Talia Dubovi is currently Appropriations Associate/Counsel for Congresswoman Nita Lowey. She covers a wide range of foreign affairs issues and supports the Congresswoman in her work as Ranking Member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. Before joining Congresswoman Lowey’s office, Talia served as Counsel to the House Oversight Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, and previously worked on human rights and judiciary issues for Senator Richard Durbin. Prior to working in Congress, she was an associate at Latham & Watkins LLP and a fellow with Human Rights Watch’s Refugee Program. Talia is a member of the Board of Directors and co-chair of the American Planning Board for Humanity In Action, an international non-profit organization that works for the protection of the rights of minorities. She has a B.A. from Amherst College and J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.