ANDREW F. DIAMOND
15 Franklin Road
Lexington, MA 02420
Daiandi22@hotmail.com
B.A. International Affairs, East Asia Concentration, History Minor, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Mr. Diamond served as a policy analyst in the Arms Control Policy and Operations Division of Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). Prior to joining SAIC, Mr. Diamond worked at the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Nonproliferation, the non-profit Arms Control Association, and most recently at the World Bank.
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (SAIC)
Policy Analyst, (October 2002 to May 2003)
Mr. Diamond performed a broad range of duties in support of the Department of Army. He was responsible for the daily collection and archiving of arms control-related news items in an electronic reference library for Headquarters, Department of the Army. He conducted quarterly updates and revisions of the Arms Control Treaty Voice Format Books for the Army Watch to ensure timely notification of Army commands and organizations in the event of arms control verification inspections.
Mr. Diamond served as the principle editor and graphic designer of the Army Arms Control Quarterly (AACQ), a newsletter focusing on arms control for the Department of the Army. He was responsible for soliciting, collecting and editing germane articles, and crafting their placement within the newsletter. Mr. Diamond was responsible for the publication and distribution of the AACQ to the Pentagon and Army organizations worldwide. Additionally, he wrote three articles for previous issues- “China’s New Export Control Seek to Stem Proliferation” for the October 2002 issue, and “Arms Control Developments by Unified Command” for the January and April 2003 editions. Mr. Diamond also provided conference support for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He recorded the official minutes for conferences and wrote summaries of the main points of conferences. He provided images and information for an unclassified WMD facility, equipment, and munitions field handbook for the Army through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA).
Assistant to Senior Advisors (July 2002 to October 2002)
Mr. Diamond served as a key assistant to two senior Bank staff members in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Group (PREM), providing logistical and research support. He was responsible for arranging meetings and appointments for the two Senior Advisors, who advise the Vice-Presidents and the President of the World Bank. He was also in charge of drafting and editing Bank correspondence to International Governmental Organizations and foreign governments. His specific research duties differed based on the theme of various meetings, but his research focused primarily on the causes of and reactions to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis, specifically relating to the governments of South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia. He also researched various economic indicators for the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa for publication in a World Bank-sponsored report.
International Security Intern (January 2002 to June 2002)
Mr. Diamond served as the research intern for this non-profit organization that produces the monthly journal, Arms Control Today (ACT). He provided administrative and editorial support to the ACT staff, including checking facts, editing news articles, and viewing proofs. He attended numerous Congressional hearings, non-governmental organization (NGO) conferences, and governmental press briefings as a representative of the Arms Control Association (ACA) and prepared draft summary memorandums as these activities related to nonproliferation and arms control. He also researched and drafted three fact sheets that have been published on-line by ACA: U.S. Missile Sanction Laws, the Missile Technology Control Regime, and Chemical and Biological Weapons Proliferation at a Glance. A forth fact sheet, U.S.-China Nuclear Cooperation, is awaiting publication.
Intern/Action Officer (January 2001 to May 2001)
Mr. Diamond worked in two different departments, where his duties varied significantly. He worked in the Front Office of the Bureau of Nonproliferation (NP-FO), where he was a staff assistant responsible for various secretarial duties. Those duties included sorting mail, answering phones, reading and distributing cable traffic, and tasking out assignments to the appropriate departments. He later moved to the Chemical, Biological and Missile Nonproliferation department (CBM). There, he was responsible for overhauling and consolidating the department’s export control denial database, which tracks which companies have applied for and been denied an export control license for items that are regulated by the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). Additionally, he researched and drafted cables for foreign embassies on the topics of missile nonproliferation and export controls. He also met with various defense industry representatives to provide updates on their export license application and answer questions.
NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) 50th ANNIVERSARY SUMMIT
Donor Relations Assistant, February 1999 to April 1999
Mr. Diamond was responsible for helping plan and organize events and accommodations for the Board of Directors, as well as for various country delegations. These duties included acting as a liaison between the Donor Relations Department and many foreign embassies to ensure the proper arrangements were made for their country’s participants. At the Summit, Mr. Diamond served as an on-site point of contact (POC) to solve administrative or logistical problems or to locate the appropriate personnel to deal with those issues.
OFFICE OF SENATOR JOHN F. KERRY (D-MA)
Intern, May 1998 to August 1998
Mr. Diamond worked in the Boston, Massachusetts’ constituent office of Senator John Kerry as an intern. There, he was responsible for handling constituent matters relating to social security, crime and taxes. This entailed responding to constituent letters, forwarding requests to the Internal Revenue Service and the Social Security Administration, and returning phone calls.
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Lexis-Nexis, THOMAS, and basic HTML
Headquarters, the Department of the Army (October 2002 to May 2003)
Environmental Protection Agency (November 2002 to May 2003)
Spanish- Advanced reading, intermediate conversation
Chinese (Mandarin)- Intermediate conversation and reading
Secret