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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Advise the Deputy Secretary on European, Eurasian, and global defense issues.Assess and brief the Deputy Secretary on the implications and relevance of global developments and events affecting U.S. foreign policy.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Provided substantive support and coordination throughout the bureau.Improved efficiency through the development and implementation of SOPs.Managed paper processing and coordination with the Bureau of Legislative Affairs and Congress for the nomination hearings and questions for the records for the Assistant Secretary-nominee and Ambassador nominees within Europe/Eurasia.Coordinated the Assistant Secretary’s travels to Europe, including multilateral summits. Traveled tomultiple European countries to promote U.S. interests in Europe and Eurasia and further U.S. foreignpolicy objectives, including strategic defense discussions with NATO Allies.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Executive Secretariat lead for the 2020 presidential transition. Led eight officers to coordinate the Biden administration’s transition at State.Advanced and organized the Secretary’s international and domestic travels. Coordinated, reviewed, and edited all briefing materials for the Secretary.Partnered with developers to create a new Department-wide paper processing system to increase efficiency and enable greater telework.

Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Line manager in one of the largest visa sections in the world. Managed operations, ensured staff met targets, and ran metrics to improve efficiency, successfully decreasing applicant waiting times to one of the lowest in Mission Mexico.As deputy fraud prevention manager, oversaw staff to investigate fraud. Created a new visa screening program. Ran validation studies on predictors of visa misuse. Developed a novel process to verify prisoners’ citizenship and found that 11 percent of prisoners the consulate visited falsely claimed U.S. citizenship.Adjudicated more than 50,000 non-immigrant visa applications. Adjudicated passport and Consular Report of Birth Abroad applications and was a federal notary.Received the William R. Rivkin Award for Constructive Dissent, the only award of its kind within the federal government.Successfully lobbied the Department to include convictions under certain California criminal statutes as permanent visa ineligibilities. Worked with the Department and interagency to revoke more than 1,000 non-immigrant visas for visa holders who violated U.S. law.Drafted and received a $200,000 grant for a Tijuana university to partner with San Diego State University to map and track cross-border wastewater flows. Coordinated with both universities to implement the grant, which served as a model for projects in other border cities.Served as the acting political-economic section chief for two months. Assisted in an event co-hosted by the U.S. Navy, Mexican Navy, and Mexican Environmental Ministry to use trained dolphins to locate the vaquita, an endangered species in the Sea of Cortez.

Belgrade, Serbia

Built relationships with stakeholders and lobbied the Serbian government to further U.S. interests. Facilitated U.S. investments worth hundreds of millions of dollars that created thousands of jobs.Spearheaded the embassy’s successful negotiations on an Open Skies Agreement, new tax incentives, and a renewal energy power-purchasing agreement. Briefed business executives and members of Congress on Serbia’s investment climate. Spoke at international conferences on behalf of the U.S. government.As the acting economic section chief for six months, supervised two employees in the economic section and four employees from the Departments of Commerce and Agriculture.Used a wide range of qualitative and quantitative methods to analyze, assess, and improve program and policy effectiveness in Serbia. Drafted reports for Department leadership on a range of macro and microeconomic issues.As the energy officer, worked closely with stakeholders to lobby the Serbian government on energy issues and represented the embassy at multiple energy seminars/trainings in Serbia and internationally.Coordinated with the IMF, World Bank, and other multilateral institutions to promote macroeconomic and public sector reform in Serbia.

Master'S Degree, Public Policy Analysis

Mpp, Public Policy

Bachelor'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs