Whitney Taylor

Graduate Assistant

Educational Institution; 10,001+ employees; Higher Education industry

– (8 months) Champaign, IL

- Created visiting scholar guide to campus
- Organized lectures and conferences for the European Union Center
- Conducted research for on-going programming initiatives

Robert Schuman Scholar / Stagiaire in the Directorate General of External Policies

Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Political Organization industry

– (6 months) Brussels, Belgium

Worked in the Transatlantic Relations Unit within the Directorate General of External Policies on policy issues relating the EU to the Delegation of the U.S. and the Delegation of Canada.

- Wrote memos and short policy briefs on trade relations, statistics and current political climates in both the U.S. and Canada
- Organized meetings between the TAR office and U.S. and Canadian diplomats
- Spoke at information meetings for young scholars on European Parliament affairs and careers in International Relations
- Monitored U.S. Congressional committees and legislation
- Assisted i