2024 LBJ DC Fellow
Emily Barton is a candidate for the Master of Global Policy Studies (DC Concentration) at the LBJ School. She is an honors graduate in international relations and global studies with certificates in international political economy and African studies from the University of Texas at Austin.
While earning her degree, Barton interned with the United Nations Information Center in Washington, DC and completed an honors thesis on the work of NGOs in Kenya. Prior to graduate school, she served as the programmatic manager for RKD Group, directing programmatic operations, staff, and strategic priorities for nonprofit clients. These experiences encouraged her interest in diplomacy, specifically the intersection of diplomacy and peacemaking in international development efforts.
At the LBJ School, she is acquiring a portfolio in security studies in association with the Clements Center for National Security. Barton hopes to find a Policy Apprenticeship in DC focused on diplomacy and international development at a federal agency or think tank.
Policy Interests: Diplomacy, international development, peacemaking