Joshua Zabin

Experience

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  US Embassy Jakarta

  Jul 2015 - Aug 2015

  Procurement Assistant
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  U.S. Department of State

  May 2017 - Aug 2017

  Critical Language Scholarship

  -Studied advanced Indonesian during a nine-week intensive and highly selective (<10% acceptance rate) language program.-Lived with a host family and adhered to an Indonesian-only language policy.-Researched threats to Indonesian national parks and presented findings to a faculty panel of more than 100 people, solely using Indonesian language skills.

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  University of Virginia

  Sept 2017 - Dec 2018

  Research Assistant, UVA Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics

  -Member of a five-person team consisting of three undergrad students, a Ph.D. candidate supervisor, and a professor conducting public policy research in Iran.-Summarized relevant literature, conducted research in the Persian language, wrote surveys and questionnaires, and translated said surveys into Persian to determine popular Iranian opinion of the United States.

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  U.S. Mission to the United Nations at Geneva

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Management and Supply Assistant

  -Prepared conference spaces for important bi- and multilateral meetings with foreign embassies and NGOs.-Managed a team of 7 fellow interns at the Mission’s annual Fourth of July celebration for the Geneva diplomatic community to ensure orderly food deliveries and provide for the comfort of embassy guests.

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  USAID

  Aug 2018 - Jun 2019

  Research and translation assistant

  Served on a team of 5 interns working for USAID Indonesia's content creation team. I was responsible for drafting and translating original work posted on USAID Indonesia's twitter handle, including fact sheets, infographics and other publications to commemorate 70 years of diplomatic relations between the US and the Republic of Indonesia.This work earned strong praise from USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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  University of Virginia

  Jun 2020 - Nov 2020

  Researcher, UVA Belt and Road Initiative

  –Researched Chinese public-private partnerships in Pakistan and how China's Belt & Road has affected Sino-Central Asian relations with UVA post-doc Dr. Tayyab Safdar–Used Mandarin and Tajik language skills to conduct interviews, collate news media, and write literature reviews on local perceptions of Chinese investment in Central Asia

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  United States Marine Corps

  Nov 2020 - now

  Captain