The Foreign Service Journal, June 2016

THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL | JUNE 2016 61 AFSA NEWS AFSA NEWS AFSA Sponsors Summer Intern at State AFSA has once again col- laborated with the Thursday Luncheon Group to support a minority college student for a 10-week internship at the Department of State. Established in 1992, this pro- gram has since brought 26 students to Washington, D.C., for an enriching professional experience. This year’s TLG intern, Camille Swinson, is a senior at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, where she is pursuing a major in international studies and a minor in Spanish language. Camille will be the first TLG intern to work on the Brazil desk—just in time for a busy summer with the Rio Olympics. Camille has a strong interest in international diplomacy and aspires to become a Foreign Service officer. She is passionate about gender-based human rights issues, as demon- strated by her past intern- ships with DC Rape Crisis Center and Innocents at Risk. This summer also marks the third year of collabora- tion between AFSA and the Hispanic Employees Council of the Foreign Affairs Agen- cies on a similar program benefitting a deserving minority student as they pursue an internship with the Department of State. This year’s HECFAA interns are in the final stages of the selection process; we look forward to introducing them to you in a future edition of AFSA News. AFSA greatly appreci- ates its strong relationship with both HECFAA and TLG. Special thanks go to their respective leaders, Francisco Palmieri and Stacy Williams, as well as the very supportive staff in the Bureau of Human Resources’ Office of Recruit- ment, Examination and Employment. We look forward to pro- viding similar opportunities for many more students in the future. n —Briar Blount, Communications Intern COURTESYOFCAMILLESWINSON