Hannah Morris

As J Street’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Hannah oversees J Street’s engagement with Capitol Hill, the diplomatic community and advocacy organizations working in foreign policy and progressive politics. In this role, she works to advance U.S. foreign policy beyond the zero-sum “pro-Israel” v. “pro-Palestinian” debate and toward an agenda that will guarantee security, freedom, and self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians. She has managed the Hill portfolio since 2022 following several roles at J Street, including direct lobbying and building advocacy networks throughout the South, such as Georgia and North Carolina. Prior to joining J Street in 2015, Hannah earned a M.A. in German and European Studies from Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service focusing on the Israeli-German relationship and how history influences foreign policy. Her degree culminated in a Masters thesis entitled, “So Very Special: Israel’s Relationships with Germany and the United States.”

Before moving to DC, Hannah worked in the New York-based Jewish non-profit, where she developed programs and wrote curriculum to help make the organized Jewish community more inclusive. She also spent a year teaching English in Vienna, Austria through Fulbright’s Austrian-American Educational Commission. Hannah graduated from Northwestern University in 2009 as a History major and German minor. She grew up in Houston, TX, and currently lives in Maryland with her husband and two young children.