Sofiia Kozak

Sofiia is a senior at Cornell University, majoring in Government. She was born in Kharkiv, where in 2021 she started studying international law in the Yaroslav Mudrii National Law University. Following Russia's full-scale invasion, she transferred to Cornell to study international relations and defense policies. Sofiia participated in the internship program with the Voice of America's Ukraine Service, where she was covering international support for Ukraine and military developments. Additionally, she interned with the U.S. Senate and Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI). Sofiia was a participant of the Ukraine Recovery Youth Global Initiative organized by Yale University International Leadership Center and Brave Generation. During it, she gained a complex understanding of the policies necessary for Ukraine's restoration she wants to take an active part in.