
Meet Our
Global Branch
The Global Branch engages with international institutions, foreign missions, diplomats, and partner NGOs. Our members have sat down with ambassadors and delegations to advance youth priorities at the United Nations and beyond. The Global Branch addresses questions that cross borders, allowing students to represent the youth perspective in the international arena.
2026-27 Global Branch

Deitra Hoang
Global Lead
Deitra is a junior studying International Relations at Penn. Deitra joined PPC in Fall 2025 as an Associate Consultant in the Global Branch, where she researched integrated economic transformation models for developing countries. She is a part of Penn’s Karate club, and outside of school, she volunteers for the Free Library of Philadelphia.

Annie Zhou
Global Lead
Annie is a sophomore at Penn studying Economics and Political Science with a concentration in International Relations. She is the Deputy Lead of the Global Branch and her research interests include Indo-Pacific geopolitics, economic statecraft, defense strategy, and US foreign policy. She was previously an Associate Consultant on the Global Branch, where she contributed to policy research for the World Bank. She is a research intern with the Foreign Policy Research Institute.
2025-26 Members: Alia Goldstein, Gabrielle Wong, Saniya Malhotra, Liza Pirtskhelava, Avni Gulrajani, Jack Grbic, Caitlin Tai, Avni Gulrajani, Victoria Valdivia, Sebastian Lopez, Basel Zurub, Skylar Fan, Anya Skrypnyk, Zakhir Bentham, Zion Brown, Deitra Hoang, Annie Zhou, Ryhanna Mbakop, Anisha Thoom, Luke Petersen
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