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Accenture ACLU of San Diego Imper Actual Solutions AdAsia Communications Advancement of Girls Education African Development Bank Al-Tayer Group American Inst. for Research Aradiom Araujo Ibarra Asociados Assoc to Benefit Children Associated Group (AG) Associated Press atlantic-community.org Australian AID Azarmehr Associates, PC Banc of America Securitie Bank Information Center Bank of StandardChartered Barack Obamas Campaign Barclays Capital Barun Policy Institute Beach-Oswald Imm. Law BearingPoint, Inc Beijing Bailijia ST Deve Bharti Foundation Bloomberg L.P. BMA Advogados BNP PARIBAS Booz Allen Hamilton Boston Pacific Company Braskem S.A Bridgewater State Hospital British Army BrMedia Brown Lloyd James Brown University Bureau of Economic Analys Bureau of Labor Statistic C.I.A.N.A. Cabinet Office Cabinet Secretat of Japan California State Assembly Carnegie Endowment Intl CE Composites Baseball In CEMEX Center for Work-Life Pol. Central Bank of Chile Central Bank of Turkey Central Middle School Centre for Talented Youth CEPOL Childrens/Family Health China Radio International CIDA City Campus Citibank, Japan LTD. Citigroup Global Markets Clara H Carlson Elem Climate Lab Clinton Foundation Clinton Global Initiative Coca-Cola Commerzbank AG Community in Action Competition Commission SA CONFINDUSTRIA Congressman George Miller Constellation NewEnergy Constructora Pijao S.A. Consulate General Mexico Cornerstone Research Council of Europ County of Santa Clara CP Media Communications Createdebate.com Credit Suisse Credivalores S.A. Ctr Gender Refugee Cuatrecasas Abogados,SLP D.C. Public Schools Darjin Corporate, Ltd Davis Brody Bond Aedas Delegation of the Europea Democratic Leadership Council Departament of State Dept. of Foreign Affairs Der Spiegel Deutsche Bank AG DHL Exel Supply Chain AP District of Columbia Gov. DLA Piper UK LLP Drinker Biddle Reath Earth Institute, MVP Ecovolve Bioenergy Electronic Arts Embassy of Rwanda Emporio Energy Market Reg. Auth. Enrst Young, LLP Environment Ministry Japa Euromonitor International European Investment Bank European Union at the UN Experian F. I. Proctor Foundation Fairfield Greenwich Group Fed Res Bank of Dallas Fed. Reserve Bank of NY Financial Literacy Founda Fincere Limited Flip Media FZ-LLC Food Wine Magazine Foreign Affairs Ministry Fragomen Freelance Writer Editor French Government Freshfields Bruckhaus Frommer Lawrence Haug Fulbright Teaching Asst. GE Corporate Audit Staff General Atlantic Genocide Prevention Proj. German Parliament Global Environmental Inst Global Water Challenge Goldman Sachs Goldman Sachs JBWere Google Government of the Punjab GRADE Grameen America Grassroots Campaigns Inc. Green Mountain Coffee Greenberg Traurig LLP Greenpeace GreenPrint Technologies, GTZ Kenya Gwangmyeung Buk Gyeonggi Office of Ed. Hackers Language Research Hagerty Consulting Heartland Alliance Helping Hands Henry L. Stimson Center Hercules Studios Hertie School of Government HFM U.S. Hiranandani Upscale Hong Kong Insitute of Education Hoosiers for Jill Hotel Sonce-GA / LIPA House of Representatives HSBC Bank USA, N.A. HSBC Securities Egypt Human Rights Watch IBM Business Consulting ICRISAT IGCC, UC System ILumiLA Independent Contractor India Abroad Infinity s.r.l. Infocap InfoUSA, Inc. ING USFS InsideTrack Insight Collaborative Institutional Investor Insurance Deposit FOGAFIN Intermost International Fund Service International Institute International Rescue Committee Intl Justice Mission,IJM Intl Medical Corps Intl Rescue Committee Intl. Org. for Migration Intl. Rescue Committee Intrepid Sportswear, Inc IREX IRG IRG, Ltd. ITESM- Mexico City J.P.Morgan Chase James Irvine Foundation Japan Emergency NGOs Jenner Block LLP JICS Johns Hopkins CCGHE Juice Energy, Inc JWAC- Defense Department Kats for CongressCampaign Khemka Foundation Kids with Cameras KPMG LLP KWDI/ Korean Womens Deve KyungHee U.Medical Center L.E.K. Consulting, LLC LANDMARK EDUCATION Larovere Consulting Law Office of Allen Bloom Lawyers for Human Rights Leeb Capital Management Lehman Brothers LEK Consulting LG Electronics Inc. Liechtenstein Mission -UN Local Self-Govnt Unit M Squared Strategies MADRE Management Solutions Management Systems Intl Mantech International MaPS Marginal Change Mars Co Consulting Maryland Center China MasterCard Mayors Office McKinsey Company