Name: Razi Hashmi

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2024|2022

School Name: George Washington University

Major: Law

Description: Razi Hashmi is the Deputy Director of Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the U.S. Department of State. He served at the Department since 2015 as congressional advisor and foreign affairs officer on counternarcotics and rule of law programs in Afghanistan. He began his federal career in 2013 as a Presidential Management Fellow in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Razi is the co-founder of the Mosaic Muslim Federal Employee Association, a non-profit professional network focused on career advancement, leadership development, and promoting DEIA. Razi is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Truman National Security fellow, and International Career Advancement Program fellow. Razi has a Master of Public Policy from GMU Schar School of Policy & Government and a Bachelor’s in international studies from Dickinson College. He is a current juris doctorate candidate at GW Law and international human rights law participant from the University of Oxford.

Sponsor: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom Scholarship|Foundation for Intelligent Giving