His monthly travels include trips to Russia andadditional weekend jaunts to pitch the project tocorporate sponsors--including Coca-Cola andHewlett Packard. The Truman Scholar also spendstime in consultation with the project's directors,who include the Dalai Lama, Jimmy Carter, formerIsraeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and formerIrish President Mary Robinson.
And, to top it all off, the History andLiterature concentrator just turned in his seniorthesis this morning.
Burke-White says the thesis, an examination ofGorbechev's foreign policy in 1986, "is breakingsome new ground."
"Because of my relation to the GorbechevFoundation, I was able to get access to materialsno one's been able to use before," he says.
Once a varsity squash player, Burke-White'sinvolvement in the sport waned as thesis researchintensifies this year.
"It takes a rigorous discipline and intensity,"Burke-White says of his time commitments. "WhenI'm working, I work intensively, and when I'mhaving fun, I have fun intensively."
Burke-White will be working as a consultant tothe State Department in Russian policy next year,and plans attend law school the following year.
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