List of notable Georgetown University alumni
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This is a list of Georgetown University alumni. Georgetown University
is a Jesuit
private university
located in Washington, D.C.
Founded in 1789, the school graduates about two thousand undergraduate and postgraduate students annually. There are four undergraduate schools and five postgraduate schools, though two of the undergraduate schools offer postgraduate degrees as well. Just over three percent of Georgetown's 97,384 living alumni are listed in Marquis Who's Who
, the 14th highest percentage and eighth highest raw number among American universities as of 2000. NNDB
, the Notable Names Database, lists 289 notable alumni.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
is a Jesuit
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
private university
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
located in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
Founded in 1789, the school graduates about two thousand undergraduate and postgraduate students annually. There are four undergraduate schools and five postgraduate schools, though two of the undergraduate schools offer postgraduate degrees as well. Just over three percent of Georgetown's 97,384 living alumni are listed in Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who
Marquis Who's Who, a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc., is the American publisher of a number of directories containing short biographies...
, the 14th highest percentage and eighth highest raw number among American universities as of 2000. NNDB
NNDB
The Notable Names Database , produced by Soylent Communications, the same entity that produces Rotten, Daily Rotten, Dr. Sputnik's Society Pages and Penny Postcards, is an online database of biographical details of over 36,000 people of note...
, the Notable Names Database, lists 289 notable alumni.
Legend
Georgetown uses two formats depending on the circumstances to indicate degree programs for alumni: a single letter reference, or a three letter reference. Below are the most common types used:- B, GSB, SBA, or MSB - McDonough School of BusinessMcDonough School of BusinessThe McDonough School of Business is one of the four undergraduate and one of the five graduate schools of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C...
(formerly Georgetown School of Business and School of Business Administration) - C, COL, or CAS - Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown College (Georgetown University)Georgetown College, infrequently Georgetown College of Arts and Sciences, is the oldest school within Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The College is the largest undergraduate school at Georgetown, and until the founding of the Medical School in 1850, was the only higher education division...
(formerly the College of Arts and Sciences) - D or DDS - Dental School
- F or SFS - Walsh School of Foreign Service (undergraduate)
- G or GRD - Graduate School of Arts and SciencesGeorgetown University Graduate School of Arts and SciencesThe Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is the oldest graduate school in the United States, and is one of four graduate schools at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States. The graduate program first was founded in 1820, when Georgetown College graduates expressed the desire for...
- I, SLL - School of Languages and Linguistics (now the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics (FLL), a division of Georgetown College)
- L, LAW - Law CenterGeorgetown University Law CenterGeorgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...
- M or MED - School of MedicineGeorgetown University School of MedicineGeorgetown University School of Medicine, a medical school opened in 1851, is one of Georgetown University's five graduate schools. It is located on Reservoir Road in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, DC, adjacent to the University's main campus...
- MBA - Master of Business Administration, McDonough School of Business
- MPP or GPPI - Master's Degree, Georgetown Public Policy InstituteGeorgetown Public Policy InstituteGeorgetown Public Policy Institute is a leading public policy program affiliated with Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.. GPPI offers master's degrees in public policy and policy management as well as administers several professional certificate programs and boasts five affiliated research...
- MSFS - Master of Science in Foreign Service
- N, NUR, NHS - School of Nursing and Health StudiesSchool of Nursing and Health StudiesGeorgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies is one of the four undergraduate schools of Georgetown University. Founded in 1903 as the School of Nursing, it added three other health related majors in 1999 and appended its name to become the School of Nursing & Health Studies...
(formerly Georgetown University Nursing School) - R - School of Medicine Residency
- S, SCS, CED, SCE - School of Continuing StudiesGeorgetown University School of Continuing StudiesThe Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies , is a school at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., United States. SCS provides a Georgetown education to students at every stage of learning, including high school programs for adolescents, summer school programs for college students,...
(formerly School of Summer and Continuing Education and School of Continuing Education) - W - School of Medicine Fellowship
Heads of State and/or Government
- King Abdullah II of JordanAbdullah II of JordanAbdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family...
ibn al-Hussein (MSFS 1987), 1999–present - Ricardo Arias EspinosaRicardo Arias EspinosaRicardo Arias Espinosa was the 29th President of Panama.Born in Washington, D.C. from a prominent Panamanian political family, Arias studied at universities in the United States, Colombia and Chile. He became Second Vice President of Panama in 1952, and served as president from March 29, 1955 to...
(SFS 1935) - President of PanamaPanamaPanama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
, 1955–1956 - Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (SFS 1968) - President of the PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, 2001–2010 - José Manuel Barroso (MSFS 1998) - President of the European CommissionEuropean CommissionThe European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, 2004–present; Prime Minister of PortugalPortugalPortugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, 2002–2004 - Laura Chinchilla MirandaLaura Chinchilla MirandaLaura Chinchilla Miranda is a Costa Rican politician and the first female President of Costa Rica. She was one of Óscar Arias Sánchez's two Vice-Presidents and his administration's Minister of Justice. She was the governing PLN candidate for President in the 2010 general election, where she won...
