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1 15 20 7 2 16 21 25 3 4 8 11 17 22 26 19 cover photos courtesy of elliott school students 1 Arezu Kaywanfar (B.A. ’13) works with a local child during her study abroad experience in Guatemala. Photo courtesy of Kaywanfar. 2 Wadi Sands, Oman, as photographed by Kate Pazoles (M.A. ’11) on her excursion to Oman while studying in Beirut, Lebanon for the semester. Photo courtesy of Pazoles. 3 Melyssa Jenkins (M.A. ’10) stands in front of the ancient city Ephesos, Turkey. She visited the city while studying with a program that toured Turkey and Greece, exploring health behaviors and cultural perceptions about body image. Photo courtesy of Jenkins. 4 Silk saris in a shop in Varanasi (Benares), India, as photographed by Blake Bergen (B.A. ’13) while studying abroad. 5 Anna Thiergartner (B.A. ’11) with a Bedouin family’s camel in Wadi Rum, Jordan, while studying abroad in the country. Photo courtesy of Thiergartner. 6 A young boy dressed as Siva at a festival in the Hindu God’s honor, in Varanasi (Benares), India. This photograph was taken by Blake Bergen (B.A. ’13) during an excursion abroad. 7 Marine One taking off at the White House, as photographed by Lucas Anderson (M.A. ’10). Anderson worked as a student assistant in the International Affairs Division at the Office of Management and Budget. He snapped this early on a January morning as the President, in Marine One, took off from the White House south lawn, heading out to stump for the passage of the health care bill. Photo courtesy of Anderson. 8 Fahad Juneja (B.A. ’10) during his summer abroad program in Alexandria, Egypt. Here, Juneja is pictured during an excursion to the Sahara desert. Photo courtesy of Juneja. 9 The First Lady of Haiti Elisabeth Préval during an event at the Elliott School, as photographed by student Jordan Emont (B.A. ’13). 10 Thao Nguyen (B.A. ’11) spent Summer 2009 on a U.S. State Department fellowship pursuing an independent research project on human trafficking in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. This is a photo taken during that time. Photo courtesy of Nguyen. 9 12 18 5 10 13 23 6 14 24 27 11 Andrew Brown (B.A. ’11) with Congressman John Campbell, reading over the healthcare reform bill during his internship with the U.S. House of Representatives. Photo courtesy of Brown. 12 Steven Stoddard (M.A. ’10) at the Blue Mosque during an excursion to Istanbul, Turkey, while studying abroad in Beirut, Lebanon. Photo courtesy of Stoddard. 13 Kate Hamann (M.A. ’10) reading with local children during her internship with the NGO Fundacion Nepytyvo in San Solano, Paraguay. Hamann worked with local school libraries to create “kid-friendly spaces” and activities. Here, she is helping third-grade children choose their own books to read in the new “Children’s Corner.” Photo courtesy of Hamann. 14 Amelia Aiello (B.A. ’11) spent the Fall 2009 semester studying through the GW Latin America program in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This photo shows an alleyway in downtown Valparaiso, Chile, a port city on the Pacific coast. Photo courtesy of Aiello. 15 Kabeer Parwani (B.A. ’11) photographed in front of the pyramids during his study abroad experience at the American University of Cairo. Photo courtesy of Parwani. 16 Alicia van der Veen (M.A. ’11), center, photographed with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Van der Veen attended a hearing at the House Committee on Foreign Affairs where Clinton presented the FY2011 State Department budget. Photo courtesy of van der Veen. 17 Grant Tudor (B.A. ’10) swimming with youngsters on the southeast coast of Kenya while studying abroad in Nairobi. Photo courtesy of Tudor. 18 Lauren Basler (B.A. ’11), right, during her internship with the Organization of American States, participating in a model of the Permanent Council of the OAS. Basler represented Uruguay, discussing inter-American efforts for effective disaster mitigation through multilateral coordination. Photo courtesy of Basler. 19 A Buddhist monk participating in a major festival in Vang Vieng, Laos, as photographed by Blake Bergen (B.A. ’13) during a semester abroad. 20 A Cairo mosque, as photographed by Danielle Richards (B.A. ’10) while traveling in Egypt during her semester abroad in Jordan. Photo courtesy of Richards. 21 Arezu Kaywanfar (B.A. ’13) works with children during a trip to a refugee camp in Sudan. Photo courtesy of Kaywanfar. 22 Davina Durgana (B.A. ’10) with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon while interning at the United Nations Information Center in Washington, DC. Durgana was the first undergraduate intern to work at UNIC. Photo courtesy of Durgana. 