Jonathan Riggio

Currently perusing a position within the U.S. State Department of Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs as a Diplomatic Service Officer.

• Goodwill of WNY Achiever of the Year Award

• National Society of Leadership and Success Award

Government, Politics, and Policies of the European Union, 01/2022 - 05/2022

• Represent Greece as financial minister and part of the SUNY Model European Union (SUNYMEU).
• Stipulate financial guidelines to ensure Greek interests and values throughout the process of negotiations.
• Model and administer a platform that the board of directors can agree to the Green Deal and use of natural energy.
• Strategized topics through negotiation and compromise and all recommendations were passed by board of directors.
• Acknowledged as "Distinguished" and as "Superior" for best agenda items: migration and EU Health Union respectively.

UN And Global Affairs, 03/2021

• Negotiated a treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Committee during the 2021 National Model UN.
• Established a resolution to prevent the creation, usage, and development of both nuclear power and weapons.
• Presented our draft resolution which was voted upon and accepted by the committees.

International Relations, 11/2019

• Represented collaboratively a specific country to create a UN resolution towards the South Sudan economic crisis.
• Ensured diplomacy was established within the discussions while performing the role of a UN Diplomat.
• Accepted draft resolutions which were voted and agreed upon by committee.

Political Analysis, 10/2019

• Investigated the relationship between U.S. national crime rates and the increase of international immigration.
• Researched to see whether the relationship is positive or negative and if there is a connection between both variables.
• Analyzed data from the F.B.I. and other sources to statistically evaluate the relationship between each variable using SPSS.
• Concluded that international immigration does not cause an increase within national crime but rather decreases it.

Intern, 04/2021 - 08/2021, ERIE COUNTY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE, Buffalo, New York, 

• Communicated with constituents and collaborators through phone, email, and postal mail.
• Accounted for the committee's checking account and made bi-weekly deposits of $15,000 to $20,000.
• Distributed promotional materials and messages by postal mail, telephone, and through physical canvassing.
• Organized events and occurrences for political candidates such as fundraisers, campaigns, and banquets.
• Reorganized for ease-of-use rooms of materials containing political banners, signs, and boxes.

• Goodwill of WNY Achiever of the Year Award

• National Society of Leadership and Success Award

Volunteer, 06/2017 - 08/2017, ERIE COUNTY VETERANS OUTREACH CENTER, Buffalo, New York

• Researched locations and individuals for events while assembling items and products and handling files and paperwork.