Global Engagement

Two Georgetown graduates, Mon Mon “Maple” Htet (G’25) and Miranda Xiong (C’25), have been named Yenching Scholars and will pursue a competitive master’s program at the Yenching Academy of Peking University in Beijing, China.

GIWPS is the recipient of the Francesca Tardioli International Award from Sapienza University and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Nearly 100 Qatari nationals, including ministers, diplomats, legal professionals, and policy architects, have graduated from the executive master’s in diplomacy and international affairs program.

For her senior thesis, Yunji Yun (C’26) created a 76-page food magazine about Korean American identity. Along the way, she explores her family's shared love language: food.

In April, the Asian Studies Program at the School of Foreign Service hosted a conversation with Her
Excellency Kang Kyung-wha, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the United States.

In 2023, Diane Li (C’26) was on an experiential learning trip in the Yucatán that changed her academic trajectory. Now, she's graduating from one of Georgetown's newest undergraduate degree programs.

Kiumars Afrassiabi (B’28), a finance and management major from the United Arab Emirates, reflects on how his experiences at Georgetown have shaped his perspective.

Sophie Williams (G’26) entered the master of arts in Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies program at the School of Foreign Service with a general interest in Eastern European history but left with a much clearer sense of direction.

Ethan Barkalow (G’28), a Ph.D. candidate in history, is spending a year immersed in Japanese language, history, and culture through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.