23 Emily Primack (B.A. ’12) teaching English to middle and high school students as part of her summer abroad program in La Palma, Panama. Here, Primack is reviewing body parts with the class. Photo courtesy of Primack. 24 Kryukov Canal, with the famous Mariinsky Theater to the right, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Jonah Friedman (M.A. ’10) took this photo while studying abroad for the semester in St. Petersburg. 25 Leslie Jessen (B.A. ’10) holding one of her home stay sisters in front of the hut that she shared with a fellow student while abroad in Busia, near the Kenyan border. Photo courtesy of Jessen. 26 Dome of the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest, Romania, the second largest building in the world, as photographed by Anthony Cartelli (B.A. ’10) during his study abroad course in Albania and Romania. 27 Katie Reyzis (B.A. ’10) standing in front of the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France while studying abroad in the city. Photo courtesy of Reyzis.
a message from the dean The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs is engaging the world in a multitude of ways. At the Elliott School, the study of international affairs is not an abstract exercise. Engaging the world is integral to the school’s mission, and this is reflected throughout our teaching, research, and service. If the goal is global impact, size matters. The Elliott School is the largest school of international affairs in the United States, with almost 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Our B.A. program has more than 2,000 exceptionally talented students, making it the largest undergraduate major at GW and the largest B.A. program in international affairs in the country. In May 2010, more than 800 students walked across the stage at the Elliott School’s commencement ceremony, joining more than 17,000 alumni in leadership positions in more than 100 countries around the world. Our faculty members are engaging the world through innovative research. In 2009-10, James Foster’s pathbreaking work on poverty measurement was featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education and adopted by the government of Mexico. Charles Glaser’s book on international competition and cooperation is a new landmark in the field. Martha Finnemore and Susan Sell published Who Governs the Globe?, shedding new light on the motivations and dynamics of key global actors. Faculty also launched major new projects, including the Program on New Approaches to Research and Security in Eurasia, the Project on Middle East Political Science, and the Rising Powers Initiative—all supported by substantial external grants. The Elliott School’s Institute for Security and Conflict Studies, launched Fall 2009, sponsored 22 events on nuclear policy issues. The Elliott School’s special events are some of the most visible ways in which we engage the broader academic and policy communities around the world. In 2009-10, we sponsored a stunning array of more than 300 public events, featuring one Nobel Prize winner, two current heads of state, three Pulitzer Prize winners, a dozen officials from the IMF and World Bank, 21 current or former ambassadors from 24 countries, more than two dozen U.S. government officials from 12 agencies and departments, and dozens of leading scholars. The Elliott School’s new Web Video Initiative extends the reach of many of our events to scholars, students, policymakers, and citizens around the world. In 2009-10, we posted videos of 70 talks from 41 separate events, turning our unique Foggy Bottom resources into a global educational resource. Throughout this report, you will find this icon designating events that can be found in our online video library. Our students and alumni are engaging the world as well. On the cover and throughout this report, you will find spectacular photos taken by our students and alumni during their studies, service, and work around the world. You will read many of their stories as well. I am grateful to every member of the Elliott School community—faculty, students, staff, alumni, parents, and friends—for your tremendous dedication to this extraordinary school. I am especially grateful to our donors for your generous support. Thanks to all of you, GW’s Elliott School of International Affairs is in a unique and powerful position to engage the world and make our world a better place. Michael E. Brown Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs The George Washington University the elliott school of international affairs 1
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