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Browse the latest news on our research, updates on academic programs, announcements, highlights from recent events, key initiatives and other news from the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University.
ISD’s New Spring 2027 Course Offerings
ISD is pleased to announce three graduate capstone courses for Spring 2027. Each course will draw on the decades of senior-level Foreign Service experience that ISD Fellows and the ISD…
Spring 2027 CDS Capstone Application Now Open
The application for the Spring 2027 CDS Capstone Courses is now open! Please use the links below to access the application and view the recording of the information session. Application…
2026 ISD Graduation Celebrations
ISD Graduation Celebration On May 13, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy hosted its 2026 Graduation Celebration at DACOR Bacon House, honoring the accomplishments of Certificate in Diplomatic Studies candidates, ISD Capstone…
Richard Verma Gives CFR Keynote Address
ISD Board Chair Richard Verma speaks to CFR’s International Affairs Fellowship Program on today’s geopolitical challenges and the path forward.
Tom Pickering: The Price of Peace with Iran
ISD Board Member Tom Pickering co-authors a piece in Foreign Affairs on the uncomfortable decisions facing Washington as it seeks to end the war with Iran.
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
Bill Burns: A Letter to America's Discarded Public Servants
Read ISD Board Member William Burns’ article in The Atlantic.
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.
Bill Burns: America in a World of Upheaval
ISD Board Member and former CIA Director Bill Burns joined the Foreign Affairs Interview Podcast.
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…