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COURTESY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
University President John J. DeGioia discussed Pope Francis’ encyclical with Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday.

GU, Google Hold Energy Summit

By Kristen Fedor and Jack Bennett October 23, 2015

Georgetown and Google co-hosted Secretary of State John Kerry’s Climate and Clean Energy Investment Forum on Oct. 20 and 21, gathering federal officials and executives from both the public and private...

Campaign to Free Tice Advances

Campaign to Free Tice Advances

By Kristen Fedor March 27, 2015

The #FreeAustinTice campaign to raise awareness for a university alumnus who was kidnapped in Syria while working as a freelance journalist in 2012 is gaining traction on Georgetown’s campus with...

COURTESY RODNEY LUDEMA
Rodney Ludema is the State 
Department’s chief economist.

Professor Named State Dept Chief Economist

By Cooper Logerfo October 24, 2014

Economics professor Rodney Ludema, who taught at Georgetown for almost 20 years, joined the U.S. State Department as chief economist in July and will serve in this position for a year. In his new...

Syrian Refugees Closer to US Visas

By Molly Simio September 30, 2014

The dozen Syrian women who were scheduled to perform the play “Syria: The Trojan Women” on campus last week before the State Department denied their visa applications saw their chances of eventually...

COURTESY LYNN ALLEVA LILLEY
The refugees who perform “Syria: Trojan Women” were denied visas to the United States, cancelling their performance at Georgetown.

Syrian Performers Denied Visas

By Molly Simio September 5, 2014

A dozen Syrian women scheduled to perform the play “Syria: Trojan Women” on campus later this month will no longer be coming to Georgetown, after the U.S. government denied their visa applications. The...

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Clinton Reflects on Choices, Hints at Future

By Sydney Winkler June 14, 2014

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed her new book, “Hard Choices,” at The George Washington University’s Lisner Auditorium, which sponsored the event in partnership with Politics...

State Department Director General Discusses Foreign Service Careers

By Zosia Dunn January 15, 2013

While Georgetown students often imagine exotic, international careers in the foreign service, many are confused by the complicated and competitive application process. U.S. State Department Director General...

Members of the State Department Discussed U.S. Relations with Asia

By Andrew Wilson November 2, 2012

Former and current members of the State Department discussed the future of the United States’ role in Asia in Gaston Hall Thursday afternoon. The event,“Forging Consensus: U.S.-Asia Policy in the...

With Leaks, Careers in Play

By Sarah Kaplan and Lauren Weber December 7, 2010

As U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks continue to create shockwaves in the international community, Georgetown students looking to futures in diplomacy face advice urging them not to discuss...

Appreciating the Misunderstood

By Andrew Mullikin December 7, 2010

Blackwater. Triple Canopy. DynCorp. KBR. According to some, employees of these four security giants are mercenaries. While they generally prefer the term "civilian contractors," they are modern corporate...

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