Leadership

The thirty-third (and current) President of the American Branch is Leila Nadya Sadat, elected for a two-year term in October 2018, and re-elected for another two years in October 2020. The President-Elect is Michael P. Scharf.

The American Branch uses a unique troika approach to leadership. In this troika approach, the three individuals who occupy the positions of past president, current president, and president-elect all serve as leaders of the Branch contemporaneously.

The Branch operates under the direction of an Executive Committee. The Chairman of the Executive Committee is David P. Stewart. The Vice-Presidents are Amity Boye, Christina M. Cerna, Paul R. Dubinsky, Chiara Giorgetti, and Peter K. Yu. The Treasurer is Houston Putnam Lowry. M. Imad Khan is the Branch’s Secretary and Peter Yu and Jennifer Trahan are the Co-Directors of Studies. Madaline George is the Membership Officer and Kristi Ueda is currently serving as the Branch Media Officer.

The Branch currently has four Student Ambassadors, who assist with International Law Weekend and other events, as well as blogging and proofreading publications. The current Student Ambassadors are Freya Doughty, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law; Lotta Lampela, Syracuse University College of Law; Matthew Reilly, Touro Law Center; Naomi Rothenberg, Seattle University School of Law; Natalie Swatowski, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law; and Talia Wolkowitz, Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. The call for new Student Ambassadors is typically published in late spring. Students interested in becoming a Student Ambassador should direct their questions to [email protected].