Graduating M.A. candidate Brad Kaufman represented the School of Diplomacy at a reception
held on April 6th for Seton Hall scholarship doors and recipients. Along with student
representatives from other colleges at the University, Kaufman fielded questions about
the School of Diplomacy for University donors. In addition to his talent as a student
and a research assistant, Bradley was selected based on his participation and leadership
in Diplomacy's National Security Fellowship (NSF), where he served as a mentor to
the student research team and researcher this year after participating as a first-year
researcher last year. Kaufman discussed the operational paper that NSF prepared on
U.S. relations with Pakistan, its policy recommendations that were commissioned by
the U.S. Department of State, which included strategic messaging, public diplomacy,
security, environment and climate, and the economy to strengthen the relationship
between the two states. He spoke about the Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) data and
analytics that he and the team worked to produce with OSINT company Echo Analytics
Group. This data provided insights on how much impact government dollars were having
on U.S. Pakistan relations.
He also detailed for donors the expansion of Diplomacy's student body and the strength
that the program has built over past several years. Through his interactions with
donors, Kaufman brought Diplomacy's accomplishments to a wider audience and showed
its growth throughout the past two decades into an integral component of Seton Hall
University. Kaufman says that his experience helped him build up his confidence and
ability to present and interact with new audiences, an important skill for any diplomat.
Prior to joining the Diplomacy community, he was a member of FEMA's Public Assistance
Cadre, working in disaster relief during which he had the opportunity to live in Puerto
Rico. Kaufman hopes to continue working in Open Source Intelligence post-graduation
and blend it with his specializations in Foreign Policy Analysis and International
Economics and Development.
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