Posted on 06/25/2005 6:07:26 PM PDT by blam
Euan Blair takes intern role with US Republicans
By Andrew Murray-Watson and Philip Sherwell in Washington
(Filed: 26/06/2005)
Euan Blair, the Prime Minister's eldest son, has landed a post working on Capitol Hill for a leading conservative Republican in the House of Representatives, The Sunday Telegraph has learnt.
Euan, 21, who is about to graduate from Bristol University with a degree in ancient history, will spend three months as an unpaid intern with the Republican majority staff on the powerful Rules Committee.
The decision to offer the sought-after position to the Prime Minister's son was taken at a senior level
He will be mentored by the chairman of the committee, David Dreier, a Californian Representative who is a close ally of the ruling party's leadership in the House, the lower chamber of Congress.
Committee officials say the decision to offer the sought-after position to the Prime Minister's son was taken at a senior level - not by staff ordinarily responsible for sifting internship applications. The offer followed a telephone interview with the committee's staff director.
British diplomats in Washington also played a part in the process. A Downing Street spokesman said: "Given the obvious sensitivities, the Prime Minister asked the British embassy to get involved in the process."
No 10 sources made it clear last night that there was no suggestion that Euan's application had been "fast-tracked". Despite his father's close relationship with President George W Bush, the news that Euan is to work for the Republican-led committee has stunned Democrats in Washington. Eric Burns, the communications director for Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, the leading Democrat on the committee, said: "Working on the Rules Committee will be quite a learning process as it has always been one of the most partisan in the House. It is extremely surprising that the son of a Labour prime minister would intern with the Republican majority staff on the committee."
As part of their application form, aspiring interns with the Rules Committee are usually asked to write a one-page statement describing the attributes and strengths that make them a strong candidate, or to outline one of their "central political beliefs" and explain why the internship would enhance, demonstrate or test that tenet.
Euan is also finalising plans for a stint with a Democrat Congressman as he prepares to learn about both sides of the American political divide. He is understood to be planning to take an MBA course at Harvard, possibly after a "gap" year.
"Euan"?
It's Celtic.
I would really like to be able to get an internship for a senator anyone know how difficult it is to get one.
What is the process like?
Anyone have any experiences?
"I would really like to be able to get an internship for a senator anyone know how difficult it is to get one.
What is the process like?"
First, get your father elected Prime Minister of Great Britain.
After that, the rest is easy. . .
1. Obtain application information from the appropriate sources, more than likely someone within the party or on the committee
2. ???
3. Profit
LOL!
all senators and congressman have websites that have links to fill out applications to intern for them. Most Congressman have only about 3-5 interns a semester and senators have more like 10/semester. I think your best bet would be interning for one of the committees, whether it be Senator or House. I know the House Ways and Means committee pays their interns at least 1000 per month (which is better than nothing, what most interns get "paid") Just STRESS you are a Republican and really flaunt all the Republican things you might have done in the past (College Republicans, any campaigns you might have worked on, or any other type of political experience).
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