A PUBLICATION BY AND FOR ALUMNI OF THE EDMUND S. MUSKIE/FREEDOM SUPPORT ACT GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

VOLUME 5: WINTER 2004

Muskie Fellows from Armenia at Beginning-of-Program Workshop in Washington, D.C. in fall 2003

IN THIS ISSuePerspectives: Making the Mostof Your Internship Experience .......... 3Working with Recruiting Agencies ..... 6On the Move ............................... 9Muskie Matters .......................... 10Muskie Pix ................................ 12Opportunity Knocks ................... 14Contact Information.................... 18

IN THIS ISSuePerspectives: Making the Mostof Your Internship Experience .......... 3Working with Recruiting Agencies ..... 6On the Move ............................... 9Muskie Matters .......................... 10Muskie Pix ................................ 12Opportunity Knocks ................... 14Contact Information.................... 18

Makingthe Most ofYour InternshipExperience

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EDITORSSusan FrarieLucy Jilka

Angela GlukhovSheila Casey

DESIGNDallas Shelby

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Perspectives Topic for Next Issue: “The Power and Value of Muskie Linkages.”Current Fellows: Share your stories of the professional linkages you have established atyour university or through your internship. How have they helped you so far? Whatrole do you see them playing in your future career? Alumni: Tell us how linkages, madethrough the Muskie Program, have empowered you personally and professionally.What NGOs, international agencies, private companies, and alumni associations haveyou connected with as a result? Describe some of the personal linkages you made in theU.S. and how the friendships affected you or continue to affect you.

On the Move Share your promotions, awards, achievements, conferenceparticipation, new jobs, volunteer activities, and other news with the Muskiecommunity. Include a photo of yourself!

Muskie Matters Highlight a recent alumni event in Eurasia or an interestingprogram activity in the U.S.

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Opportunity Knocks Announce upcoming events and opportunities, such asreunions, re-entry seminars, and LIGP and SCOUT deadlines, for alumni in yourregion.

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PERSPECTIVESMaking the Most ofYour InternshipExperienceGerman AbaevMoscow, RussiaUniversity of South CarolinaJournalism and Mass Communications,1998–2000Project Management SpecialistIndependent Media Project, USAID

Halfway through my first year at theUniversity of South Carolina, I knewI wanted an internship in broadcast-ing. These are not easy to get—thecompetition is intense. I started look-ing for an appropriate internshipmonths in advance. However, beinga non-native English speaker andhaving no previous experience in tele-vision were not helpful (I had previ-ous experience in public relations). Imailed about sixty applications tosmall television stations acrossAmerica whose addresses I got fromInternet sites with internship infor-mation. I also applied to a dozen na-tional and cable networks from CNNto the Comedy Channel.

As I feared, none of the major chan-nels were interested, but two out ofsix small television stations were.One was a WB affiliate in St. Louis,Missouri, and the other was an ABCaffiliate in San Diego, California. Idecided on the ABC affiliate and,after a telephone interview and a dis-tance English test, I was behind thewheel and on my way to California.

The three months I spent in“America’s finest” city of San Di-ego at KGTV Channel 10 was thebest period of my Muskie experi-ence. I interned in the creative ser-vice department and worked on tele-vision station promotions. It was therethat I had other interesting experi-ences, such as giving tours of the sta-tion, working on television productionand promotional writing.

In short, getting what you want froman internship is just a matter of mak-ing the right choices and being per-sistent about pursuing your goals.

Aida AidakyevaBishkek, KyrgyzstanOhio UniversityJournalism and Mass Communications,2001–2003

I started my internship researchabout five months in advance andprepared a huge carton of yellowstock envelopes for my applications.I don’t remember exactly how muchmoney I spent that year for Kinkosto print out my resumes on silky pa-per, or how many of my Americanfriends proofread my cover letter. Ilearned all too well from various ca-reer websites that everything in myapplication had to be perfect. Andstill, in April I was anxious—I hadnot heard from anybody! It wasamazing to me that in the U.S. youhave to compete for internships,which in most cases are unpaid.

Thinking that all of my efforts werefutile, I started getting used to theidea of spending my summer at a lo-

cal PBS television station in ruralAthens, Ohio. They, of course, wouldtake me and let me do reports aboutlocal coffee shops or city councilmeetings. “How borrrrrrring!” Ithought.

Then one day, David, my roommatefrom Georgia (who is now a televi-sion celebrity in Tbilisi), casuallymentioned that a woman from CNNhad called. It seemed they wantedme to be their intern. Ten minuteslater I was talking to Octavia Nasr,anchor of the World Report programat CNN International, who an-nounced that I was, indeed, to spendmy summer in Atlanta, Georgia.

The internship was not what I ex-pected, but so much more. First, Imet one hundred other interns from

all over the U.S. andthe world, all ambi-tious, smart and ea-ger to do all it takesto win over thisplace. One literallyhad to fight for ev-ery little assignment;the work itself, not

the workforce, was in demand.

My assignments at first surprised mewith their simplicity. I was expectedto dub videotapes, transfer themfrom one television format to another,and occasionally file some reports.In a week, when I learned to per-form these tasks with the requiredprecision, I realized I needed to dosomething about my internship expe-rience.

From then on I decided to be a con-stant annoyance to everybody atCNN. I asked a million questions,offered my help to all departments,and shadowed every producer ofWorld Report.

I wanted to learn from the staff, evenif most of them were skeptical edu-cators. I went to our video editorand asked if I could stay in the edit-ing booth with him and learn how toedit. My teacher was an eccentric

German Abaev in the newsroom of KGTV, San Diego

AidaAidakyevaand TedTurner,founder ofCNN, atheadquartersin Atlanta

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ESman, who worked part-time as a bar-tender and never knew where to putthe stress in my name, A-ida (I didn’tlet him try to pronounce my coun-try). I survived his skepticism, moodi-ness, and criticism. In two months,thanks to him, I was allowed to editfor the air. The best praise was hear-ing him whisper to other video edi-tors, “She is good.” This was com-ing from a man who rarely praisedanyone or anything.

