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Q&A with Her Excellency Hunaina Al Mughairy
Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman & Member of the CCAS Board of Advisors By Isabel Roemer Her Excellency Hunaina Sultan Al Mughairy has served as the Ambassador of the…
May 11, 2019
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Diplomacy and the Art of Storytelling
A MAAS grad’s work at the intersection of diplomacy and cinematic arts is shaping American narratives and empowering storytellers around the.…
May 9, 2019
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The Foreign Relations of Islamist Movements
Prof. Abdullah Al-Arian discusses how Islamist movements have historically viewed diplomacy as important to their activist.…
May 6, 2019
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New Law Hinders Public Diplomacy and Penalizes Palestinian Students
Last fall, Congress enacted a law that indirectly led to 29 young Arab leaders losing their scholarships to U.S.-accredited universities and dealt another blow to educational and…
May 3, 2019
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Training Georgetown’s Future Diplomats
A certificate program at the School of Foreign Service offers theoretical knowledge and practical training for aspiring diplomats. By Vicki Valosik According to Ambassador…
April 30, 2019
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Mobilizing Memories
Carol Madison Graham (MAAS '81) was the first MAAS graduate to enter the United States Foreign Service. She reflects on how the 1984 embassy bombing in Beirut inspired her…
April 30, 2019
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Reflections from Singapore
Ambassador ONG Keng Yong, who graduated from MAAS in 1983, remembers his time in Washington and sheds light on Singapore's "price taker" approach to foreign.…
April 28, 2019
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Grassroots Diplomacy Matters More Than Ever
Alum Kala Carruthers Azar, who serves as Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer at the U.S. Embassy in Amman, writes about the important role of people-to-people exchanges to…
April 18, 2019
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Undergrad Students Earn Certificate in Arab Studies
CCAS offers a Certificate of Arab Studies at both the graduate and undergraduate level. As part of the undergraduate certificate program, students write and present a capstone…
April 16, 2019
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Q&A with Hannah Beswick (MAAS ’14)
Hannah Beswick is the Partnerships Development Specialist at the UN Women Liaison Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. In this role, she builds and…
April 2, 2019