Madina Kholikova is a research Fellow of the Center for American Studies at the Institute for Advanced International Studies affiliated with the University of World Economy and Diplomacy. She volunteered as an interpreter and assistant at the Presidential and parliamentary elections, at the Summit of Women Chairmen of Parliaments. Ms. Kholikova attended in international, regional and republican conferences on gender equality and regional security. Winner of the competition for the best scientific article of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Republican competition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Public Diplomacy Center. Winner of the city stage of the Zulfiya Prize. She also underwent internships in the Academy of the Armed Forces under the Ministry of Defense and in Department of Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Kholikova specializes in American Studies, in particular, on the topic "Religion in the United States and its impact on Foreign Policy".