SFS in Profile: Alumni Careers
More than seventeen thousand alumni of the School of Foreign Service continue to make a difference in leadership position across the globe. They are entrepreneurs, attorneys, ambassadors, professors, military officers, business executives, and even heads of state. Many of our graduates directly enter professions that value their quality international affairs education; others go on to graduate work at distinguished universities. Their years at Georgetown and the School of Foreign Service—whether as undergraduates, graduate students, or participants in our executive education programs—give them both professional expertise and a commitment to serve our global community. We invite you to browse the profiles below to learn more about our distinguished alumni.
Teresa Canida '75
Alum Honored for Service to University
Teresa Canida, an active member of the SFS Board of Visitors and the de facto founder and leader of Georgetown University’s Latin American Alliance, was one of six Georgetown alumni to receive the 2007 John Carroll Award.
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Stephen Brinkman '07
A Georgetown Perspective
Juggling a job search and an honors certificate in International Business Diplomacy, international economics major Stephen Brinkman '07 still found time to chair the Carroll Round, an annual conference that brings top undergraduates from around the U.S. to Georgetown to present original international economics research.
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Eric Pohlman '04
STIA Major Making a Difference in Africa
Like many SFS students, Eric Pohlman '04 joined the Peace Corps when he graduated. He served for two years in Cameroon as an agro-forestry volunteer. But unlike most of his peers, he stayed in Africa.
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David Catania '90
Building a Legacy of Service
Washington DC Councilmember David Catania vividly recalls meeting Henry Kissinger as an undergraduate at the School of Foreign Service. "I remember the feeling of suspended disbelief that results from meeting someone like him--it gives one a sense of the possible."
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