NEW: Rhode Islanders Win White House Internships
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Three students with Rhode Island ties will be spending a lot more time in the White House this Fall.
Middletown native William O’Connor, a student at Georgetown University, and Kurt Ostrow and William Weber, two Brown University students from out of state, have been appointed to prestigious White House internships, the White House announced Monday night.
The mission of the program is to make the White House accessible to future leaders around the nation and to prepare those devoted to public service for future leadership opportunities.
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Interns work in one of several White House departments, including the Office of Cabinet Affairs, the Office of the Chief of Staff, the Office of Scheduling and Advance, the Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs, the Office of Legislative Affairs, the Office of Management and Administration, the Office of the White House Counsel, the National Economic Council, the Office of Presidential Correspondence, the Presidential Personnel Office, the Office of Communications, the Domestic Policy Council, the Office of the First Lady, the Office of White House Fellows, the Office of Digital Strategy, and the Office of the Vice President.
