Timothy Straight, the founder of the Homeland Development Initiative Foundation in Yerevan, Armenia, talks with Devex about his transition from humanitarian work, to diplomacy, to development work, and what it means to implement fair trade practices in the former Soviet Union country.
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Amy Lieberman is the U.N. Correspondent for Devex. She covers the United Nations and reports on global development and politics. Amy previously worked as a freelance reporter, covering the environment, human rights, immigration, and health across the U.S. and in more than 10 countries, including Colombia, Mexico, Nepal, and Cambodia. Her coverage has appeared in the Guardian, the Atlantic, Slate, and the Los Angeles Times. A native New Yorker, Amy received her master’s degree in politics and government from Columbia’s School of Journalism.
