Felix Ochtrop Email & Phone Number

Berlin, De

Berlin, De

Berlin Metropolitan Area

Berlin, Deutschland

Berlin, Germany

• Responsible for the MPs international policy engagements and e.g., briefing her for events on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, strategic competition with China, drafting correspondence on such issues, and working with foreign citizens (among them Ukrainians and Afghans seeking assistance in/from Germany)• Assisting the deputy leader in pivoting towards her new role and area of expertise from international affairs to the area of “education, technology and culture and social policy”: Researched for legislative proposals and briefed her on family support schemes, vocational training programs.• Coordinating her membership and activities in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.• Supplying research on a variety of international, social, and education policy issues, corresponding with various stakeholders (e.g., NGOs, ministries), and drafting parliamentary and public communication documents

• Delivered frequent policy recommendations on foreign policy, human rights, and humanitarian affairs issues and organized parliamentary proceedings, like question time in the plenary, together with the chief of staff. • Main policy fields were human rights violations, China, and the development-humanitarian nexus (e.g., climate change-induced risk or humanitarian and climate driven migration).• Drafted nine parliamentary motions and position papers advancing policy positions of the Free Democrats in the German Parliament, for example, on women's health in German humanitarian operations and EU-Chinese Investment Relations. • Coordinated requests for evacuation assistance out of Afghanistan in August of 2021, managing approx. 300 evacuation requests, communicated with international organizations, and fulfilled other ad-hoc special tasks• Prepared the chairwomen for meetings with high-ranking politicians, experts, officials, civil society, and business actors (e.g., ambassadors, officials of international organizations such as the directors of the ICRC, UN OCHA, WFP).• Coordinated the MPs membership and activities in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

Berlin, Germany

• Briefed the chairwomen for over 20 committee sessions and 25 senior meetings, e.g., with the WFP director• Provided research for parliamentary motions and public communications on foreign policy and human rights

Berlin, Germany

Bogota, D.C., Kolumbien

• Collaborated on launch of a project against corruption and impunity by providing support to the director for pitch meetings and assisting on the formal proposal, resulting in funding by the German government• Researched human rights, climate and environment due diligence procedures of multinational companies and best practice regulations by governments towards a report on human rights, climate, and business

Berlin Und Umgebung, Deutschland

• Contributed research assistance towards publications, and prepared conferences and 8 lecture series

Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia

• Social Service sponsored by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development• Accompanied schoolwork, organized recreational activities for 100 children, mentored English students

Master Of Arts In International Relations, International Relations And Affairs, Gpa 3.85

Activities and Societies: Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom Scholar: Awarded approx 40.000€ towards Undergraduate and Graduate.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Politics And Sociology (Social Sciences), 1.4 (First Class Honours)

Activities and Societies: Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom Scholar: Awarded approx 40.000€ towards Undergraduate and Graduate.

Semester Abroad, Political Science And Middle Eastern Studies

• Focus Areas: Conflict resolution and history of the Middle East.

Abitur (A-Levels), 1.3 (Top 5%)