William Maurency is a public servant from Sydney. He graduated from the Australian National University (ANU) in 2021 with a double degree in Classics and Languages. While at University he founded the ANU Democracy Society, toured ancient sites in Europe and the Middle East, and participated in and organised ultramarathons. He also worked at the Embassy of Afghanistan during the fall of the government to the Taliban. William holds a black belt in Taekwondo. Since university he has worked in government as a policy officer as well as volunteered with recently arrived refugees. With his Ramsay Postgraduate Scholarship, William intends to study a dual Master of Arts in Global and International History at Sciences Po and King’s College, focussing on interventions in Afghanistan. In the future William hopes to contribute to foreign policy debates so that Australia can engage more effectively with other countries and better navigate a changed global order.