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Judy Mbugua

Communications Intern

Judy Mbugua is a communications and international affairs professional working at the intersection of how emerging media technologies shape societies and politics. Her areas of interest include foreign policy and security policy in Eastern African states.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the University of Nairobi and is also a graduate of the Young Diplomat Fellowship Programme by the International Relations Society of Kenya and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS Kenya), where she engaged with regional and global policy issues from an African and youth perspective.

Academic Qualifications
● Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the University of Nairobi, Kenya
Areas of Interests
● Foreign and security policy in the Eastern Africa Region
● Diplomacy, Multilateralism, and Regional Institutions
● Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy
Professional Membership
● International Relations Society of Kenya
● African Women in Diplomacy and International Affairs

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