I was also lucky, because the Inter-national Professionals Program,which is organized at CNN twice ayear, was happening in July, and sureenough I was around and eager tohelp. Fifteen journalists from SouthAfrica, Spain, Lithuania, and othercountries came to Atlanta for amonth to meet CNN executives andlearn how to do television news theCNN way. As their assistant I wasresponsible for setting up interviews,editing their video, logistics, etc., in-cluding showing them around Atlantaand making sure they didn’t get loston Atlanta’s subway. Along withthem, I got to meet CNN executives,including CNN’s founder, Ted Turner.I attended workshops with the bestmedia professionals in the countryand got to participate in the interna-tional news production business.

Every day of my internship I soughtopportunities to do something new. Iwent to work in the video archives. Imade my own report on human clon-ing. I spent hours in the control room,watching how each news showcame alive. I did voice overs of tapes.On top of all that, I wrote news copyfor the anchor, and almost screamedwith excitement when she read whatI wrote on the air, word for word.

The most amazing thing of all wasthe opportunity to share my experi-ences and feelings with a group ofjournalists and interns who camefrom different backgrounds. Ilearned about reporting practices inGuyana and Guinea, Ukraine andBrazil. It turned out that mass mediain all developing countries have simi-lar problems, such as lack of adver-

tising revenue, censorship, and poortraining for media professionals.

This internship dramatically changedmy life, and this change is ongoing,but not only because it makes animpressive line on my resume. Oneof my colleagues from CNN, EmberHerrick, is coming to Central Asia towork as a reporter. I convinced herthat this region has tremendous po-tential for future media development.

We hope that together as free-lanc-ers we will be able to paint a clearerpicture of this region for the outsideworld. I also hope to share the knowl-edge I gained with students interestedin television news production at Cen-tral Asian universities.

Andrij IgnatovKyiv, UkraineIowa State UniversityBusiness Administration, 2000–2002Personal Financial RepresentativeAlico Aig Life

The motto for internship successshould be “plan early.” Just as youplanned which classes to take in yourgraduate program, it is a good ideato determine which type of intern-ship you desire. Most prominentcompanies and organizations start re-cruiting interns as early as October,many months in advance of the ac-tual internship.

Although the job market is tough, itis well worth competing for a world-class internship experience. Sinceresponse rates are usually low, planto send hundreds of applications andgo through dozens of interviews be-fore you get the first offer. For thebest strategies and practices, contactyour career advisor immediatelyupon arrival at your university. Co-operate with other current fellowsand alumni by using on-line foreignstudent resources, such aswww.nashadoba.org.

I had an incredibly enriching intern-ship during my MBA program atIowa State University. The companyI worked with for four months,

Phytodyne, Inc., was engaged in bio-technology research and preparingfor the commercialization of three oftheir patented plant gene modifica-tion technologies. While an intern, Ihelped prepare the company for thenext stage of financing. I invited newmembers to sit on the board of di-rectors, reconstructed the businessplan, prepared the private equityplacement memorandum, and coor-dinated the development of publicrelations materials—practically allthe tasks that a biotech startup com-pany is faced with. Now I know howthose high-tech entrepreneurs maketheir millions!

A final piece of advice for currentfellows: Try planning your internshipusing available resources. Don’t bediscouraged when a AAA companydenies you an internship. In fact, in-ternships at large companies some-times end up with you “managing” afax machine instead of a high value-added job. There may be plenty ofinternship opportunities right in yourarea. Keep your eyes open!

Lilia Kazberuk with her two U.S.“trophies” - a LL.M inInternational Business andTrade Law and a Certificate inCorporate and Finance Law.

Lilia KazberukSamara, RussiaJohn Marshall Law SchoolLaw, 2002–2003

Almost all Muskie Fellows have hadat least one job before coming tostudy for a U.S. degree. So, it is noth-ing new for a typical Muskie Fellowto draft impressive resumes and sendthem out. One outlines the particularskills he or she has to offer in a given

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environment, and then starts ap-proaching target firms.

However, an internship differs from ajob in that an internship’s primary goalis to gain experience, which is presum-ably lacking, instead of selling profes-sional services for money. So the ques-tion is, what can you offer without abasic U.S. education, having been inthe country only a few months?

Most Muskie lawyers are alreadyexperts in law and can offer valuablework experience. My thought wasthat the U.S. employers doing busi-ness with Eurasian countries shouldwelcome such interns. Before apply-ing to the Muskie Program, I had twolegal internships in Europe, both ofwhich were financed by the respec-tive governments. They were legalassignments involving Russian andEastern European law, and my inputwas gladly appreciated. I had also readabout some successful internshipsorganized by the American Bar As-sociation in 1990, when the host lawfirms viewed Russian attorneys aspossible conduits for future businessin a new Russia. Times change.

When I started to research law firmswith a Russian presence, it becameobvious that their American practiceswere distant from any Russian inter-ests. Instead, many firms announcedtheir ‘Chinese desks,’ just as thesame law firms in Moscow officesoffered ‘German desks.’ The Ameri-can law office reflected the big pic-ture. I resented feeling that the Rus-sian economy was globally insignifi-cant and that my expertise in Rus-sian business law was not a sellingpoint in Chicago.

I also talked to several Muskie Fel-lows and alumni about their internship

search. One fellow from a top lawschool told me that, during the intern-ship campaign, she sent out about sixtyapplications, but they yielded no de-sired results. Some well-positionedalumni remembered that they foundinternships through personal refer-ences and recommendations. Thevast majority of them who succeededin finding a place at an internationallaw firm had no Eurasia-related as-signments during their internships inthe U.S. So the question became,what did they have to offer their hostfirms besides their home experience?

My attitude changed when I assistedAmerican attorneys in doing their jobs.When faced with a pending petition, Ilooked up the available documents andafter a few hours of work reportedhow a winning petition should be ap-proached, what points need to beproven by which arguments, and com-posed a draft by myself. Finally, myversion was submitted. Another timeI was asked to research a disputablecorporate question. In both cases, mylegal skills were used rather than anyparticular knowledge of the subject.After that, I began to think that I could

really do worthwhile legal work in theU.S. by treating it the way I would athome. Here is what you can offer:your understanding of both commonand civil law, your recently acquiredskills in U.S. legal research, your ex-perience as a seasoned domestic at-torney, and your commitment to thelegal profession.

