SFS Stories
M.S. in Foreign Service Alumni
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MSFS Alumni Event in June 2023
We were happy to see so many familiar faces of our MSFS Alumni Community at the Georgetown Observatory this June.
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MSFS Alumni BBQ in August 2023
In true Hoya spirit, it was great to see so many MSFS Alumni undaunted by the rain back on the Hilltop this August.
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MSFS Military Students: Interview with Jasmin Alsaied (MSFS ā23)
Jasmin Alsaied (MSFS ā23)Ā reflects on her MSFS experience as a Surface Warfare Officer and shares her advice to current as well as incoming students, including those with military background seeking to pursue graduate degrees. Looking back at your MSFS experience, what are your overall reflections and thoughts about the program? The MSFS program is robustā¦
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Introducing New MSFS Advisory Board Members
MSFS is excited to welcome six new members to our advisory board. The new members consist of MSFS alumni as well as the programās former Associate Director and Counselor. For detailed biographies,Ā visit this page.
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Georgetown MSFS Celebrates 100 Years with Gala Dinner and Programming
Georgetownās Master of Science in Foreign Service Program (MSFS) capped off its centennial year in December 2022 with a weekend of events bringing alumni, students, faculty and special guests together to celebrate the programās unique role in educating global leaders dedicated to foreign service. The celebration included a gala dinner at the United States Instituteā¦
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Video: MSFS Centennial Honorees
The MSFS Centennial Awards recognize a small group of distinguished alumni, thought to have best embodied the programās guiding principles of leadership, creativity, ethics, service and inclusion. The MSFS Centennial Gala on December 2, 2022 honored six MSFS alumni: RagnheiĆ°ur ElĆn ĆrnadĆ³ttir (MSFSā94),Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (MSFSā80), Nicole Bibbins Sedaca (MSFSā97), Raja Karthikeya Gunduā¦
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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 onā¦
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Alumni Spotlight: Taking an MSFS Degree to New Heights
Despite our common association with the U.S. Foreign Service due to our name, an MSFS degree can be incredibly versatile and lead to a whole range of careers outside of foreign service. We spoke with a recent alum who is taking his MSFS degree to whole new heights: outer space! Nathan Kumar (MSFS ā22)Ā beganā¦
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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 toĀ honor six outstanding leaders and members of our alumniĀ community who embody ourĀ Ā MSFS core values of Leadership, Ethics, Creativity, Service, and Inclusion.Ā Choosing our honorees was no easy task, as innumerable MSFS students and alumni live these values every day,ā¦
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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 theĀ MSFS Board of Advisors.Ā 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 forā¦