Most people define globalization in terms of large-scale impersonal forces in international trade, finance and economics. The internships we are announcing today prepare young people to be effective, engaged members of this new world of partnerships. The interns will be graduates with relevant backgrounds in areas such as health care, international affairs, film and television production, international commerce, visual arts and others. These internships will give our youth an edge, not only in starting their careers, but also in the experiences that they gain working in an international setting. These projects are part of the Department's Youth International Internship Program, one segment of the national Youth Employment Strategy.
Funding is built into the existing fiscal framework.
30 - A backgrounder is attached. About five interns will go to Europe to participate in international film productions. Candidates should have completed studies in social or political science, international affairs or law, or other relevant disciplines. Most of the 20 interns will go to Europe. Interns should be graduates of programs in medicine, public health, nursing, health administration, health economics, international health or the social and natural sciences.