99 Under 33

Congratulations to Mounir Ibrahim MIA ’08 and Li Zhou MPA ’15, who have been named to the “99 Under 33,” a list of young foreign policy leaders selected by Diplomatic Courier magazine and Young Professionals in Foreign Policy.

In announcing the list, the sponsors said in part:

“The profiles of the Top 99 Under 33 offer insight into the creativity, determination, and passion of the young people who are already tackling the world's critical global challenges. By design, this list is broad and diverse: it features Millennials from 37 countries, at least one country from every continent except Antarctica; it encompasses attorneys, financiers, technologists, journalists, bankers, activists, and scientists—as well as diplomats, soldiers, and other government officials. Foreign policy in the 21st century is made by leaders from all sectors and all regions of the world, and today—more than any other time in history—the foreign policy leader of the future is an entrepreneur.”

Mounir Ibrahim is a foreign service officer for the U.S. State Department. For the past three years he has acted as the State Department’s primary liaison with the Syrian opposition, civil society, and religious leaders. Before joining the foreign service Mounir worked for a private communications consultant. Read Full Profile

Li Zhou, who began his studies in SIPA’s MPA program earlier this month, spent the last two years as UNDP’s inaugural technical officer on LGBT human rights. In that position, he worked in partnership with USAID to implement the UN’s first initiative to enhance human rights and access to services for LGBT people in Asia. He previously worked for the Australian Human Rights Commission and for ACON, an Australia-based nonprofit health organization. Read Full Profile

View the entire 99 Under 33.