أمديست هي منظمة غير ربحية أميركية بارزة عاملة في أنشطة دولية في التعليم والتدريب والتطوير في الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا.

ركزت أمديست، التي تأسست في العام 1951، في سنواتها الأولى على تعزيز الدراسة الأميركية للطلاب في منطقة الشرق الأوسط وشمال إفريقيا، وإدارة المنح الدراسية الأميركية وعمليات التبادل، مثل البرنامج التعليمي الرئيسي وهو برنامج فولبرايت  للطلاب الأجانب. وفي حين أن هذه البرامج الهامة تمضي قدماً بخطى سريعة، فإن عملنا قد توسع بشكل كبير.

واليوم، فإن برامج وخدمات أمديست تؤثر على حياة نصف مليون شخص سنوياً – عن طريق تحسين فرص التعليم ونوعيته، وتعزيز المؤسسات المحلية، وتطوير المهارات اللغوية والمهنية التي لها دور حاسم في النجاح في هذا الاقتصاد العالمي.

Internship Openings at AMIDEAST Headquarters 
in Washington DC:

General Information

AMIDEAST does not have a structured internship program. Placements in our Washington, DC Headquarters office are available according to staff needs -- generally not more than 4-6 interns each year. AMIDEAST has had both summer interns and interns who work during the school year. Most applicants are enrolled in undergraduate or graduate study programs relating to Arab/Middle East studies, international education or international development. Arabic or French language proficiency, strong English oral and written communication skills, and cross-cultural living, work or study experience is preferred.

Compensation

As a non-profit organization, AMIDEAST cannot offer compensation that covers living expenses for interns in Washington, DC. Commonly, interns work as volunteers. If an intern has special skills, AMIDEAST may offer a modest stipend. AMIDEAST also participates in work-study programs arranged by students through their colleges and universities, in which AMIDEAST supplements the hourly rate provided by the program.

Assignments

Interns work primarily in three areas:

Job Title: Educational Adviser/Scholarship Officer, OMAN
Job Level: Program Officer
Department: Field Office
Supervisor: Country Director, Oman

Please check back at a later date for staff openings.

Ambassador Theodore H. Kattouf

Theodore Kattouf was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Upon graduating from the Pennsylvania State University in 1968, he served for 3-1/2 years in the United States Army infantry, attaining the rank of Captain. He joined the Foreign Service in 1972.

From 1973 to 1975, Mr. Kattouf served in Kuwait as an economic and commercial officer. Following Kuwait, he attended the Foreign Service Arabic Language Program in Beirut and Tunis before being assigned as a political officer to Damascus. Mr. Kattouf then returned to the United States to serve as a Middle East analyst in the State Department. From 1980 to 1982, he worked as an International Relations Officer in the Department's Near East Bureau. In 1982-83, Mr. Kattouf was a State Department mid-career fellow at Princeton University.

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