(MPP 1989) - President of Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, 2010–present - Bill ClintonBill ClintonWilliam Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
(SFS 1968) - 42nd President of the United StatesPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
, 1993–2001 - Alfredo CristianiAlfredo CristianiAlfredo Félix Cristiani Burkard, popularly known as Alfredo Cristiani was President of El Salvador from 1989 to 1994....
(MSB 1968) - President of El SalvadorEl SalvadorEl Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
, 1989–1994 - Felipe de Borbon, Prince of Asturias (MSFS 1995) - Crown Prince of SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- Galo PlazaGalo PlazaGalo Plaza Lasso was an Ecuadorian politician and statesman who served as the Ecuadorian Ambassador to the U.S, President of Ecuador from 1948 to 1952, and Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1968 to 1975...
(SFS 1929) - President of EcuadorEcuadorEcuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
, 1948–1952; 4th Secretary General of the Organization of American StatesOrganization of American StatesThe Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
, 1968-1975 - Dalia GrybauskaiteDalia GrybauskaitėDalia Grybauskaitė is the current President of Lithuania, inaugurated on 12 July 2009. She had previously been Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Finance Minister, and European Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget...
(SFS 1991) - President of LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, 2009–present - Saad HaririSaad HaririSaad-eddine Rafiq Al-Hariri is a Saudi-Lebanese billionaire who served as the Prime Minister of Lebanon from 2009 until 2011. He is the second son of Rafiq Hariri, the former Lebanese Prime Minister who was assassinated in 2005...
(B 1992) - Prime Minister of LebanonLebanonLebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
, 2009–2011 - Željko KomšićŽeljko KomšicŽeljko Komšić is a Bosniaks politician from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.On 1 October 2006, he was elected by Bosnikas as the representatives of Croat to a four-year term as the member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Early life and the war in Bosnia:Komšić has a law degree...
(SFS 1982) - Tripartite President of Bosnia, 2006–present - Alfonso López MichelsenAlfonso López MichelsenAlfonso López Michelsen was a Colombian politician, lawyer and journalist. Lopez Michelsen was President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978. He was the son of Alfonso López Pumarejo, who was also president of Colombia from 1934 to 1938, and once again from 1942 to 1945...
- President of ColombiaColombiaColombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, 1974-1978
Governors
- Toney AnayaToney AnayaToney Anaya is a U.S. Democratic politician who was born in Moriarty, New Mexico. He went to undergraduate school at Georgetown University and graduated with a law degree from American University's Washington College of Law in 1967...
(SFS 1963), D-New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, 1983–1987 - Coleman L. BleaseColeman L. BleaseColeman Livingston Blease was a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina known for his populist appeals and racism. He served as a state legislator, as the 90th Governor of South Carolina, and as a U.S...
(LL.B. 1889), D-South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, 1911–1915 - James Caleb Boggs (L 1937), R-DelawareDelawareDelaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
- John Lee CarrollJohn Lee CarrollJohn Lee Carroll , a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 37th Governor of Maryland from 1876 to 1880.-Early life:...
(C), D-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, 1876–1880, great-grandson of Charles Carroll of CarrolltonCharles Carroll of CarrolltonCharles Carroll of Carrollton was a wealthy Maryland planter and an early advocate of independence from Great Britain. He served as a delegate to the Continental Congress and later as United States Senator for Maryland... - Michael N. CastleMichael N. CastleMichael "Mike" Newbold Castle is a former Governor and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party....
(L 1964), R-DelawareDelawareDelaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania... - Peter Tali ColemanPeter Tali ColemanPeter Tali Coleman was the first person of Samoan descent to be appointed governor of American Samoa and later became the territory's first popularly elected governor. A member of the Republican Party, he is the only U.S...
(C 1949, L 1951), R-American SamoaAmerican SamoaAmerican Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...
(the first Samoan appointed Governor, 1956–1961, and later the first elected Governor, 1978–1985, elected again, 1989–1993) - Mitch DanielsMitch DanielsMitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his first four-year term as governor on January 10, 2005, and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously, he was the Director of the...
(L 1979), R-IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, 2005–present - Christopher Del SestoChristopher Del SestoChristopher Del Sesto was a United States politician and a member of the Republican Party, who served as 64th Governor of Rhode Island...
(L), R-Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, 1959–1961 - Michael V. DiSalle (L 1931), D-OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, 1959–1963 - William S. FlynnWilliam S. FlynnWilliam Smith Flynn of Providence, Rhode Island was the 54th Governor of Rhode Island from 1923 to 1925. He was a Democrat....
(L 1910), D-Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, 1923–1925 - Luis FortuñoLuis FortuñoLuis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is the governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America. Fortuño is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico , a member of the Republican National Committee, and will be president of the Council of State...
(SFS 1982), NPP-Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 2009- - James H. HigginsJames H. HigginsJames Henry Higgins was an American politician and the 50th Governor of Rhode Island from 1907 to 1909.- Origins and education :...
(L 1900), D-Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, 1907–1909 - Francis A. Keating IIFrank KeatingFrancis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999...
(C 1966), R-OklahomaOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, 1995–2003 - John Lynch (L 1978), D-New HampshireNew HampshireNew Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, 2005–present - Jim McGreeveyJim McGreeveyJames Edward "Jim" McGreevey is an American Democratic politician. He served as the 52nd Governor of New Jersey from January 15, 2002, until he resigned from office at 11:59 pm on November 15, 2004. His term was set to expire on January 17, 2006...
