The Carlucci Fellows Internship Program in Security Studies is a unique fellowship designed to serve graduate Public Policy students at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University. It was created by The Marcia and Frank Carlucci Charitable Foundation to generously support students pursuing a career in security studies.
The fellowship awards up to five students a stipend of $5,000 per student to be used in support of a summer internship in the area of security studies, as well as invites them to a unique networking event with some of the nations’ top leaders in national security. Security studies is defined to include traditional defense and intelligence analysis, as well as international security issues such as transnational crime, energy security, and the intricacies of information warfare.
Besides attending the networking reception, fellows will share information learned at their internships with one another and will become part of a growing network of students and alumni who will strengthen Sanford’s work in this area.
All Sanford first-year Masters in Public Policy students enrolled in fall classes are eligible to participate.
THE HONORABLE
FRANK C. CARLUCCI III
A letter to the fellows from Mr. Carlucci's daughter, Kristin Carlucci Weed.
Frank Carlucci has a long and distinguished record of public service. He was U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1987 through January 1989, following his service as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, both under President Ronald Reagan. Prior to serving in these positions, he was chairman and CEO of Sears World Trade, Inc., a business he joined in 1983. Mr. Carlucci preceded this affiliation with a career in government service, which included Deputy Secretary of Defense (1980–1982), Deputy Director of Central Intelligence (1978–1980), Ambassador to Portugal (1975–1978), Under Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare (1973–1975), Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (1970–1972), and Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1969). He was a Foreign Service officer from 1956 to 1980, and he served as an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1952 to 1954. After leaving government, Mr. Carlucci was a managing director of the Carlyle Group since 1989, becoming chairman in 1993, and retiring as chairman emeritus in 2003.
Mr. Carlucci’s awards and honors are Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson Award, The George C. Marshall Award, James Forrestal Award, Presidential Citizens Award, National Intelligence Distinguished Services Medal, Distinguished Intelligence Medal, Defense Department Distinguished Civilian Services Award, Department of Health, Education and Welfare Distinguished Civilian Services Award, State Department Superior Services Award and honorary doctorates from The Rand Pardee Graduate School, Kings College and The University of Scranton.
Born in 1930, Mr. Carlucci graduated from Princeton University and attended Harvard Business School.
PAST FELLOWS
Karina G. Ibrahim is a Master of Public Policy Candidate at the Sanford School of Public Policy, concentrating in national security. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in political science and the Arabic language. Prior to attending Duke University, Ms. Ibrahim worked for the Center for Strategic and International Studies and the National Defense University where she conducted research and analysis on U.S. defense and foreign policies in relation to Russia and Eurasia. She also served with the American Councils for International Education in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. As a Carlucci Fellow, she traveled to Udaipur, India as part of the Duke India program and worked on integrated development of rural communities in the Rajasthan region.
Maureen Hartney is a master’s student in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University with a focus on national security, defense and acquisition, economics, and effective public management. After earning dual bachelor’s degrees from the University of Florida in political science and history, she was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps into the Air Force as an Intelligence Officer. She served on active duty for six years and was stationed in Germany as well as northern Virginia. While in Germany, Hartney deployed to Afghanistan within A-10C squadron and also supported NATO forces during the 2011 Libya conflict. Hartney was most recently a Rosenthal and Carlucci Congressional Fellow serving in the office of Rep. John Conyers, Jr. She holds a master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and International Relations from the University of Oklahoma, and a graduate certificate in China: Intelligence Concerns from the National Intelligence University.
Patrick Nevins is a native of Chapel Hill. He attended Duke University and earned his Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy and History. Upon graduation in 2007, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps. During his seven years of service as an infantry officer, he spent time in Quantico, VA, Camp Lejeune, NC, and Camp Pendleton, CA. He also deployed twice to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. In 2009, he deployed as a platoon commander to Mian Poshtay as part of Operation Khanjar and the Afghanistan surge strategy. In 2011, he deployed to Sangin as the company executive officer. Patrick is a second year Master of Public Policy candidate at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. He is concentrating in national security policy and has conducted research on climate change, drought, and conflict in the Middle East. He spent his summer internship with Deloitte Consulting working on various projects with the Department of Defense.
