Category: News
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In the Media
Kelly McFarland on NPR: Trump’s State Department
ISD Director of Programs and Research, Professor Kelly McFarland, speaks to NPR’s Weekend Edition about the drastic changes at the U.S. State Department
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In the Media
Bill Burns: A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants
Read ISD Board Member William Burns’ article in The Atlantic.
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In the Media
Linda Thomas-Greenfield Gives Keynote Address to Indiana University
ISD Board Member, Former Fellow and Former UN Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield headlined the “America’s Role in the World” conference at Indiana University’s Hamilton Lugar School.
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In the Media
Bill Burns: America in a World of Upheaval
ISD Board Member and former CIA Director Bill Burns joined the Foreign Affairs Interview Podcast.
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Event Highlight, News
April 23rd Event | America’s Diplomats: A Conversation with Ambassador (ret.) Kamala S. Lakhdhir
A Conversation with Ambassador (ret.) Kamala S. Lakhdhir United States Ambassador to Indonesia (2024-2025)Executive Secretary, U.S. State Department (2021-2023)United States Ambassador to Malaysia (2017-2021) Ambassador (ret.) Barbara BodineDirector, Institute for the Study of DiplomacyModeratorThursday, April 23rd10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Virtual on Zoom | Register Here The America’s Diplomats Speakers Series is designed to empower […]
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Event Highlight, News
April 16th Event | ISD Graduate and Undergraduate Fellows in Diplomacy Colloquium
Please join us as the 2025-26 ISD Graduate and Undergraduate Fellows present their research on cutting-edge issues in diplomacy. Thursday, April 16, 202612:00-4:00 pmMcGhee Library Register Here A light lunch and refreshments will be served at noon. Many ISD senior staff, senior fellows, and student fellows will be present for the entire colloquium. Georgetown students, faculty, staff, and other friends […]
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Announcements, News
ISD’s New Fall 2026 Course Offerings
ISD is pleased to announce three new courses – graduate and undergraduate – for Fall 2026. Each will be taught by incoming Diplomatic Fellows who bring decades of senior career foreign service experience to the classroom. Full course descriptions and expectations are below, as well as links to course directors’ full bios. “U.S. Interventionism: Collisions […]
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Event Highlight, News
April 15th Event | Who Are China’s Diplomats? A Discussion with Professor Andrew Scobell and Dr. Yi Li
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 | 1:30 – 2:30 PM | McGhee Library, ICC | Register Join Professor Andrew Scobell and Dr. Yi Li for a discussion of their recent report, Who Are China’s Diplomats? Beyond the “Wolf Warrior” Hype. As diplomats from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have drawn attention for combative rhetoric and aggressive actions, the label “wolf […]
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Event Highlight, News
America’s Diplomats: A Conversation with Maria A. Longi
America’s Diplomats: A Conversation with Maria A. Longi Former Coordinator for U.S. Assistance to Europe, Eurasia and Central Asia, U.S. Department of State Ambassador (ret.) Barbara BodineDirector, Institute for the Study of DiplomacyModeratorThursday, February 26th10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Virtual on Zoom Watch Recording Here The America’s Diplomats Speakers Series is designed to empower students to see […]
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Event Highlight, News
America’s Diplomats Speaker Series: A Conversation with Ambassador (ret.) Robert Gilchrist
Ambassador (ret.) Robert GilchristPrincipal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor (2023—24)United States Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania (2020—23) Ambassador (ret.) Barbara BodineDirector, Institute for the Study of DiplomacyModeratorThursday, January 22nd9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Virtual on Zoom Register Here The America’s Diplomats Speakers Series is designed to empower students to see themselves as […]
