Intern Amy Wei with Amb. and Mrs. Sasae

U.S. CULCON Secretariat, the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC), and U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation (USJBF) in Washington, DC are seeking TWO spring 2017 interns to support current initiatives, which include activities promoting U.S.-Japan cultural, educational and people-to-people exchange. Interns will be working from a small office in a team-oriented and fast-paced environment and will be expected to be both proactive and flexible in completing assignments. Duties include disseminating information via social media, and supporting TeamUp and other campaigns, among other research- and program-related activities.
Applicants should be undergraduate or graduate students and are expected to have excellent research, internet, communication and organizational skills and some knowledge of Japan and/or Japanese language(translation skills a plus). For summer interns, minimum 30 hours/week for 6 weeks, 9 am-4 pm. For Fall/Spring, hours are negotiable but should total similar to summer minimum. Washington, DC office, flexible schedule. JUSFC/CU
LCON/USJBF will reimburse local transportation costs. Please see our website for further information about our activities: https://culcon.jusfc.gov/ andhttps://culcon.jusfc.gov/about-us/internship-program
Please send a resume and cover letter to: culcon@jusfc.gov. Please include preferred start and end dates as well as contact information for up to two references.
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR SPRING 2017 INTERNSHIPS: January 4, 2017 . Our goal is to make decisions by January 16 . (This will depend on the interview process.)