Elliott School Senior Selected for International Affairs Fellowship

Hunter Pomeroy chose the Elliott School for his undergraduate studies because he felt a proper understanding of international affairs requires both academic coursework and extracurricular experiences. “The Elliott School offers access to people, places, and events that otherwise might be unattainable,” says the senior, who is majoring in international affairs and concentrating on Latin America. “The balance of academics with real world experience is one of the many reasons that the Elliott School stands out in the world of international affairs.”

After serving last fall in the political division of the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus, and earning a summer position in the Andean division of the State Department’s Bureau of Western Hemispheric Affairs, Pomeroy had the extracurricular credentials to earn a prestigious Council of American Ambassadors International Affairs Fellowship.

He was selected as an Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg Fellow along with five other students from around the country. The fellows will receive practical training through internships at the State Department, and they will also be mentored by former U.S. ambassadors, who will meet regularly with the fellows to discuss career ambitions and international affairs. The fellowship also provides a $6,000 grant from the Engalitcheff Institute on Comparative Political and Economic Systems of The Fund for American Studies for the fellows to study international affairs in the DC area.