I cannot provide a recipe for gettingan internship with an international lawfirm in the U.S. Many are highly re-luctant to host interns. Based on mypersonal research and on what I haveheard from others, however, here aresome things one might prefer to knowin advance of an internship search.

In the U.S., October and No-vember are the months for asummer law internship cam-paign. A law student is supposedto secure an internship by thewinter break in most cases. Af-ter January, the chances for asummer internship are drasti-cally reduced. Act quickly.Bring an English translation ofyour university transcripts to theU.S. Most employers requirethem as part of an internshipapplication package. Althoughsome required courses, like ‘thescience of crime detection’ or‘forensic psychiatry,’ might lookstrange for a practicing businesslawyer, it is best to show whatcourses you actually took to re-ceive your diploma.Have a legal writing sample inEnglish ready. They are not of-ten used in job searches in ourhome countries, and could be dif-ficult for you to obtain. The prob-lem is that your first legal memo-randa will most likely come dur-ing your classes in the U.S., andthe search for an internshipshould begin as early as possible.A good way may be to translatesome of your Russiancoursework papers or a gradua-tion paper into English beforecoming to the U.S.Do research to figure out whichinternational law firms in the U.S.actually accept foreign lawgraduates. Few of them an-nounce foreign associate pro-grams, so look on their websites.Two weeks after sending an ap-plication, follow up with a phonecall. It is one thing when a part-ner visually scans your letter andforgets it the next minute, andquite another when he or she isprompted to react in person.Choose a time at the end of atypical workday, when the sec-retaries are most likely gone. Most importantly, network atany cost! An insider’s personalreference for a prospective in-tern is a powerful tool.

Here is what you can offer: your understanding ofboth common and civil law, your recently acquiredskills in U.S. legal research, your experience as aseasoned domestic attorney, and your commit-ment to the legal profession.

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ESVladimir KuryshevVolgograd, RussiaIndiana UniversityPublic Administration, 2000–2002Chief of the Economic DepartmentOctopus

One of the primary headaches of newgraduate students in the U.S. is thesearch for available internships. Theyare limited. I have gone through theroutine of compiling resumes, print-ing them on nice paper, sending themby mail (e-mail letters basically donot work), and anxiously waiting foranswers with no result. Graduate stu-dents typically send between seventyand one hundred resumes and getthree to five responses that matchtheir expectations to some degree.One rule works, however: if you startearly, you have more chances to getinto some organization or company.

To save yourself some gray hair andto enjoy your studies in the U.S., Irecommend finding a good instruc-tor to advise you on internships andto look up his or her contacts for you.The best way to look for an intern-ship is to go to a professional con-ference with your advisor where youcan enjoy his or her techniques of“selling” you to prospective employ-ers during coffee breaks. That’swhat I did. I went to a conferenceon public administration in Washing-ton, D.C. After two or three roundsof “tough selling,” Iwas offered an intern-ship with the AmericanSociety for Public Ad-ministration and an en-joyable summer inWashington.

Olga NovikMinsk, BelarusEmory UniversityPublic Health, 1999–2001Program AssistantAmerican Center forEducation and Research.

Now that my experience at EmoryUniversity is a few years behind me,I love to recall that part of my life—a time of greater responsibility andindependence; a life lived anew withschool, new friends and achieve-

ments. I’ve often been asked whatit has given me. Every time I have topause to think, because it is hardlypossible to pick out one single thing.Yes, I have grown professionally. Ilearned a lot, worked with the bestscientists and organizations in myfield, and started a career of which Ihad not dreamt before. Moreover, itwas an invaluable experience for mepersonally. Living in another culturetaught me a great deal about flexibil-ity, understanding and patience.

Apart from shaping my character, Igained confidence in my abilities anda lot of new opportunities wereopened to me. As a Muskie Fellowstudying international public health, Iwas able to intern with Save the Chil-dren in Nepal. In addition to that re-markable cultural experience, I hadreal-life practice in all that I had stud-ied at Emory. I worked on two dif-ferent health care projects concur-rently in Katmandu and in remotecommunities with no running water,electricity or access to health care. Ilearned how NGOs operate, and Iuse that experience every day. Af-ter that summer, my knowledge ofproject cycle development and imple-mentation was so clear that I wasoffered a teaching assistantship fora core course at the Rollins Schoolof Public Health when I returned toEmory.

Another memory of my school yearsis playing fullback on Emory’s soc-cer team and our victory in the uni-versity championship in 2001. Inshort, if I had to choose one thing todescribe what the Muskie Programgranted me, I would say that it hasopened a door to the world and tomy self-realization.

Increasing YourEmployability: WorkingEffectively withRecruiting AgenciesIrina ShestakovaSyracuse UniversityPublic Administration, 1997–1998Compensation ManagerWashington Post

Irina continues her series of articles oncareer development and job searchstrategies

My friend is a compensation man-ager for a large multinational com-pany, which has production facilitiesand distribution chains throughoutRussia. She used to be a payroll ac-countant, but then she realized thatshe did not like dealing with numbersall day long. The recruiter who foundher the payroll accounting job rec-ommended that she try a career inhuman resources (HR) management,specifically in compensation. Thesame recruiter placed her in her firstHR job. The recruiter’s adviceproved to be invaluable, because myfriend truly enjoys working in HR,and her career development is prettyremarkable. Needless to say, myfriend believes in working with andthrough recruiters. She believes thatcooperation with recruiting firmspays dividends. All her job offershave come through recruiting firms,including her job as a compensationmanager.

Another success story is that of anFSA Undergraduate Program Alum-nus, Mikhail. After spending a yearat a U.S. college, where he special-ized in finance, he returned to Rus-sia to complete his program at a Rus-

Olga Novik worked with Savethe Children to improve thehealth care system in Nepal.People living in rural areas indeveloping countries, like theseNepalese children, often havelittle or no access to healthcare.

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sian university. He was interested ina temporary job. He met with thetemporary project manager at one ofthe recruiting agencies that providedtemporary staff to their clients. Theagency did not have any temporaryfinance/accounting jobs at that time;however, Mikhail kept calling peri-odically, so the temporary projectmanager remembered him. When alarge western computer companyneeded an accountant for a tempo-rary assignment, Mikhail was the firstperson the temporary project man-ager could think of. After Mikhailcompleted his temporary assignment,the company offered him a full-timejob in their finance department.

