CHRISTOPHER VAN DAM
EDUCATION
The Bush School of Government and Public Service Texas A&M University
Master's of International Affairs 3.75 GPA August 2015 - May 2017
Focus on National Security and Diplomacy; concentrations in American Diplomacy, Homeland Security, and China
Language Proficiency in Spanish at Intermediate Low
Dordt College Sioux Center, Iowa
Bachelor of Arts - Liberal Arts 3.15 GPA August 2007 - May 2012
Majored in History with minor in Political Science
Gereformeerde Hogeschool Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands
Dutch Area Studies 4.0 GPA January 2010 - May 2010
WORK
Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs College Station, TX Aug. 2016-Present
Student Employee
U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. June 2016- Aug. 2016
Congressional Intern
Agropur Inc. Hull, IA April 2011 - Aug. 2015
Factory Lead Operator (2014-2015)
Factory Packaging Lead Operator (2013-2014)
Factory Belt Operator (2012-2013)
Factory Packaging (2011-2012)
Dordt College History Department Sioux Center, IA Aug. 2008- Dec. 2009
Professor's Assistant
SERVICE AND LEADERSHIP
Bush School Ambassadors College Station, TX Jan. 2016 – Present
Alexander Hamilton Society College Station, TX Aug. 2015 – Present
Conference Call Chair, Coordinator, and Liaison to the Council on Foreign Relations
Paradise Bounds Service Project Guatemala June 2015
Dale Carnegie Leadership Training Sioux Center, IA Jan. 2013 – May 2013
Dordt College Political Action Committee Sioux Center, IA Aug. 2010 – May 2011
Club Founder and President
Dordt College Varsity Football Sioux Center, IA Aug. 2007- Jan. 2010
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RESUME/CV
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