Amira Attia
Mission Viejo, CA ***** • 714-***-**** • adimsq@r.postjobfree.com
EDUCATION University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, GPA 3.5 June 2020 Bachelor of Arts, International Studies
Muslim Student Union Member
Phi Alpha Delta Member
Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA, GPA 3.9 May 2018 Associate in Arts, Arabic
Dean’s List Honor’s Program
Pre-Law Society Member
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE She Grows It™, Washington, D.C. August 2020—December 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy Intern
• Advocated for America’s diplomacy and international development programs
• Worked with a research team to develop a conservation project in Ghana using local resources
• Organized department’s files, composed policy updates, researched data on U.S. foreign budget An Najah National University, Nablus August 2020—December 2020 English Language Teacher
• Exercised and developed students’ basic English by enhancing verbal, listening, reading and writing skills U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, Washington, D.C. September 2019—December 2019 Government Relations Intern
• Advocated for America’s diplomacy and international development programs
• Wrote biographies, lobbies to U.S. Congresswomen and men
• Organized department’s files, composed policy updates, researched data on U.S. foreign spending budget since 2000 Council on American-Islamic Relations, Anaheim, CA February 2019—June 2019 Civil Rights Intern
• Counseled, mediated, and advocated on behalf of Muslims and others who have experienced religious discrimination, defamation or hate crimes
• Worked to protect and defend the constitutional rights of American Muslims, thereby supporting the rights of all Americans The Tiyya Foundation, Santa Ana, CA September 2016–November 2016 English Language Teacher
• Taught English lessons to refugees and immigrants from a variety of ethnic backgrounds Santa Catalina School June 2016
Youth Communicator for a World Without Nuclear Weapons
• Brought together students from USA, Russia and Japan to discuss nuclear non proliferation
• Received title of Youth Communicator for a World Without Nuclear Weapons by the Japanese Foreign Minister of Defense Rustic Pathways 2010-2015
English Language Teacher
• Experience by country:
o Fiji 2013: Taught ESL to children at local schools and composed lesson plans for future teachers o Tanzania 2012: Built essential infrastructure in underprivileged villages, such as schools and bathrooms o India/Nepal 2011: Taught ESL to children at Mamta Apna Ghar Orphanage and built bathrooms and classrooms o Kenya 2010: Worked at Eternal Hope Children Orphanage and organized food/clothing drive and taught English to children o Egypt/Saudi Arabia 2010-2015: Worked with local orphanages to organize English lessons for children
RELEVANT SKILLS
• Fluent in English and Arabic, conversational Spanish and French