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The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (commonly abbreviated SFS) is a school within Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States.
The Walsh School of Foreign Service was founded in 1919 by Edmund A. Walsh, S.J., a Jesuit priest who recognized the need for a school that would prepare diplomats and business professionals for America’s expanding global involvement. Because of its success in producing diplomats for the U.S. Foreign Service, which it predates by six years, the school sometimes calls itself the "West Point of the U.S. diplomatic corps."[2] Famous alumni include former U.S. President Bill Clinton, current Philippines president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, King Abdullah of Jordan, John Cardinal O’Connor, and George Tenet (former US Director of Central Intelligence). The school publishes the semi-annual Georgetown Journal of International Affairs.
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History
The school has evolved from its original emphasis on diplomacy and law to become a center for research and teaching on global affairs. Faculty are today drawn from disciplines such as political science, history, economics and cultural studies, as well as from business, the non-profit sector and international organizations. The school has about 1,500 undergraduates seeking a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service (B.S.F.S.) degree. The undergraduate program is intended to provide a liberal arts education in international affairs. In this regard, the SFS is not a pre-professional school. Undergraduates may concentrate in International Politics (IPOL), International History (IHIS), Culture and Politics (CULP), International Economics (IECO), International Political Economy (IPEC), Regional and Comparative Studies or Science, Technology, & International Affairs (STIA). The STIA program was the first of its kind. Harvard and Georgia Tech, among others, now have STIA programs as well. Graduate students can pursue six interdisciplinary graduate programs: four regional studies programs as well as the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) and the Master of Arts in Security Studies Program. The regional studies programs include Arab Studies, German & European Studies, Latin American Studies, and Russian & East European Studies. Graduates go on to international occupations in the public and private sectors. Alumni include current (Jordan, the Philippines, and Bosnia), future (Spain), and recent past (United States) heads of state. The current dean of the school is Amb. Robert Gallucci. Notable faculty members at the Walsh School of Foreign Service or at Georgetown University include former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, former Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith, former Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, former National Security Advisor Anthony Lake, Ambassador Donald McHenry, George Tenet, former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, former Dean Peter Krogh, former USAID head and Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios, and former Prime Minister of Spain José María Aznar.
Programs
The SFS grants the Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service to undergraduate students. Graduate students can pursue six interdisciplinary graduate programs: four regional studies programs as well as the Master of Science in Foreign Service and the Security Studies Program (SSP). The regional studies programs include Arab Studies (MAAS), German & European Studies (MAGES), Latin American Studies (CLAS), and Russian & East European Studies (REES).
- Culture and Politics [1]
- International Economics [2]
- International History [3]
- International Political Economy [4]
- International Politics [5]
- Regional and Comparative Studies [6]
- Science, Technology and International Affairs (STIA) [7]
Well-known alumni and former students
- Abdullah II of Jordan (1987), Head of State, Jordan.
- David Addington (1978), Chief of Staff to Vice President of United States.
- Toney Anaya (1963), former Governor of New Mexico.
- Robert Baer (1976), former CIA case officer, author, and subject of the film Syriana.
- José Manuel Durão Barroso (1984), President of the European Commission, former Prime Minister of Portugal.
- Charles E. Bunch (1971), CEO, PPG Industries and President of National Association of Manufacturers 2007-present.
- George Casey (1970), Commanding General of Multinational Force in Iraq, 2004-07; U.S. Army Chief of Staff, 2007-
- Paul Clement (1988), Solicitor General of the United States
- Bill Clinton (1968), 42nd President of the United States.
- Bob Colacello (1969), Biographical writer.
- George Crile III (1968), CBS Correspondent.
- Henry Cuellar (1978), Member of United States Congress.
- Michele A. Davis (1988), Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
- Anne Dias-Griffin (1993), hedge-fund manager.
- Simcha Dinitz (1953), Ambassador of Israel to the United States 1973 to 1979.
- Edward Djerejian (1960), Former Assistant Secretary of State, US Ambassador to Syria and later Israel.
- Paula Dobriansky (1977), Under Secretary of State.
- Stephane Dujarric (1988), Chief Spokesman for the United Nations and the U.N. Secretary General
- Richard Durbin (1966), US Senator from Illinois, Majority Whip of the United States Senate.
- Paul Erdman (1955), noted business and financial writer.
- Felipe, Prince of Asturias (1995), Crown Prince of Spain.
- Luis Fortuño (1982), Resident Commissioner for Puerto Rico.
- Frank Gaffney (1975), columnist/think tank president.
- Jamie Gangel (1977), "Today" Show National Correspondent.
- Robert Gates (1974), US Secretary of Defense
- Sadegh Ghotbzadeh (1963, did not graduate), Iranian Foreign Minister during Iran hostage crisis (1979–1980)
- Linda Gradstein (1985), NPR Israel Correspondent.
- Alexander Haig (1961), Secretary of State, Supreme Commander of NATO.
- Maura Harty (1981), Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs.
- Daniel Henninger (1971), Deputy Director of Wall Street Journal editorial page.
- James L. Jones (1966), Special Envoy for Middle East Security, Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe, former Commandant of the Marine Corps.
- Joseph T. Kelliher (1982), Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Patrick F. Kennedy (1972), Deputy Director Department of National Intelligence.
- Lane Kirkland (1948), AFL-CIO President 1979 to 1995.
- Željko Komšić (2006), Bosnian presidency member (Tripartite Head of State)
- Frank Lavin (1979), Undersecretary of Commerce, former Ambassador to Singapore.
- John Lynch-Staunton (1953), Leader of Conservative Party of Canada 2003-2004.
- Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (1968), Head of State, President of the Philippines, 2001 to present.
- John Cardinal O'Connor (1970) Archbishop of New York 1983 to 2000.
- Sadako Ogata (1953) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees 1991 to 2001.
- David Petraeus (SFS Institute for Study of Diplomacy Fellowship), 1994-1995, Commander of Multinational Force in Iraq, 2007-
- Pat Quinn (1971), Lieutenant governor of Illinois, political activist
- Carl Reiner (1943), Actor, Film Producer, Director, Emmy Award winner.
- Kate Snow (1993), ABC anchor for Good Morning America on weekends and substitute anchor on other news programs.
- Nancy Soderberg (1984), Foreign Policy strategist and author, former US Ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs.
- Daniel S. Sullivan (1993), Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs
- George Tenet (1976), CIA Director, 1997 to 2004.
- Anthony Thomopoulos, (1960), former President ABC Broadcast Group and later United Artists Pictures
- Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud (1968), Saudi Arabian Ambassador to U.S., Former Head of Saudi Intelligence
- Marcus Wallenberg (1980), President, Investor AB, current Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce
- B. Joseph White (1969), President of University of Illinois.
- David Welch (1975), Assistant Secretary of State, former Ambassador to Egypt.
- Ong Keng Yong (1983), Secretary General ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
- Kateryna Yushchenko-Chumachenko (1982), First Lady of Ukraine (wife of Viktor Yushchenko), former U.S. State Department official among other posts in the U.S. government.
External links
References
- ^ Photograph of Fr. Walsh from Georgetown University Digital Collection
- ^ Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
