Elizabeth Caruth Hotary is the Communications Officer at AGI, where she leads strategic communications, digital content management, and public engagement initiatives designed to elevate the Institute’s profile and expand its reach among policymakers, scholars, donors, and the public. She coordinates AGI’s research agenda; manages the editorial process from concept through distribution for AGI’s articles, publications, and digital content; produces AGI’s podcast, The Zeitgeist; and oversees the Institute’s media outreach efforts. She collaborates with leadership teams and external partners to ensure AGI produces high-quality, timely, and impactful content. She also manages relationships with AGI’s Board of Trustees and Non-Resident Fellows.
In over ten years at AGI, Ms. Hotary has contributed to research on populism and extremism, workforce education, and immigration and integration. She has co-led AGI study tours across the United States and Germany.
Before joining AGI, Ms. Hotary taught English at a secondary school in Herne, Germany, through the Fulbright Program. During her time as a Fulbrighter, she volunteered with the U.S. Consulate Düsseldorf’s MeetUS program, traveling to schools across North Rhine-Westphalia to engage secondary school students in discussions about the United States. She has previous experience at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and WorldDenver, a nonprofit global affairs organization.
Ms. Hotary received her MA from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, where she was a Marc Nathanson Fellow. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arkansas with degrees in International Relations, European Studies, and German. She is also an alumna of the Aspen Seminar for Young European Leaders, “Next-Gen Europe: Leading for Values.”
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Workforce Integration of Immigrants in the United States and Germany
Local and Religious Perspectives As immigrants and refugees arrive in both the U.S. and Germany, they must quickly navigate new bureaucracies, languages, and workforces. Religious institutions and organizations are key …
Europe Should Take Steve Bannon’s Threats Seriously
In an interview with the Daily Beast, Steve Bannon announced his plan for The Movement, a foundation to support right-wing populist parties in the upcoming European Parliament (EP) elections. Many …
Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders
The AGI project “A German-American Dialogue of the Next Generation: Global Responsibility, Joint Engagement” engages young Americans and Germans in discussions of current issues of concern for the transatlantic relationship. …
Exploring Immigration and Integration Initiatives in Germany
AGI Minority Exchange Program Immigration and integration challenges are at the forefront of policy discussions in the U.S. and Germany. How can our societies adapt to newcomers and what services …
Workforce Training in the U.S. and Europe
AGI Project
Inclusive Workforce Education: Opportunities for International Economic Cooperation with the New U.S. Administration
After the protectionist rhetoric of the Trump campaign and discord between Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the rest of the G20 finance ministers on free trade in March, the outlook …
Closing the Skills Gap: The Importance of Educating a Diverse Workforce
Issue Brief 55 Anticipated demographic changes in the United States suggest that many communities—and their workforces—will be increasingly minority-based, with Hispanic population growth outpacing other minority groups. Young minorities across …
