2005 Summer Interns

• Home: Pakistan
• Education:
  • M.A. Candidate for Public Policy at George Mason University
  • M.S. in Economics from Quaid-e-Azam University, Pakistan
  • B.S. in Mathematics, Statistics and Economics from University of the Punjab, Pakistan
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Study abroad in Oxford, England later this year
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Failed States Index and Conflict Assessment System Tool (CAST)

• Home: Philadelphia, PA (USA)
• Education:
  • Law Student at Temple University
  • B.A. in History from Bryn Mawr College
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Peace Corps volunteer in Benin from 2000-2002
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Human Rights & Business Roundtable

• Home: Amherst, MA (USA)
• Education:
  • B.A. Candidate for International Relations and German at American University
  • Studied abroad in Berlin
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Traveled throughout Ghana
  • Ran in the Marine Corp Marathon, 26.2 miles
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Conflict Assessment of African States

• Home: Turkey
• Education:
  • M.A. Candidate in Political management at George Washington University
  • B.A. in International Relations, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Iraq as a Failed State

• Home: Bethesda, MD (USA)
• Education:
  • B.A. Candidate for Comparative Politics at New York University
  • Studied abroad in Ghana and Spain
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Traveled to South Africa
  • Nationally ranked jump roper
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Conflict Assessment of African States

• Home: Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Education:
  • M.A. Candidate for Public Policy at George Mason University
  • B.A. in Psychology from George Mason University
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Fluent in German and Serbo-Croatian
  • Economic Development in Southeastern Europe
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Regional Responses to Internal War

• Home: Northern Virginia
• Education:
  • B.A. Candidate for Public Communications at American University
  • Studied abroad in Cameroon
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Lived one year in the Seychelles and Madagascar after high school
  • Elephant trekking in the savannah of Cameroon
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Development and Communications

• Home: Larchmont, NY (USA)
• Education:
  • B.A. Candidate for International Affairs at George Washington University
  • Studied abroad in Greece and Brussels
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Paragliding in Romania
  • Has studied Greek, Dutch, French and Portuguese
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Regional Responses to Internal War

• Home: Democratic Republic of Congo
• Education:
  • M.A. Candidate for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University as a Fulbright scholar
  • B.A. in Statistics from the University of Lubumbashi, DRC
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Speaks Swahili, Lingala, French and English
  • Enjoys social interactions
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Conflict Assessment of African States

• Home: Charlotte, NC (USA)
• Education:
  • B.A. Candidate in History and Political Science at Appalachian State University
  • Studied abroad in England
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Traveled to Ireland, UK, Spain, France and Israel
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Iraq as a Failed State

• Home: Madrid, Spain
• Education:
  • B.A. Candidate for Political Science at Autonome University of Madrid
  • Law degree from ICADE University of Madrid
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Lived in Turkey, Belgium, Morocco and Italy
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Peacekeeping Missions

• Home: Chevy Chase, MD (USA)
• Education:
  • B.A. Candidate for English at the University of Pennsylvania
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Plays field hockey at the University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Under-21 National Team
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Development and Communications

• Home: Miami, FL (USA)
• Education:
  • M.A. Candidate for School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University
  • B.A. in Economics and German from Duke University
• Special Interests / Experience:
  • Managing editor of college newspaper, The Chronicle
• Current Project at FfP:
  • Iraq as a Failed State