Michelle Romo
Senior foreign affairs and public policy professional, U.S. Department of State
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Washington, District of Columbia
Joined December 2025
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Summary
Experienced public-policy and foreign-affairs professional with sustained State Department service across research, human-rights, sanctions policy, and recruitment. Her career shows a progression from public-opinion and research analyst roles into advisory and leadership positions in human rights and recruitment. rocketreach+1
Research expertise on African higher education and democratic citizenship stemming from her University of Cape Town master's work using Afrobarometer survey data, indicating quantitative survey-analysis skills and regional expertise in Africa-related governance and higher-education questions. ac+1
Workplace advocacy and recruitment leadership: she co-founded and organized Working Parents@State (WP@S), and has held roles focused on recruitment strategy and consortium-building — combining program management, outreach, and internal employee engagement. state+1
Legislative and policy exposure through a Brookings legislative fellowship placement with Senator Jeff Merkley's office, demonstrating experience bridging think-tank research, legislative processes, and executive-branch policy work. signalhire+1
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Master's thesis (University of Cape Town, 2011)
January 1, 2011Master's research using Afrobarometer survey data on themes connected to higher education and democratic citizenship in Africa; submitted to the University of Cape Town in 2011 (advisor: Dr. Robert Mattes).
Project assistance / contributions to 'The University in Africa and Democratic Citizenship' materials
Contributed to project materials and executive summaries related to research on universities and democratic citizenship in Africa (work that references Afrobarometer and HERANA studies).