For many of us, experience with re-cruiting companies can be much lesssuccessful, sometimes even disap-pointing. However, recruiters can bea valuable resource in your jobsearch, and, as in my friend’s case,they can even become your personalcareer counselors. But to make thishappen, you need not only to under-stand how recruiting companieswork, but also how to make recruit-ers work with you and for you.

How recruitingcompanies workNature of the recruiting business.The most important thing to remem-ber is that recruiting companies workfor their clients, that is, companies,not job seekers. If companies do nothave vacancies, recruiters can notplace people in a job. Job seekers arethe only resource recruiters have tooffer to their clients; this is why com-petition for talented and qualifiedcandidates is very high among recruit-ing companies.

Structure of recruiting companies.Most successful recruiting compa-nies offer their services to job seek-ers for free. Usually, it is the clientswho pay the service fee for fillingthe position, and fees range from oneto three times the candidate’smonthly salary, depending on theagency.

In the majority of agencies, recruit-ers have different areas of special-ization. For example, one recruitermay focus only on financial/account-ing jobs, and another recruiter mayspecialize in sales/marketing posi-tions. That is why it is important toknow who is the right person to talkto about a specific job.

As in other organizations, labor is di-vided in recruiting companies. Orga-nizational structures in recruitingagencies are rather flat (see the chartbelow).

Recruiters (also called consultants insome companies) play the main rolein the process of filling a position asthey interact both with client com-panies and candidates. In many re-spects, they act as consultants ad-vising clients on labor market condi-tions and prevalent salary levels, aswell as advising candidates on whatto expect from the company and howto succeed during the interview. Con-sultants also negotiate contract termsand conditions with the client, inter-view candidates, and present themto the client.

Recruiters are assisted by junior con-sultants whose major responsibilitiesare searching applicant databases(that is why they are called research-ers) and reviewing incoming resumesto identify potential candidates. Re-searchers are also involved in inter-viewing applicants.

Recruiting process. Every time arecruiting company is looking forcandidates for an existing vacancy,it goes through the same process:

1. Determining job requirements2. Sourcing potential candidates3. Identifying potential candidates

(interviewing and compiling ashortlist of qualified candidates)

4. Presenting the candidates to thecompany

5. Closing (functioning as a liaisonbetween the company and can-didate to ensure a win-win situ-ation for both parties)

The recruiting process starts as soonas the client company calls the re-cruiting agency and places an order.At this point it is very important for arecruiter to obtain as much informa-tion as possible about the vacancy,including job requirements, skills andqualifications the potential candidateshould have, as well as any personaltraits he or she should possess.

After the major job requirements aredetermined and agreed upon with theclient, recruiters and researchersstart the search process. First, theymay put a job posting in a newspa-per or on the Internet—this is howmost of us find out about vacancies.They also search their existing data-base of resumes and identify appli-cants who most closely match the jobrequirements.

Small recruiting companies maintainpaper-based databases, where allresumes are sorted by candidates’specialization. Larger companieshave electronic databases, which sig-nificantly simplify the search process.The database that I had a chance towork with was very sophisticated. Inaddition to applicants’ resumes, itstored recruiters’ comments aboutcandidates, such as summaries oftelephone interviews or recruiters’impressions of the candidate after theinterview. This database was search-able by many parameters, includingkey words, a candidate’s specializa-tion, type of education, specific skillsand qualifications, and many others.

After interviewing potential candidatesand checking their references, therecruiter presents a shortlist of candi-dates to the client. Usually there are

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Sfive to six candidates on a short list,along with their resumes. Most re-cruiting companies modify the re-sumes they receive from candidatesbefore presenting those resumes toclients. For example, candidates’ con-tact details are removed so that thecompany cannot contact the candi-date without the recruiter knowing.

After receiving the short list, the cli-ent company starts the interview pro-cess and makes the final decision onthe person they want to hire. Recruit-ers play an important role at thisstage. Clients may ask recruiters foradvice on a specific candidate, anda professional recruiter cannot allowhis or her personal opinion about thecandidate to interfere with their as-sessment of how the person mayperform on the job. Recruiters alsohelp candidates prepare for the in-terview and may answer questionsabout the company. Since recruitersmay have worked with this clientbefore, they may have insight into thecompany, its culture, and type of be-havior that will help the candidatesucceed in that environment.

How to work withrecruiting companiesNow that you know how the recruit-ing process works, let me give yousome advice that I hope will help youavoid frustration when dealing withrecruiting companies:

Know your recruiter. Find out thename of the recruiter who special-izes in the jobs you are interested inand try to arrange a personal meet-ing. Even if the recruiting companycurrently does not have vacancies forwhich you may qualify, it is impor-tant to establish a rapport with therecruiter and make sure that he orshe remembers you when a vacancyappears in your area of specializa-tion. Ask to meet with the recruiterfor lunch and talk about industry dy-namics and labor market conditions,or ask for an independent assessmentof your skills and qualifications. Re-member, people like to think of them-selves as experts in their field—thisis true about recruiters as well. Also,

who does not like giving free advice,so make the recruiter’s expertisework for you!

Another way to endear yourself to arecruiter is to ask if he or she is work-ing on a particularly difficult searchand offer your assistance to refer can-didates that would meet the require-ments. Be sure of your referrals andtheir qualifications to ensure theymatch the requirements. If you refera good candidate to the recruiter, es-pecially for a difficult position for themto fill, they will remember you.

Enhance your chances to be found.Make sure that your resume is data-base searchable. Think about recruit-ers’ databases as Internet job banks,and on your resume, include keywords that are related to your exper-tise. This will enable recruiters to findyour resume among hundreds of oth-ers.

One page rule. If you submit yourresume to a recruiting company inresponse to a job posting, make surethat the resume does not exceed onepage. If, however, you send your re-sume to be placed in the recruitingcompany’s database, you may ex-pand it and provide more details onyour skills and qualifications. If thereis a match in the future with a spe-cific job, the recruiting company willmodify your resume according totheir standards/format.

