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REEI Alumni Job Placement

REEI tracks the careers of its alumni and is able to trace over 80% of its graduates over the past ten years. The majority find jobs in the field of government, non-profit and business-related sectors; some move into higher education; still others pursue further graduate study. Below is a sample of job placements since 1991, with initial and present positions listed where we have such information.

Grad Date Specialty Jobs
2007 Russian (MA/MPA) International Recruiter, American Councils, Georgia and Azerbaijan
2007 Romanian (MA/MPA) Peace Corps, Ukraine
2007 Russian US Government, Washington, DC
2007 Russian International Recruiter, American Councils, Russian Far East
2007 Romanian (MA/MPA) Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State, TBD
2007 Russian Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army, Washington, DC
2006 Russian (MA/MPA) Russian Flagship Program, St.Petersburg, Russia
2006 Russian (MA/MPA) Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State, Uzbekistan
2006 Russian (MA/MPA) Foreign Service Officer, US Department of State, Uzbekistan
2006 Bulgarian (MA/MPA) Government Accountability Office, Washington, DC
2006 Russian (MA/MPA) US Government, Washington, DC
2005 Czech International Program Manager, Central European Sales, Pop Weaver Popcorn, Bulgaria
2005 Czech (MA/MPA) US Government, Washington, DC
2005 Russian Teaching public school, Florida
2005 Russian (MA/MPA) State of Indiana. Teaching Junior College, Indiana
2005 Russian (MA/MPA) US Government
2005 Russian (MA/MPA) Presidential Management Fellow, US Dept of State, Washington, DC
2004 Serbian/Croatian/Hungarian (MA/MPA) The Services Group, an economic consulting firm, Washington, D.C. 2004
2004 Polish/Ukrainian (MA) Initial: Writer/Editor, Stanley Foundation, Muscatine, Iowa
Present: Managing Editor, Heldref Publications, Washington DC
2004 Russian/Serbian/Croatian (MA) Staff Assistant for Senator Ted Stevens, Anchorage, Alaska
2004 Russia/Hungary (MA/MPA) U.S. Coordinator for School Connectivity Programs in Armenia, Project Harmony, VT
2004 Russia Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
2004 Russia Financial Manager at Slavica Publishers, Indiana University
2004 Russia/Czech Republic (MA/SLIS) Reference Librarian Florida International University
2003 Romania Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
2003 Russia Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
2003 Russia U.S. Department of Homeland Security
2003 Russia Presidential Management Intern, D.C.
2003 Russia Program Manager (NIS), Louisville International Cultural Center
2003 Lithuania/Russia Air Force Intelligence Officer
2002 Russia Federal Government (Security-Related)
2002 Bulgaria/Serbia (MA/MPA) Program Officer (for Balkans), National Democratic Institute of International Affairs, Washington, D.C.
2002 Russia (MA/MPA) Program Manager (for Macedonia), National Democratic Institute of International Affairs, Washington, D.C.
2002 Poland (MA/MPA) System Administrator, Digital Media Network Services, UITS, Indiana University
2002 Russia Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
2002 Russia Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
2001 Russia (MA/MPA) Outreach Coordinator, Eurasia Coordinator, Almaty, Kazakh
2001 Estonia/Polish (MA/MPA) Initial: Administrator, Messiah Now Ministries, Delaware Valley Regional
Present: Fascell Fellowship, Estonia 2002
2000 Russia Analyst, Shinhan Consulting Group, Korea
2000 Russia (MA/MLS) Cataloger & Office Network Coordinator, The Donohue Group (library contractor & consulting organization); Boston, MA
2000 Russia Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
2000 Russia Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
2000 Russia Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
2000 Russia Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
1999 Polish Initial: Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
Present: USDA, Foreign Agricultural Service Office of International Cooperation and Development
1999 Romanian Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
1999 Russia Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
1999 Russia (MA/MPA) Initial: Deputy Director, Armenian/Caucasus Office, Catholic Relief Services; Yerevan, Armenia
Present: Director of Network Initiatives, Eurasia Foundation, Washington, DC
1999 Russia, Croatia (MA/MBA) Info & Outreach Program Coordinator, Initiative for Social Action and Renewal in Eurasia; Baku, Azerbaijan
1999 Russia, Czech Republic (MA/MLS) Librarian, Alston & Bird, LLP; Raleigh, NC
1998 Russia Communications Manager, U.S./Ukraine Foundation; Washington, DC
1998 Russia Initial: Project Manager, WORDNET; Boston, MA
Present: Bilingual Employment Counselor, Jewish Vocational Services; Boston, MA
1998 Russia Project Harmony; Petrozavodsk, Russia
1998 Russia Marketing Associate , Development Alternatives, Inc.; D.C.
1997 Russia, Czech Republic Initial: Publications Editor, IREX; Washington, DC
Present: Reporter, The Washington Post; Washington, DC
1997 Russia Special Agent, U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency; Washington, DC
1997 Hungary Initial: Program Manager, Forced Migration Project Open Society Institute; New York, NY
Present: Program Assistant, Institute for Sustainable Communities; Montpelier, VT
1995 Russia Initial: Red Cross; Indianapolis, IN
Present: Director, Berlitz; Indianapolis, IN
1994 Russia Initial: Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
Present: Special Agent, FBI; Washington, DC
1994  Russia Vice President, AIG Capital Partners; New Jersey
1994 Serbia, Croatia (REEI/Journalism) Initial: U.S. News & World Report; Bosnia
Present: Press Secretary, Senator Lieberman's office; Washington, DC
1993 Russia International Human Resources Division, Hines; Moscow
1993 Russia Initial: Assistant Director, Anti-Defamation League; Chicago, IL
Present: Appropriations Analyst, Illinois State Senate Democrats; Chicago, IL
1993 Romania, Hungary Initial: Program Officer, IREX; Bucharest, Romania
Present: Assistant Director, EU Center of Excellence, Indiana University
1993 Russia Initial: Foreign Area Officer, U.S. Army
Present: Country Manager, Motorola; Ukraine
1992 Russia Regional Operations Consultant, Allianz AG Central and E. Europe Division
1992 Russia Initial: Booz Allen Consultants
Present: Coopers & Lybrand Management Consultancy Services; Moscow, Russia
1992 Poland Initial: Investment and privitization firm; Warsaw, Poland
Present: International Management (Rotating Program), Allianz; Munich, Germany
1991 Russia Initial: Foreign Service Officer, Science Appl. Intl. Corp., U.S. Embassy; Kiev, Ukraine
Present: Senior Commerical Officer, U.S. Embassy; Kazakhstan


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