Assistant to the Ambassador of the Observer Mission of the OIC Resume
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DILER ERDENGIZ
: : www.erdengiz.com
Education
Tufts University, Medford, MA B.A. High Thesis Honors in International Relations, Minor in Sociology
Honors
Fulbright Scholarship, Honors Thesis, Dean’s List, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Diploma for Piano
Related Coursework
Tufts University
International Law: All aspects of public international law and placed in the top three candidates during moot court
Politics of Memory: Collective memory and ethnic conflict in the context of the Turkish-Armenian conflict
Racial & Ethnic Minorities: Sociology of racial and ethnic inequalities that effect minorities in the United States
Social Movements: Formation, recruitment and expansion theories for social movements and practical applications
Honors Thesis (High Honors): “The Truth and the Fig Tree: The Issue of Missing Persons and the Right to Truth”
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Societies: Institutions and methods of law building in post conflict atmospheres
Transitional Justice: Focused on world court trials in tandem with specific cultural needs of post-conflict societies
Publications
“Portraits of Grief”, Contexts, Volume , Number , Summer , pp. -(), University of California Press
Languages
Fluent in English and Turkish, Intermediate French
Professional Experience
Observer Mission Of the OIC to the United Nations New York, NY
Assistant to the Ambassador June – August
Observed and Assessed UN General Assembly Committee Meetings
Gained experience in promoting organization specific interests as a lobbyist
Prepared reports and briefs on the topics of women’s rights in Islam based on developments from CEDAW meetings
Committee of Missing Persons, Office of the Turkish Member Nicosia, Cyprus
Research Assistant and Translator June – August
Managed confidential information from personally interviewed families of missing persons
Translated ante-mortem databases for exhumations
Catalogued missing persons’ files in the Presidential Palace Archives
Amideast Conflict Resolution Workshop Berkeley Springs, WV
Conflict Resolution Facilitator May
Lead conflict resolution workshops (as Fulbright scholar) amongst Greek and Turkish Cypriot university students
Established effective and creative conflict resolution activities specific to the Cypriot culture
Volunteer Experience
Intercultural Conversation Program Conversation Partner Medford, MA (Sept – May )
One Campaign Campus Leader Boston, MA (Oct – Sept )
Boston Mobilization Lobbyist Activist Boston, MA (Oct – Dec )
Leadership Positions
Public Relations Coordinator for Tufts European Club ( – )
Tufts University Regional Representative: Regional representative for Cyprus and Turkey ( – )
Elected Senate Allocations Board Chair: Managed allocations of a million dollars ( – )
Elected Senator of Tufts Community Union Senate ( – )
Editor and Chief of ‘TMK Times’, Bilingual monthly high school newspaper ( – )