Dress for success and be prepared.If invited to an interview with a re-cruiter, prepare for it as you wouldprepare for an interview with a com-pany. Dress professionally – recruit-ers pay attention to your appearanceas much as companies do. Practiceanswering tough questions about yourprevious boss, your strengths andweaknesses, and selling your skills andqualifications. Prepare a list of ques-tions about the employer and job re-quirements. Do not forget that in mostrecruiting companies, recruiters’ im-pressions of the interview (and you)are placed in the applicant databasefor future reference, so you want to

make sure that these comments areas favorable as possible.

Modifying your resume. After theinterview, most recruiting companieswill prepare a resume (according totheir standards) to match specific jobrequirements. Their resume is basedon the resume they received fromyou and on what they learned fromthe interview. If you have good rela-tions with the recruiter, ask to reviewtheir version of your resume (or atleast the ‘professional experience’section of it) before they send it tothe client. This will help you ensurethat the client sees all the informa-tion about your skills and qualifica-tions that you want them to see. Thisis also critical when you feel that therecruiter is not very experienced andmay not be able to present all yourassets in the most favorable light.

Be persistent and follow up. If yousent your resume to a recruiting com-pany but nobody called you, do notget frustrated. Try and schedule apersonal interview (see section 1above), and if this works, call therecruiter periodically after the inter-view (at least once a month) to re-mind them about you. Ask if thereare any current openings that matchyour qualifications (or what thechances are that there might be anyin the near future).

If your name was on the short listbut the client selected another can-didate, keep a positive attitude.Thank the recruiters for their helpand promise to stay in touch. Sincethey worked closely with you on thatvacancy, the chances are they willremember you for the next one. Sodo not forget to call the recruiter pe-riodically.

I hope that this article was useful foryour understanding of how recruitingcompanies work. I also hope that itwill help you avoid pain and frustra-tion the next time you send your re-sume to a recruiter. And finally, if youneed more information on recruitingcompanies in Russia, you may checkthe following web site:

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www.geocities.com/hr_catalog. Inthe section “Russian Resources” youwill find the subsection, “Recruitment”with links to major recruiting andheadhunting companies. Good luck!

ON THE MOVE

In addition to contributing to theUkrainian legal profession, OlexiySoshenko decided to createsomething beautiful in Kyiv. Herenovated his old Volga GAZ-21!

Kyiv AttorneysFour Muskie Alumni have moved tothe newly-established Kyiv office ofthe international law firm,Chadbourne & Parke: ValeriyFedichin (Southern Methodist Uni-versity, 1992–93), Anton Lymar(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1996–97), SergeiOnischenko (Cornell University,1992–93), and Olexiy Soshenko(University of Minnesota, 1996-97).

Alexey TikhomirovCherepovets, RussiaState University of New York atBinghamtonPublic Policy, 2002–2004

In April 2003, during its annual meet-ing, the Family and Children’s Soci-ety of Broome County, New Yorkawarded Alexey Tikhomirov thesociety’s Certificate of Appreciation.The award was given in recognitionof Alexey’s efforts in data analysisfor the Family Homes for the Eld-erly program and his presentation ofthe findings to state legislators in awhite paper in March 2003.

At that time, Alexey joined CatherineWilliams, executive director of theFamily & Children’s Society, in ameeting with State Senator ThomasLibous and Assemblyman RobertWarner. The aim of the meetingwas to lobby for permanent financ-ing for one of the society’s pro-grams—Family Homes for the Eld-erly. From late January, Alexey andCatherine conducted a detailedpolicy analysis of the program,which is also Alexey’s final projectfor his class, “Strategies for PolicyAnalysis.” Alexey and Catherineco-authored the white paper that il-lustrates the program’s ability to pro-vide significant savings to Medic-

aid by providing a lower cost alter-native to nursing home care.

The white paper is available at thefollowing web site: http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~atikhom1/finalversionofwhitepaper.htm

Keneshbek SainazarovBishkek, KyrgyzstanUniversity of Colorado at DenverPublic Administration1999–2001

With the support of aLocal Initiative Grant,Keneshbek Sainazarovhas been working to im-prove education legisla-tion in Kyrgyzstan. Herecently completed thedraft of a secondaryschool education bill,which is now being con-sidered by a workinggroup and in public dis-cussions.

Svetlana KulikovaBishkek, KyrgyzstanKansas State UniversityJournalism and MassCommunications, 1995

Svetlana Kulikova led a seminar inpublic relations for alumni of U.S.government-sponsored exchangeprograms in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.She explained the differences be-tween public relations, advertising,marketing and journalism. The thir-

teen alumni whop a r t i c i p a t e dlearned throughcase studies ands m a l l - g r o u pexercizes thatsuccess in publicrelations comesfrom creativity,good language and

writing skills, analysis, problem solv-ing, and persuasion.

AlexeyTikhomirov withCatherine R.Williams,executive directorof the Family andChildren’s Societyof Broome County,and State SenatorThomas Libous.

Publicrelations

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Keneshbek Sainazarov(left) and Deputy

Jangoroz Kanimetov

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MUSKIEMATTERSAmerican Alumni Clubof Kazakhstan HelpsMuskie ApplicantsOn October 3, 2003, at the Univer-sity of International Business, MuskieAlumni shared with potential Muskieapplicants their insights and experi-ence about passing the first round ofthe competition. Opening remarkswere delivered by Zachary Thomas,new country director of AmericanCouncils, Kazakhstan, and ElmiraAbdikarimova, president of theAmerican Alumni Club (AAC).

Elmira spoke about the AAC, whichis a grass-roots initiative by alumniwho obtained undergraduate andgraduate degrees in the U.S. TheAAC has been active for more thantwo years with the goal of making adifference in the community. Mem-bers of the club represent local andinternational companies and organiza-tions operating in Kazakhstan. Theywork in commercial and investmentbanks, law firms, international orga-nizations, oil and gas companies, pro-duction entities, pension funds, NGOs,and IT companies. As part of theiractivities, Muskie Alumni of the AACreach out to potential applicants, pro-gram semifinalists, and new fellows.

