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Georgetown Still Considering Renaming SFS After the Late Madeleine Albright

By Caroline Rareshide and Caitlin McLean August 12, 2023

Georgetown University is still considering a proposal to rename the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) after Madeleine Albright, despite public outcry from faculty and students.  The...

US Ambassador to Mongolia Discusses Diversity, Inclusion in Foreign Service

By An Nguyen April 22, 2023

The U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Richard Buangan discussed his experience representing the United States as a Filipino American, the importance of authenticity and the significance of nuance in public...

US Ambassador to Mongolia Discusses Diversity, Inclusion in Foreign Service

By An Nguyen April 15, 2023

The U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia Richard Buangan discussed his experience representing the United States as a Filipino American, the importance of authenticity and the significance of nuance in public...

VIEWPOINT: Serve with Purpose

VIEWPOINT: Serve with Purpose

By Josiah Laney June 21, 2021

When I am working in the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and as a tour guide, I am often asked to explain why I chose Georgetown University to prospective students and families. I typically share an...

Speaker: Continue Expanding Diversity in State Department

Speaker: Continue Expanding Diversity in State Department

By Kelly Anderson February 21, 2020

The United States Department of State has made strides toward cultivating a representative workforce for public servants in recent years, Deputy Director of the Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department...

DILLON: Join the Foreign Service

DILLON: Join the Foreign Service

By Raymond W. Dillon Jr. October 25, 2019

As a former foreign service officer, I have followed — with a growing sense of pride — media reports of congressional testimony by U.S. Department of State officials regarding the Ukraine imbroglio....

DILLON: American Dreamin

DILLON: American Dreamin’

By Raymond W. Dillon Jr. February 13, 2018

Earlier this week, I awoke from a vivid nightmare. I dreamt that my daughter had been forcibly taken by the police and incarcerated. Her crime was her failure to produce adequate documentation of her legal...

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Interviews with nine graduate and undergraduate students, faculty members and former diplomats reflected a growing attitude of disaffection with State Department leadership and the administration of President Donald Trump in the School of Foreign Service.

In Era of Trump and Tillerson, Students Lose Faith in Foreign Service Careers

By Jeff Cirillo December 8, 2017

As turmoil in the Department of State and widespread disaffection with the Trump administration’s leadership drive away top students from careers in foreign service, educators are sounding the alarm...

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Following SFS Letter, State Department Reinstates Diplomacy Fellowships

By Jesus Rodriguez June 29, 2017

The U.S. Department of State has reversed its decision to suspend two classes of the Thomas R. Pickering and Charles B. Rangel international affairs fellowships, upholding its prior commitment to hire...

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Claudia Fritsche, Liechtenstein’s ambassador to the United States, remarked on the changes she has noted in her 40-year career in foreign service.

Diplomat Discusses Career in Foreign Service

By Giovanna Azevedo October 10, 2014

Claudia Fritsche, Liechtenstein’s ambassador to the United States, recounted her career in foreign service in an event hosted by the International Relations Club at the Mortara Center on Wednesday...

A More Inviting Peace Corps

By The Editorial Board September 30, 2014

Applying to the Peace Corps is a big commitment — one that, until recently, came with a lot of uncertainty. The two-year program has, since 1961, assigned its corps members to the countries where...

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Former Ambassador to Yemen Barbara Bodine became the director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy on July 1, after a 33-year career with the United States Foreign Service.

Career Diplomat Charts Future for Institute

By Mallika Sen August 29, 2014

Ambassador Barbara Bodine joined the School of Foreign Service as the director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy on July 1. The former ambassador to Yemen left the United States Foreign Service...

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