Assistant Security

ABDULRAHMAN SANEE

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RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

U.S. SENATE Washington, DC

Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Africa & Global Health September 2020 - Present

Minority Staff, Ranking Member Senator Bob Menendez, Policy Intern

·Drafting briefing questions, writing letters, reports, and press releases for SFRC Minority.

·Assisting in conducting oversights on development, humanitarian, governance, and security challenges in Africa for foreign facing agencies’ program.

·Planning, requesting and organizing virtual briefings from foreign facing agencies on issues and pressing events in Africa.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Atlanta, GA

International Trade Administration (ITA), Global Markets July 2020 – September 2020

International Trade Specialist Intern, U.S. Export Assistance Center (USEAC)

Key Accomplishments:

·Developed a Client Consultation Toolkit (The Toolkit) as part of the Prosper Africa initiative focused on the implementation of the Prosper Africa initiative at the USEAC level.

·Successfully marketed the Toolkit to internal and external stakeholders through a series of briefings to gain buy in and obtain feedback.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Washington, DC

Bureau of Counterterrorism, Program Analyst Intern October 2019-January 2020

Key Accomplishments:

·Drafted FY20 CT programs concept note to align future CT programs with the department’s strategic objectives for West Africa.

·Coordinated with U.S. Department of Justice ICITAP to plan a community policing Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) symposium.

NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY

Africa Center for Strategic Studies Washington, DC

Program Assistant/Accounting February-October 2019

Key Accomplishments:

·Tracked an estimated expenditure of $950,000 in accordance with ACSS guidance and updated the Budget Office on the usage of the funds on a regular basis.

·Assisted in planning more than 10 roundtables and seminars for the center’s programs in the United States and in Africa.

POTOMAC INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES Arlington, VA

International Center for Terrorism Studies (ICTS), Research Intern January-March 2018

Key Accomplishments:

·Conducted research and created weekly news updates on current and future threats of terrorism mainly in Africa and the Middle East.

·Assisted in the planning of roundtable events, to promote ICTS reports and written terrorism analyses for senior leadership, foreign officials, USG, and local stakeholders.

EDUCATION

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, Walsh School of Foreign Service Washington, DC

Master of Arts in Security Studies, GPA 3.66 December 2020

Relevant Coursework: Transnational Crimes & Trafficking, Warfare in the Middle East, Energy and Security, Grand Strategy, Nuclear & Missile Defense

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS Davis, CA

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Peace and Security Concentration September 2018

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