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February 26, 2021 at 8:30am
A study abroad trip to Cambodia inspired this alumna to pursue international development and help her qualify for a two-year graduate fellowship.
Pierina Anton Lopez became one of the 2021 fellows and FIU’s first recipient of the USAID Donald M. Payne International Development Graduate Fellowship Program. This prestigious fellowship provides young individuals up to $96,000 in benefits over two years towards a pathway to the USAID Foreign Service to work on some of the most pressing global challenges of our times.
While an international relations major and Honors College student at FIU, Anton Lopez used her coursework and experiences to prepare her for a career in international development and education.
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Armin Laschet’s victory in the Saturday runoff election for the leadership of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union strongly suggests that he is well-poised to succeed Angela Merkel, the long-serving German chancellor, when she steps down in September after 16 years in office. The 59-year-old governor of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, has positioned himself as a Merkel acolyte who will maintain the chancellor’s moderate approach to governance.
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Jessica Agostinelli joined MEI in December 2016, where she manages the programs team and supports the work of the Track II Dialogues Initiative. A graduate of American University s School of International Service, Jessica studied in Amman, Jordan and worked for the Visions Center for Strategic and Development Studies. Prior to joining MEI, Jessica worked as a legal assistant at Zamani & Associates PLLC, a women-led family law firm in Washington, DC. She has also been a domestic violence liaison with the Metropolitan Police Department for DC Safe, a crisis intervention agency for domestic violence in Washington, DC.
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