Amina Anshasi graduated summa cum laude from the University of San Francisco with a B.A. in Politics and a minor in Peace and Justice Studies. Her academic interests center on international systems, diplomacy, and U.S. foreign policy, with a particular focus on how individuals and communities shape these structures. For her senior honors thesis, she examined the political and institutional factors that sustain U.S. support for Israel despite decades of Palestinian advocacy. She also studied abroad in Rabat, Morocco, where her capstone research explored the role of multilingualism in Moroccan geopolitics and the construction of national identity.
Amina has gained professional experience bridging the gap between people and policy through positions as a Research Intern at the Embassy of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a Government Relations Intern at the Council on American-Islamic Relations, and a Government Affairs Fellow at Raben, a progressive public affairs firm. She is fluent in multiple Arabic dialects, French, and Spanish, and views language as an essential tool for cross-cultural understanding and diplomacy.
Outside of academics and work, Amina enjoys collecting Arabic CDs, vinyl records, and cassettes, and is currently learning to play the tabla. During her time in Washington, D.C., Amina looks forward to exploring the city’s museums, finding new coffee shops, and hunting for hidden gems to add to her Arabic music collection.