SFS Stories
M.S. in Foreign Service
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MSFS Conversations: Michaela Rubinfeld, 2021 SoldierStrong Recipient
MSFS is delighted to announce Michaela Rubinfeld as the 2021 recipient of the SoldierStrong Scholarship. Michaela is the sixth recipient of this endowment, a partial-tuition scholarship designated for a U.S. veteran enrolled in the MSFS program. The scholarship was established in 2015 under the leadership of SoldierStrong co-founder and Chairman of the Board Chris Meek. We had the opportunity…
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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 as…
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MSFS Deputy Director, Professor Ashley Thomas Lenihan’s 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 Committee’s report on ‘Inward Foreign Direct Investment,’ released September 21, 2021, on the basis of oral testimony she gave to the Committee over the summer. The report…
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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 for…
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MSFS Student Spotlight: Kevin Russell (’21)
Read an interview with second year MSFS student Kevin Russell as he discusses his experience at Georgetown and how he hopes to use the knowledge he has gained to continue working on economic development and social impact projects that address social inequalities after graduation. Why did you choose MSFS? In an increasingly globalized and diverse…
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MSFS Welcomes New Global Politics and Security Concentration Chair, Prof. Jodi Vittori
MSFS extends our welcome to Professor Jodi Vittori as the newest member of the program’s Leadership Team. Prof. Vittori will join MSFS as a Professor of Practice and co-chair of the Global Politics and Security (GPS) concentration. Professor Vittori is an expert on the linkages of corruption, state fragility, illicit finance, and U.S. national security.…
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MSFS Welcomes New Deputy Director, Ashley Thomas Lenihan
MSFS is thrilled to welcome SFS alumna Ashley Thomas Lenihan back to Georgetown as the new Deputy Director of the M.S. in Foreign Service program. Ashley Thomas Lenihan comes to MSFS as an expert on economic statecraft, foreign investment, and national security, and author of Balancing Power without Weapons. Her policy work in the U.K. and Europe…
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MSFS Awards Full-Tuition Scholarships through Futures, African Student, and McHenry Scholarships
MSFS is thrilled to introduce the Fall 2021 recipients of the inaugural MSFS Futures Scholarship, the African Student Scholarship, and the McHenry Fellowship. These exceptional individuals were selected from a highly competitive pool of applicants, including the largest number of applicants we have received at MSFS in the past decade. The three were chosen because…
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MSFS Legacy for the Future: Silvia Rodriguez (MSFS ’20)
This story is part of our MSFS Legacy for the Future series profiling members of the MSFS community who have made, or are poised to make, important contributions to international affairs. Through our Legacy for the Future campaign, you can support MSFS scholarships for talented students like Silvia and ensure that the leaders and innovators of the…
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MSFS Launches New Scholarship with Hinrich Foundation
In May 2019, MSFS and the Hinrich Foundation announced a new partial-tuition scholarship for students entering the Master of Science in Foreign Service class of 2021. The Hinrich Foundation Global Trade Leader Scholarship at Georgetown University will award $30,000 (over two years) to one scholar in the new class who has demonstrated an interest in establishing a career in global…