Ed Ceska: Conflict Resolution at the Bonn International Center for Conversion
IPSS Assignment: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), Bonn, Germany
Spring/Summer 2009
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Ashley Nicole Burke: Exploring Gender and Development at the Asia Foundation
IPSS Assignment: The Asia Foundation
Conflict & Governance Program
Bangkok, Thailand
Spring/Summer 2009
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Catherine Boye: Interning at the Pacific Forum
IPSS Assignment: Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Spring/Summer 2009
Ms. Catherine Boye is the 2009 Monterey Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Pacific Forum. Catherine was born and grew up in Salt Lake City, UT.
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Miaad Hassan: Interning at the UN Department of Political Affairs
IPSS Assignment: United Nations Department of Political Affairs
Policy Planning and Mediation Support Unit
New York, New York
Spring/Summer 2009
Miaad Hassan arrived in the United States in 2005, as a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship. A native of Iraq, Miaad studied English Literature and Linguistics at the University of Tikrit where graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2005.
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Nurgul Khaidarova: Inside the International Trade Centre in Geneva
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Alethia Jimenez: Inside the UNDP BCPR's Small Arms, Armed Violence and Mine Action Team
IPSS Assignment: United Nations Development Programme
Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery
New York, New York
Spring/Summer 2009
Alethia was born in Mexico and studied abroad in France, Spain, Australia, and Italy. Her undergraduate degree was in economics and statistics at the Rochester Institute of Technology. After college, she worked in an actuarial consulting firm in New York and then moved to Tunisia to work on a short term assignment with a trading company.
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Elena Hushbeck: Exploring the Policy World from UN Headquarters
Learn more about the International Professional Service Semester program.
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Benjamin Hjelle: Taking Action at the International Labor Organization
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Philip Rush: Field Research in Southern Sudan
Recently Philip traveled to Southern Sudan to perform field research focusing on a number of factors related to security and small arms possession.
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Elena Ilina: Professional Experience at UN Headquarters
"Once you mention you are from MIIS – you might get a bow from an Ambassador (it happened to me several times already - unbelievable). People really treat you differently when you mention the school.”
Elena is currently an International Professional Service Semester fellow from the Monterey Institute assigned to the United Nations. She describes her fellowship at the United Nations Headquarters, Office for Disarmament Affairs, Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch.
