Assistant to the Ambassador of the Observer Mission of the OIC

Posted on: 2008-06-14

DILER ERDENGIZ 857-991-8452 : [email protected] : www.erdengiz.com Education Tufts University, Medford, MA B.A. High Thesis Honors in International Relations, Minor in Sociology Honors Fulbright Scholarship, Honors Thesis, Dean’s List, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Diploma for Piano Related Coursework Tufts University International Law: All aspects of public international law and placed in the top three candidates during moot court Politics of Memory: Collective memory and ethnic conflict in the context of the Turkish-Armenian conflict Racial & Ethnic Minorities: Sociology of racial and ethnic inequalities that effect minorities in the United States Social Movements: Formation, recruitment and expansion theories for social movements and practical applications Honors Thesis (High Honors): “The Truth and the Fig Tree: The Issue of Missing Persons and the Right to Truth” Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Societies: Institutions and methods of law building in post conflict atmospheres Transitional Justice: Focused on world court trials in tandem with specific cultural needs of post-conflict societies Publications “Portraits of Grief”, Contexts, Volume 6, Number 3, Summer 2007, pp. 48-58(8), University of California Press Languages Fluent in English and Turkish, Intermediate French Professional Experience Observer Mission Of the OIC to the United Nations New York, NY Assistant to the Ambassador June – August 2007 Observed and Assessed UN General Assembly Committee Meetings Gained experience in promoting organization specific interests as a lobbyist Prepared reports and briefs on the topics of women’s rights in Islam based on developments from CEDAW meetings Committee of Missing Persons, Office of the Turkish Member Nicosia, Cyprus Research Assistant and Translator June – August 2006 Managed confidential information from personally interviewed families of missing persons Translated ante-mortem databases for exhumations Catalogued missing persons’ files in the Presidential Palace Archives Amideast Conflict Resolution Workshop Berkeley Springs, WV Conflict Resolution Facilitator May 2006 Lead conflict resolution workshops (as Fulbright scholar) amongst Greek and Turkish Cypriot university students Established effective and creative conflict resolution activities specific to the Cypriot culture Volunteer Experience Intercultural Conversation Program Conversation Partner Medford, MA (Sept 2006 – May 2007) One Campaign Campus Leader Boston, MA (Oct 2005 – Sept 2006) Boston Mobilization Lobbyist Activist Boston, MA (Oct 2005 – Dec 2005) Leadership Positions Public Relations Coordinator for Tufts European Club (2006 – 2007) Tufts University Regional Representative: Regional representative for Cyprus and Turkey (2005 – 2008) Elected Senate Allocations Board Chair: Managed allocations of a million dollars (2004 – 2005) Elected Senator of Tufts Community Union Senate (2004 – 2005) Editor and Chief of ‘TMK Times’, Bilingual monthly high school newspaper (2002 – 2004)