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McHenry Fellowship

The Donald F. McHenry Global Public Service Fellows Program seeks to enhance Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service recruitment of exceptionally qualified graduate students from all communities within the U.S. and globally who are committed to careers in transformational global public service.

The Donald F. McHenry Global Public Service Fellowship is not accepting applications for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Ambassador Donald F. McHenry

Ambassador Donald F. McHenry served as Ambassador and U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations from September 1979 to January 1981, and concurrently as a member of President Jimmy Carter’s Cabinet. He joined the School of Foreign Service as Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy in 1981 and taught at Georgetown until 2014. Ambassador McHenry undertook several high-level assignments on behalf of the US government during his tenure at SFS. The Donald F. McHenry Chair in Global Human Development was established upon his retirement in recognition of his contribution to the School and its students. In addition to his board and trustee positions, he is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Board of Advisers of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, the American Academy of Diplomacy and the Association of Black American Ambassadors.

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2025 McHenry fellows

2024 McHenry fellows

2023 McHenry fellows

2022 McHenry fellows