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Elliott School of International Affairs

The Elliott School of International Affairs is the professional school of international relations, foreign policy, and international development of the George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. It is the largest school of international relations in the United States.

History
, U.S. Department of the Interior, the American Red Cross headquarters, and the General Services Administration and only blocks away from the White House. recipients. The Elliott School traces its roots to 1898 when the George Washington University first offered studies in international affairs within the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy. In 1905, the school was replaced with the Department of Politics and Diplomacy, which ran from 1905 to 1907. ==Academics==
Academics
in the back and the U.S. Department of the Interior & American Red Cross headquarters in the foreground. sits between the Elliott School & the U.S. Department of the Interior. Undergraduate programs The Elliott School offers undergraduate degrees either as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in the following programs: • Bachelor of International Affairs • Bachelor of Asian Studies • Bachelor of Middle Eastern Studies • Bachelor of Latin American and Hemispheric Studies The International Affairs major is further broken down by regional and functional concentrations. Functional concentrations include Security Policy, International Politics, Global Public Health, Conflict Resolution, Comparative Political, Economic & Social Systems, Contemporary Cultures & Societies, International Development Studies, International Economics, and International Environmental Resources. Regional concentrations include Africa, Asia, Europe & Eurasia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Graduate programs The School offers Master of Arts degrees in a variety of fields. There are two main categories of fields of study: • Functional studies degrees: • Master of Global Communications • Master of International Affairs • Master of International Development Studies • Master of International Science & Technology Policy • Master of Security Policy Studies • Master of International Economic Policy • Regional studies degrees: • Master of Asian Studies • Master of European & Eurasian Studies • Master of Latin American & Hemispheric Studies • Master of Middle East Studies There are also two special programs besides the Master of Arts. One is for mid-career professionals, called a Master of International Policy and Practice (MIPP), while the other is a Master of International Studies (MIS) granted to graduate students attending Elliott School academic partner institutions abroad. Joint and dual degrees and GW alumnus Colin Powell in 2003. There are also three joint and dual-degrees programs. The Elliott School and the School of Business offer a Master of Arts and Master of Business Administration program, while it partners with the Law School to grant a Master of Arts and Juris Doctor. The third program is a Master of Arts and Master of Public Health, in partnership with George Washington's School of Public Health and Health Services. Certificates • Global Gender Policy • International Science and Technology Policy • Nuclear Policy Studies International studies The school runs an independent study abroad program for its graduate students. As a part of its internationally focused education, it encourages graduate students to add an international component to their studies by living in a foreign country. The school believes that the experience is a key part of an education in international affairs because it increases understanding of the world by providing students with a variety of new and unexpected perspectives. The program functions as bilateral partnerships with a number of schools. The undergraduate students also have the option of studying abroad during their time at the Elliott School. However, the undergraduate program utilizes GW's university-wide study abroad system. Thanks to that, these students have access to nearly 250 study abroad programs. ==Reputation and rankings==
Reputation and rankings
Foreign Policy ranked the Elliott School as being the 8th in the Top U.S. Undergraduate Institutions to Study International Relations 2018. Foreign Policy ranked the Elliott School's Master in International Affairs as the 7th best in the world in its 2018 Inside the Ivory Tower annual report. Foreign Policy ranked the Elliott School's doctoral programs as the 17th best in the world, out of 54 schools, in its 2018 Inside the Ivory Tower annual report. The Elliott School's Master in International Affairs is ranked the best in the United States in MastersStudies' Best Masters Programs in International Affairs in the United States 2018. NPSIA is a member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA), a group of public policy, public administration and international affairs schools. ==Research==
Research
, 14th President of the George Washington University. (IIEP) is one of the Elliott School's premier research institutes, collaborating with organizations like the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund. As an integral part of its academic focus and mission, the Elliott School runs a large number of research institutes in a variety of issues. All are run by experts in their respective fields, who lead each institution's research initiatives, conferences, lectures, discussions and other activities. The Elliott School is home to 10 research centers and institutes, that provide an institutional framework for scholars working in regional and topical fields of study, while more than 25 initiatives connect cross-curricular faculty and research to address critical global issues. Centers and institutes, alongside research initiatives and projects, form Elliott School's scholarly and research arm, which seeks to advance understanding of important global issues and engaging the public and the policy community, both in the United States and internationally. The Institute for International Economic Policy (IIEP) is one of the Elliott School's premier research institutes, collaborating with organizations like the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund frequently, which are both headquartered across the street from the Elliott School. Adjunct professor Alistair Millar founded and runs the Global Center on Cooperative Security in Washington, as an initiative of the Fourth Freedom Forum. Frank Ciluffo, Director of the GW Center for Cyber and Homeland Security, serves on its advisory