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Afghan Refugee Resettlement Capstone
GHD gives students plenty of opportunities to gain working experiences and build hard skills needed to solve development challenges around the globe. The Capstone Project is the final step in this process, giving students the chance to put their knowledge to practice, and students can work on a variety of projects that fit their interests.âŚ
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SFS Alumni Form a âClose-Knit Familyâ at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut
All Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) alumni know the welcome surprise of running into fellow Hoyas in unexpected places, whether through a glimpse of Georgetown Universityâs blue and gray gear or a framed SFS diploma on an office wall. In the world of foreign policy and public service, these impromptu reunions are even moreâŚ
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Alumni Spotlight: Advocating Environmental Justice in the Global Community
Brendon Thomas (GHDâ15) began his international development career as a Peace Corps volunteer in the Gansu province of rural northwestern China. When he first arrived in 2011, he remembered going down the side of a mountain on a dirt road to reach his village. By the time he left in 2013, a train track toâŚ
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MSFS 2021 Hinrich Global Trade Leader Scholar: Lianne Canarick
The Hinrich Foundation Global Trade Leader Scholarship is a scholarship established through the generous contribution of the Hinrich Foundation. Its mission is to advance mutually beneficial and sustainable global trade through research and educational programs. The Scholarship will provide one student admitted into the MSFS program with a $15,000 scholarship per year, for a total of $30,000 asâŚ
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African and Asian Studies Programs Awarded Grant for Joint Work on Africa-China Relations
The Henry Luce Foundation has awarded the African Studies Program (AfSP) and Asian Studies Program (ASP) in the Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) a grant to conduct joint work on Africa-China relations. Supporting a program titled the Georgetown Africa-China Initiative, the grant will fund events and a policy working group focused on how Africa and China engage each other inâŚ
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MSFS Deputy Director, Professor Ashley Thomas Lenihanâs impact on UK Policy!
MSFS Deputy Director, Professor Ashley Thomas Lenihan, is having an impact on policy in the United Kingdom. She was quoted twenty times in the UK House of Commons International Trade Committeeâs report on âInward Foreign Direct Investment,â released September 21, 2021, on the basis of oral testimony she gave to the Committee over the summer. The reportâŚ
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MSFS Welcomes Five New Members to the Board of Advisors
Meet the newest members of the M.S. in Foreign Service Board of Advisors! The MSFS program is thrilled to welcome five of our alumni to the MSFS Board of Advisors. They will be joining a highly engaged group that provides guidance to the MSFS leadership team and is helping to expand scholarships and career opportunities forâŚ
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Inclusive Development Starts Within
âDiversifying the aid workforce, as well as the organizations we partner with, and becoming more attuned to the voices and needs of those we aim to help, is necessary.â Administrator Samantha Power, USAID On November 4, the GHD Program, in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the U.S. Global Leadership CoalitionâŚ
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USAID Administrator Samantha Power Discusses Vision for Global Development at SFS Event
The Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS) welcomed USAID Administrator Samantha Power on November 4, 2021, to celebrate USAIDâs 60th anniversary and share her vision for inclusive international development. Powerâs latest visit to campusâshe also spoke at Georgetownâs Own It Summit in 2020âbuilds on the schoolâs long-standing relationship with USAID and its international development andâŚ
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Alumni Spotlight: Engineer Turned Development Practitioner â Rahul Mitra (GHDâ15) Reflects on his GHD Experience
With an infrastructure engineering background, Rahul Mitra (GHDâ15) approached graduate school with the hope of transitioning into the development sector, after his first-hand work experience with Engineers without Borders and seeing the impact that NGOs such as the Grameen Foundation and BRAC have made in his home country of Bangladesh. In order to break into the development and NGO sector, RahulâŚ