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Andrea McDaniel
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Andrea McDaniel is the co-founder and executive director of As We Forgive Rwanda Initiative and serves on the Board of Directors. A
social entrepreneur and international affairs consultant, Andrea has
extensive experience in government and the private sector, including
more than five years at the U.S. Department of State, where she
focused on public-private partnerships and established a federal
office responsible for facilitating private sector participation in
worldwide public diplomacy initiatives. Her work included spearheading
the U.S.-Palestinian Partnership, supporting peaceful solutions to
conflict by promoting economic opportunities in Israel and Palestine.
Prior to her service at the State Department, Andrea worked in the
Executive Office of the President of the United States, where she
personally advised the President on political appointments to
government agencies.
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