Elizabeth Hoffman

Director of Congressional and Government Affairs, and Fellow
Elizabeth Hoffman

Elizabeth Hoffman currently serves as the director of congressional and government affairs and fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS, she was director for government relations at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), where she oversaw NED’s engagement on Capitol Hill and with the executive branch, and managed the budget and appropriations process. During her tenure, NED’s annual appropriation from the Congress increased to $300 million annually from $180 million annually.

Ms. Hoffman also spent two years as a senior professional staff member on the House Committee on Homeland Security. She has held numerous positions in the House of Representatives, both in members’ personal offices and on committees specializing in foreign policy, national security, and human rights. In addition to her Hill experience, Ms. Hoffman worked at the George W. Bush Institute on the Human Freedom Initiative team, where she developed a training program for young Burmese political leaders. She received an M.A. in international affairs from the George Washington University, with concentrations in security policy studies and the Middle East, and her B.A. in political science from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas.

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Towards Durable Solutions: Addressing Humanitarian Challenges in Bangladesh and Myanmar

Please join the CSIS Humanitarian Agenda for a panel discussion to address the main humanitarian challenges in Myanmar and Bangladesh and opportunities to move toward durable solutions for those displaced or in need of humanitarian assistance.

Event by Elizabeth Hoffman , Daniel P. Sullivan , Naw K’nyaw Paw , and Representative Steve Chabot (R-OH) — January 12, 2022

Photo: STR/AFP/Getty Images

Democracies Driving Digital Development

CSIS is hosting this timely event to examine how the United States can work with partner countries and allies to help shape global digital development such that governance and investments in the digital infrastructure can create open and inclusive societies.

Event by Elizabeth Hoffman , Jonathan E. Hillman , Agnieszka Rawa , Macani Toungara , and Charles Murito — December 7, 2021

Photo: YANICK FOLLY/AFP via Getty Images

Advocates for Democracy in Closed Spaces

Please join CSIS for an official summit event of the 2021 Summit for Democracy.

Event by and Daniel F. Runde , Elizabeth Hoffman , ​Marti Flacks , Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) , Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX) , Ambassador Isobel Coleman , Anna Dobrovolskaya , Glacier Kwong , Sopheap Chak , Luciano Garcia , Alex Magaisa — December 6, 2021

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Back to (Caring about) the Future

U.S. lawmakers and their staff will need to improve their use of foresight to ensure long-term national prosperity and security. In response, CSIS’s International Security Program and Congressional Affairs team partnered to create the Congressional Foresight Initiative.

Report by Riley McCabe , Madeline Clough , Elizabeth Hoffman , and Erol Yayboke — September 29, 2021

Prospects for Democracy in Cuba

The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development invites you to join a virtual public event to discuss the prospects for the democratic movement in Cuba.

Event by Daniel F. Runde , Juan Cruz , Elizabeth Hoffman , Congressman Albio Sires (D-NJ) , Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) , Armando Chaguaceda , Deborah Ullmer , and Amalia Dache — August 11, 2021

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