Junior Fellows in Diplomacy

The Junior Fellows program provides selected SFS and MSFS students two semesters of independent study on a diplomatic negotiation under the direction of an ISD associate. The associates provide research guidance and assistance in arranging interviews with principal negotiators.

The fellowships: integrate academic coursework and diplomatic process under the direction of a practitioner; develop a broader understanding of the complexities in formulating and implementing foreign policy; help provide a negotiating record that may prove useful to future practitioners; and engage students in writing an academic paper in International Affairs.

Each fellowship offers academic credits and a tuition stipend.

Application information will be provided at the start of the spring semester.

2008-2009 Application [pdf format]

For BSFS Students

The Ellsworth Bunker and John Humes Junior Fellowships are for two undergraduates in their senior year of study.

For MSFS Students

Three Huffington Junior Fellowships are offered to graduate students in their second year of study for the Master of Science in Foreign Service degree.

A fourth fellowship for graduate studies honors Ambassador David D. Newsom, longtime ISD director and a member of the ISD board.

The Allen W. and Allen M. Dulles fellowship is specifically intended to sponsor an MSFS student in a research project coordinated with the ISD Associate drawn from the Central Intelligence Agency. The research topic should be related to the work of the intelligence community.

For information, contact:
Amb. Howard B. Schaffer, ISD Director of Studies,
Telephone: 202-965-6612, or
e-mail schaffeh@georgetown.edu.

The Junior Fellows for the 2007-2008 academic year are:

John Armiger, MSFS '08
Huffington Junior Fellow
Topic: Negotiations Regarding the International Criminal Court
Advisor: James Zirkle

Kevin Boyd, BSFS '08
Humes Junior Fellow
Topic: Turkey's European Union Accession Negotiations
Advisor: James DeHart

Jasmine M. El-Gamal, MSFS '08
Huffington Junior Fellow
Topic: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Shifting U.S. Diplomacy Toward Democracy Promotion in Egypt Post-911
Advisor: William Rugh

Hafsa Kanjwal, BSFS '08
Bunker Junior Fellow
Topic: The India-Pakistan Peace Process: Diplomatic Developments on the Issue of Kashmir
Advisor: Howard B. Schaffer

Iselin H. Larsen, MSFS '08
Huffington Junior Fellow
Topic: Negotiating Peace in Sudan
Advisor: Chester A. Crocker

Elias Schulze, MSFS '08
Dulles Junior Fellow
Topic: The Beginners Guide to Effective Covert Action
Advisor: James Zirkle

Eric Wechtler, MSFS '08
Newsom Junior Fellow
Topic: The Kurdistan Workers Party and Diplomatic Efforts to Counter It
Advisor: James DeHart

JFD Paper(s)

Mayuka Yamazaki, MSFS '06
Huffington Junior Fellow, 2006
Origin, Developments and Prospects for the Proliferation Security Initiative