Andreas Kidane

Rains Scholar

akidane@lion.lmu.edu

Andreas Kidane is currently an undergraduate Political Science student at Loyola Marymount University and has been a student research assistant with the Leavey Center since 2008. After taking part in the Exit Polls of the 2008 Presidential Primary and National Elections in the City of Los Angeles, Andreas continues to work with the LCSLA on a number of ongoing projects, including The Leadership Initiative.   

Of Eritrean and Iranian heritage, Andreas takes a particular interest in international relations and is planning on studying international law after his undergraduate studies. After spending many years of his life in Eritrea, Andreas now returns to his country yearly, spending a part of 2008 as an intern at the Eritrean Ministry of Energy and Mines. Andreas is also President of Loyola Marymount University’s international student organization, Pangaea; a member of the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Union of Eritrean Youth and Students; and a student worker at the Loyola Marymount University Office for International Students and Scholars.