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LETTER 5-61: ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING—INTERNATIONAL—STUDENT
International correspondence requires a more formal tone, which this writer has used.

Mr. William Ancyle
Senior Program Officer, Water Resources
World Coalition Environment Program
Box 34567
Dakar, Senegal
Dear Mr. Ancyle:
I am writing to you at the recommendation of Madame Eugenie Enchant, Chief of the
World Coalition Environment Program Regional Office, who suggested that my unusual
qualifications might be valuable to WCEP’s water resource projects. I will be relocating to
Tokyo, Japan in May of 20XX to complete my Master’s degree in Environmental
Engineering, and I hope to join a project such as yours in September of that year.
My unique background, technical expertise, language abilities, and skill at coordinating
multifaceted projects allow me to offer meaningful benefits to your project teams. After 13
years in the environmental field, as detailed on the enclosed resume, I have mastered the
preparation of technical water resource engineering analyses, community and regional
planning reports, and comprehensive environmental impact studies. In addition, I can
successfully manage complex engineering and planning projects and direct the positive,
constructive interaction of the general public, clients, and government agencies.
I am comfortable working and living in international settings, having spent a portion of my
childhood in Europe, studied abroad, and completed internships in Japan and Morocco. I
am fluent in English, French, and Japanese.
I would like to explore opportunities to apply my professional experience in environmental
engineering. I am particularly interested in the WCEP water resource protection and
development programs in Africa, the Plan of Action for the Nogbutu River, the desertification
work for the Kalahari, and the Global Environment Facility.
To this end, I will telephone within the next two weeks to pursue any avenues you might
recommend. Meanwhile, please feel free to contact me by fax, e-mail, or letter regarding
how I might contribute to the World Coalition’s Environment Program.
Sincerely,

Christopher H. Mitori
14 Ellsworth Street
Annandale, VA 09876 USA
(555) 456-7890: home telephone
cc: Madame Enchant, WCEP Paris

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