(L 1981), D-New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, 2002–2004 - Steve MerrillSteve MerrillStephen E. "Steve" Merrill is an American lawyer and Republican politician from Manchester, New Hampshire.- Biography :Merrill was born in Hampton, New Hampshire. He studied at the University of New Hampshire, graduating from it in 1969. He received his J.D...
(L 1972), R-New HampshireNew HampshireNew Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
, 1993–1997 - Luis Muñoz MarínLuis Muñoz MarínDon José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician. Regarded as the "father of modern Puerto Rico," he was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Muñoz Marín was the son of Luis Muñoz Rivera, a renowned autonomist leader...
(L 1915), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1949–1965, (the first democratically elected Governor of the Commonwealth and called "The Father of Modern Puerto Rico") - Philip W. NoelPhilip W. NoelPhilip William Noel was the 68th Governor of Rhode Island from 1973 to 1977.-Biography:Philip Noel was born to Joe Noel, an auto mechanic and Emma Crudeli Noel, a jewelry worker in Warwick, Rhode Island. He attended Brown University where he played football, and then went to law school at...
(L 1957), D-Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
, 1973–1977 - James C. ShannonJames C. ShannonJames C. Shannon was an American politician and the 77th Governor of Connecticut.- Early years :Shannon was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut on July 21, 1896. He completed his bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1918. He then completed his LL.B...
(C 1918), R-ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, 1948–1949 - Pat QuinnPat Quinn (politician)Patrick Joseph "Pat" Quinn III is the 41st and current Governor of Illinois. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Previously elected three times to statewide office, Quinn was the sitting lieutenant governor and became governor on January 29, 2009, when the previous governor, Rod Blagojevich,...
(SFS 1971), D-IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, 2009–present - Don SiegelmanDon SiegelmanDon Eugene Siegelman is an American Democratic Party politician who held numerous offices in Alabama. He was the 51st Governor of Alabama for one term from 1999 to 2003...
(L 1972), D-AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, 1999–2003 - John SpellmanJohn SpellmanJohn Dennis Spellman was the 18th Governor of Washington between 1981 and 1985; before that, he was a member of the King County, Washington, County Commission from 1967 to 1969 and the King County Executive from 1969 to 1981. He was a Republican and his opponent in the 1980 election was then-State...
(L 1953), R- Washington, 1981–1985
Cabinet members, Presidential appointees, and White House staff
- David AddingtonDavid AddingtonDavid Spears Addington , was legal counsel and chief of staff to former Vice President Dick Cheney, and is now vice president of domestic and economic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation....
(SFS 1978) - Chief of Staff to Vice President Richard Cheney, 2005–2009 - Elizabeth AlexanderElizabeth Alexander (Press Secretary to the Vice President)Elizabeth Alexander began working for Vice President Joe Biden in 2006, first as Press Secretary and then as Communications Director in his Senate office and for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Previously, Alexander served as Press Secretary for the United Nations Foundation, creating media...
(L 2008) - Press Secretary to Vice President Joe Biden, 2009–present - Roger AltmanRoger AltmanRoger Charles Altman is an American investment banker, private equity investor and former United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury who served under Bill Clinton.-Early life and career:...
(C 1967) - Deputy Treasury Secretary, 1993–1994 - William W. BelknapWilliam W. BelknapWilliam Worth Belknap was a United States Army general, government administrator, and United States Secretary of War. He was the only Cabinet secretary ever to have been impeached by the United States House of Representatives.-Birth and early years:Born in Newburgh, New York to career soldier...
(L 1851) - U.S. Secretary of WarUnited States Secretary of WarThe Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
, 1869–1876 - Lea Berman (G 1981) - Special Assistant to President George W. BushGeorge W. BushGeorge Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
and White House Social SecretaryWhite House Social SecretaryThe White House Social Secretary is responsible for the planning, coordination and execution of official social events at the White House, the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States.-Function:...
, 2004–2007 - Patrick Joseph Buchanan (C 1961) - advisor to Presidents Richard NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
, Gerald FordGerald FordGerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
, and Ronald ReaganRonald ReaganRonald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
; nationally syndicated political punditPundit (politics)A pundit is someone who offers to mass media his or her opinion or commentary on a particular subject area on which they are knowledgeable. The term has been increasingly applied to popular media personalities...
; a regular on The McLaughlin GroupThe McLaughlin GroupThe McLaughlin Group is a syndicated half-hour weekly public affairs television program in the United States, where a group of five pundits discuss current political issues in a round table format. It has been broadcast since 1982, and is currently sponsored by MetLife... - George Cortelyou (L 1895) - Secretary of the TreasuryUnited States Secretary of the TreasuryThe Secretary of the Treasury of the United States is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Federal Government of the United...
, Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and Postmaster GeneralUnited States Postmaster GeneralThe United States Postmaster General is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Postal Service. The office, in one form or another, is older than both the United States Constitution and the United States Declaration of Independence... - Stephanie CutterStephanie CutterStephanie Cutter is a Democratic Party operative. She serves as Deputy Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama.- Biography :Cutter was born in Taunton, Massachusetts and raised in nearby Raynham, Massachusetts...
