USA Pavilion seeks volunteer guides

The USA Pavilion is inviting undergraduate and graduate students to serve as guides and national representatives for the United States at the 2010 World Expo, according to the nation's official World Expo 2010 Website.

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US citizens or permanent residents who are able to "speak Chinese fluently" are eligible to apply through the "Student Ambassadors Internship Program", a partnership between the USA Pavilion and the University of Southern California's US‐China Institute.

Students with minimum grade point average of 3.0 from all majors "should be encouraged to apply," the Website states. Applicants should also have "experience in public relations, well developed interpersonal skills, and a positive outlook on social and cultural diversity."

Students will serve as guides for about three months, with an additional two weeks of training before starting. Work is divided into two spells, from April 15 to July 31 or from July 16 to October 31 next year. Guides will work four days a week.

Details and online applications are available at http://china.usc.edu. The deadline is October 30.

Roundtrip airfares to Shanghai as well as housing, meals and local transport to and from the Expo site will be covered by the pavilion.