Diplomacy

My interest in international affairs began through youth diplomacy and public speaking. Model United Nations taught me how to research, negotiate and represent a position under pressure; international youth forums gave that work a wider context. These experiences shaped my long-term ambition to contribute to Saudi Arabia’s public leadership and global representation.

I do not treat these experiences as a diplomatic title. I treat them as early training: in judgment, listening, negotiation, cultural awareness and the responsibility of representing a country well.

Capabilities

institutional representation

cross-cultural communication

public speaking

negotiation

research

institution building

Full inventory

Learning to Represent More Than Myself

Misk Foundation

Program participant

2024

2024

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

completed

I completed Misk Foundation’s Ignited Voices program and received two distinctions for delegation performance and embodying Vision 2030 values.

Ignited Voices brought together communication, diplomacy, negotiation and leadership. I completed the program, contributed to a high-performing delegation and received two distinctions connected to delegation performance and Vision 2030 values.

From Delegate to Institution Builder

American International School of Jeddah

Conference leadership

completed

I helped build and lead a student-led Model United Nations program in Jeddah.

Model United Nations began as a place to practice speaking and became my first experience building an institution. I progressed from delegate roles into conference leadership, helping organize a major Jeddah conference, train participants and create a more ambitious platform for student diplomacy.

Youth Speaking in New York

Youth participant and speaker

New York, United States

completed

As a teenager, I spoke on United Nations-linked platforms in New York about education access, famine and food waste.

As a teenager, I used youth platforms in New York to speak about education access, famine, food waste, international cooperation and youth responsibility.

United Nations-linked youth platforms

United Nations-linked youth platforms

Youth participant and speaker

New York, United States

completed

As a teenager, I spoke on United Nations-linked platforms in New York about education access, famine and food waste.

American International School of Jeddah

2011–2020

completed

I attended the American International School of Jeddah, where student leadership and Model United Nations became early training grounds.

Student-led Model United Nations

2016–2020

completed

I progressed from delegate roles into conference leadership and helped build a more ambitious platform for student diplomacy in Jeddah.

Major Jeddah Model United Nations conference

2019

completed

I helped organize a major student-led Model United Nations conference in Jeddah and train participants.

Misk Ignited Voices

2024

completed

I completed Misk Foundation’s Ignited Voices program and received two distinctions connected to delegation performance and Vision 2030 values.

University acceptances and decision to remain at UBT

2025–2026

accepted

I received university acceptances in the United States and chose to remain at UBT, prioritizing continuity and purpose.