Student Spotlight: Amanda Long interns with the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC

Jun 20, 2018

This summer, the Clements Center funded eight students: two graduate students and six undergraduate students.

Here’s Amanda Long’s story:

Amanda Long is a rising senior pursuing a B.A. in International Relations and Liberal
Arts Honors with a minor in European Studies and
International Security. This
summer she has the privilege of interning with the Independent Task Force
Program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington, DC. As one of the
Council’s trademark initiatives, the Independent Task Force Program pr
oduces
comprehensive policy proposals designed to address a particularly pertinent foreign
policy question. Under the supervision of resident scholars, Amanda is currently
conducting research on CFR’s upcoming Task Force on American leadership in
technolog
y and innovation. To support this r
esearch, she composes weekly int
ernal
forecast memorandum on Congressional hearings related to tech, Chinese
competition, and the gig economy and drafts news briefs pertaining to the research
probe. Amanda hopes that this
internship will lead to a future career in policy
research and analysis.

Amanda Long is a rising senior pursuing a B.A. in International Relations and Liberal Arts Honors with a minor in European Studies and International Security. This summer she has the privilege of interning with the Independent Task Force Program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in Washington, DC. As one of the Council’s trademark initiatives, the Independent Task Force Program produces comprehensive policy proposals designed to address a particularly pertinent foreign policy question. Under the supervision of resident scholars, Amanda is currently conducting research on CFR’s upcoming Task Force on American leadership in technology and innovation. To support this research, she composes weekly internal forecast memorandum on Congressional hearings related to tech, Chinese competition, and the gig economy and drafts news briefs pertaining to the research probe. Amanda hopes that this internship will lead to a future career in policy research and analysis.

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