board, which collaborates frequently with the Elliott School. PublicationsInternational Affairs ReviewThe Washington Quarterly Centers and institutesInstitute for International Economic Policy • Institute for Public Diplomacy and Global Communication • Institute for Security and Conflict Studies • Institute for International Science and Technology Policy • Institute for Global and International Studies • Institute for Disaster and Fragility Resilience • Institute for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies • Institute for Middle East Studies • Institute for African Studies • Institute for Korean Studies • Sigur Center for Asian Studies • Space Policy Institute Research and policy programsThe Project on Forward Engagement • Brazil Initiative • China Policy Program • Culture in Global Affairs Program • Gender Equity in International Affairs Initiative • GW Diaspora Program • GW Cold War Group • Memory and Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific • Partnership for International Strategies in Asia • Project on Humanitarian Governance • Rising Powers Initiative • Taiwan Education and Research Program • US-Japan Legislative Exchange Program ==Notable people==
Notable people
Notable alumni Many of the school's former students have gone on to distinguished careers in politics, diplomacy, and journalism, among numerous other fields. Some notable alumni include Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (former President of Croatia), Chang Dae-whan (former Prime Minister of South Korea), Michael Punke (Vice President of Amazon Web Services and former U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization), Admiral John B. Hayes (16th Commandant of the Coast Guard; MA '64), General John M. Shalikashvili (Supreme Allied Commander and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; MA '70), Rose Gottemoeller (Deputy General of the NATO; MA '81), Ciarán Devane (Chief Executive of the British Council) Robert P. Jackson (U.S. Ambassador to Ghana and Cameroon), Kurt Volker (U.S. Ambassador to NATO; MA '87), David A. Nadler (vice-chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies), K. T. McFarland (Deputy National Security Advisor; BA '73), Sam Johnson (U.S. Congressman from Texas; MS '74), Kasie Hunt (MSNBC and NBC News correspondent; BA '06), Reona Ito (The American Prize-winning orchestral conductor), and Diana B. Henriques (Pulitzer Prize finalist and The New York Times journalist; BA '69), among numerous others. File:Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (2017-10-18) 06.jpg|Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović F.S. '03Former President of Croatia (2015 - 2020) File:Dae-Whan CHANG7.jpg|Chang Dae-whan MA '76Prime Minister of South Korea File:Rose Gottemoeller official portrait.jpg|Rose Gottemoeller MA '8116th Deputy Secretary General of NATO File:Tammy Duckworth, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg|Tammy Duckworth MA '96U.S. Senator from Illinois File:Joseph W. Prueher, ADM USN, 1996.jpg|Joseph Prueher MA '69U.S. Ambassador to China File:Ambassador Michael Punke - Jan 13, 2011 Press Briefing (2).jpg|Michael Punke BA '86U.S. Ambassador to WTO File:Ciarán_Devane.jpg|Ciarán Devane MIPP '06, CEO of the British Council. File:Kasie Hunt on Morning Joe 14 July 2017 (cropped).jpg|Kasie Hunt BA '06NBC News correspondent & host of MSNBC's Kasie DC File:LTG John Shalikashvili official portrait 1991.jpg|John Shalikashvili MA '70Supreme Allied Commander File:Sam Johnson, official 109th Congress photo.jpg|Sam Johnson MS '76U.S. Congressman from Texas Notable faculty Notable current faculty members include Amitai Etzioni (former president of the American Sociological Association), Thomas E. McNamara (former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs), Marc Lynch (Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security), Scott Pace (current Executive Secretary of the National Space Council), Charles Glaser (famed Defensive Realist theorist), David Shambaugh (Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution), Lawrence Wilkerson (former Chief of Staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell), Michael N. Barnett (famed Constructivist theorist), James N Rosenau (former president of the International Studies Association), Martha Finnemore (famed Constructivist theorist), Harry Harding (founding Dean of the Batten School of Leadership & Public Policy), Edward "Skip" Gnehm Jr. (former U.S. Ambassador to Jordan, Kuwait and Australia), James Foster (World Bank Board Advisor), Leon Fuerth (United States National Security Council member under President Bill Clinton), Eric Newsom (former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs), Stephen C. Smith (current Director of the Institute for International Economic Policy), Sabina Alkire (Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative), John Logsdon (former member of the NASA Advisory Council), and Nathan J. Brown (Board Advisor to the Project on Middle East Democracy). File:India-eam-krishna.jpg|S. M. Krishna Former Foreign Minister of India File:Scott Pace 2017.jpg|Scott Pace Current Executive Secretary of the National Space Council File:John Negroponte official portrait State.jpg|John Negroponte1st Director of National Intelligence File:JamesFoster_asr.jpg|James FosterBoard member at the World Bank File:Chairman_Allison_M._Macfarlane.jpg|Allison Macfarlane Chairwoman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission File:Robert_O._Work_DoD_photo.jpg|Robert O. Work 32nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defense File:Joseph Evan LeBaron (cropped).jpg|Joseph LeBaron Former U.S. Ambassador to Qatar & Mauritania File:Mickey Edwards at OETA (cropped).jpg|Rep. Mickey Edwards Former Chair of the House Republican Policy Committee File:Michael_Oren_official_portrait.jpg|Michael Oren Israeli Ambassador to the United States File:Adm William Crowe Jr.JPG|William J. Crowe Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Notable past faculty have included Moudud Ahmed (former Prime Minister of Bangladesh), William Luers (former President of the Metropolitan Museum of Art), Joseph LeBaron (U.S. Ambassador to Qatar and Mauritania), William J. Crowe (former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), Thomas J. Dodd Jr. (former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica & Uruguay), Christopher A. Kojm (former Chairman of the National Intelligence Council), S. M. Krishna (former Foreign Minister of India), and Andrew A. Michta (Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies) ==See also==
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