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June 1, 2007
WOU STUDENT INTERNS WITH GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Becky Myrold is a WOU senior in Political Science with a minor in History. She will graduate next fall and hopes to pursue a career in international work, but expects that will come after graduate study. During her three years at WOU she has been active in Model United Nations (MUN), which prepared her for the interesting experience of working for a foreign government within the borders of the USA.
SUMMER 2006 AT THE CANADIAN CONSULATE GENERAL OF SEATTLE
Becky Myrold
In the summer of 2006 I had the opportunity to be an intern at the Canadian Consulate General in Seattle, WA. This experience provided insight into the inner workings of a consulate and showed me how Canadians work with Americans in social and professional settings. I worked in the political, economic and academic division. This division of the Consulate is primarily used to promote Canada to the American public. A few of the ways in which this occurred while I was there was through hosting a “Meet Me at the Border� event with the Canada-American Society in celebration of Canada Day and with the grand opening of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park, a visitor center and museum. Along with hosting events such as these the Consulate also donates money to different events and over this past year they donated funds to Western Oregon University’s Model United Nations Club for playing Canada at conferences. The largest event that the Consulate puts on every year is the Canada Gala which is a dinner party for Canadian alumni—alumni from Canadian Universities. Included in the promotion of Canada to Americans is the opportunity for college students to receive funds, or scholarships, to attend Canadian universities and provide material on Canada to local schools; one elementary school requested information during my time at the Consulate and I created packets to send them. Overall this internship allowed me to see how a foreign government operates, what it is like to work in an international service position, and how important it is to make the public understand the interests of your individual country in order to be recognized by other international actors and the people.
If you are a WOU student interested in an internship at the Consulate General of Canada in Seattle, email Kevin Cook, Political, Economic and Academic Officer.
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