Category: News

Title: MSFS Tropaia 2015

On May 15, 2015, MSFS celebrated the accomplishments of eighty-nine graduates at the annual Tropaia ceremony.

Georgetown University Master of Science in Foreign Service program hosts the Tropaia Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Photos by Leslie E. Kossoff/Georgetown University)Anthony Clark Arend, DirectorHenry ShepherdKate Snow, NBC NewsEleanor Monte Jones, Assoc DirectorDonald McHenry, Rep. to the UNDenis McDonough, White House Chief of StaffFr. Matthew Carnes, S.J.

Professor Anthony Arend welcomed the graduates and their guests and introduced the student speaker.

Henry Shepherd, MSFS’15, was chosen by his peers to speak at Tropaia.

Georgetown University Master of Science in Foreign Service program hosts the Tropaia Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Photos by Leslie E. Kossoff/Georgetown University)Anthony Clark Arend, DirectorHenry ShepherdKate Snow, NBC NewsEleanor Monte Jones, Assoc DirectorDonald McHenry, Rep. to the UNDenis McDonough, White House Chief of StaffFr. Matthew Carnes, S.J.

NBC National News Correspondent, Kate Snow, MSFS’93, was the alumni speaker.

Georgetown University Master of Science in Foreign Service program hosts the Tropaia Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Photos by Leslie E. Kossoff/Georgetown University)Anthony Clark Arend, DirectorHenry ShepherdKate Snow, NBC NewsEleanor Monte Jones, Assoc DirectorDonald McHenry, Rep. to the UNDenis McDonough, White House Chief of StaffFr. Matthew Carnes, S.J.

Students crossed the stage one by one to receive their certificates of merit and achievement.

Georgetown University Master of Science in Foreign Service program hosts the Tropaia Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Photos by Leslie E. Kossoff/Georgetown University)Anthony Clark Arend, DirectorHenry ShepherdKate Snow, NBC NewsEleanor Monte Jones, Assoc DirectorDonald McHenry, Rep. to the UNDenis McDonough, White House Chief of StaffFr. Matthew Carnes, S.J.

Ambassador Donald McHenry, Former United States Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, addressed the crowd.

Georgetown University Master of Science in Foreign Service program hosts the Tropaia Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Photos by Leslie E. Kossoff/Georgetown University)Anthony Clark Arend, DirectorHenry ShepherdKate Snow, NBC NewsEleanor Monte Jones, Assoc DirectorDonald McHenry, Rep. to the UNDenis McDonough, White House Chief of StaffFr. Matthew Carnes, S.J.

White House Chief of Staff, Denis McDonough, MSFS’96, gave the new graduates valuable career advice.

Georgetown University Master of Science in Foreign Service program hosts the Tropaia Awards Ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2015, in Washington, DC. (Photos by Leslie E. Kossoff/Georgetown University)Anthony Clark Arend, DirectorHenry ShepherdKate Snow, NBC NewsEleanor Monte Jones, Assoc DirectorDonald McHenry, Rep. to the UNDenis McDonough, White House Chief of StaffFr. Matthew Carnes, S.J.

The evening closed with a benediction from Father Matthew Carnes, S.J.

Congratulations to the MSFS class of 2015!