Trips, Panels, and Receptions

The MSFS Program organizes trips, panel discussions, conferences and receptions to introduce students to successful practioners and potential employers in the field of international affairs.

Washington, DC Day Trip

Each fall, first-year MSFS students take part in the Washington, DC Day Trip, during which they meet with MSFS alumni working in government agencies, international organizations and the non-profit sector. During panel discussions and over lunch, students learn about careers in Washington and receive advice from successful members of these institutions. Click here for a list of Washington organizations that have been represented in recent years.

New York City Career Trip

During the spring semester, the MSFS Program sponsors a career trip to New York City to introduce first-year students to MSFS alumni working in the public, private, and non-profit sectors. During this two-day trip, students attend panels on careers in business, consulting, banking, the United Nations and its agencies and meet with alumni at lunches, site visits, and at the annual New York City MSFS Alumni Reception. Click here for a list of New York organizations that have been represented in recent years. 

Panels, Conferences and Receptions

Throughout the year, MSFS students attend panels, conferences and other events on and off campus, where they meet with MSFS alumni and other practitioners to discuss career opportunities and current trends in international affairs. Click here for a list of organizations and individuals who have visited the Georgetown to meet with MSFS students in recent years.

MSFS in Profile

Lori Smith Ashford

MSFS '87

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MSFS News

Nathaniel Heller MSFS '02 shares Global Integrity Report
Alumni working for Global Integrity shares Global Integrity Report
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The Career Development Center hosted the Meyers-Briggs Clinic on September 17, 2009.
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SFS Faculty Publications

John McNeill. Mosquito Empires: Ecology and War in the Greater Caribbean, 1640-1914. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Catherine Langlois, Jean-Pierre Langlois. "Does Attrition Behavior Help Explain the Duration of Interstate Wars? A Game Theoretic and Empirical Analysis." International Studies Quarterly (2009).