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Jenifer Vaughan is a media relations expert whose career spans journalism, diplomacy, and academia across CNN, Al Jazeera, the United Nations, and Yale University.

At the United Nations, Jenifer served as spokesperson for the UN Special Envoy for Syria, led the Peace and Security programming for the UN Graduate Study Programme in Geneva, and worked with OCHA in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and UNHCR in New York.

In journalism, she held senior roles at CNN across the US, Jerusalem, London, and Abu Dhabi, and at Al Jazeera in Doha and New York, leading teams covering major global events and earning multiple awards, including three Peabody Awards and a Gracie, for excellence in reporting. She also served as the sole Poynter Fellow-in-Residence at Yale University (2017–2018).

She holds a Master of Laws in International Law, a Master’s in International Relations, and a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism.