Lewinsky (1995 entered the White House as an intern and had an affair with Clinton)
1995, Lewinsky received a degree in psychology from Lewis Clark College in Oregon and entered the White House as an intern. During the internship, Lewinsky had an affair with then-US President Bill Clinton. The sex scandal almost brought Clinton down. Influenced by the sex scandal, Lewinsky moved to the UK in 2005, obtained a master's degree in social psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and became a reporter for the British Channel 5 news program.
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Zhao Xiaolan (former Minister of Labor, 1983, the only intern in China)
1983, Zhao Xiaolan, then the vice president of international finance of American Commercial Bank in San Francisco, resigned from his job and applied for an internship at the White House, thus stepping into politics. During her internship, Zhao Xiaolan got to know the wife of Republican leader Dole, and made many friends with her recommendation. From 65438 to 0986, Zhao Xiaolan entered the federal government and served as the deputy director of the federal transportation department. In 200 1 year, Zhao Xiaolan became the 24th federal labor secretary of the United States.
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The White House internship is considered to be the best internship position in America. However, if you want to become an intern in the White House, you must pay a certain price: no salary, accommodation and expenses. It is also controversial that the White House does not pay interns salary subsidies. In order to practice in the White House, many people are forced to work to make money, even at the expense of loans from banks. Nowadays, some people who have worked as interns in the White House have also begun to "defend their rights". According to the American media report on August 2 1 Sunday, a group of interns who used to work in the White House plan to "petition" the White House and demand that US President Barack Obama pay his salary.
1 How did you become an intern in the White House?
Only more than 18 American citizens can apply.
According to the White House staff, at present, the White House internship program is only open to American citizens aged 18.
Students who are studying postgraduate courses or undergraduate courses in universities, colleges or community schools, graduate students and undergraduates who graduated from universities, colleges or community schools within two years from the date of internship, and veterans with high school diplomas can apply to become White House interns.
White House interns are divided into three groups: spring, summer and autumn. Every May, 1 1 and 1, the White House will open the internship application program for the second year, and all the application processes will be completed online. Applicants need to answer a series of questions online, make a brief statement on some topics, and submit a resume of no more than 1 page, covering educational experience, work experience, hobbies and social service experience. Subsequently, applicants also need to submit letters of recommendation written by referees, and the whole application process is similar to applying for university admission.
The White House did not disclose to reporters the number of interns in the White House. It only said that "the competition in the White House internship program is very cruel, and we have encountered unprecedented enthusiasm this year".
According to the regulations, White House interns need to work five days a week, from 9 am to 6 pm every day, and work at least 4.5 days a week. The White House staff said: "Only interns who have worked for at least 4.5 days are considered full-time interns. If interns have requirements, the White House allows interns to work only one and a half days a week. "
2 What do White House interns do?
Vote for Obama and write to the people.
The White House is very strict with interns and will not relax its requirements just because they are interns. In the White House, the staff call "White House interns" "future leaders", and they regard interns as working partners.
According to different positions, interns will participate in research, manage finance, attend meetings and make memos. Interns can often be seen in cabinet meetings, media centers, the National Economic Council, the Office of the First Lady and the Office of the Vice President.
20 1 1 Ruby May was giving a political lesson to an eighth-grade student when she got a call from the White House. On the phone, the White House staff informed her that she had passed the application and became an intern at the White House. During her summer internship, Ruby became a member of the White House Office of Public Support and Intergovernmental Affairs.
Ruby recalled that the White House Office of Public Support and Intergovernmental Affairs held an event to bring together community leaders and activists from all over the United States for exchange and training. As an intern, Ruby interacts with project participants every day. What excited Ruby was that during the activity, US President Barack Obama suddenly appeared and interacted with the people present. Ruby said that participating in the White House internship program gave her a new understanding of opportunities and challenges, which benefited her a lot.
20 1 1 Nicole Pasteur, who joined the White House intern team in the fall, was assigned to the White House Presidential Communications Office. In Nicole's eyes, the work of sending and receiving emails is not boring, but very important.
"Anyone who visits the White House website will pay attention to the sign" Contact us ". Through this channel, the White House encourages people to send emails, write letters and make phone calls to the President. Every day, 10 letters from the people are sent to the Oval Office of the White House and placed on Obama's desk. This 10 letter is selected from thousands of letters, emails and faxes sent to the president every week.
Is there a subsidy for White House interns?
Is the White House an internship place for rich children?
Like the United Nations, the White House does not pay salaries or subsidies to interns. This means that after successfully applying for the White House internship, the first thing to consider is money and accommodation.
Expensive internship fees have become a big threshold to prevent applicants from entering the White House internship. The American Intern Rights Lobbying Organization is currently lobbying the White House. Many children from middle-class or poor families can't get internship opportunities because they can't pay for accommodation.
According to the American media report on August 2 1 Sunday, a group of interns who used to work in the White House plan to "petition" the White House and demand that US President Barack Obama pay his salary.
Emily Fox, an intern at the White House during the summer vacation of 20 10, said that she spent at least $4,500 during her internship. Fox said that the White House intern who finished her internship in mid-August complained to her that renting a house, living expenses and transportation expenses in Washington, D.C. were between 4,000 and 9,000 dollars, and the internship in the White House was really a big investment.
But these interns also said that the experience in the White House is worth investing. White House interns believe that their internship experience in the White House has given them many professional opportunities and improved many skills, which can add a lot of color to their next jobs or job hunting. "The internship at the White House completely changed my life. After the internship, I got a job opportunity now. Before I joined the internship program, 100% didn't even think about it. "
The American media said that the White House had better not pay interns. Washington post commented that internships are for learning, and internships in the White House make these interns lucky observers. Interns are not regular employees employed by the White House, but rather a unique honor. The project itself is already an opportunity for them to knock on the door of their later life, and it is worthwhile to make some "sacrifices".
■ number theory
According to American media reports, there are 20,000 to 30,000 interns in Washington, DC every year, including many White House interns. According to the regulations, White House interns need to work five days a week, from 9 am to 6 pm every day, and work at least 4.5 days a week. The White House does not pay salaries or subsidies to interns. Their internship in the White House costs between $4,000 and $9,000.
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