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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 Father 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. Its success in producing diplomats for the U.S. Foreign Service, which it predates by six years, earned the school the nickname the "West Point of the U.S. diplomatic corps." Famous alumni include former U.S. President Bill Clinton, current Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, King Abdullah of Jordan, John Cardinal O’Connor, and George Tenet (former US Director of Central Intelligence).

Contents

History

Programs

Well-known alumni and former students

External links

References

History

Since its founding, 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 scholarly disciplines such as political science, history, economics, and cultural studies, as well as from business, the non-profit sector, and international organizations.
The Walsh School of Foreign Service draws upon a highly competitive applicant pool that overlaps with those of the most selective colleges in the United States. 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 the broad field of 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 from the School of Foreign Service go on to a variety of international occupations in both the public and private sectors. Its alumni include either current (Jordan and the Philippines), future (Spain) and recent past (United States) heads of state for four of the one hundred and three of the thirty most populous nations in the world. The current dean of the school is Amb. Robert Gallucci. Notable faculty members of international affairs 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, Acting Attorney General of the United States effective September 17, 2007.

★ 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 (future Head of State) 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 (1959-1963, 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), 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), First Leader of Conservative Party of Canada and Head of Shadow Government of Canada 2003-04.

★ 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. Holder of Most Emmy Awards in the entertainment field.

★ 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

★ HRH Prince Turki bin Faisal Al Saud (1968)- Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States, 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.

★ Frank Wang (2002), President of SAT II 800

★ Christian Nitescu (2003), Pretender to the Throne of Romania

External links

★ Official site

References

Photograph of Fr. Walsh from Georgetown University Digital Collection