Austin De Soto

Austin De Soto is a fourth year undergraduate student double majoring in European History and Political Science with a concentration in International Relations. Austin grew up in Orange County, California and went to Saddleback Community College before transferring to UCLA. His research interests include U.S. Foreign Policy, National Security, and 16th Century France and Britain. Austin hopes to use his experience at the Burkle Center and his background in History and Political Science to become a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. State Department.