(L 1997) - Assistant to the President for Special Projects, 2010-present; Communications Director, U.S. Treasury, 2009–2010; Chief Spokesperson for the Obama-Biden Transition Project, 2008–2009; Chief of Staff to Michelle Obama, 2008 Presidential general election campaign - John DeanJohn DeanJohn Wesley Dean III is an American lawyer who served as White House Counsel to United States President Richard Nixon from July 1970 until April 1973. In this position, he became deeply involved in events leading up to the Watergate burglaries and the subsequent Watergate scandal cover-up...
(L 1965) - White House CounselWhite House CounselThe White House Counsel is a staff appointee of the President of the United States.-Role:The Counsel's role is to advise the President on all legal issues concerning the President and the White House...
to President Richard NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
during the Watergate affair, 1970–1973 - Emily Stover DeRocco (L 1982) - Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training, 2001–2007
- Paula DobrianskyPaula DobrianskyPaula Jon Dobriansky is an American foreign policy expert who has served in key roles as a diplomat and policy maker in the administrations of five U.S. presidents, both Democrat and Republican. She is a specialist in the areas of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union as well as...
(SFS 1977) - Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, 2001–2009 - Douglas FeithDouglas FeithDouglas J. Feith served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy for United States President George W. Bush from July 2001 until August 2005. His official responsibilities included the formulation of defense planning guidance and forces policy, United States Department of Defense relations...
(L 1978) - Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 2001–2005 - Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. (L 1993) - Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, 2006–2008
- Robert M. Gates (G 1974) - Secretary of Defense, 2006–2011; Director, Central Intelligence AgencyCentral Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
, 1991–1993 - Rose E. Gottemoeller (I 1975) - Assistant Secretary of State for Verification and Compliance, 2009–present; Director, Carnegie Moscow Center, 2006–2008
- Alexander HaigAlexander HaigAlexander Meigs Haig, Jr. was a United States Army general who served as the United States Secretary of State under President Ronald Reagan and White House Chief of Staff under Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford...
(G 1961) - Secretary of State in the Reagan AdministrationReagan AdministrationThe United States presidency of Ronald Reagan, also known as the Reagan administration, was a Republican administration headed by Ronald Reagan from January 20, 1981, to January 20, 1989....
; Supreme Commander of NATO; White House Chief of StaffWhite House Chief of StaffThe White House Chief of Staff is the highest ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President.The current White House Chief of Staff is Bill Daley.-History:...
; CEO, United Technologies - Mike HammerMike HammerMichael "Mike" Hammer is a fictional detective created by the American author Mickey Spillane in the 1947 book I, the Jury .-Description:...
(SFS 1985) - Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, 2011-present - Maura HartyMaura HartyMaura Ann Harty was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, from November 21, 2002 to February 29, 2008. She was a career member of the senior Foreign Service. She currently serves as the President and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Make a Wish Foundation.Harty is...
(SFS 1981) - Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 2002–2008 - Jane Holl LuteJane Holl LuteJane Holl Lute currently serves as the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, having been confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 2009. Previously, Lute was the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support...
(L 1999) - Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, 2009–present - Michael P. JacksonMichael P. JacksonMichael Peter Jackson was the George W. Bush administration's Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, beginning in March 2005 and ending with his resignation in October 2007.-Private sector career:...
(G 1985) - Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 2005–2007 - Tina W. Jonas (G 1995) - Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense, 2004–2009
- Mickey KantorMickey KantorMichael "Mickey" Kantor is an American politician and lawyer. After serving as the Clinton-Gore campaign chair in 1992, Kantor was appointed United States Trade Representative, holding that office from 1993 to 1997. He was, in 1996 and 1997, United States Secretary of Commerce.-Life and...
(L 1968) - Secretary of Commerce, 1996–1997 - Patrick F. KennedyPatrick F. KennedyPatrick F. Kennedy is a career foreign service officer, currently U.S. State Department's Under Secretary of State for Management. He was Director of the Office of Management Policy, Rightsizing and Innovation...
(SFS 1971) - Under Secretary of State for Management, 2007–present - Robert M. KimmittRobert M. KimmittRobert M. Kimmitt was United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush. He was nominated by President Bush on June 29, 2005. The United States Senate unanimously confirmed him on July 29, 2005, and he was sworn into office on August 16, 2005...
(L 1977) - Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, 2005–2009 - Ron KlainRon KlainRonald A. "Ron" Klain is an American lawyer and political operative best known for serving as Chief of Staff to two Vice Presidents - Al Gore and Joseph Biden . He is an influential Democratic Party insider...
(C 1983) - Chief of Staff to Vice President Biden, 2008–2011; Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to Vice President Gore, 1995–2000 - Frederick LawtonFrederick LawtonFrederick Joseph Lawton was an American bureaucrat who served as the ninth Director of the Bureau of the Budget. Lawton was born in Washington, D.C., and became a lawyer and an accountant. He spent most of his professional career working with the government bureaucracy. He helped President...
