Maria Jerez

Research Assistant, Center on National Security

Maria Jerez is a Research Assistant at Georgetown Law’s Center on National Security. Previously, she was an intern in the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice. She is currently pursuing her doctor of Law at Georgetown Law.

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