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GHD Students Rock the Rocket Pitch
10 GHD students participated in this year’s annual “Rocket Pitch” competition, hosted by Georgetown Entrepreneurship. The elevator pitch-style competition challenged students to come up with a new idea and “pitch” it in two minutes. The competition was open to any student across campus and had thousands of dollars in prize money at stake. A team…
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Announcing the MSFS Centennial Living our Values Awardees
As MSFS celebrates 100 years of inspiring and educating global leaders, we have chosen to honor six outstanding leaders and members of our alumni community who embody our MSFS core values of Leadership, Ethics, Creativity, Service, and Inclusion. Choosing our honorees was no easy task, as innumerable MSFS students and alumni live these values every day,…
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National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan Unveils Biden’s National Security Strategy on the Hilltop
On October 13, 2022, Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service (SFS) welcomed current National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to campus to discuss the Biden administration’s newly-released National Security Strategy (NSS). Gathering in Georgetown’s historic Gaston Hall, the event was co-hosted by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), a D.C.-based national security think tank, and moderated by Meghan…
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MSFS Conversations: 2022 Oxenstierna Scholarship Recipients
MSFS is proud to welcome six recipients of the Oxenstierna Scholarship this year. This scholarship was established by David Oxenstierna (F ’87, MSFS ’89) to support MSFS students. Read below to learn about this exceptional students and welcome them to our community! Megan Collins Megan Collins is a first-year MSFS candidate from Trumbull, Connecticut. Megan…
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Inaugural Gracias Family Foundation Scholarship Recipients Share Their Hopes for Ukraine and Visions for the Future
“No one could have expected that the course of our life would have changed like the snap of a finger — the moment we all woke up on the morning of the twenty-fourth of February when the war started,” reflects Kyryl Myronenko (SFS’26). “But because of the extremely generous scholarship my fellow classmates and I…
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MSFS Student Leads DEI Initiatives as DIG President
MSFS would like to extend a congratulations to Brian Castro, the new president for student-led organization Diversity and Inclusion at Georgetown (DiG)! We sat down with Brian to learn more about his past, upcoming DiG activities and initiatives, and how students can get more involved in supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in their Georgetown…
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2022 Paul F. Pelosi Scholars Reflect on Summer Internships in Public Service
The Paul F. Pelosi Scholars Initiative (PSI) provides “exceptional SFS sophomore and juniors” with the opportunity to explore careers in public service. Through hands-on experience, funding support and personalized mentorship and coaching, each cohort of Pelosi Scholars has the chance to cultivate their professional skillset and build a strong network of public service practitioners. Named for Paul…
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Student Spotlight: Anaga and Kavya
Did you know that 95% of MSFS students intern over the summer? But what about the remaining 5%? One other popular option is enhancing language abilities. Ability to converse in foreign languages is essential to a successful career in international affairs. Therefore, proficiency in English and one other language is a program requirement here at MSFS. In addition…
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Alumni Spotlight: Foluyinka Fakoya (GHD’19)
Prior to joining GHD, Foluyinka Fakoya (GHD’19) worked in the international education field for three years, first as a public school teacher in her home country Nigeria, then at The Education Partnership (TEP) Centre, where she conducted policy research on the Nigerian education system and supported program intervention scale-up. She now serves as an Advocacy Specialist…
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Student Spotlight: Caleb Diamond
Next up in our Summer Student Spotlight Series, we talk to rising second-year Caleb Diamond. Caleb is concentrating in Global Politics and Security (GPS). Within his concentration, his research interests include conflict management, stabilization operations, and collective security. Before starting at MSFS, Caleb worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a think tank in…