(C 1920, L 1934) - 9th Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 1950–1953 - Katie McCormick Lelyveld (C 2001) - Press Secretary to First Lady Michelle Obama, 2009–present
- Jacob LewJacob LewJacob "Jack" J. Lew is the Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget a position he previously held from 1998 to 2001.-Early life and education:...
(L 1975) - Director, Office of Management and Budget, 2010-present; Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, 2009–2010; Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1998–2001 - Joseph P. Lockhart (C 1982) - Press Secretary to President Clinton, 1999–2000
- Mike McCurry (G 1985) - Press Secretary to President Clinton, 1995–1998
- Beth NolanBeth NolanBeth Nolan is a vice president and general counsel ofthe George Washington University. She was Bill Clinton's final White House Counsel...
(L 1980) - White House Counsel to President Clinton, 1999–2001 - Meghan O'SullivanMeghan O'SullivanMeghan L. O'Sullivan is a former deputy national security adviser on Iraq and Afghanistan and now a lecturer and senior fellow at Harvard University's John F...
(C 1991) - Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, 2005–2007 - Dan Pfeiffer (C 1998) - White House Communications Director, 2009–present
- John PodestaJohn PodestaJohn David Podesta was the fourth and final White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton, from 1998 until 2001. He is the president of the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank in Washington, D.C., and is also a Visiting Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law...
(L 1976) - Co-Chairman of Obama-Biden Transition Project, 2008–2009; President and CEO, Center for American Progress, 2003–present; Chief of Staff to President Clinton, 1998–2001 - Jack QuinnJack Quinn (lawyer)Jack Quinn was born and grew up in New York. He attended Georgetown University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971. Quinn later attended night classes at Georgetown University Law Center while serving as a staff member on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs ...
(C 1971, L 1975) - White House Counsel to President Clinton, 1995–1996 - Sean P. Redmond (SFS 1997, SCS 2000, MSB 2011) - Chief of Staff & Senior Advisor, Office of Labor-Management Standards, 2004–2009; Special Assistant to the Secretary of Labor, 2001–2004
- Matthew A. ReynoldsMatthew A. ReynoldsMatthew A. Reynolds served as Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs from to . Prior to this appointment he served as the bureau's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and intermittently as Acting Assistant Secretary beginning in March 2005....
(SFS 1986) - Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, 2008–2009 - Kathryn RuemmlerKathryn RuemmlerKathryn Ruemmler is an attorney who currently serves as White House Counsel to President Barack Obama. She previously worked as Principal Deputy White House Counsel.-Early life and education:...
(L 1996) - White House Counsel to President Obama, 2011-present - Charles SchultzeCharles SchultzeCharles L. Schultze is a United States economist and public policy analyst. He served as chairman of the United States Council of Economic Advisers during the Carter Administration. In the 1960s Schultze was appointed assistant director of the U.S. Bureau of the Budget by President John F...
(C 1948, G 1950) - Chairman, Council of Economic AdvisersCouncil of Economic AdvisersThe Council of Economic Advisers is an agency within the Executive Office of the President that advises the President of the United States on economic policy...
in the Carter administration - Michael P. Skarzynski (SFS 1978) - Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 1989–1991
- Harry A. SlatteryHarry A. SlatteryHarry A. Slattery , was an American lawyer and statesman. He was United States Under Secretary of the Interior from 1938-39 and gave his name to the Slattery Report, which proposed to develop Alaska through immigration...
- Under Secretary of the Interior, 1938–39; gave his name to the Slattery ReportSlattery ReportThe Slattery Report, officially titled "The Problem of Alaskan Development,” was produced by the United States Department of the Interior under Secretary Harold L. Ickes in 1939–40. It was named after Undersecretary of the Interior Harry A. Slattery... - George TenetGeorge TenetGeorge John Tenet was the Director of Central Intelligence for the United States Central Intelligence Agency, and is Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at Georgetown University....
(SFS 1976) - Director, Central Intelligence AgencyCentral Intelligence AgencyThe Central Intelligence Agency is a civilian intelligence agency of the United States government. It is an executive agency and reports directly to the Director of National Intelligence, responsible for providing national security intelligence assessment to senior United States policymakers...
, 1997–2004 - John Tuck (SFS 1967) - Under Secretary, Department of Transportation, 1989–1992
- Christine A. VarneyChristine A. VarneyChristine A. Varney is an American lawyer lobbyist, and internet policy expert who served as personnel counsel for the Obama-Biden Transition Project. She is also a former Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the United States Department of Justice...
(L 1986) - Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, U.S. Treasury, 2009–present - Richard R. Verman (L 1998) - Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs, 2009–present; former senior advisor to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
- Melanne VerveerMelanne VerveerMelanne S. Verveer is, since April 6, 2009, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. She is the former Chief of Staff to First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton and co-founder and chairman of the board of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international...
(I 66, G 69) - Assistant to President Clinton and Chief of Staff to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1997–2001; Assistant Chief of Staff to Mrs. Clinton, 1993–1997; co-founder and chair of Vital Voices Global Partnership; see also List of United States Ambassadors - C. David Welch (SFS 1975) - Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, 2005–2008
- Robert L. Wilkie (LLM 1992) - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, 2006–present
Ambassadors
- David Abshire (G 1959) - President, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress; United States Ambassador to NATO, 1983–1987; co-founder, Center for Strategic and International StudiesCenter for Strategic and International StudiesThe Center for Strategic and International Studies is a bipartisan Washington, D.C., foreign policy think tank. The center was founded in 1962 by Admiral Arleigh Burke and Ambassador David Manker Abshire, originally as part of Georgetown University...
