Andrea has also served as a Legal Advisor and Deputy Head of Legal Department in Washington, after which she took on the role of Head of Movement Relations. Prior to being posted in Washington, Andrea served at ICRC’s headquarters in Geneva as Legal Advisor to Operations for the Near and Middle East and Central and Southern Africa. In addition to work at the ICRC, Andrea has taught International Humanitarian Law (IHL) as an adjunct professor at American University School of International Service, UN Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and Texas A&M Bush School of Public Policy. Andrea earned her PhD in Law at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom.