SFS Students Go Global Over Spring Break
School of Foreign Service students spent spring break engaging thoughtfully with host communities and gaining insight into diverse worldviews in Ghana, Taiwan, Romania, and more.
Latin America
Georgetown University’s long and significant history with Latin America goes back to the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and the emergence of a network of Jesuit colleges and universities across the hemisphere.
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Georgetown Americas Institute Georgetown Unit
The Georgetown Americas Institute is a platform for dialogue, research, and impact around the key challenges facing Latin America and the hemisphere. The institute focuses on four thematic areas: governance and the rule of law, economic growth and…
Center for Latin American Studies Georgetown Unit
Established in 1990, the Center for Latin American Studies is an academic center in the Walsh School of Foreign Service offering graduate and certificate programs with a mission to provide and produce quality education, scholarship, and research on…
Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas Georgetown Unit
The Center for the Advancement of the Rule of Law in the Americas at Georgetown Law is dedicated to the study of Latin American law and policy in a wider hemispheric context. It particularly focuses on the rule of law because of law’s potential to…
Latin America Leadership Program Georgetown Unit
Pursuing the university’s mission of teaching and service for the common good, Georgetown University's Latin America Leadership Program (LALP) develops regionally-focused experiential executive education programs that aim to educate, connect, and…
Americas Forum Georgetown Unit
The College of Arts & Sciences sponsors this initiative for faculty. Participants aim to promote multidisciplinary scholarship and conversation around the topics of migration, diversity, and identity in the United States and the Western Hemisphere.
Upcoming Event
April 08
Ethical Engagement with Children and Youth in Field Research
Upcoming Event
March 27
Haiti and Venezuela: Testing U.S. Strategy in the Hemisphere
Past Event
March 17
Ambassador Series: A Conversation with Colombian Ambassador Daniel García-Peña
Explore the Region by Country
Accelerated A.B./M.S. in Spanish Linguistics
Accelerated A.B./M.S. in Spanish Literature and Culture
Global Business Executive Leadership Program
Global Competitiveness Leadership Program
Graduate Certificate in Latin American Studies
Innovation and Leadership in Government Program
J.D./M.A. in Latin American Studies