; advisor to President Reagan - Adel al-JubeirAdel al-JubeirAdel A. Al-Jubeir is the Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States, and a former foreign policy advisor to King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia. He is a well-known representative of the Saudi kingdom in the West, particularly the United States. Al-Jubeir presented his credentials to...
(G 1983) - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to the United States, 2007–present - Yousef Al OtaibaYousef Al OtaibaYousef Al Otaiba is the current United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States. Formerly, Al Otaiba seved as a non-resident ambassador to Mexico.-Career:...
(SFS 1995) - United Arab Emirates Ambassador to the United States, 2008–present - Anne Slaughter Andrew (C 1977) - United States Ambassador to Costa Rica, 2009–present
- Shlomo ArgovShlomo ArgovShlomo Argov was a prominent Israeli diplomat. He was the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War.-Attempted assassination:...
(SFS 1952) - Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom, 1979–1982; Ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands, 1977–1979; Ambassador of Israel to Mexico, 1971–1974 - Ricardo Alberto AriasRicardo Alberto AriasRicardo Alberto Arias was the Panamanian Ambassador to the United Nations, serving from 2004 to 2009...
(SFS 1961) - Ambassador of Panama to the United Nations, 2004–present; Ambassador of Panama to the United States, 1994–96; Foreign Minister of Panama, 1996–1998 - Alexander A. Arvizu (SFS 1980) - United States Ambassador to Albania, 2010–present
- Diego C. AsencioDiego C. AsencioDiego Cortes Asencio is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Colombia and United States Ambassador to Brazil...
(SFS 1952) - United States Ambassador to Brazil, 1983–1986; United States Ambassador to Colombia, 1977–1980 - Christopher C. AshbyChristopher C. AshbyChristopher C. Ashby served as the United States Ambassador to Uruguay under Bill Clinton, from 1997 to 2001.-Biography:Christopher Ashy was born in Dallas, Texas. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1968, and received an M.B.A. from the University of Texas Graduate...
(SFS 1968) - United States Ambassador to Uruguay, 1997–2001 - Elizabeth Frawley BagleyElizabeth Frawley BagleyElizabeth Frawley Bagley is an attorney specializing in trade and international law, a diplomat, and a major Democratic party donor and fundraiser.-Life:...
(L 1987) - United States Ambassador to Portugal, 1994–1997; senior advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright - Charles F. Baldwin (SFS 1926) - United States Ambassador to the Federation of Maylasia, 1961–1964
- Vincent M. BattleVincent M. BattleVincent Martin Battle was the United States ambassador to Lebanon from August 13, 2001 to August 16, 2004. The Teaneck, New Jersey native received his Bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and his Master's and Ph.D. from Columbia University ....
(SFS 1962) - United States Ambassador to Lebanon, 2001–2004 - Willard L. BeaulacWillard L. BeaulacWillard Leon Beaulac was a United States Diplomat. He served as U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay, Colombia, Cuba, Chile and Argentina.-Biography:Ambassador Beaulac was born Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and was a graduate of Georgetown University ....
(SFS 1921) - United States Ambassador to Paraguay, 1944–1947; United States Ambassador to Colombia, 1947–1951; United States Ambassador to Cuba, 1951–1953; United States Ambassador to Chile, 1953–1956; United States Ambassador to Argentina, 1956–1960 - John W. BlaneyJohn W. BlaneyJohn William Blaney is a United States State Department official and former U.S. Ambassador to Liberia. Prior to joining the U.S Foreign Service, Blaney served as an officer in the U.S. Army.As of 2010 Blaney is a senior advisor at Deloitte Consulting....
(MSFS 1976) - United States Ambassador to Liberia, 2002–2005 - Richard J. Bloomfield (SFS 1950) - United States Ambassador to Portugal, 1978–1982; United States Ambassador to Ecuador, 1976–1978
- Clifford G. Bond (SFS 1970) - United States Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001–2004
- Michele Thoren Bond (MSFS 1977) - United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, 2010–present
- Donald E. BoothDonald E. BoothDonald E. Booth is an American diplomat, since September 2008 serving as the United States Ambassador to Zambia. From 2005 to 2008 he was the U.S...
(SFS 1976) - United States Ambassador to Ethiopia, 2010–present; United States Ambassador to Zambia, 2008–2010; United States Ambassador to Liberia, 2005–2008 - Woonsang Choi (G 1956) - Ambassador of South Korea to India, Egypt, Morocco, Jamaica and the Caribbean
- Timothy A. Chorba (C 1968) - United States Ambassador to Singapore, 1994–1998
- Maura ConnellyMaura ConnellyAmbassador Maura Connelly is an American diplomat.President Obama nominated Ambassador Connelly, a 25-year veteran of the Foreign Service, as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Lebanon in June 2010. Ambassador Connelly was confirmed by the Senate in August 2010 and sworn in by Secretary of...
