David Chestnut Email & Phone Number

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Administer and coordinate U.S. State Department International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) exchange programs• Provide logistical and administrative support to State Department program officers, interpretation teams, and local partners• Manage program budgets, reimbursements, and requisitions, in amounts greater than $250 thousand dollars to date• Arrange travel and transportation for all international visitors and support staff, in D.C. and across the U.S. • Organize meeting schedules, program calendars, and appointment itineraries• Prepare and edit program books, international visitor biographies, agency descriptions, and all other program materials• Develop and maintain Meridian contacts within U.S. Congressional offices• Lobby on Capitol Hill for U.S. State Department exchange programs and participate in annual Capitol Hill advocacy day meetings• Facilitate private, staffer-led tours of the U.S. Capitol for international visitors

Washington D.C. Metro Area

•Facilitated Federalism Briefings, Capitol Hill Tours, and Home Hospitality for participants in the Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP). •Developed and maintain contacts with Congressional Offices, Federalism lecturers, and relevant area professionals. •Performed a wide range of office administrative tasks, utilizing Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Schedule Federalism Briefings, Capitol Hill Tours, and Home Hospitality for participants in the Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program. • Develop and maintain contacts with Congressional Offices, Federalism lecturers, and relevant area professionals. • Perform a wide range of office administrative tasks, utilizing Excel, Word, and Outlook.

• Edited academic papers for the print edition of the Elliott School’s international affairs journal• Guided paper selection meetings to select pieces for publication• Interviewed new staff, scheduled paper selection meetings, and conducted calls for paper submissions• Managed The International Affairs Review’s independent checking account and helped organize office finances• Streamlined the yearly budget by helping to implement cost-saving distribution techniques and digitizing past issues • Partnered with the Editor-in-Chief to maintain general day-to-day operations, emailed staff members, and organized meetings

• Assisted in the submission review process for the print edition of the Elliott School’s IA Journal. • Worked under the senior editors to edit, revise, and prepare the selected articles for publication. • Participated on the submission solicitation team, acquiring potential articles for subsequent journal editions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Served as a graduate teaching assistant in the undergraduate program at George Washington University’s Elliott School • Assisted in lecture preparation, to include research, fact-checking, and content revision• Contributed to lecture presentations and helped design class formats• Guided student discussions and mentored small group sessions, • Graded all student papers and exams, and offered both substantive and grammatical edits for improvement

• Utilized data-entry skills to maintain office function and digitize client lists into Microsoft Excel. • Assisted in case document preparation, including redaction, and coordinated the weekly client mailing list. • Performed a variety of correspondence and office purchasing functions.

Master Of Arts (Ma), International Relations And Affairs

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Political Science And Government; International Studies