At the help session, seventy poten-tial Muskie applicants got informa-tion on the following issues:

how to fill out the applicationform (Yulia Mitrofanskaya,American University, Law,1998–99)recommendation letters (DanaOspanova, Southern MethodistUniversity, Economics, 1996–98)

how to write a statement of pur-pose (Dmitriy Zhukov, SUNYBinghamton, Business Adminis-tration, 1998–2000)

In addition to the presentations,Muskie Alumni and American Coun-cils staff fielded extensive questionsfrom the audience.

The help session provided an oppor-tunity for potential applicants to net-work with Muskie Alumni and toshare stories and learn techniques forcompleting the application.

St. Petersburg AlumniWOW NorthwestRussiaThe Northwest Alumni Associationin St. Petersburg, Russia has atradition of traversing boundariesin outreach efforts known asWOW—Workshop on Wheels,Workshop on Wings, and Work-shop on Water. Read about the twomost recent WOW events below!

Workshop OnWings—SyktyvkarThe goals of WOWSyktyvkar were to givealumni an opportunity toshare their experienceand knowledge with uni-versity teachers; to pro-mote new approaches toeducation and interactivemethods of teaching; andto promote U.S. govern-ment-sponsored programs in the re-gions.

The seminar, English for Specific Pur-poses: Teacher Development Issues,was hosted by Ludmila Kuznetsova(Rutgers University, Public Adminis-tration,1992–94), senior lecturer ofEnglish for the Social Disciplines De-partment at St. Petersburg State Uni-versity. Fifteen teachers fromSyktyvkar State University, the Peda-gogical Institute, the Lesnoy Institute,and other institutes of higher educa-tion, as well as a few school teach-ers, attended the seminar.

At the seminar the participants dis-cussed issues crucial for today’sschools: how to make education moreefficient; how to involve students inthe educational process; how to in-crease students’ responsibilities; andhow to make students more active andmotivated.

The seminar followed a lecture onhigher education programs by Ameri-can Councils Alumni CoordinatorLaysan Mirzagitova. LudmilaKuznetsova assisted by answeringattendees’ questions and sharing herexperience as a program participant.

The participants liked the seminar verymuch, recognizing that the topic of theseminar was important and interest-ing. One trainer’s observation wasinteresting and rather unexpected:school teachers seemed more mobileand were using a greater variety ofinteractive methods in their classroomsthan were their colleagues from theuniversities. This demonstrates thatsuch seminars are very topical for theuniversity teachers.

Workshop On Wheels—KareliaIn Karelia, WOW was a six-dayproject consisting of several events:an alumni networking meeting, work-shops, lectures and trainings by St.Petersburg and Petrozavodsk alumni,and a lecture on higher education pro-grams. Three alumni fromSt.Petersburg, Natalia Silantieva (Ohio

Marina Danilova (University of Illinois atUrbana-Champaign, Library and Infor-mation Science, 1999–2000) at thelecture in Petrozavodsk

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ESUniversity, Journalism and MassCommunications, 2000–01), LudmilaKuznetsova (Rutgers University, Pub-lic Administration, 1992–94), and AnnaMenshchikova (JFDP), traveled byminivan from St. Petersburg toKarelia to conduct seminars in threeKarelian cities, accompanied byLaysan Mirzagitova.

In Petrozavodsk, a lecture on theMuskie Graduate Fellowship andJunior Faculty Development Pro-grams took place at the KarelianNational Library. Natalia Silantievaand Marina Danilova (University ofIllinois at Urbana-Champaign, Li-brary and Information Science,1999–2000) helped conduct the lec-ture, sharing their experiences, de-scribing the Muskie Program, andanswering questions.

The next day, three alumni from St.Petersburg and four alumni fromPetrozavodsk conducted lectures,trainings and workshops inPetrozavodsk: Igor Krasnov (JFDP),Nadezhda Shablikova (JFDP), andNadezhda Krylova (JFDP) gave lec-tures at the Teacher Training Insti-tute for school teachers of English.With the same audience, MarinaVassilieva (TEA) discussed the TEAprogram, sharing her recent impres-sions with school teachers.

Natalia Silantieva gave two lectureson the role of mass media and popculture for the students of twoPetrozavodsk universities. LudmilaKuznetsova conducted a training foruniversity teachers at PetrozavodskState University. Anna Menshchikova(JFDP) conducted a training sessionfor school psychologists and elemen-tary school teachers.

In Kostomuksha, the alumni held fourworkshops and made a presentationon the TEA program for local schoolteachers. The next day they repeatedthe workshops and presentations forschool teachers in Medvezhyegorsk.

WOW Karelia covered a range oftopics for 235 educators and studentswho attended the training sessions

and lectures. They included the roleof mass media and pop culture (lec-ture for students at the KarelianPedagogical University by NataliaSilantieva); teacher development is-sues (training for university teachersby Ludmila Kuznetsova); developingintercultural communication skills inEnglish classes (seminar for teach-ers of English by LudmilaKuznetsova); and project develop-ment training (seminar for teachersof various subjects by NataliaSilantieva and Laysan Mirzagitova).

New AlumniAssociation Created inTajikistan: TajAlIn July, the Association of the Alumniof U.S.-Tajikistan Student ExchangePrograms, TajAl, held its first con-ference for all U.S. government-sponsored exchange program alumni.The conference took place inDushanbe, where twelve alumnifrom different regions of Tajikistanand twenty-eight alumni fromDushanbe joined with U.S. Embassyofficials, members of the media,guests from the government ofTajikistan, and representatives ofnon-governmental organizations(NGOs).

The aim of the conference was tounite the efforts of all alumni of U.S.government-sponsored exchange pro-grams toward the development ofTajikistan. Alumni used the confer-ence to elect members of the asso-ciation in the regions and cities ofTajikistan, define the main purpose ofthe association, share ideas and dis-cuss plans for the future, and definespheres of cooperation with the inter-national community, NGOs, and oth-ers.

UzbekistanWelcomes NewAlumniRecently returned alumni of theMuskie, Junior Faculty Develop-ment, and FSA Undergraduate Pro-grams were welcomed home toUzbekistan in October. Eight long-time Muskie Alumni joined staff fromAmerican Councils, IREX and theU.S. Embassy in Tashkent to orga-nize a re-entry seminar. Yoshlar Ra-dio interviewed several alumni at theseminar during a live broadcast.