Chris Burnett is a proud native of West Virginia and is currently a master’s candidate at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. He began his career working for a small federal consulting firm where he supported the Department of Veterans Affairs in its mission to eliminate Veteran Homelessness and helped the Department of Education improve the financial aid delivery process. During this time, Chris gained expertise in acquisitions, strategic planning, and business development. He developed a nationwide community outreach program for his previous company where he worked to develop economically disadvantaged regions in Maryland. At Duke, he completed the India Program for International Development Leaders and gained concentrations in National Security and Global Policy. He has also served as Treasurer for the National Security Student Group and co-president of the Duke Social Innovation and Policy Initiative. He is passionate about improving international security and better understanding the complex nexus of security and international development.
Tyler Duke, a native of Lancaster, PA, most recently spent a year as the research assistant and speechwriter for GEN (ret.) Stan McChrystal. Prior to this, Tyler served in a variety of roles in support of the campaign in Afghanistan, including 14 months as a Department of the Army civilian advisor in Kandahar, and two years in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Afghan Policy as a consultant with the Logistics Management Institute. Tyler earned his Master’s from Duke’s Sanford School of Public Policy, during which he interned as the special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations. He earned his bachelor’s in Middle Eastern Studies and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, and is a graduate of Middlebury College’s Arabic Language School. Following graduation from Duke, he is joining Beacon Global Strategies which provides policy advisory and strategy services to a spectrum of private sector clients.
CURRENT FELLOWS
Nihan Rafique is a first year MPP at the Sanford School of Public Policy hoping to pursue a
concentration in National Security specifically focusing on terrorism and counterterrorism. She
comes from Azad Kashmir, Pakistan and is a Fulbright Candidate at Duke University this year.
She did her undergraduate studies at Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) where
she majored in Politics and Economics and minored in Political Philosophy. Upon graduation she
worked at Gallup Pakistan as a Research Executive focusing on various socioeconomic problems
in the country. She is particularly focused on security and the legality of drone strikes in the
country’s Northern Areas. She hopes to further develop these interests in a professional
capacity during her summer internship.
Major Mike Williams is a U.S. Army Infantry officer with over ten years of active duty service and multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a recipient of the U.S Army’s General Wayne A. Downing Scholarship and holds a Master of Arts in National Security & Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College. His interests include national security policy, strategy, and counter-terrorism. He will return to the U.S. Army upon completion of the Master of Public Policy program at Duke University.
Elma Hajric graduated from Colgate University last May with a double degree in History and
International Relations. During her undergraduate career, she researched migration and security
issues at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Switzerland, worked with the
political and economic units at the U.S. Consulate General in Vietnam, and did further research
in Uganda, Rwanda and Bangladesh. At the Sanford School of Public Policy, she is
concentrating in National Security and is involved with the National Security Student Group on
campus. Her global and national security interests stem from her upbringing in Germany and
war-torn Bosnia, and she is looking forward to pursuing new opportunities with Sanford and the
Carlucci Fellowship.
Captain Promotable Amy Bowen, second-generation military dependent, joined the United
States Army in 2005 as an Army Nurse Corps officer. During her deployment to Iraq in 2008,
she found inspiration in the Provincial Reconstruction Teams who were rebuilding governance
post conflict and made a career switch to become a Civil Affairs Officer. On her next
deployment, she managed development projects in Afghanistan to strengthen provincial
programs in Baghlan and Kunduz Provinces. She left active duty to pursue her graduate studies
at Duke but continues to serve in the U.S. Army Reserves at the United States Army Civil
Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) Headquarters. She is interested in
civil-military cooperation, post-conflict governance, and counter-terrorism.
