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Bucket-wheel excavators mine rare earth materials on Ukrainian soil on February 25, 2025, in the Zhytomyr region of Ukraine. (Kostiantyn Liberov via Getty Images)
Former Program Associate, Kleptocracy Initiative
Thomas Weldy was a Program Associate with the Kleptocracy Initiative.
Thomas Weldy was a Program Associate with the Kleptocracy Initiative. Weldy received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Sally McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi in 2010 and a Juris Doctor degree with high honors from Mississippi College School of Law in 2013. As a student, Weldy worked abroad or in Washington, DC for the Department of State, Army JAG Corps and U.S. Helsinki Commission.