The discussion of personal changesthat occurred while in the U.S. wasboth serious and lively, with topicsranging from depression to funny sto-ries about cultural differences.Women in the group were almostunanimous in describing how theirreturn to their previous role in Uzbeksociety was nearly impossible andforced difficult decisions upon them.This sparked debate over whetherU.S. government programs are de-signed to “Americanize” Uzbek citi-zens. Most alumni agreed, however,that their experience opened their eyesto new perspectives that could beconstrued as American, but they kepttheir cultural identity and only usedthis experience in the U.S. to seethings from a different perspective.

Alumni also spoke openly about theneed for democratization and socialreform in Uzbekistan. Many con-trasted the pace at which changewas able to take place in the U.S.with the pace of changes inUzbekistan. Change can be difficultto observe, particularly from home,and some alumni went on to describechanges that were easy to see afterleaving Uzbekistan for a period oftime and returning.

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Muskie re-entry seminar in BishkekMuskie re-entry seminar inMoscow

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Muskie Alumni and SCOUT Fellows Olga Denyshchyk (left) and Olena Maslyukivska (right) ofUkraine tell students about opportunities to study environmental management in the U.S.

Workshop on Wings in Syktyvkar, Russia Alumni panel discussion at re-entry seminarin Moscow

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Member of Parliament David Koguashvili (left) receivesMuskie Alumni Leadership Award from U.S. Ambassadorto Georgia Richard Miles

Askar Yelemessov (Washington University,Business Administration, 1992-94) fromKazakhstan with his son

Muskie re-entry seminar in Kyiv

Alexander Bryukhanov (Iowa State University,Business Administration, 2000–02) and RuslanNozdryakov (Duquesne University,International Affairs, 2001–03) at Muskie re-entry seminar in St. Petersburg

Olim Khomidov and Almaz Saifutdinov ofTajikistan

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The International Financial Corporation (IFC),the “investment tool” of the World Bank Group,has existed since 1956 and unites 175 countrymembers. The Republic of Belarus became anIFC member in 1992, the first among CIScountries. The main areas of IFC activity areprivate sector financing, mobilization offinancing in international financial markets,and consulting services and technicalassistance to companies and governments.

The character of problems solved by the IFCrequires a high degree of professionalism in itsemployees. The Belarusian IFC representationconsists of experienced specialists in suchareas as economics and jurisdiction who havedeep knowledge of Belarusian specifics and arecompetent in the world situation in their areas.It is common for Muskie Alumni who studied atuniversities of the U.S. and gained workexperience in leading world companies andinternational organizations, to have seriousacademic and professional training. Thus, theBelarusian IFC representation administration isconsidering Muskie Alumni job applicationswith much attention. Currently, one MuskieAlumnus (1995-96) is already working with theIFC in Belarus and we hope more alumni of thisprogram will complement our team in thefuture.

Nadezhda SinelnikPublic Relations Deputy DirectorIFC Project “Entrepreneurs associationsdevelopment in Belarus”

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It’s time to apply for SCOUT grants!Support for Community Outreach and UniversityTeachingApplication Deadlines:March 1, 2004: Full-time teaching for 2004-2005 academic yearApril 1, 2004: Part-time teaching for fall 2004 semester; special projects

For additional information about the Civic Education Project (CEP) andthe SCOUT program and to download an electronic copy of the applica-tion, please visit the CEP web site at http://www.cep.org.hu/programs/scoutindex.html. If you have questions about completing the application,please contact the appropriate CEP office, also listed on the web site.

CORRECTIONS: Corina Cepoi’s short biography was published involume 3: summer 2003 (pages 6–7) containing incorrect informa-tion. Corina Cepoi is the project director of the Independent Jour-nalism Center (IJC) in Chisinau, Moldova and not the countrycoordinator of the Internet Access and Training Program (IATP).Also, her position at the NGO Open World House was of IJC direc-tor, not counselor, when the IJC was part of that NGO.

The MQ cover photos of volumes 3 (summer 2003) and 4 (fall 2003)should have been credited to photographer Benjamin Gaylord.

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American Councils: ACTR/ACCELSOkeansky Prospect, 15-A,3rd floor690091 Vladivostok,Russiatel/fax: (4232) 40-82-13,40-80-71e-mail: actrvlad@vlad.ru

American Councils: ACTR/ACCELSUl. Port-Saida 18, room 18400066 Volgograd, Russiatel/fax: (8442) 36-42-85e-mail:fsavgrad@advent.avtlg.ru

TAJIKISTANACCELS105 Rudaki, 13/14734001 Dushanbe,Tajikistantel/fax: (992 372) 21-17-95, 21-21-03e-mail: prog@actr-tj.org;aciedir@actr-tj.org

TURKMENISTANAmerican Councils:ACCELS48a Gerogly St.744000 Ashgabat,Turkmenistantel/fax: (99312) 34-26-34e-mail: accels@online.tm;eacashgabad@online.tm

UKRAINEAmerican Councils: ACTR/ACCELSvul. Melnykova 6304050 Kyiv, Ukrainetel: (380 44) 213-2532,213-9138, 246-8220fax: (380 44) 246-82-22e-mail: alumni@americancouncilskyiv.org.ua

American Councils: ACTR/ACCELSMaidan Svobody, 7Hotel Kharkiv, kor. 1, Suite27861022 Kharkiv, Ukrainetel: (0572) 45-62-78tel/fax: (0572) 17-56-06e-mail:general@americancouncils-kharkiv.org.ua

American Councils: ACTR/ACCELSvul. Ferentsa Lista 479000 Lviv, Ukrainetel/fax: (0322) 97-11-25e-mail:general@americancouncils.lviv.ua

American Councils: ACTR/ACCELSvul. Staroportofrankivska26, room 6065091 Odesa, Ukrainetel/fax: (048) 732-15-16tel: (0482) 22-90-77e-mail:general@americancouncilsodessa.org.ua

UZBEKISTANACCELS68 Konstitutsii St.700031 Tashkent,Uzbekistantel: (998-71) 152-12-81,152-12-86, 152-24-07,152-24-58fax: (998-71) 120-70-03e-mail:general@actr.bcc.com.uz

