AAD Student Essay Contest
The American Academy of Diplomacy (AAD) is sponsoring an essay contest for students with a first prize of $8,000 and an all expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. to discuss their essay with a senior State Department official. The contest is open to any American citizen who is an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled during the Spring Semester of 2008 as a degree student in international studies or political science with an emphasis on international studies.
The AAD is looking for students to critically and creatively about evaluating foreign policy challenges. The essay is framed as an Action Memorandum to the US Secretary of State on one of six foreign policy challenges. Students are asked to write an essay of no more than 1500 words evaluating and making a recommendation on policy. The deadline for submission is June 9, 2008. For complete details, please visit the American Academy of Diplomacy website or contact AAD by e-mailing academy@academyofdiplomacy.org <mailto:academy@academyofdiplomacy.org> .
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