Global Externs' Blog

As most government agencies go, there is a distinct and sometimes complicated organizational system to navigate through when discussing where in the organization one works. The “parent company” of my current job in D.C. is the U.S. Department of Commerce currently headed by the out-going Gary Locke. Secretary Locke has recently been appointed the next […]

The best way to go about explaining the mandate of the office I work for is to discuss the hierarchy of departments under which it falls.  The Department of Commerce (DOC) was founded in 1903 to facilitate economic growth within the United States.  Officially, its mission is to “promote job creation and improved living standards […]

The global externship commenced on June 6th, 2011, just three days after my return from China.  Early that Monday morning Adam and I met with Jane Earley, the Director of Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices for the International Trade Administration (ITA).   She directed us to our offices in the Herbert C. Hoover Building (Department of Commerce). […]

When I landed at the International Trade Administrations (ITA), an office of the Department of Commerce, I really did not know what to expect. I was eager to begin my research and ready to soak up as much information as I was capable. Upon walking into the door of the ITA I knew only the […]

I have been given the extraordinary opportunity to be extern at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Campaign to End Poverty 2015. The Millennium Campaign Development office is part of the UNDP and their global mission is to inspire people to take action and end poverty. As the turn of 21st Century, nations around the […]