BIOGRAPHY
Simon Hankinson is a Senior Research Fellow in the Border Security and Immigration Center at The Heritage Foundation.
From 1999–2022, he was a Foreign Service Officer serving in India, Fiji, Ghana, Slovakia, Togo, Washington, D.C., Marseille, and Nairobi. Prior to entering the State Department, Hankinson worked as a lawyer in London, and then taught history, English, and drama at a private school in Miami.
Hankinson holds a master’s degree in modern history from St. Andrews, Scotland, a degree from the College of Law in London, and a master’s degree in international security affairs from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C.
Summary
Simon Hankinson researches border security and immigration policy at The Heritage Foundation.
Before joining Heritage, he spent more than two decades as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer with assignments in India, Fiji, Ghana, Slovakia, Togo, Washington, D.C., Marseille, and Nairobi.
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