Sam Tran Email & Phone Number

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Arlington, Va, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Based in the Washington, D.C. office of Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02), representing Central and Western Massachusetts (including my alma mater). - Offer the warmest coffee and coldest water to visiting guests.- Manage constituent correspondence and casework with D.C. and district office staff.- Guide constituent tours at the Capitol and entertain them with my miscellaneous (if boring) factoids.- Attempt to cheer the office every day with my greetings, occasional jokes, and perchance dedication.- Finished a quarter of the 118th Congress "House Practice: A Guide to the Rules, Precedents, and Procedures of the House" (Sullivan, Wickham, and Smith).- Perfected the greeting line: "Office of Congressman McGovern - How may I help you?"

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

- Compose articles for the "Asia Matters for America" initiative focusing on trade, investment, employment, and people-to-people connections between the United States and the Indo-Pacific at the national, state, and local levels- Track multiple sources and write memoranda on economic and political developments in the Indo-Pacific - Analyze and interpret open-source statistics and quantitative data - Collected data and wrote on India – U.S. defense and military cooperation for the 2025 "India Matters for America" publication.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Entered the language of Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D-NY) into the debate records with three-quarters of the Senator's zeal and half of his flair. I was the future of the SGA once...- "Secrecy is a form of regulation. Excessive secrecy has significant consequences for the national interest when policymakers are not fully informed, the government is not held accountable for its actions, and the public cannot engage in informed debate." Excerpt provided during a UMass SGA Senate vote on bureaucratic reform.- "The worst, the most corrupting lies are problems poorly stated." (Originally by George Bernanos, quoted by Sen. Moynihan). Excerpt provided during a roll-call vote on campus disobedience. - "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Quote provided during a debate on capping the enrollment of out-of-state students- Proclaimed by the Amherst campus representative to the UMass Board of Trustees as a "Mini-Moynihan in the SGA"- Strived to maintain high transparency and accountability in Committee and personal deliberation: cutting red tape in bureaucratic processes, holding consistent office hours, and regularly updating constituents on various key issues- Advocated for international students' concerns, sometimes to no avail, to the highest levels of university administration

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Worked with more than 300 Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) representing cultures, academic interests, extra/co-curricular activities, and advocacy priorities. - Audited and updated 25 RSO constitutions/charters to the latest federal, state, and university statutory requirements- Managed a team of five Senators in executing statutory policies and SGA-designated quote-unquote "initiatives"- Supported over 50 applicants in the new RSO application process, one of the most popular functions of the Student Government Organization- Advocated for RSOs with Vice Chancellors of University Relations and Student Affairs/Campus Life- Developed a good understanding of First Amendment rights in the context of student organizations, including contemporary interpretations of viewpoint neutralityIn some ways, my role fits neatly into Michael Lipsky's definition of a "street-level bureaucrat" who "1) are constantly called upon to interact with citizens in the regular course of their jobs; 2) have significant independence in job decision-making; and 3) potentially have extensive impact on the lives of their clients."Again, Lipsky: "The analysis focuses on Street-level Bureaucrats whose work experiences are relatively strongly affected by three conditions: 1) relative unavailability of resources) both personal and organizational; 2) existence of clear physical and/or psychological threat; and 3) ambiguous) contradictory and in some ways unattainable role expectations."

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

The SBS RISE (Remedying Inequity through Student Engagement) program at the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) - UMass Amherst is designed to create a community and provide specialized academic programs and opportunities for underrepresented students within SBS (those who identify as first-generation, Black, Indigenous, or other Persons of Color (BIPOC), and/or come from low-income backgrounds. This is one of my proudest experiences. - Collaborated on academic and professional development programs for the RISE community- Composed weekly newsletters to inform about academic, professional, and service opportunities within UMass, the Pioneer Valley area, and across the state of Massachusetts- Served as an ambassador for the program and SBS in admission open houses

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Co-managed the US-Asia Institution 101 series on the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for Congressional staffers, featuring experts in academia, business, and diplomacy with a focus on Southeast Asia.• Collaborated on the bi-weekly Asia News Brief with an audience of more than 3000 subscribers.• Supported US-Asia Institute's summer reception events featuring American public and private sectors and connect them with Asian diplomats.• Co-managed the communications for the Mongolia-U.S. National Civic Engagement Program (MUNCEP), an internship program jointly operated by the US-Asia Institute and the Mongolian Embassy to the United States.

Amherst, Massachusetts, United States

Every professional career has to start somewhere, especially at such a dignified institution as the UMass Amherst Writing Center, based on the basement floor of the world's tallest academic research library named after W.E.B. Du Bois.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government, 3.989 (Summa Cum Laude)

Activities and Societies: UMass Model United Nations, UMass Writing Center.UMass Amherst taught me about the bureaucracy of an R1 research.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Congressional Debate at CFDI/Florida Debate Initiative.

Exchange Student (High School)

Activities and Societies: Minnesota Knowledge Bowl, School BandI represented Vietnam as an exchange student at Brandon-Evansville High.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Mentor at Nguyen Thuong Hien High School Debate Club (The Phoenix)Was a mediocre, median student (ranked 22nd.