McMaster University McMaster-Carr Supply Comp MDRC Media International MennoniteCentralCommittee Mercedes-Benz Japan Merrill Lynch Metro Denver Partners Millennium Challenge Corp Min. of Fin. Econ Plg Min. of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Defense Ministry of Economy Ministry of Finance Ministry of Interior, Mex Ministry of Production Mint Newspaper MIT Mitsubishi Corporation Mnstry of Foreign Affairs MOFA Monetary Authority Morning Star Development Motcor S. A. MSA Kazakhstan Music Haven N. Univ. of Singapore N.O.Citizen Dipl. Council Nachman Associates P.C. Nat. Asso. Financ. Inst. National Congress of Peru National Geospatial Intel National Personnel Autho National Security Agency National Security Council National Water Comission Natl Endowment for Dem NERA Economic Consulting New Immigrant Community New York City Dept. of Ed New York Digital Corp. New York Legal Assistance NextFoods, LLC Nishikawa Board of Educ. Nomura Research Institute Norwegian Embassy Amman Novartis   Pharmaceuticals Nutrition Education Int NY Army National Guard NY County DAs Office NYANA NYC CCRB NYU Child Study Center OAS Obama For America ODAM Office of Yuji Fujimoto Office for Public Management Optimise Africa Oracle India Pvt. Ltd. Org. of American States Oxfam America Oxfam Japan Pacific Alternative Asset Pacific Injection Molding Pak Microfinance Network Parametrix Partners In Health PayUp Holding BV PBSJ Peace Corps PFM Strategic Consulting Planned Parenthood Planning and Dev. Board Point Made Films PricewaterhouseCoopers LL Prime Ministry Procter Gamble Asia Pte Proskauer Rose LLP Public Agenda Public School 003 Punjab Police PwC Advisory Ramasai Housing and Const Ray Magazine Red Cross Society of Chia Refugee Resettlement and Room to Read Ropes Gray, LLP Rotary International Royal Hashemite Court Rudy Giuliani Campaign Rush University Hospital Russia Partners Saint Marks Cathedral Samba Financial Group Santi Organization SAP AG Saudi Aramco School of the Future Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. SEIU Healthcare 775NW SEVAI SF Works Shirakawa City Hall Singapore Police Force SME Business Support Fund Société Générale Solana Consultores Songmasters SouthrnCntr for Int. Stud Spina Bifida Association STA Travel Standard Poors Standard Bank Asia State General Auditory Stephen Jeffries Assoc. Sturgeon Fund Suedostschweiz Superior Court of CT Survivors International Suzhou Ivy Education Cons Swadhaar FinServe Pvt. Lt Swedish Mission to UN Swedish Trade Council Swedwood LLC, IKEA Group Taiwan News TCF NATIONAL BANK Tea Lounge Teach for America Teach For India Tech Mahindra Brit Teleco TechnoServe Tert. Educ. Commission The Advisory Board The Boston Consulting Gro The Chinese Government The Copywritingsecret LLC The Fulbright Commission Government of Japan The Hudson Institute The Jeffrey Group The Korea Times The National Assembly The Office of Health Prom The Prime Ministry Office The Trevor Project The Washington Group The Word Bank Thomson Reuters ThoughtStorm Strategic Tianjing Electricity Comp TIME Magazine Topview Transatlantic Institute Transparencia Mexicana Trialogue Learning Group U.S. Department of State U.S. Dept. of Justice U.S. Dept. of Treasury U.S. Senate,Senator Boxer U.S.A.I.D. UANI UBS Investment Bank UBS Securities Japan Ltd UIC United Nations Industrial UN Global Compact LN-GCC UN Mission in Afghanistan UN office in Georgia UN World Food Program Undersec of Foreign Trade Undersec. Foreign Trade UNDP UNHCR UNHQ-DESA UNICEF Union Bancaire Privee United Nations United States Embassy United States Congress University of Indonesia Upwardly Global US Army US Attorneys Office US Department of State US Holocaust Memorial Museum US Marine Corps US Navy USAID Southern Africa Van Bael Bellis LLP Vice Ministry of   F Trade Virilion, Inc. WBUR Bostons NPR Station WeatherBug Wells Fargo Financial Wensli Group Westex Group, Inc Westside Community Church Westwood One/FOX News WI Conservation Voters Wildlife Trust WilmerHale WMH Corporation Women Moving Millions Womens Initiative World Bank Headquarters World Economic Forum Xinhua News Agency Yangtze Delta CDM Center Yeh Wah Arts and Language Youth Initiative for HR And the answer to the question the number one most recent employer of students joining us this fall was the U.S. Peace Corps.

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