IR in Los Angeles

IR - Related Internships

• Burkle Center for International Relations
• Center for American Progress (http: //www.americanprogress.org/about/internships/)
• District Leadership Program Paid Summer Internship in Washington, DC (https: //dchr.dc.gov/page/district-leadership-program-dlp-paid-internship-opportunity)
• Human Rights Watch (https: //careers.hrw.org/jobs/)  
• International Visitors Council of LA (https: //www.ivcla.org/get-involved)
• Pacific Council on International Policy (https: //www.pacificcouncil.org/get-involved/work-with-us/junior-fellows)
• US State Department (https: //careers.state.gov/intern/student-programs/)
• World Affairs Council – Los Angeles (http: //www.lawac.org/Default.aspx?tabid=93)
• Museum of Tolerance (http: //www.museumoftolerance.com/)
• RAND Fellowships and Graduate Student Internships (https: //www.rand.org/about/edu_op.html)
• If you are interested in a particular country, try to contact the Los Angeles Consulate for the country and see if they have opportunities for students to intern there.

IR - Related Volunteer Opportunities

• Some great volunteer search engines to use are:
  • Idealist.org (https: //www.idealist.org/en/)
  • Volunteer Match (https: //www.volunteermatch.org/)
  • Volunteer Works (https: //www.laworks.com/)
  • UCLA Career Center (http: //career.ucla.edu/)
• "Play Just Like You" International Sports Exchange (https: //orgs.tigweb.org/just-like-you-international-sports-exchange): Co-founded by Nike, this organization educates elementary students about different countries or regions from around the world, starting with the history, geography, culture and language. The students then play games that kids their own age play in the various countries or regions.
• Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles (https: //www.redcross.org/local/california/los-angeles/volunteer.html): The American Red Cross has several exciting volunteer opportunities in international relief
• Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (https: //nhm.org/join-and-give/volunteers)
• Museum of Tolerance (http: //www.museumoftolerance.com/get-involved/volunteer-opportunities/)
• Mediators Beyond Borders (https: //mediatorsbeyondborders.org/careers/)

 IR - Related Forums, Conferences & Opportunities

• ISSS/ISAC Annual Conference (https: //www.isanet.org/Conferences)
• American Jewish Committee (AJC) (https: //www.ajc.org/) and the local chapter (https: //www.ajc.org/losangeles)
• American Jewish World Service (https: //ajws.org/)