Amana is an Eritrean-American from Alexandria, Virginia. After completing coursework exploring issues around security, sustainability, and development at Bryn Mawr College and the London School of Economics and Political Science, she received her B.A. in international studies in 2019 and completed a two-year fellowship at the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI). As a Science Policy Fellow at STPI, she worked with research staff to support the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and other federal science agencies on a number of policy initiatives focused on improving international partnerships in space, environmental conservation, research and development infrastructure, and public health. After her fellowship, Amana joined the National Science Foundation (NSF) as a science assistant in the Office of the Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy. At NSF, she worked on a range of research security and integrity issues, gaining insight into the process of sustaining an open and principled international research environment. This past summer, she worked as an intern at the Climate Policy Initiative in London. At Princeton and upon graduating, Amana hopes to broaden her ability to analyze and address challenges that exist in the area where science and global affairs overlap. In her free time, she enjoys writing fiction and illustrating, loudly cheering on the Philadelphia Eagles, and catching up on pop culture and news podcasts.