ACCELSEducational InformationCenter80 Uzbekistan St., 2nd fl.,room 203 & 210700027 Tashkent,Uzbekistantel/fax: (371) 139-45-92e-mail:accels@advise.bcc.com.uz

ACCELSProspect Navoi, 62nd floor, RepublicanCenter “Manaviyat vaMarifat”Bukhara, Uzbekistantel/fax: (998-36522) 3-19-55e-mail: accels@rol.ru

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ACCELS1 Saraev Street, 2nd floor742000 Nukus,Karakalpakstan,Uzbekistantel: (361 22) 2-89-57tel/fax: (361 22) 2-88-67e-mail:accels@actrnuk.bcc.com.uz

ACCELSAssadulla Hodjaev 54716000 Namangan,Uzbekistantel: (369 22) 6-27-50tel/fax: (369 22) 6-19-19e-mail:accels@actrnam.bcc.com.uz

ACCELS15 UniversitetskiyBoulevard, Dept. of UzbekPhilologySamarkand StateUniversity, room 11703000 Samarkand,Uzbekistantel: (3662) 31-18-16fax: (3662) 31-22-08e-mail:accels@actrsam.bcc.com.uz

Public AffairsSection, U.S.EmbassyARMENIA18 Baghramyan Ave.375019 Yerevan, Armeniatel: (3742) 15-15-51, 52-46-61, 52-46-51e-mail:usinfo@arminco.com

AZERBAIJAN83 Azadliq Prospekt370007 Baku, Azerbaijantel: (994 12) 98-03-35Alumni Contact:aibrahimova@pd.state.gov

BELARUS2 “a” ul. Gertsena220030 Minsk, Belarustel: (375 17) 217-04-81fax: (375 17) 211-03-84www.usembassy.minsk.byAlumni Contact:iivleva@pd.state.gov

ESTONIAKentamanni 2015099 Tallinn, Estoniatel: (372) 668-81-25fax: (372) 668-82-53e-mail: tallinn@usemb.ee

GEORGIA25 Atoneli Street380026 Tbilisi , Georgiatel: (995-32) 98-99-67, 98-99-68Alumni Contact:sophie@pd.state.gov

KAZAKHSTANSeifullin Ave. 531480091 Almaty,Kazakhstantel: (3272) 58-79-46, 58-79-71e-mail:balapanovak@state.govAlumni Coordinator:kbalapan@pd.state.gov

KYRGYZSTAN171 prospekt MiraBishkek, Kyrgyzstantel: (996 312) 55-12-41e-mail: pao@usis.gov.kgAlumni Contact:toktosunovank@state.gov

LATVIASmilsu iela 7Old Town Rigatel: (371) 721-65-71e-mail:usis@mail.usis.bkc.lv

LITHUANIAThe American CenterPranciskonu 3/62001 Vilnius, Lithuaniatel: (3702) 66-03-30fax: (3702) 22-04-45e-mail: mail@usembassy.lt

MOLDOVA103 Mateevici StreetChisinau MD-2009tel: (3732) 23-37-72, 40-83-00http://www.usembassy.mdAlumni Contact:icochisn@pd.state.gov

RUSSIAN FEDERATIONMoscow19/23 Novinskiy Blvd.121099 Moscow, Russiatel: (095) 728-50-00htpp://www.usembassy.ruAlumni Coordinator:poplavkoav@state.gov

St. Petersburg5/1 Millionnaya St.191186 St. Petersburg,Russiatel: (812) 325-80-50; 311-89-05e-mail: usis@spb.org.ru

Vladivostok32 Pushkinskaya St.690001Vladivostok, Russiatel: (4232) 30-00-70e-mail: pavlad@state.gov

Yekaterinburg15-A Gogolya St.620151 Yekaterinburg,Russiatel: (3432) 56-47-60, 62-98-88, 56-45-15http://uscgyekat.ur.ru

TAJIKISTAN10 Pavlova St.734003 Dushanbe,Tajikistantel: (3772) 21-03-50, 21-03-52, 21-03-48e-mail:vahobovamk@state.gov

TURKMENISTAN9 Pushkin St.744000 Ashgabat,Turkmenistantel/fax: (993 12) 35-00-45,35-00-47e-mail:begjanovaAA@state.govkochamanovaA@iatp.edu.tmAlumni Coordinator:matkarimovadr@state.gov

UKRAINE4 Hlybochytska St, 4thfloorKyiv, Ukrainetel: (380 44) 490-04-26,490-04-27fax: (380 44) 490-40-50Alumni Coordinator:vmaxymov@pd.state.gov

UZBEKISTAN41 Buyuk Turon St.700000 Tashkent,Uzbekistantel: (998 71) 133-70-96e-mail: pao@usis.uzAlumni Contact:Akmal Kodirovkodirova@state.gov

SorosFoundations/Open SocietyInstituteKYRGYZSTANSoros FoundationKyrgyzstanLogvinenko 55720040 Bishkek,Kyrgyzstantel: (3312) 66-21-57fax: (3312) 66-34-48e-mail:brc@adv.kyrnet.kg;

valya@soros.kgMOLDOVAEducational AdvisingCenterbd. Stefan cel Mare siSfant 148Chisinau, Moldova, MD-2012tel: (3732) 22-11-67, 22-11-72fax: (3732) 22-11-67e-mail:eac@dnt.mdhttp://eac.iatp.md

Muskie AlumniAssociations inthe Baltic StatesESTONIAU.S. Scientific andEducational ProgramAlumni in EstoniaEstonia Avenue 7, Tallinn10143, Estoniatel: (372) 644-66-08fax: (372) 645-49-27e-mail: Usalumni@iiss.eecontact: Ene Palmistewww.ttu.ee/eac/usalumniindex.html

LATVIAAlumni Association ofLatvian Students in theUnited States of AmericaPublic Affairs SectionEmbassy of the UnitedStates of AmericaSmilsu St. 7, Riga, LV-1050, Latviatel.: (371) 701-6700fax.: (371) 701-6701e-mail:eriks.blumbergs@glimstedt.lvcontact: Eriks Blumbergs

LITHUANIAEdmund Muskie AlumniUniversiteto St. 3, room402001 Vilnius, Lithuaniatel.: +370 5 266 1206e-mail: muskie@cr.vu.ltcontact: JurgaPoskeviciute

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