The Congresswoman Who Used to Work at the UN

Representative Sara Jacobs is a rising star in the Democratic Party

Before joining the United States House of Representatives in 2021, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs worked at the United Nations and US State Department. As she explains, this experience gave her unique insights into the valuable role the United States can play at the UN — and the value the UN brings to US foreign policy. 

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs is a Democrat from southern California who serves on House Foreign Affairs Committee, where she is the top Democrat on the Subcommittee on Africa and on the House Armed Services Committee. She is the youngest member of the Democratic party's Congressional leadership team. 

We kick off discussing her background and stints at various UN posts before having a broader conversation about ways Congress can better support multilateralism in general and UN peacekeeping in particular.

To listen to this episode on your favorite podcast player, go here. 

To unlock access to the transcript (below) become a premium subscriber.