Scholarship Recipients 2024

Student Scholarship Recipient Spring 2024

CONGRATULATIONS to the WIIT 2024 Spring Young Leadership Scholarship Award Winner. 

The WIIT Trust is pleased to announce a new Trust Scholarship winner. Congratulations to Semon Makar Zekry! Stay tuned as we welcome this amazing new WIIT member and future trade leader.

Semon Makar Zekry is an incoming Foreign Service Officer in the Economic Track, soon to be stationed at the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, focusing on investment, trade, and semiconductors. She is currently a Rangel Fellow pursuing a Master’s degree in International Affairs at Columbia University, concentrating in International Economic Policy and Economic Development with a specialization in technology policy. Semon is particularly interested in the semiconductor industry and the dynamics of emerging technologies.

Previously, she worked at the Office of the United States Trade Representative in the Services, Investment, and Digital Trade Office and served as a fellow with the U.S. House of Representatives, Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade. Her experience spans both the public and private sectors, including positions at USAID, the Department of Justice, the United Nations, the World Trade Center, and J.P. Morgan Corporate & Investment Bank. She completed her Bachelor's degree at the George Washington University with a double degree in International Affairs and Economics, with a specialization in international economics.

Outside of her professional life, Semon enjoys cooking, playing tennis, and taking walks in Central Park. She is also active in serving the Coptic Orthodox Church communities. She is eager to have the opportunity to join the WIIT Scholarship program and hopes to learn from remarkable women on trade negotiation topics.