(SFS 1981) - United States Ambassador to Lebanon, 2010–present - Michael W. Cotter (SFS 1965) - United States Ambassador to Turkmenistan, 1995–1998
- Brian D. Curran (SFS 1970) - United States Ambassador to Haiti, 2001–2003; United States Ambassador to Mozambique, 1997–2000
- Ivo H. DaalderIvo H. DaalderIvo H. Daalder, has been the U.S. Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization since May 2009. He is a specialist in European security...
(G 1982) - United States Ambassador to NATO, 2009–present - Glyn Davies (SFS 1959) - United States Ambassador to the Vienna Office of the United Nations and United States Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, 2009–present
- Allen C. Davis (SFS 1956) - United States Ambassador to Uganda, 1983–1985; United States Ambassador to Guinea, 1980–1983
- Simcha DinitzSimcha DinitzSimcha Dinitz was an Israeli statesman and politician. He served as Director General of the Prime Minister's office and political advisor to Prime Minister Golda Meir from 1969–1973, before becoming the Israeli Ambassador to the United States from 1973 to 1979...
(SFS 1953) - Ambassador of Israel to the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 1973–1979; political advisor to Prime Minister Golda Meir, 1969–1973 - Edward P. Djerejian (SFS 1960) - United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ambassador to IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, 1993–94; United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ambassador to SyriaSyriaSyria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, 1988–1991 - James F. Dobbins, Jr. (SFS 1963) - United States Ambassador to the European Union, 1991–1993
- Thomas J. DoddThomas J. DoddThomas Joseph Dodd was a United States Senator and Representative from Connecticut, He was the first Senator censured by the US Senate since Joseph McCarthy in 1954, and was one of only six people censured by the Senate in the 20th century. He is the father of former U.S. Senator Christopher Dodd...
(SFS 1957) - United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ambassador to UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
, 1993–1997; United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ambassador to Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, 1997–2001 - Alan Eastham (L 1982) - United States Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo, 2008–present; United States Ambassador to Malawi, 2006–2008
- Cynthia G. EfirdCynthia G. EfirdCynthia Grissom Efird served as the United States Ambassador to Angola from 2004 to 2007. Dan Mozena was appointed to replace her.-Education:...
(SFS 1971) - United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ambassador to AngolaAngolaAngola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
, 2004–2007 - Maurice Francis Egan (C 1879) - United States Ambassador to Denmark, 1907–1918
- Lee A. FeinsteinLee A. FeinsteinLee Andrew Feinstein is the current United States Ambassador to Poland.-Early life and education:Feinstein graduated from Georgetown University Law Center, from which he holds a J.D...
(L 1995) - United States Ambassador to Poland, 2009–present - J. Richard Fredericks (B 1968) - United States Ambassador to Switzerland, 1999–2001
- Laurie S. Fulton (L 1989) - United States Ambassador to Denmark, 2009–present
- Peter W. GalbraithPeter W. GalbraithPeter Woodard Galbraith is an author, academic, commentator, policy advisor, and former United States diplomat. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he helped uncover Saddam Hussein's gassing of the Kurds. From 1993 to 1998, he served as the first U.S...
(L 1990) - United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ambassador to Croatia, 1993–1998; United Nations Ambassador, East Timor, 2000–2001 - Judith G. Garber (SFS 1983) - United States Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, 2009–present
- Janet E. Garvey (L 1979, G 1979) - United States Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, 2007–present
- Tatiana C. GfoellerTatiana C. GfoellerTatiana C. Gfoeller is a United States diplomat who since 10/22/2008 serves as Ambassador to the Kyrgyz Republic.She is in US diplomatic service since 1984 and speaks Russian, French, Polish, Italian, Spanish, and Arabic.-Further reading:...
(SFS 1982, MSFS 1983) - United States Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, 2008–present - Mark GitensteinMark GitensteinMark Henry Gitenstein is the United States Ambassador to Romania. He was nominated by President Barack Obama on June 11, 2009 and confirmed by the United States Senate on July 8, 2009....
(L 1971) - United States Ambassador to Romania, 2009–present - J. Scott Gration (G 1988) - United States Ambassador to Kenya, 2011-present
- Jorge GuajardoJorge GuajardoJorge Eugenio Guajardo Gonzalez is a Mexican politician and diplomat from Nuevo León.-Personal life and Education:Guajardo holds a bachelor degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a Masters in Public Policy from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government...
(SFS 1993) - Ambassador of Mexico to China, 2007–present - Yehoyada HaimYehoyada HaimYehoyada Haim is an Israeli diplomat and format ambassador to India and China.He studied in the United States at Georgetown University where he received a doctorate in Middle East and Asian Studies in 1975. During 1983 he published the book Abandonment of Illusions: Zionist political attitudes...
(G 1972, G 1975) - Ambassador of Israel to China, 2002–2007; Ambassador of Israel to India, 1995–2000 - David HaleDavid Hale (ambassador)David Hale was sworn in as United States Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on November 2, 2005. He is currently the United States Special Envoy for Middle East Peace....
