Jessica Chirichetti

Jessica majored in International Affairs at The George Washington University. She most recently worked in Washington, DC at the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), an international NGO that supports electoral processes in developing democracies. Prior to joining IFES, Jessica worked as a Project Assistant for the Southern and East Africa team at the National Democratic Institute. Throughout her undergraduate career, Jessica held several internships at various organizations in DC, including Human Rights Watch and Peace Corps World Headquarters. Jessica spent her junior year studying abroad, first in Florence, Italy and then in Uganda. While in Uganda, Jessica worked with the Refugee Law Project in Northern Uganda, conducting field research on the region’s socioeconomic development and transitional justice process. Jessica continued her research upon her return to GW, completing her senior thesis on the challenges of implementing transitional justice mechanisms in post-conflict societies in Africa. Jessica is looking forward to improving her Swahili, playing/watching lots of soccer, exploring more of East Africa and meeting new friends and colleagues at the IRC in Kasulu.