SFS Stories
M.S. in Foreign Service
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Video: MSFS at 100 Years
MSFS started in 1922 — 100 years ago — with a mission: to prepare our students to successfully engage with dynamic global challenges and opportunities. In this video, students and SFS leaders highlight the history, mission, community and far-reaching contributions of MSFS alumni as the world faces a new set of challenges that graduates will…
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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 program’s guiding principles of leadership, creativity, ethics, service and inclusion. The MSFS Centennial Gala on December 2, 2022 honored six MSFS alumni: Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir (MSFS’94),Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat (MSFS’80), Nicole Bibbins Sedaca (MSFS’97), Raja Karthikeya Gundu…
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Celebrating diversity in education during International Education Week
This week, campuses around the world are celebrating International Education Week (IEW). IEW is an initiative supported by the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. As one of the world’s leading programs in foreign affairs and the first ever school of…
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Introducing the 2022-2023 MSFS Reps
Our MSFS student representatives (often affectionately referred to as “the reps”) are an integral part of the MSFS community. Our student reps have been key organizers for coordinating community building events for their classmates and ensuring that every member of the MSFS community feels connected to the program. They have brought the community together through…
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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 on…
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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 ’22) began…
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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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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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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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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…