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Aamir Jamil/The Hoya | The ambassador to the United States from Poland and first secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine joined experts and Georgetown University faculty to commemorate the second anniversary of the Russo-Ukrainian War, discussing the documentation of Russia war crimes and path to holding perpetrators accountable, at an event in Riggs Library on Feb. 7.

Representatives from Poland, Ukraine Discuss Russian War Crimes, Mark Second Anniversary of War in Ukraine

By Aamir Jamil, GUSA Desk Editor February 9, 2024

CW: This article references and discusses war crimes against women and children. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off-campus resources.  The ambassador to the United States from Poland...

Former U.S. Ambassador Discusses Global Affairs

Former U.S. Ambassador Discusses Global Affairs

By Evie Steele February 26, 2023

The Georgetown University Master of Science in Foreign Service program hosted former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker on Feb. 22 for a discussion on a career in diplomacy and current events in global affairs. The...

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Discusses Invasion of Ukraine After One Year

Former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Discusses Invasion of Ukraine After One Year

By Jack Willis February 24, 2023

Former U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation John Sullivan spoke Feb. 21 to Georgetown University students about the ongoing war in Ukraine and Russia’s severed ties with the West.  The...

Ukrainian Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Receives Award for Diplomatic Excellence

Ukrainian Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch Receives Award for Diplomatic Excellence

By Margie Cullen February 14, 2020

In her first public appearance since testifying in the impeachment hearings of President Donald Trump in November, former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch received an award for diplomatic excellence...

Current Policy Neglects Victims of Labor Trafficking, Ambassador Says

Current Policy Neglects Victims of Labor Trafficking, Ambassador Says

By Dhruv Johri December 6, 2018

Policymakers must ensure their efforts to combat human trafficking prioritize victims of both sex and labor trafficking, School of Foreign Service centennial fellow Ambassador Mark Lagon said at an event...

ASHLEY CHEN FOR THE HOYA Professor Dennis Deletant (left) and Alfred Moses (LAW 56) (right), former U.S. ambassador to Romania, spoke about Moses efforts to help rebuild Romania following the collapse of the Soviet Union during his time as ambassador at an event Tuesday.

Former Ambassador Recounts US Involvement in Romania’s Transition to Democracy

By Noah Berman October 11, 2018

Former U.S. Ambassador to Romania Alfred Moses (LAW ’56), who served in the 1990s during the rebuilding of Romania after the fall of communism, chronicled his time as ambassador at a book talk Tuesday...

Andrew Steigman, who worked in the School of Foreign Service for over 20 years as a professor, associate dean and mentor for students hoping to enter the foreign service, died Sept. 7.

SFS Associate Dean and Former Ambassador Andrew Steigman Dies

By Katrina Schmidt September 28, 2018

Andrew Steigman, a professor and associate dean in the School of Foreign Service for over twenty years, died Sept. 7 after a stroke in August. Steigman was born in 1933. Before coming to Georgetown...

Howard Schaffer, SFS Professor of Diplomacy, Dies at 88

By Will Cassou December 5, 2017

Anne Steen, the executive director of Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Graduate Career Center, remembers the hours professor Howard Schaffer would spend in group sessions or in one-on-one...

US DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Former Counselor of the Department of State Kristie Kenney is slated to teach a course in the School of Foreign Service this spring.

Former State Department Official to Teach SFS Leadership Course

By Emma Kotfica November 6, 2017

Former Counselor of the State Department Kristie Kenney is slated to teach a one-credit course on leadership development at Georgetown in the spring 2018 semester. Kenney held the State Department’s...

TWITTER
Former U.S. Ambassador to France Jane Hartley also expressed concern over the Trump administration’s budget cuts to the Department of State and slow attempts to appoint officials, which she said is vital to American interests abroad.

Former French Ambassador Examines Current European Politics

By Tait Ryssdal October 3, 2017

The French and American relationship will survive clashing policy priorities during President Donald Trump’s term, argued former U.S. Ambassador to France Jane D. Hartley during a lecture Thursday. A...

Alum Named U.S. Ambassador to Poland

By Sarah Patrick October 26, 2012

Georgetown alum Steven Mull (F ’80) was sworn in as the U.S. Ambassador to Poland Wednesday. “In the 23 years since it regained independence, Poland has proven itself as an unshakable ally of the...

Japanese Ambassador Reflects on Crisis

By Sarah Patrick February 10, 2012

United States Ambassador to Japan John Roos provided an on-the-ground perspective of Japan and its allies' response to 2011's earthquake and nuclear disaster Wednesday. The event, sponsored by the Office...

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