•Monitored and analyzed 23 local-language foreign media outlets (print, radio, video, and/or internet) from 9 African states and wrote various daily, periodic and ad-hoc reports and products •Assisted in conducting qualitative and statistical analysis of local, regional and global events, trends, media coverage, activities, people, and organizations based on specified requirements and parameters•Researched media structure, target audiences, and other aspects of the foreign media environment in support of strategic communications efforts•Attended frequent regional briefing, analysis, and coordination meetings•Required occasional adjusted work hours (nights/weekends) to meet required deadlines

•Performed general office duties including answering and screening phone calls, processing mail and distributing external communication to addressed parties and leading tours of the Capitol for visiting constituents•Recorded constituent sentiment on policy issues in Congressional IQ system, assisted staff in addressing constituent casework and answered constituent mail•Attended committee hearings/briefings and prepared reports and researched policy and legislation

·Provided original research and analysis related to CMI’s four functional areas (Health & Security, Natural Resource Management & Environmental Protection, Security Sector Reform and Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance) for internal CMI consumption, workshop proposals, internal memoranda and CMI promotional materials·Drafted bi-weekly project activity reports for CMI clients·Represented CMI at topic-related conferences/workshops and interacted with senior U.S. military, civil service and NGO representatives. ·Contributed to program design, strategic planning and work plan development·Assisted Program Director plan and draft concept papers and proposals for project activities and events·Coordinated with outside resources to develop and manage CMI’s research database, website and contact lists

•Created branding, political and business reports to expose development potential and promote foreign investment in Egypt, South Africa, Rwanda & Kenya•Coordinated public relations strategies with Ministers, Ambassadors and senior private sector representatives•Managed project’s daily logistics, contracts, transportation, housing & monthly budget of $12,000 •Procured services, trained, contracted and supervised up to 4 full-time, domestic project employees

•Wrote in-depth country political/economic analyses and provided assessments of how stability of the operating environment in Africa and the Middle East affected TWSA employees •Provided support for team deployments with original political, economic and leadership analysis, strategy concepts and initial editorial content •Prepared interview outlines through open sourced materials for foreign dignitaries and international business leaders in a fast-paced environment under strict daily or weekly deadlines•Researched, wrote and conducted personal interviews with Ambassadors and built relationships with their staff •Managed all staff as TWSA’s Washington D.C. liaison, supervised workload of all area specialists, met project deadlines set by company executives and maintained budgetary guidelines

•Generated dialogue between Syracuse students and academic staff on Africa-related issues•Expanded Africa-related curriculum by creating an exchange program with the University of Cape Town and recruiting an Africa scholar from Le Moyne College to teach at Syracuse University

•Conducted research and co-authored policy statements, briefs, op-eds and Parliamentary questions •Compiled research materials for daily party press releases