AFSA NEWS 72 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2025 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL Kaden Hunt Paul Krause Abigail Lee Everett Johnson Sarah Hall Terissa Hanway Emma Hemsch Francisca Hilgert Paul Krause—child of Magia (State) and Andrew Krause, graduated from Lake Braddock Secondary School, Burke, Virginia. Plans to attend Trinity College Dublin to study computer science. Abigail Lee—child of Robert Lee (State) and Julia Fu, graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia. Plans to attend Virginia Tech to study economics. Amelia Lloyd—child of Jonathan (USAID) and Katherine Johnson (USAID), graduated from King’s Academy, Madaba, Jordan. Plans to attend Dartmouth College to study history. Maya McInturff—child of Robert (State) and Kira Gnesdiloff, graduated from King’s Academy, Madaba, Jordan. Plans to attend University of St Andrews to study psychology and social anthropology. Bodhi Jai Mermis-Cava— child of Jonathan (State) and Heidi Mermis-Cava, graduated from Shanghai American School Puxi, Shanghai, China. Plans to attend University of Colorado, Boulder, to study aerospace engineering. Hayden Manuel Michael— child of Shayna (USAID) and Matthew Michael (State), graduated from Meridian High School, Falls Church, Virginia. Plans to attend University of Notre Dame to study aerospace engineering. Daniel Joel Packowitz— child of Ronald (State) and Liv Packowitz, graduated from American Community School of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Plans to attend University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign to study civil engineering. Sienna Dal Bello Perera— child of Christine Dal Bello (State) and Sanjay Perera, graduated from United World College Atlantic, Saint Donat’s Castle, United Kingdom. Plans to attend University of California, San Diego, to study chemical engineering. Sophia A. Razick—child of Nazima (State) and Albert Razick (State), graduated from American Embassy School, New Delhi, India. Plans to attend University of California, San Diego, to study psychology. Lia Shayman—child of Gayle (State) and Steven Shayman, graduated from United Nations International School of Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam. Plans to attend Wellesley College to study international relations and history. Gia Steckner—child of Mari Jo Clark (State) and Matthew Steckner, graduated from Colegio Nueva Granada, Bogotá, Colombia. Plans to attend University of Miami, Coral Gables, to study aerospace engineering. Maia Taylor—child of Thu Nguyen (State) and Daniel Taylor, graduated from Trinity College School, Port Hope, Canada. Plans to attend University of Edinburgh to study engineering. Kambell Twitty—child of Chad (State) and Jamie Twitty, graduated from American Fork High School, American Fork, Utah. Plans to attend Brigham Young University to study experience and design management. Ella van der Walde—child of Kurt van der Walde (State) and Marta Lopez, graduated from Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, Maryland. Plans to attend the University of Florida to study psychology. Viola G. Wilson—child of Shelby Smith-Wilson (State) and Vincent Wilson, graduated from Thomas A. Edison High School, Alexandria, Virginia. Plans to attend Virginia Tech to study engineering and sports analytics.
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