School of Foreign Service - A Premier School of International Affairs in Washington, DC

SFS, founded in 1919, is a premier school of international affairs. At Georgetown’s Washington, D.C. and Qatar campuses, SFS provides a rigorous education combining theory and practice and instills the values of service.

In the Spotlight

Initiative on Women, Peace, Security and Development

SFS Student Is 2012 Rhodes Scholar

Walsh Wire

SFS Alum Nominated for Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

SFS Professor Argues Against War with Iran

BSFS Welcomes Professor Elizabeth Arsenault As Interim Assistant Dean

CPASS Associate Director on Kim Jong Il and Professional Military Education

SFS Alumna Appointed for Chairperson, Public Interest Declassification Board

International Relations at Georgetown Ranked First Worldwide for Graduates, Fifth for Undergraduates

Panel Event Explores Energy Careers

SFS Faculty and Staff Enjoy the Holiday Spirit

Interview with Professor Michael Green on Secretary Clinton’s Trip to Burma

Public Health in Asia: Thailand’s Floods

Welcome

The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is the centerpiece of the Georgetown University commitment to educate students for careers in the international arena.

Today, almost a century after its founding, I am proud to lead a school at the forefront of international affairs education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. We're glad that you are interested in learning more about SFS.

Carol Lancaster
Dean

Connecting Globally: News from Georgetown

DeGioia Represents Georgetown at World Economic Forum

Peace Corps: University is a Top School for Volunteers

Children of Uganda’s Performance Benefits AIDS Orphans

North Korea Expert Says Country's Leadership Won't Hold Up

Georgetown Human Rights Scholar Elected to U.N. Committee

GU Students Help Discover China’s Hidden Nuclear Tunnels

Law Student Receives Mitchell Scholarship for Study in Ireland

Student Who Helped Earthquake Victims Wins Marshall Scholarship

GU, Australian University Sign Nursing Study-Abroad Agreement

Protecting Children Goal of Costa Rica Ambassador to U.S.

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SFS Ideas

Nearly a Century of Excellence

Six years before the diplomatic corps of the United States was reorganized and named the Foreign Service, Georgetown created a program dedicated to educating students on global issues and preparing them for lives of service in the international arena.

SFS Profiles

Abraham Newman
Assistant Professor
“I’m kind of geeky about it,” says Abraham L. Newman about his interest in global data privacy policy.

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Events

Jan 30, 12:30pm: 'The Arab Spring: A View from Libya' with Tamara Sonn
Jan 30, 5pm-7:30pm: Film Screening: 'Qarantina' with Oday Rasheed
Jan 30, 6pm-8pm: 'Basics of Research and Writing 2' Research Module
Jan 31, 9am-10:30am: Silenced: How Apostasy and Blasphemy Codes are Choking Freed
Jan 31, 12:30pm-2pm: Global South Asia: Asst. Secretary of State Robert Blake

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Current issues:
10th Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks
Terrorism and al-Qaida
Turmoil in the Middle East

SFS media inquiries:
GU Office of Communications
Rob Mathis, 202/687-4328