Lisa Corsetto interned this summer at the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office of the President, in the Western Hemisphere Office. USTR develops trade policy for the US and negotiates trade agreements; the Western Hemisphere Office does this specifically with counties in the Americas.

"One of the most helpful parts of my first year at GSPP was the practice in condensing large amounts of information into concise and actionable papers for decision-makers," she says. "When writing policy memos for my supervisors this summer, I felt much more prepared because of the practice I had with the 12-hour memo and the 48-hour memo last semester!"