Kristina Biyad

Kristina Biyad is the Outreach Manager at Foreign Policy for America (FP4A), where manages a national base of members advocating for diplomacy-first foreign policy and principled American engagement in the world. She also leads political fundraising for candidates endorsed by FP4A’s PAC (Foreign Policy Action Network). Prior to joining FP4A, Kristina worked as the Program Specialist for the Bridging the Gap Project (BTG) supporting international relations scholars and the broader foreign policy community in developing policy-relevant academic research on international politics. She previously served as the Communications and Development Officer for the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) focusing on issues of gender-based violence and Sextortion in North Africa. Kristina has also held positions with the Advocacy Team for Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry and the Foreign and Security Policy Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the British Embassy. She serves as co-chair for the Women of Color Advancing Peace & Security (WCAPS) Southwest Asia & North Africa (SWANA) Working Group and a 2021 Political Partner with the Truman National Security Project. Kristina earned an M.A. in International Affairs at the American University School of International Service, where she was awarded with the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Campus Community. She holds a B.A. in Political Science and B.A. in Economics from Roger Williams University. You can follow Kristina on Twitter @KristinaBiyad.