Biography

Susana El Souki El Assal is the Fall 2024 Diplomacy, Peace and Security Studies Intern for the Office of Global Perspectives and International Initiatives. She is a junior at the University of Central of Florida pursuing an undergraduate degree in Political Science, with a minor in International & Global Studies. El Souki is a member of Phi Theta Kappa and an honors student at the Burnett Honors College at the University of Central Florida. Her research interests include human rights violations, the study of terrorism in the Middle East, and dictatorships in Latin America. Upon graduation, she plans to pursue law school with a focus on human rights and wants to work for a world organization. A student of Spanish, English, Arabic, and learning French, El Souki has traveled throughout the US, Lebanon, France, Dubai, Spain, Portugal, Panama, Colombia, and Canada. She was born and raised in Venezuela, but her family is originally from Lebanon.