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• Served as the Economic Professional Associate with local interlocutors and Washington counterparts on portfolios of entrepreneurship, pension & social security reform, ICT sector and environment, renewable energy, science, technology, health fields. Conducted daily monitoring and analysis on issues and news in Greece related to economic topics for formal and informal written products within the Embassy and for Washington, including the Mission's daily Athens Update. Represented the Embassy at relevant events and provided substantive readouts. Supported visiting Executive Branch and Congressional delegations, including by serving as a site officer or note taker for meetings with foreign interlocutors. • Worked closely with FCS colleagues and helped guide several U.S. companies interested in expanding operations in the country, both by informing them of opportunities and ensuring a level playing field. Developed an extensive network of contacts, expanding the section’s knowledge of both current developments and future industry trends in the renewable knowing its importance in Greece’s future energy mix. • Substantially contributed to the section’s collective understanding of China’s ongoing activities in Greece, a top NSC priority. Constructed the most comprehensive assessment to date of Chinese investment in Greece. Assisted the section to build a broader strategic vision of Greece’s part in the Belt and Road Initiative and COSCO’s expansion in the Greek Shipping Sector. • Reported on the consolidation of Greek aquaculture with industrial analysis to the Department and the wider interagency. This broadened the mission’s perspective on the possibilities and direction of U.S. direct investment in Greece’s blue economy potential, serving a key Mission goal. • Engaged in Greece’s growing entrepreneurial sector. Facilitated communication and coordination on the joint efforts with the Government of Netherlands to promote the 2019 Global Entrepreneur Summit.

• Served as a liaison officer for a large and diversified diplomatic community from the Department of State, USAID and Mission of Somalia through a period of high-security challenges. Responsibilities included family member employment, crisis management, educational offerings, new arrival orientation, and event planning. • Mentored the CLO team and supervised the events’ planning and implementation. • Implemented a comprehensive pre- and post-arrival program to ensure a smooth transition to Nairobi for over 100 newcomers per each main transition period. • Established effective working relationships with local NGO organizations and a broad range of business entities that benefited mission members’ cultural and eventful living at a dangerous African post. • Led a team of 30 transportation coordinators and ensured a smooth logistic flow for the 2015 Global Entrepreneurship Summit held in Nairobi Kenya.

• Developed and administered program plans for the U.S. mission community in family member employment, crisis management, educational offerings, new arrival orientation, and event planning for the U.S. Embassy community during a period of unprecedented political upheaval and social unrest. • Assisted a 120-membered evacuation and coordinated with Family Liaison Office in Washington DC following the attack on Embassy in September 2012. • Relayed critical security information between management and the community, and represented the interests and concerns of mission personnel when security or crisis situations arose. • Generated timely varied annual reports for Department of State Headquarters in Washington DC.• Authored pre- and post-arrival information and resources to ensure successful acclimation to Tunis and the embassy environment for newcomers.• Developed a number of popular programs in an environment with limited recreational options and challenging conditions.

• Responsible for the overall performance of a portfolio of over 20 international cosmetics brands that together contributed 40% of the company’s revenue, the world’s largest cosmetics retailer in China.• Forged strong partnerships with senior brand counterparts to initiate and expand their business with the cosmetics FMCG leader in the China market.• Chaired high-level meetings and negotiated continuous gains on margins and favorable terms on top of the rollout of national points of sales. • Planned and implemented the company’s annual sales strategies and achieved the targets. • Coordinated with France Headquarters to carry out famous foreign brands exclusively national wide, one of the company’s top strategies, to strengthen the company’s leading position in the market.

• Responsible for developing new and exclusive brands across categories in coordination with Hong Kong headquarters to differentiate the company’s merchandise portfolios and to increase category margins. • Collaborated with brand counterparts and internal teams on in-house training, marketing, logistics, finance and visual merchandising to launch over a dozen cosmetics brands exclusively in over 600 POS nation-wide.• Monitored the new brands’ performance and sought resources from the supplier side to ensure steady growth.• Imported containers of seasonal goods from overseas with favorable trading terms negotiated with suppliers and shipping companies under challenging deadlines.

• Overseas sourcing and purchasing of fresh goods followed by implementation of sales in 100 stores national wide, reporting to the Fresh Division Director in the headquarters.• Planned and implemented sales events, and provided solutions to complex issues at the store level. Monitored merchandise performance and took actions against sales results. • Negotiated trade terms with overseas suppliers and ensured timely transportation for scheduled sales activities.• Broadened the portfolios of the fresh division with the imports from countries such as New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and an overall increase in both sales and margin.

• Provided sales and customer service of sports apparel and accessories at the branch with highest customer traffic and revenue in eastern France. • Participated as a trainee in in-store inventory control and merchandising management. • Position dually fulfilled experiential requirements of the graduate degree program in International Business Management.