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Tips and advice for applying to Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service
What’s the best approach to applying to SFS graduate programs? Current graduate students, professors, and admissions officers weigh in.
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MSFS alumni return to the Hilltop for a day of reflection and celebration
On October 24, 2025, the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) program at Georgetown University welcomed alumni from the 50th, 40th, and 25th reunion classes back to the Hilltop for a day of reflection, connection and celebration. The event brought together generations of MSFSers to engage with current students, tour the evolving Georgetown campus…
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The Trump Administration and Venezuela: Michael Shifter analyzes maritime strikes and possible regime change
On September 2, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. military had carried out a strike against a fishing boat off the coast of Venezuela, killing all 11 people on board. The cause given was drug smuggling. There have been 20 strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean and 80 people killed…
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Top 3 things to know before COP 30 with SFS Professor Joanna Lewis
SFS Professor Joanna Lewis highlights what to look out for during COP 30: the Paris Agreement’s 10-year mark, forests and the U.S. absence from the talks.
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The service and leadership of SFS faculty veterans
Honoring Veterans Day 2025, SFS celebrates faculty veterans Patterson, Urben, Vittori & Stanley for shaping future leaders through service and scholarship.
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SFS students immerse themselves in the history of Gettysburg Battlefield
SFS students explore Gettysburg’s battlefield in SFS Prof McNaugher’s seminar, blending strategy, history and firsthand insight into war’s legacy.
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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 alumna builds her corporate legal career on Georgetown values
An international affairs degree led to a successful corporate law career—plus a way for Tanya Jaeger de Foras (SFS’93) to live out her values of sustainability and mentorship.
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Maps with Mark | Ep. 3 The State Department
SFS Professor and Maps of the Modern World instructor Mark Giordano explains the evolution of U.S. State Department maps, which show us how the U.S. government divides the world up for administrative purposes.
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SFS’ Center for Contemporary Arab Studies celebrates 50 years
Founded in 1975, the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS) at SFS marks 50 years in 2025.