Claire is the Deputy Director for U.S. Refugee Admissions for the U.S. Department of State. Previously, she was the Director for Refugees on the National Security Council at the White House. She is the former Syria Team Lead at the U.S. Department of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM). She also held the same position as Team Lead for Iraq and Yemen. Prior to that, she was the Humanitarian Policy Officer for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. Her government work also included a Political Assistant role in the U.S. Embassy in Rabat, Morocco and earlier, she was a Refugee Officer for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Her earliest work, which confirmed her interest in refugee issues included a consultancy for Mapendo International (now Refuge Point) and work with the Refugee Family Reunification Program for the International Rescue Committee while studying at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where she received her MALD degree.