Charif Hamidi, attends Park University and plans to graduate in May 2011 with a Bachelors of Art degree in Finance and International Business with minors in Global Studies, Economics and Legal Studies. Charif speaks four languages including English, Moroccan, Classical Arabic and French. Charif has been active in numerous organizations including the International Relations Council, People to People International and the Alpha Chi Honor Society. Upon graduation Charif’s interests lie in being involved in the international trade and currency speculation domains while attending law school.  

Hall Alexander, graduated from Kansas University after completing the Master of Global & International Studies Program. Hall is currently enrolled in the KU Master of Business Administration program beginning this fall. Hall speaks three languages including English, Spanish and Italian. He has taken several opportunities to study abroad including the Ixchel Spanish Academy, La Antigua Guatemala, Centro Linguistico Italiano Dante Alighieri, Florence Italy and Consortium Institute of Management and Business Analysis, Paderno del Grappa, Italy.  Hall plans to apply his knowledge towards advancing objectives of economic development in Latin America and Africa. 

Rachelle Netzer, a senior at University of Kansas, was a Political Science and International Studies major. Rachelle is multi-lingual speaking English, Spanish and Portuguese. She has already had an internship with the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, been a Microlender and participated in the Save Darfur Coalition. Her goal is to work for the US State Department after graduation in December 2009.

 

 

The Greater Kansas City Foreign Trade Zone became last year’s generous scholarship supporter and was featured in our Newsletter. FTZ supports Kansas City businesses involved in international trade by servicing the largest foreign trade zone in the Western Hemisphere. Al Figuly, President of the FTZ is also a frequent speaker at ITC events.