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Our Mission. The Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), founded in 1919, is a premier school of international affairs. SFS provides a rigorous education grounded in both theory and practice while instilling the Jesuit value of service. 1 of 1. Previous Slide. Next Slide. Read an introduction from the Dean. 1 of 1. Previous Slide. Next Slide.
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The Walsh School of Foreign Service awarded its first graduate degree in the early 1920s. Since that time, the SFS has continued to develop an innovative approach to graduate education for professional careers in international affairs.
Oct 9, 2024 · Georgetown University is #1 in new Foreign Policy Rankings. Our master’s and undergraduate programs are ranked #1 in Foreign Policy’s 2024 rankings. Georgetown Named No. 1 Producer of Fulbright Student Scholars in the U.S.
Created as the first U.S. school of international affairs, the Walsh School of Foreign Service vowed to train young leaders to serve the world. Now in its second century, at a time of unprecedented global uncertainty, SFS is called once again to prepare a new generation for foreign service—in new ways that reflect the challenges ahead.
“Having entered upon the stage of world politics and world commerce, we assume worldwide obligations,” wrote the Reverend Edmund A. Walsh, S.J., the School of Foreign Service’s first dean. “Our viewpoint can never be the same again.”
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Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service conferred the first graduate degree in international affairs in 1922, pre-dating the U.S. State Department’s adoption of the term “foreign service.” Since then, more than 4,000 students have completed the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) degree.
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The Walsh School of Foreign Service (SFS), founded in 1919, is a premier school of international affairs. At Georgetown University’s Washington, D.C., and Qatar campuses, SFS provides...