Add one to Georgetown’s list of full-time “celebrity” professors. Andrew Natsios (CAS ’71), a distinguished professor in the Mortara Center for International Studies, resigned as special envoy to Sudan on Dec. 21 and will teach at Georgetown full-time. He joined the School of Foreign Service faculty in January 2006. Natsios said his resignation had been planned since June, when he decided that the position had become more time-consuming than he had originally anticipated when appointed on Sept. 19, 2006. He will be succeeded by former U.S. ambassador Richard Williamson. “The position just became too time-consuming. It was supposed to be part-time, allowing me to continue teaching, but it had turned into a full-time job,” he said. Associates of Natsios also said that he had become weary of constant infighting to determine the course of action in Darfur, and that some were also alienated by his “freelancing style,” according to the Washington Post. Natsios said that it was only the weighty time commitment that contributed to his decision to resign. Natsios said he does not see his decision as one that will detract from relief efforts in Sudan and that he hopes to make Georgetown students more aware of the problems in Darfur as a way to further improve the situation. “There are many different ways of affecting change but one very important way, certainly, is educating students about the problems in the world so that they can go forth and make a difference themselves,” he said. Natsios said he believes Georgetown to be a place where this kind of change can start, noting the Georgetown students who helped to create the Student Anti-Genocide Coalition, commonly known as STAND, in 2004. Natsios previously served as the administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development before resigning to teach at Georgetown. He said that he continues to remain passionate about aiding in the fight for peace in Darfur. “Basically, there is anarchy in Darfur. The rebels have defeated the government repeatedly since last August,” he said. “There is widespread fighting and the people who initially committed the genocide are now killing each other.” Natsios said that it is important for him and others to be engaged in finding creative solutions to this problem. “I think part of the problem is that Westerners tend to think that we have more influence, that we have some sort of leverage, in other countries such as Sudan than we actually do,” he said. “We need to provide incentives to the leadership of Sudan and also disincentives such that it would cause them pain if they don’t follow our guidelines.” Natsios added that he strongly supports the sanctions imposed by U.S. President George W. Bush against Sudan in April. Carol Lancaster, Director of the Mortara Center for International Studies, could not be reached to discuss a plan to make use of Natsios’ unique experience. embers of the Student Anti-Genocide Coalition said that Natsios’ call to action is one that can be particularly effective at Georgetown. Thomas Keenan (COL ’08) said he agrees with Natsios in that the current administration is on the right track. “I personally feel that the current administration itself has taken initial steps in addressing the issue, namely in terms of their efforts to divest from Sudan,” he said. He said that action among students is critical to success in Sudan. “This is still a situation that is unfolding, that the international community has still not found a solution to. I believe we have a responsibility to work for peace in Darfur and anywhere else for that matter,” he said.