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Ambassador Kristen Silverberg Biography

Ambassador Kristen Silverberg is President & COO at Business Roundtable, as association of 240 CEOs of leading U.S. companies. Prior to Business Roundtable, she was a Managing Director at the Institute of International Finance. She served in the George W. Bush Administration as U.S. Ambassador to the European Union and as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs. She also held a number of senior positions at the White House, including Deputy Assistant to the President.

Ambassador Silverberg served in 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq, for which she received the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service. She formerly practiced law at Williams and Connolly, LLP, in Washington, DC, and served as a law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and Judge David Sentelle of the U.S. Court of Appeals. She attended Harvard College and the University of Texas School of Law, where she graduated with High Honors. 

Bachelor of Arts, International Affairs and Economics

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Samhita Dulam Biography

Samhita Dulam is a senior in the Elliott School of International Affairs from Natchez, Mississippi. She is majoring in international affairs and economics, concentrating in international economics and minoring in sustainability. Her coursework has supported her in not only understanding global issues but also envisaging solutions, ones that the Elliott School has equipped her to be a part of. Inspired by the Elliott School’s prioritization of engaging in international dialogue, Dulam studied abroad at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) for a year during her undergraduate education, a university with over 70% of students from outside the United Kingdom. While at LSE, she served as the General Course (Study Abroad) President, on LSE’s Academic Subcommittee, and was a presenter at the London Student Sustainability Conference. At GW, she is a part of the University Honors Program, Enosinian Scholars Program, Undergraduate Sustainability Research Fellows Program, Presidential Academic Scholarship Recipient, National Society for Leadership and Success member, and on the Dean's List. Dulam is also a member and has held various leadership positions in the Student Government Association, Delta Sigma Pi, Phi Alpha Delta, Alpha Phi, the Pre-Law Student Association, Eco-Reps, and volunteered with the GroW Garden. She has interned for the United States Senate, United States House of Representatives, DC Office of the Attorney General, Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, and Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. She is currently a Fulbright Semi-Finalist.