FPI announces first class of ‘future leaders’
The Foreign Policy Initiative, a new conservative think tank that is making itself known in Washington, is taking on 20 young professionals to help groom them into the foreign policy leaders of tomorrow. FPI announced the "inaugural class" of its future leaders program Wednesday, a program that will bring emerging stars in the field together ...
The Foreign Policy Initiative, a new conservative think tank that is making itself known in Washington, is taking on 20 young professionals to help groom them into the foreign policy leaders of tomorrow.
The Foreign Policy Initiative, a new conservative think tank that is making itself known in Washington, is taking on 20 young professionals to help groom them into the foreign policy leaders of tomorrow.
FPI announced the "inaugural class" of its future leaders program Wednesday, a program that will bring emerging stars in the field together for a series of dinners and events with leading policymakers and influence peddlers in Washington for mentoring, advice, and discussions on diplomatic relationships, the war in Afghanistan, and critical national security threats.
The group is by no means limited to conservatives. Those selected range from members of the State Department, to the office of former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, to CNN.
And the winners are:
David Adesnik, Research Staff Member, Institute for Defense Analysis
Alexander Benard, Managing Director, Gryphon Partners
Amy Bradshaw, Associate, Goldman Sachs
Edward Burrier, Legislative Staff, Rep. Ed Royce
Ryan Crumpler, Military Legislative Assistant, Rep. Buck McKeon
Owen Graham, Research and Operations Coordinator, The Heritage Foundation
Thomas Hill, Foreign Affairs Officer, U.S. Dept. of State
Sarah Lenti, Director of State Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Michael Mazza, Senior Research Associate, American Enterprise Institute
Blaise Misztal, Associate Director of Foreign Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center
Shannon O’Pray, 2010 Graduate, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies
Brian Pawlowski, Senior Consultant – Intelligence, Booz Allen Hamilton
Jennifer Rizzo, National Security Producer, CNN
Tara Rohde, Director, National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones
Brandon Sellers, Naval Aviator, United States Navy / Legislative Fellow, Senator John McCain
Kristen Soltis, Director of Policy Research, The Winston Group
Charlie Szrom, Senior Analyst and Program Manager, American Enterprise Institute
Keith Urbahn, Chief of Staff, Office of Donald Rumsfeld
Bilal Wahab, PhD Student, George Mason University
Jamie Weinstein, Deputy Editor, The Daily Caller
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