Siamak       Kordestani

Professional Experience 

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Assistant Director, American Jewish Committee, Los Angeles Regional Office

August 2014 – Present

Los Angeles, CA​​

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• Spearhead AJC Los Angeles’ legislative program through meetings with local Members of Congress and other elected officials to advocate for the American Jewish Committee’s legislative and policy priorities 

• Organize and staff meetings with diplomats in Los Angeles through AJC’s international relations program and brief staff and lay leadership on political, economic, and social developments in foreign countries

• Manage regional communications including press relations, social media, and marketing efforts

• Expand AJC's inter-religious, inter-group, and community partnerships throughout Southern California 

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Senior Legislative Assistant, Congressman Brad Sherman, and Staff Associate, House Foreign Affairs Committee Democratic Staff 
July 2010 – August 2014
Washington, D.C. 

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• Advised Representative Sherman on foreign policy, energy, international trade, labor, and immigration through speechwriting, legislative drafting, and vote recommendations

• Led Representative Sherman’s work on the House Foreign Affairs Committee by drafting opening statements for hearings and providing recommendations on Committee votes

• Managed a successful annual funding request to the House Appropriations Committee for funding for the U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperation Program

• Handled communications including press relations, media appearances, and social media during periods when office had no official press secretary 

• Staffed the Democratic Members of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs 

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Education

Georgetown University
M.A., International Relations (SSP Program), 2010 

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University of California, Berkeley

B.A., Political Science, 2007 

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