Jonathan Meyer Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Public Diplomacy Desk Officer for Central Asia - Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs - Office of Press and Public Diplomacy (SCA/PPD)

International Refugee Affairs Division (IRAD)(6/24-8/24)

Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs - Office of Central Asian Affairs (SCA/CEN)

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

• Led business development efforts for Central Asia and Afghanistan portfolios.
• Led design of and secured over $1 million in funding for peacebuilding projects in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.

Washington, DC

• Supported management of programming with teams across 14 countries in Europe & Eurasia including Central Asia, Western Balkans, South Caucasus, and Central/Eastern Europe to strengthen electoral systems, promote.
• Wrote briefings and fact sheets on implications of upcoming elections and IFES programmatic activities to support senior staff meetings with key stakeholders
• Conducted analytical background research to support business development and organizational strategy in Central Europe, Western Balkans, and Central Asia
• Created Election FAQs to inform the public about important electoral events in Serbia, Hungary, and Belarus
• Developed communications materials to highlight IFES programming across Europe & Eurasia on the organization’s website and social media platforms

Washington, DC

• Assisted in program management to support a portfolio of over 30 peacebuilding projects, including in North Macedonia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Sri Lanka
• Prepared reports outlining project activities and results for donor organizations including USAID and U.S. State Department
• Created communications materials including one-pagers, website landing pages, and capacity statements to share organizational activity with external audiences

Washington, DC

• Monitored Kazakh news outlets to track protest activity and co-wrote report with research team analyzing significance of protest trends in Central Asia for regional governance and stability
• Conducted interviews with citizens of Kyrgyzstan including vulnerable groups and wrote paper analyzing public perceptions of the Kyrgyz president
• Published article analyzing Central Asia’s response to the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan and its implications for refugee flows from Afghanistan, regional stability and conflict risk

• Analyzed and developed visual representations of survey data from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan using data visualization software

Tash-Komur City, Kyrgyz Republic

• Secondary School English Teacher
• Worked with local counterparts to improve host country teaching capacity while promoting intercultural understanding and tolerance between citizens of the United States and the Kyrgyz Republic
• Led design and implementation of $2450 grant project to create a school conference and resource center, including monitoring and evaluation of project goals
• Organized technology and methodology training events for 30 teachersSafety & Security Liaison for Jalal-Abad Province
• Monitored for regional instability and security risks and developed first Emergency Action Plan for volunteers in province since 2010 ethnic clashes
• Coordinated with administration to organize and conduct emergency consolidation drills and safety briefings for volunteers

Hannover, Germany

• English Teaching Assistant
• Worked alongside local counterparts at Otto-Brenner Career School through a U.S. State Department grant
• Fostered intercultural exchange and dialogue with teachers and students to build U.S.-German relations as a representative of the United States

Dayton, Ohio

• Refugee Resettlement Internship
• Assistant to Housing department and to Case Workers
• Designed comparative price database for regularly procured household items for incoming refugee families
• Transported refugees to and from appointments

Dayton, Ohio

• Worked door-to-door offering fixed energy rates
• Won A.C.E. Award for outstanding customer service

Master Of Arts - Ma, Conflict Management; International Economics

Activities and Societies: • Recipient of Jacob Blaustein Fellowship for studies in Conflict Management • Co-founder and Vice President.

Bachelor’S Degree, International/Global Studies; German