George VIŞAN

Name: George Visan
Date of Birth: 18.08.1983
Phone: 0721 206 468
E-mail: visan.george@gmail.com

Career Objective:

Developing a career in the field of International Politics with an emphasis on research and analysis of foreign policy and international security. In the short term I would like to continue my studies with an MA in the aforementioned field. Alternatively I am considering developing a career as a professional consultant in business (with an emphasis on security issues) or politics.

Professional Experience:
• Since September 2006 PR/Marketing Coordinator for Civitas’99 NGO – www.civitas.99.ro. Responsibilities: developping a fund raising strategy for the organization; identifying potential sponsors and donors; help develop projects; recruiting possible members; promote the image of organization; Achievements: developping the fund raising strategy and coordianting projects;

• February 2005 – May 2005 intern at United Nations House. Responsibilities: resuming and analising news regarding the activity of the UN as reflected by the Romanian media; translations; helping organize events; researching and writting presentations concerning UN activity around the world. Achievements: help organize events concerning the Romanian justice system and Romania’s involvement in UN peacekeeping operations;

• May 2004-September 2004 – Press Monitoring Operator at Global Media. Responsibilities. Responsabilities: resuming and introducing news newspapers and television into a database for further analysis;
• 2004 – Opinion poll operator for INSOMAR.

Education:
• Februrary 2007 – Graduated from the University of Bucharest, Political Science Department, English section.
• 2002 – Graduated from “Spiru Haret National College”

Extracurricular activities:
• March-February 2007 co-initiator of Civitas Politics Blog http://civitaspoliticsblog.wordpress.com/.
• June-October 2005 – co-organize with AEGEE Bucharest of Euro – Islam conference
• January 2005 – participant and co-organizer of “Romanian Communist – Our Common Heritage” (“Comunismul Romanesc. Mostenirea noastra Comuna).
• July-August 2003 – internship at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• April 2003 – training in Public Relation and Fund Raising organized by ONGlink.
• 2002-2004 voluntary translator for IRIR (Romanian Institute for Recent History); Responsibilities: Translating US Foreign Policy documents regarding the Cold War.

Published Works:
• June 2006 – “Batalia de la Trafalgar” (Battle of Trafalgar) – in http://www.carpenoctem.ro/nr%203/trafalgar.html
• September 2006: – “Criza Libaneza” (Lebanese Crisis) http://www.carpenoctem.ro/nr%204/liban.htm.
• October 2006: – “De ce sa nu ne retragem din Iraq” (Why We Shouldn’t Retreat From Iraq) www.carpenoctem.ro .
• March 2005 – “NATO’s Strategic Concepts: From Massive Retaliation to Flexible Resposne”, http://www.civitas99.ro/george_0903.pdf.
• May 2005 – “Considerations upon the Armenian Genocide 1915-1917”, http://www.civitas99.ro/george_120505.pdf.