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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 ). 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).
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EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES Photograph of Fr. Walsh from Georgetown University Digital Collection |
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