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                  A see-off ceremony for newly recruited soldiers is held on September 16, 2025, in Fuyang, China. (Getty Images)
               
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
   
 
Former Program Associate, Kleptocracy Initiative
 
Thomas Weldy was a Program Associate with the Kleptocracy Initiative.
Thomas Weldy was a Program Associate with the Kleptocracy Initiative. Weldy received a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Sally McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College at the University of Mississippi in 2010 and a Juris Doctor degree with high honors from Mississippi College School of Law in 2013. As a student, Weldy worked abroad or in Washington, DC for the Department of State, Army JAG Corps and U.S. Helsinki Commission.
 
               
 
 
               
 
 
