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Job Title:
2025 Fall - Student Intern (Volunteer)
Appointment Type:
Temporary Assignment – 14 weeks
September 15 - December 19, 2025
Part- Time and Full-Time opportunities are available:
Announcement OPENING Date:
Monday, June 16, 2025
Announcement CLOSING Date:
Friday, June 27, 2025
Pay and Benefit Details:
No pay or benefits for interns. Interns are eligible to receive Transportation Subsidy benefits.
Location:
Washington, DC.
SUMMARY:
The intern program at USTR offers unpaid volunteer opportunities for students, recent graduates, and veterans to gain knowledge and hands-on experience in U.S. trade policy. Intern responsibilities may include conducting research and analysis, compiling statistics, preparing reports and briefing materials, assisting with meeting and conference planning, drafting correspondence, and attending meetings, hearings, or legislative markup sessions. Internship opportunities are available across most departments within the Washington, D.C. office.
WHO WE (USTR) ARE:
Begin a challenging and exciting career with the Executive Office of the President (EOP). The EOP is comprised of offices, agencies and councils that directly support the President. The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is an agency within the EOP established to develop and coordinate U.S. international trade policy. The head of USTR is the U.S. Trade Representative, a Cabinet member, who serves as the President's principal trade advisor, negotiator, and spokesperson on trade issues.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is an agency of more than 200 committed professionals with decades of specialized experience in trade issues and regions of the world. We negotiate directly with foreign governments to create trade agreements, to resolve disputes, and to participate in global trade policy organizations. We also meet with governments, with business groups, with legislators and with public interest groups to gather input on trade issues and to discuss the President's trade policy positions.
Please carefully read the announcement qualifications to determine if you meet the criteria to apply.
DUTIES:
As an intern, your typical work assignments may include the following:
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT/QUALIFICATIONS:
Program participants must be U.S. citizens, at least 18 years or older before the first day of the program, and meet at least one of the three following criteria:
Note: If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, civil service employment law (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires that you must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions.
Internships will be hosted in person on the White House campus, located in Washington, D.C. Selected Interns will be expected to complete the entire 14-week term and must participate fully in all mandatory on-boarding/off-boarding activities. Please note that living accommodations and relocation support will not be provided.
All participants in the USTR Internship Program must undergo a rigorous security review and drug testing prior to the start of the program.
All participants must sign an USTR Internship Program Participant Agreement Form.
The USTR Internship Program supports academic credit requests. While we do not arrange academic credit for you, if your academic institution hosts an academic credit program, we can work with you and your institution to accommodate these actions.
Demonstrated interest and a commitment to public service through schoolwork, extracurricular activities, and previous work or internship experience are beneficial to applicants.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
You must submit a complete application package which includes:
1. Cover Letter
2. Your resume showing dates of employment and duties performed.
A COMPLETE RESUME IS REQUIRED. Your resume must show relevant experience where you worked, job title, duties and accomplishments, employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), and hours per week. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, please ensure you provide the pay plan, series and grade level i.e. GS-0201-09. Note: If you upload more than one resume, the last resume received will be the one utilized for consideration.
3. Other supporting documents (must meet at least one of the three following criteria):
Complete application packages must be submitted within this portal by the deadline.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Full-time and part-time internship opportunities are available within the following participating offices. Click here to see an overview of their functional responsibilities.
Office of the Ambassador (Full-Time)
Office of Agricultural Affairs (Part-Time)
Office of Economic Affairs (Full-Time)
Office of Environment and Natural Resources (Part-Time)
Office of the General Counsel (Part-Time)
Office of Industry (Part-Time)
Office of Intergovernmental Affairs & Public Engagement (Full-Time)
Office of Japan, Korea, & APEC Affairs (Part-Time)
Office of South & Central Asian Affairs (Full-Time)
Office of WTO & Multilateral Affairs (Full-Time)
Office of Western Hemisphere (Part-Time)
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