Study Abroad & International
Exchange Programs Staff

Noah Kuchins

Job title

Key responsibilities

Department

Biographical Information

• General responsibility for study abroad affairs (publicity, promotion, counseling, application, selection, data keeping, and volunteer support).
• Study Abroad student advising.
• Support for J-1 student advising and activities.
• Staff advisor for the International Education Exchange Council.

The Center for Citizen Initiatives
Program Officer, 2006-2007

• Coordinated business-training and economic development delegations from Russia as part of the Productivity Enhancement Program.
• Worked with civic club volunteers to coordinate logistics for Russian delegations.
• Developed program assessment documents for the Russian delegates.
• Coordinated home-hosting program for Russian delegations.
• Promoted cross-cultural relations and citizen diplomacy between Russia and the U.S.

U.S. State Department, American Embassy Paris
American Citizen Services Assistant, 2005

• Drafted reporting cables for the ACS section of the Embassy.
• Established contacts outside the Embassy with French and American government and law enforcement officials.
• Reported to Washington on status of trials and American prisoners in France and their standing under French Law.
• Worked with the French Foreign Ministry to improve consular notification for American detainees.
• Assisted with the daily functions of the ACS section such as making passports and notarizing documents.

Education

San Francisco State University
B. A. , European History, French, Political Science

Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris, FRANCE
Exchange student, 2002-2003

Université Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE
Exchange student, 2001-2002

Skills

• Fluent in French, Proficiency in Russian
• Consular diplomacy
• Delegation coordination and development
• Cross-cultural advising

Personal Interest

• European history
• Russian literature
• French wines and cheeses
• Snowboarding and baseball
• Piano

Favorite Foods

• Tom kha gai soup
• Parisian crepes and ciders, only as found in the 14th arrondissement
• Burgundian and dutch cheeses
• Russian Galupsyi and Cutletyi with smetana

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