Emma Wrona

Emma is from Fort Collins, Colorado. She studied international studies, political science, and economics as a University Scholar at Baylor University. She graduated summa cum laude from the Baylor University Honors College in 2024 and was acknowledged as the top University Scholar of her class. While at Baylor, Emma was awarded a 2023 David L. Boren Scholarship – an award issued by the Department of Defense for intensive and immersive study of critical languages – where she pursued Turkish and Azerbaijani language studies in Baku, Azerbaijan. During her undergraduate career, Emma completed internships with the U.S. Department of State’s Embassy to Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu, and the Embassy to Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu; the U.S. Department of Defense; and the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee; amongst others. Emma is a Scholars in the Nation's Service Initiative (SINSI) Graduate Fellow and completed her first rotation with the U.S. Department of State's Office of Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands Affairs. In her free time, Emma enjoys reading and writing novels, browsing bookstores, and practicing taekwondo.