and Traditional Peoples of the Amazon Basin
  • Institute for Policy Studies (IPS)
  • Inter-American Development Bank
  • Oxfam USA
    Congressional Sub-committee on Africa
    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    Embassy of Brazil
    Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
    Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development
    Earthjustice
    Environmental Law Institute
    TransAfrica Forum
    Africare
    The Nature Conservancy
    Conservation International

Int'l Law & Organizations

  • American Academy of Diplomacy
  • American Foreign Service Association
  • Amnesty International
  • Center for Justice and International Law
  • Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Council on Foreign Relations
  • The international Law Institute

Israel Studies

  • American University Center for Israel Studies
    Americans for Peace Now
    American Israel Public Affairs Committee
    Anti-Defamation League
    Center for Defense Information
    Center for Strategic and International Studies
    Council on Foreign Relations
    Crisis Group

Journalism

  • White House
  • CNN Newsmaker
  • ABC News
  • Chicago Tribune, Washington Bureau
  • Dateline NBC
  • Roll Call
  • CBS News
  • WMAL Radio
  • Dallas Morning News, Washington Bureau
  • C-SPAN
  • Fox News Network
  • U.S. Airways, Public Relations Office
  • Edelman Public Relations

Justice

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • US House Select Committee on Homeland Security, Majority Staff
  • Department of
  • Justice/Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
  • Center for Justice and International Law
  • National Women's Law Center
    Office of the Attorney General
    Heritage Foundation
    Department of Justice
    Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
    Legal Times and Influence
    Innocence Porject of the National Capitol Region
    Americans United for Separation of Church and State
    Council for Court Excellence
    Department of Defense

Peace & Conflict Resolution

  • The Empower Program
  • Fund for Peace
  • The International
  • Peace Operations Association
  • Peace Corps
    National Endowment for Democracy
    U.S. State Department

Public Law

  • U.S. Attorney's Office, Department of Justice
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary
  • American Prosecutor's Research Institute
  • U.S. Sentencing Commission
  • American Association of Trial Lawyers
  • National Coalition to End Gun Violence
  • Women's Legal Defense Fund
  • American Bar Association
  • Washington Lawyer Committee for Civil Rights
  • Senate Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology, and Government Information

Transforming Communities

  • Center for Community Change
    Capital City Public Charter School
    Bread for the City
    Public Defender Service
    Anacostia Watershed Society
    National Alliance to End Homelessness
    Public Education Network
    The Heritage Foundation
    The Partnership for Public Service