Experience

U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Of Staff

  • Jan 2018 - Present



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Professional Staff, Committee on Foreign Affairs

  • 2014 - Dec 2017

  As a top congressional expert monitoring developments in 50 countries and three international organizations (NATO, OSCE, EU) in Europe, I oversee the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs and use the legislative process to influence and direct America's foreign policy in Europe. ACCOMPLISHMENTS ● Public Law 113-272, Ukraine Freedom Support Act, led House staff efforts to pass comprehensive assistance package for Ukraine ● House Resolution 162, Calling on the President to provide Ukraine with military assistance to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, led staff efforts to pass the first ever recorded vote in Congress to provide Ukraine with lethal defensive aid, passed House 348-48 ● H.R. 5094, STAND for Ukraine Act, led staff efforts to pass comprehensive bill to contain, reverse, and deter Russian aggression in Ukraine



U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Advisor

  • 2006 - 2014

  Directed hearings and investigations at independent federal agency to pass legislation and create international military, economic, and human rights commitments • Senior Legislative Aide to congressional commissioners on Senate Foreign Relations and House Foreign Affairs Committees • Speechwriter for Senators and Representatives of both parties • Foreign Affairs Officer planning and leading official delegations abroad, representing United States at Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and preparing reports for Congress • Strategic Communicator promoting agency message through public speaking and media exposure—quoted by New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, GQ, CNN, Fox News, and numerous foreign outlets ACCOMPLISHMENTS ● Public Law 112-208, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act, proposed and led multi-year campaign culminating in passage of precedent-setting legislation advancing trade and human rights, passed House 365-43, Senate 92-4; negotiated terms of law with White House, State, Treasury, Justice, and congressional leaders; formed and guided coalitions, developed public outreach plan, and ran media blitz resulting in thousands of articles ● Conceptualized and executed 26 congressional hearings covering Russia, Moldova, and Turkey, exploring diverse themes from Internet freedom to corporate raiding, torture, national minorities, and bilateral cooperation ● Launched advocacy drives freeing American citizen languishing in foreign jail, raising global awareness of Interpol abuse, promoting religious property restitution, and safeguarding intercountry adoptions ● Devised strategy securing U.S. foreign terrorist designation for Russia’s most-wanted terrorist three years before he gained international infamy by threatening the 2014 Winter Olympics ● Monitored national elections for OSCE in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Moldova



American Foreign Policy Council

• United States
• International Affairs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice President for Programs

  • 1998 - 2006

  Executive Director of midsize foreign policy NGO • Senior Program Manager developing and managing high-level political exchanges with post-Soviet states and China • Consultant to members of Congress on foreign affairs ACCOMPLISHMENTS ● Turned dormant cooperation agreement into thriving exchange between U.S. Congress and Russia’s federal legislature involving over 200 parliamentarians and more than a dozen trips to Moscow—senior advisor to congressional co-chairs ● Helped establish Open World international visitor program for Library of Congress coordinating ~30 delegations in 30 days, recruiting nearly 50 host offices on Capitol Hill ● Managed Track II diplomatic exchanges with Russia, Ukraine, and China with participation from former House Speaker, Homeland Security Secretary, Director of Central Intelligence, and other former U.S. officials