Natalie McMillan

u.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

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“I’m passionate about health and people-centered approaches to development. While I believe it is essential to use data to inform policies and programs, tackling complex social, environmental, and political issues in our world today requires strong relationships that are grounded in mutual-learning and collaborative action.”

While at Mountain Time Development, Ms. McMillan assisted in research, website support, and client management. She is currently a Temporary Assistant for the Management and Reform Section at the U.S. Department of State’s Mission to the United Nations in New York. After, she will assume the position of Program Analyst with the U.S Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean in the Office of Programs and Strategy.

Ms. McMillan has experience researching and working on a broad range of development issues in the field and for non-profit organization, think tank, and government sectors. Her research interests focus on the intersection of economic development, health, and conflict. Ms. McMillan is also a research aide at the Frederick S. Pardee Center for International Futures on the Diplometrics team where she provides quantitative research and analysis to maintain databases on international organizations and country diplomatic representation. 

Ms. McMillan’s prior experiences include internships with the Global Health Program at the Council on Foreign Relations and the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to the United Nations (USUN) in the office of Economic and Social Affairs (ECOSOC) in New York and the office of Multilateral Economic and Political Affairs (MEPA) in Geneva. Additionally, Ms. McMillan worked as an Office Management Specialist for the Management and Reform section at the U.S. Department of State’s Mission to the United Nations during the 75th UN General Assembly.

Ms. McMillan has lived and worked in South Africa, India, Cambodia, and Switzerland. She received a B.A. in international studies and integrated sciences from the University of Denver and is currently an M.A. candidate in global finance, trade, and economic integration with a specialization in diplomacy, peacebuilding, and conflict resolution from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. During this program, she participated in semester-long exchanges with the the Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Policy in Washington, DC and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.