Zsofia has three years of experience running economic empowerment programming for refugees and asylum-seekers with the International Rescue Committee in San Diego, CA. She is interested in migration, post-conflict development, and multilateral diplomacy.

Zsofia is concentrating in International Development at MSFS and aims to advance social and economic justice for migrants through her career. Zsofia interned at the US Mission to the UN in Geneva this summer in the Multilateral Economic and Political Affairs team, where she supported the Peace and Security unit. She is also the co-founder and co-chair of the Decolonizing International Affairs student group in the School of Foreign Service.

Zsofia has a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Global Business from the University of Southern California, where she also led the student advocacy group Students Organize for Syria. She speaks Arabic and some Hungarian.

"I chose MSFS because of the program’s focus on ethics in international affairs, and the way MSFS coursework encourages discussion of ethical challenges and solutions. I was also drawn to the small class sizes, tight-knit cohort, and the opportunity to learn from practitioners working throughout DC in different capacities."