Christopher Diamond Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Kyiv, Ukraine

Multiple assignments as Chemonics International's Acting Ukraine Security Team Director and Deputy Director in Ukraine and Poland since March 2022. Additional assignments providing surge support for our Ukraine Security Team throughout the past two years.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

-Provided temporary surge support for four months to the Afghanistan, the Middle East, and North Africa security team while two staff members were on extended leave.-Transitioned to Europe and Eurasia region ahead of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine to support Chemonics' Ukraine Crisis Management Team.

Mountain View, California, United States

Civil Affairs Team Leader as a US Army Reserve Captain.

Fort Belvoir, Virginia, United States

Fort Meade, Maryland

-Oversee operations in support of maneuver units as part of a combat sustainment brigade.-Unit Anti-Terrorism Officer-Unit Physical Security Officer

Afghanistan

Qatar

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Security and safety management for 25+ global health and supply chain projects funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Global Fund. Areas of operation include West and Central Africa, East and Southern Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Project Management Unit for the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Global Health Supply Chain Program - Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project in Liberia. The GHSC-PSM project in Liberia provides technical assistance to the Government of Liberia via the US President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the US President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), and ongoing efforts to respond to and prevent further Ebola outbreaks. The Liberia team also supports healthcare commodity product ember and supply chain management for maternal and newborn child healthcare, family planning, and other emerging healthcare issues.

Fort Lee, Virginia, United States

-Attended the 16 week Ordnance Basic Officer Leadership Course at the Army Logistics University at Fort Lee, VA.

Fort Benning, Georgia

-Attended Basic Combat Training and Officer Candidate School at the Maneuver Center of Excellence, Fort Benning, GA. -Commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army Reserve on February 1, 2018.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Reporting internship for Defense News and Military Times, covering all things defense. Topics included national and global security, US military operations, drug-trafficking interdiction, military training, defense technology, and veterans issues. 100+ bylines at Army Times, Navy Times, Marine Corps Times and Air Force Times, in addition to Defense News, C4ISRNET, Fifth Domain, and Federal Times.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Research Assistant for Professor Jennifer Oetzel, Ph.D., with the Dept. of International Business at the Kogod School of Business, American University. Professor Oetzel conducts research on how major discontinuous risks such as natural disasters, terrorist events, and violent conflicts, affect businesses and whether firms can gain experiential advantages managing these events. (American University Faculty Profile)

Washington, District Of Columbia

Supported the work of the Arms Division as a research intern. Research included monitoring the use of cluster munitions, chemical weapons, and other internationally banned weapons in Syria; data collection for the International Campaign to Ban Landmines 2016 Landmine Monitor; data collection and research regarding the development of autonomous weapons systems for the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Assisted with legislative research on issues including foreign affairs, defense, civil rights, transportation, and national security. Attended policy briefs and committee hearings to support policy staff. Assisted with daily office operations.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Founder and Director of Ghosts of War: Post-Conflict Recovery in Vietnam, an alternative break that brought students and faculty together to discuss the effects of war that exist long after the fighting ends, while exploring the means of recovering from such devastation. The program’s culminating event consisted of a two-week trip to Vietnam to meet with government agencies from both the Vietnamese and U.S. governments, as well as several NGOs and government contractors working on ridding the country of the remaining hazards. The main focus areas were the removal of unexploded ordnance and cleaning up sites contaminated with toxic defoliants such as Agent Orange. The trip also met with hospital officials and patients at a clinic for those affected by Agent Orange. Upon returning from Vietnam, students conducted original research on the topic, while also coming up with solutions and advocating for those solutions win US government officials and members of Congress.

Washington, District Of Columbia

Conducted research on elections and campaign methods relating to the trial vote/vax program in 2012 and 2014. Collected and managed data in preparation for analysis.Ryan T. Moore is assistant professor of Government in the School of Public Affairs. His research interests include American politics, the politics of social policies (such as pensions, welfare, and health), and statistical methods, especially for causal inference. (American University faculty profile)

Washington, District Of Columbia

Assisted with legislative research for the Office of Congresswoman Eshoo. Issue areas included defense, foreign aid, foreign affairs, poverty, transportation, civil rights, and technology. Assisted the Communications Director with drafting press releases, social media posts, and e-newsletters.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba)

General Education, Non-Degree Transfer Student To American University

High School Diploma