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E L L I OT T S C H O O L O F I N T E R N AT I O N A L A F FA I R S presents
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN A GLOBAL ERA: Washington, DC and the World
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2016
t the Elliott School’s U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program, participants from the United
States and around the world study the complex factors that shape U.S. foreign policy. Taking full advantage of its location at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs in downtown Washington, DC, the program features briefings at key institutions that influence U.S. foreign policy, as well as lectures and seminars by leading scholars and experts from government offices, think tanks, international organizations, nonprofit organizations, the media, and foreign embassies.
INVITING GRADUATES, PROFESSIONALS, AND SELECT ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATES TO APPLY
SESSION ONE: JUNE 6–17
SESSION TWO: JULY 11-22
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
TO APPLY
The U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program will offer two, two-week courses in the summer of 2016. The programs, which are offered for academic credit or audit, feature core lectures by program director Dr. Nancy J. Walker, GW faculty, and guest speakers from a wide variety of organizations.
Please see the program website for more information and to apply: http://usfpsp.elliott.gwu.edu. Graduates, professionals, and select advanced undergraduate students are invited to submit applications. The deadline is April 1, 2016 for Session One and May 1, 2016 for Session Two.
Students at the U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program will also be briefed at institutions that shape U.S. foreign policy. Typical site visits include some of the following: • U.S. Department of State
• Al Jazeera
• U.S. Department of Defense
• U.S. Institute of Peace
• Senate Foreign Relations Committee • Council on Foreign Relations
• The Smithsonian • Inter-American Development Bank
• The Brookings Institution
• The World Bank
• The National Defense University
• U.S. Department of the Treasury
• W oodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
• United States Agency for International Development
ABOUT THE ELLIOTT SCHOOL The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs is one of the world’s leading schools of international affairs and the largest school of international affairs in the United States. Located in the heart of Washington, DC, its mission is to educate the next generation of international leaders, conduct research that advances understanding of important global issues, and engage the policy community in the United States and around the world. In the January/ February 2015 issue of Foreign Policy, the Elliott School’s undergraduate and master’s programs were ranked among the top ten international affairs programs in the United States by the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) survey. The George Washington University does not unlawfully discriminate in its admissions programs against any person based on that person’s race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.. ESIA_1516_4
U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN A GLOBAL ERA: Washington, DC and the World U.S. Foreign Policy in a Global Era Summer Program
2016
http://usfpsp.elliott.gwu.edu
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“The program was an enriching experience...the sessions broadened my perspectives, cleared some doubts, and inspired more questions!” Juhi Ajuha Nanyang Technological University, 2015
“I made new friends from all over the world, including Egypt, the USA, and India, and learned new perspectives of foreign policy through them. It was really an amazingly diverse program, both the students and the content covered.” Nouhad Awwad, American University in Cairo, 2014