Originally from Kyiv, Ukraine, Zhenia Khalabadzhakh is a junior in the School of Public and International Affairs pursuing a minors in European Studies and Translation and Intercultural Communication. Her academic and career interests are related to Eastern Europe and European integration, as well as the strategic communication and messaging employed by states both domestically and on the global stage. She is also drawn to topics of gender-related issues, minority rights, and cultural and educational diplomacy. Zhenia interned at the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations, focusing on issues related to human rights, conflict-related sexual violence, and children in armed conflict. At Princeton, she leads the Ukrainian Society and is a student assistant at the University Library Slavic Collections. Zhenia is an avid language learner and proficient in 6 languages. She works with multiple Ukrainian nonprofit and volunteer organizations.