January 28, 2012
Become the next OECD Student Ambassador and Win a FREE Trip to Paris

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Become the next OECD Student Ambassador and Win a FREE Trip to Paris

 

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is the Organization that since 1961 has provided fact-based analysis and policy advice to help governments achieve and measure progress. To this day we continue to promote better policies for better lives.

Dear Faculty,

As we begin our third year of this highly successful program, the OECD Washington Center is inviting undergraduate students from different campuses across the US and Canada to apply for this exciting year-long ambassadorship. Our goal is to select well-qualified and motivated students with demonstrated interest in economics and international relations. The student ambassadors will engage with the OECD and plan activities to raise awareness of the organization and its work on their campuses. The details of the program are spelled out in the attached document which we invite you to post and disseminate in your department. Also, attached is a flyer with information about the current 2011-2012 class of OECD Student Ambassadors.

The time commitment will include: an initial training weekend in Washington, DC on June 2nd and 3rd 2012 and work should not exceed 40 hours per semester. Based on their performance, two student ambassadors will be invited to attend the OECD Forum in Paris in May/June 2013. Expenses for both of these trips plus a budget related to promotional activities on campus will be paid by the OECD. All other Student Ambassadors who have successfully completed the program will receive a certificate of participation and a letter of recommendation.

Please encourage the students from your university to submit applications and should you have any further questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Elodie

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Elodie Turchi

Public Affairs Consultant

OECD Washington Center

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

 

2001 L Street NW, Suite 650 - Washington, DC 20036 
Tel: +1 202 822 3861 - Mobile: +1 202 550 7329

elodie.turchi@oecd.org

 

Check out our new website www.oecd.org/washington

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October 17, 2011
Development Dialogue: Towards Green Growth Event This Thursday!

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October 4, 2011
Development Dialogue: Lunch and Learn with USC Marshall Society and Business Lab

RSVP October Lunch & Learn

Organic Food Delivery

Carl Cade, Revolution Foods

Wednesday, October 12th

12:30 – 1:50 p.m. in JKP 104

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September 21, 2011
Development Dialogue: First Event Next Tuesday!

INTERESTED in U.S.-MEXICAN RELATIONS?
HOW ABOUT a CAREER in the FOREIGN SERVICE?


Tuesday, September 27
CLAYTON ALDERMAN, Pol/Econ Officer, U.S. Consulate Tijuana, Mexico (USC SIR alum)
OECD Development Dialogue Series
Topic: “U.S. Foreign Policy and Presence in Mexico”
Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Location: Social Sciences Building (SOS), Room B40
Discussant: Carol Wise, Associate Professor of International Relations, USC
Food/refreshments will be provided.

Talk immediately followed by Career Info session: 
“Is the Foreign Service Right for You?: Insight from a USC International Relations Grad”
Time: 2:30pm-3:30pm
Location: Social Sciences Building (SOS), Room B40
Coffee/cookies will be provided.

Clayton Alderman will discuss:

  • The Foreign Service from USC

  • The Test and Recruitment Process

  • What is it Really Like? The Nature of the Job

  • The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, Baja California


Clayton Alderman is a Foreign Service Officer serving at the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana, Mexico as a Political and Economics Officer. He is a USC Alumnus that graduated in 2007 with a major in International Relations and Philosophy. He has lived and worked in Syria, Egypt, Mexico and will be continuing to his next post in Baghdad, Iraq next year as an Economics Officer. He primarily specializes in the political and economic situation of the U.S.-Mexico border region.

These events are part of the OECD Development Dialogue series (http://oecdxusc.tumblr.com/), and co-sponsored by the USC Center for International Studies and USC School of International Relations. Email Daniel Paly at paly@usc.edu for more info.

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August 25, 2011
Our Economic Woes Need a Long-Term Fix

An op-ed from OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria.

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August 23, 2011
In Less Exciting News...

Sorry to have to start off the year with less than upbeat news, but in keeping with the direction of the global economy:

New OECD data shows a further slowdown in economic growth for its member (mostly characterized as developed) countries in the second quarter…

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August 23, 2011
Welcome to the 2011-2012 OECD Student Ambassador Program

The new year is kicking off here at USC and so is OECDxUSC! Come check out the program at tomorrow’s (Wednesday, August 24th) Involvement Fair on Trousdale Parkway and Alumni Park from 11am to 2pm.


Also make sure to check out our updated About page and stay tuned for the 2011-2012 Development Dialogue with exciting new Events on the horizon!

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April 25, 2011
Israel is a Prosperous but Radically Unequal Economy

One of the first OECD reports I’ve seen based on Israel, a new member country as of May 2010, and its economic inequality.

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April 24, 2011
Malaysia applies for OECD member status

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April 22, 2011
OECD urges Japan to raise Sales tax

In the wake of the magnitude-9 earthquake in Japan last month, the Japanese government has been reluctant to raise tax rates due to the widespread devastation and economic panic caused by the quake and its subsequent tsunami. However, the OECD has been looking more forward. In its regular economic survey on Japan, the OECD asserts that while production may fall in the short term, the long term economic outlook in Japan is much more positive. The OECD therefore believes a rise in sales tax a useful, if not necessary, tool to finance reconstruction.

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