Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Pashure pokunge apedza kudzidza kukoreji, Allen akashanda somubatsiri wemukuru wezvokufambisa musangano weDemocratic National Convention muna 2008. Akazobatana neBarack Obama 2008 mushandirapamwe wemutungamiri wenyika uye akashanda pa2009 Inauguration
. Allen gare gare akashanda seMutevedzeri Wemutungamiriri weKutaurirana muHofisi yeMutevedzeri weMutungamiri. Kubva muna 2014 kusvika 2015, akashanda semutungamiriri wePublic Affairs uye Strategic Communication yeBureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.