SFS Stories
Event Highlight
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MSFS students at COP30: Insights from a week in Belém and their implications for climate leadership
In November 2025, two Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) students traveled deep into Amazonia to participate in the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil. As part of Georgetown University’s delegation, Manon Fuchs (MSFS’26) and Clemente Gilardini (MSFS’26) joined world leaders, climate experts, civil society organizations, activists and private sector…
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Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific in Jakarta celebrates successful first year
Georgetown University and Georgetown SFS Asia Pacific (GSAP) marked a milestone as the university’s first branch location in Indonesia and its newest academic hub in the Asia–Pacific region closed out a successful first year. Located in central Jakarta, GSAP has expanded Georgetown’s global footprint, and its presence reinforces the university’s commitment to international education, regional…
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MSFS students and alumni connect in New York City for the 2025 MSFS Career Trek
On October 9-10, 2025, forty students from Georgetown University’s Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) program traveled to New York City for the return of the annual MSFS New York Career Trek—a dynamic two-day event connecting current students with accomplished alumni working across various aspects of international affairs. Organized and moderated by MSFS Board…
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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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NATO at 75: Charting a New Course
Sponsored by the Center for Security Studies, this conference was inspired by the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The conference featured panels with prominent North American and European scholars and practitioners such as General Christopher G. Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith. Panel topics included…
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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…