SFS Stories
Event Highlight
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SFS Graduate Orientation 2025
Welcome to Georgetown, new SFS graduate students! On August 20, students from 10 of our graduate programs came together for orientation. In a plenary session in Gaston Hall, they heard from Dean Joel Hellman, Professor Anthony Clark Arend and a panel including Carla Koppell, vice dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion; Kurt Campbell, distinguished fellow…
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Examining Ukraine’s path forward three years post-invasion
Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the future of the war is murkier than ever.
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SFS students, alumni come together for post-election analysis
SFS Dean Joel Hellman hosted events exploring how a second Trump term could shape U.S. foreign policy, featuring diverse faculty views.
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Dean Joel Hellman’s Welcome Remarks to New Students
Dean Hellman addressed new graduate students in Gaston Hall for the annual graduate student orientation.
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Kara Swisher (SFS’84) returns to the Hilltop with a “Tech Love Story”
On March 14, longtime tech journalist and alumna Kara Swisher (SFS’84) returned to Georgetown for a conversation with AOL co-founder Steve Case about her new memoir, “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story.” The book traces the three decades she spent covering technology for The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, New York magazine and the tech…
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President Joko Widodo’s Historic Visit to SFS: Elevating U.S.-Indonesia Ties
On November 13, 2023, President Joko Widodo, commonly known as President Jokowi, visited Georgetown University, where he delivered his only public address in Washington, DC. The event took place prior to his summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, which marked the elevation of the U.S.-Indonesia relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Before assuming the presidency…
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chính’s Visit to SFS: A Vision for the Future of U.S.-Vietnam Relations
On September 19, 2023, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chính of Vietnam visited SFS, marking the 10th anniversary of the Comprehensive Partnership between the United States and Vietnam and the recent elevation of the relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Before taking on the role of prime minister in 2021, Chính was deputy to the National…
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Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte Calls for Russia to Be Held Accountable for Acts in Ukraine at SFS Event
On January 17, 2023, SFS welcomed Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte to the Hilltop for a chance to engage with students and discuss the need for transatlantic cooperation in the face of rising global challenges — among them, growing Russian aggression and providing continued military support to Ukraine. The event was hosted by…
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Video: MSFS at 100 Years
MSFS started in 1922 — 100 years ago — with a mission: to prepare our students to successfully engage with dynamic global challenges and opportunities. In this video, students and SFS leaders highlight the history, mission, community and far-reaching contributions of MSFS alumni as the world faces a new set of challenges that graduates will…
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MSFS Hosts Key Actors to Discuss the Venezuelan Crisis
Last week, MSFS hosted key figures involved in researching and addressing the crisis in Venezuela including Secretary of the OAS, Luis Almagro, U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela, James Story, Ambassador of Venezuela to the U.S., Carlos Vecchio, and Dr. Fabiana Perera from the William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. Our esteemed presenters drew on…