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Elizabeth Plachta works on the program’s Democratic Election Standards project and elections-focused efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She has been with the Center since 2010 and has supported election observation missions in Libya, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Sudan. Prior to joining the Carter Center, Plachta was a consultant for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, where her work included assisting with programming efforts on prison reform in southern Sudan, supporting a counter-piracy program in Kenya, and participating in prison and security-sector assessment missions in southern Sudan and Ghana. While in law school, Plachta focused primarily on international and human rights law and was involved in international law practice on women’s rights in Tanzania, rule of law in Liberia, and international criminal tribunals. Plachta earned a joint bachelor鈥檚 in international affairs and Spanish from Georgia Tech and a law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law.