Samantha Power (Ireland)

Samantha Power was born in London and raised in Ireland, and came to the U.S. at age nine. She received her B.A degree from Yale College in 1992 and her J.D. Degree from Harvard Law School. She is a well-known diplomat, author, and journalist, and is currently on the faculty at Harvard University.

Wangechi Mutu (Kenya)

Wangechi Mutu was born in Nairobi, Kenya and came to the U.S. to study Fine Arts and Anthropology. She obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Cooper Union, NY and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale School of Art in 2000.
Mutu is a prominent award winning visual artist known primarily for her painting, sculpture, film and performance work. Mutu’s distinctive works are usually an amalgam of different mediums including sculpture, video and collage. She has also created an animated video called ‘The End of Eating Everything.’

Kori Udovički (Serbia)

Born in Bolivia, Kori Udovički is a Serbian politician. After graduating from the University of Belgrade, she came to Yale and received her MA and Ph.D in Economics. She worked on inter-regional trade and integration between the republics of the former Yugoslavia.
She was the founder and President of the Center for Advanced Economic Studies, a Belgrade NGO that works for the advancement of economic research and education in South East Europe. She was the President of the Board of Directors of the Foundation for the Advancement of Economics.
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