2003
Debra Shushan
Director of Government Affairs
J Street
Debra Shushan is Director of Government Affairs at J Street, where she manages the advocacy operations and activities of the Government Affairs team. As an analyst of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and US foreign policy, Debra honed her expertise as the director of policy and government relations at Americans for Peace Now.
Prior to that, Debra was an assistant professor of government at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, where she focused on the comparative politics and international relations of the Middle East, including the Gulf states. She was also a research fellow at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Doha, Qatar.
The 2003 World Fellows
Top political advisors to British Primer Minister Tony Blair and Mexican President Vicente Fox, two African members of parliament, and an Australian Internet entrepreneur are among the 2003 Yale World Fellows. โThe Yale World Fellows Program is building a global network of individuals who are poised to assume leadership roles in their own countries and on the global stage,โ said President Richard C. Levin. โThe accomplishments and experiences of the 2003 World Fellows made them stand out in a pool of hundreds of impressive applicants to the program.โ The Fellows selected for the 2003 program from more than 500 applications representing more than 100 countries also include NGO leaders from...Read More