(SFS 1983) - United States Ambassador to Jordan, 2005–2008 - Parker T. HartParker T. Hart-Biography:Parker T. Hart was born in Medford, Massachusetts on September 28, 1910. He received a B.A. from Dartmouth College in 1933, an M.A. from Harvard University in 1935, and a diploma from the Institute des Hautes Études Internationales in Geneva in 1936. He attended the Edmund A...
(SFS 1940) - United States Ambassador to Turkey, 1965–1968; United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1961–1965; United States Ambassador to Kuwait, 1962–1963; United States Ambassador to Yemen, 1961–1962 - Maura HartyMaura HartyMaura Ann Harty was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, from November 21, 2002 to February 29, 2008. She was a career member of the senior Foreign Service. She currently serves as the President and CEO of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the Make a Wish Foundation.Harty is...
(SFS 1981) - United States Ambassador to Paraguay, 1997–1999 - John E. HerbstJohn E. HerbstJohn Edward Herbst is a retired American diplomat who was the United States Ambassador to Ukraine from September, 2003 to May, 2006 and United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan from 2000 to 2003...
(SFS 1974) - United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ambassador to UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, 2003–2006; United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, 2000–2003 - Karl Hofmann (SFS 1983) - United States Ambassador to the Republic of Togo, 2000–2002; Executive Secretary of the Department of State, 2002–2005
- Charles W. Hostler (G 1951) - United States Ambassador to Bahrain, 1989–1993
- David Jocobson (L 1976) - United States Ambassador to Canada, 2009–present
- John D. Jernegan (SFS 1937) - United States Ambassador to Algeria, 1965–1967; United States Ambassador to Iraq, 1958–1962
- Eric G. JohnEric G. JohnEric G. John is the former U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand, having been appointed October 22, 2007. Previously, he was the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Southeast Asia from 2005 to 2007. In that capacity, he coordinated policy in Washington with regard to the eleven nations...
(SFS 1982) - United States Ambassador to Kingdom of Thailand, 2007–2010 - U. Alexis JohnsonU. Alexis Johnson-Background:Ural Alexis Johnson was born in Falun, Kansas into a family of Swedish descent. His mother named him for the mountain range, of which she learned from a geography book. He had a rural upbringing and schooling until 1923, when the family moved to Glendale, California. He graduated...
(SFS 1932) - United States Ambassador at Large, 1973–1977; United States Ambassador to Japan, 1966–1968; United States Ambassador to Kingdom of Thailand, 1968-1961; United States Ambassador to Czechoslovakia, 1953–1957 - James R. Jones (L 1964) - United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ambassador to MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, 1993–1997 - John H. Kelly (SFS Fellow 1981-1982) - United States Ambassador to Lebanon, 1986–1988
- Robert M. KimmittRobert M. KimmittRobert M. Kimmitt was United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under President George W. Bush. He was nominated by President Bush on June 29, 2005. The United States Senate unanimously confirmed him on July 29, 2005, and he was sworn into office on August 16, 2005...
(L 1977) - United States Ambassador to Germany, 1991–1993 - William R. Kintner (G 1948, G 1950) - United States Ambassador to Kingdom of Thailand, 1973–1975
- Mark P. Lagon (G 1991) - United States Ambassador-at-Large; Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, 2007–2009
- Hugo LlorensHugo LlorensHugo Llorens Acosta is a United States diplomat, and the current United States Ambassador to Honduras. Posted to a variety of countries in his thirty-year career, in 2002-03 he was the principal advisor to the President and National Security Advisor on issues pertaining to Colombia, Venezuela,...
(SFS 1977) - United States Ambassador to Honduras, 2008–present - Helen R. Meagher La Lime (I 1973) - United States Ambassador to Mozambique, 2003–2006
- Alphonse F. LaPortaAlphonse F. LaPortaAlphonse F. La Porta, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, served as U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia from December 1997 to November 2000. Subsequently, he served as the Political Advisor to the U.S. Commander-in-Chief of the Regional Headquarters Allied Forces in southern Europe from January...
(SFS 1960) - United States Ambassador to Mongolia, 1997–2000 - Frank LavinFrank LavinFrank Lavin is a native of Canton, Ohio. As Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Lavin headed the International Trade Administration for the United States Department of Commerce from 2005 until 2007....
(SFS 1979, G 1985) - United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ambassador to SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, 2001–2005; Under Secretary of Commerce, 2005–2007 - Edward B. LawsonEdward B. LawsonEdward B. Lawson was a US Ambassador to Israel and Iceland . He was a World War I veteran.-Biography:...
(SFS 1924, G 1925) - United States Ambassador to Israel, 1954–1959; United States Ambassador to Iceland, 1949–1954 - John A. Linehan, Jr. (SFS 1949) - United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, 1977–1980
- Alfonso López CaballeroAlfonso López CaballeroAlfonso López Caballero is a Colombian economist and diplomat, the son and grandson of former Presidents of Colombia, Alfonso López Michelsen and Alfonso López Pumarejo respectively, and former congressman, government minister, ambassador to France, Canada, the United Kingdom, and presidential...
(SFS 1967) - Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom, 2002–present; Ambassador of Colombia to France; Ambassador of Colombia to Canada - John MaistoJohn MaistoJohn Francis Maisto is a U.S. former foreign service officer and former ambassador. he was the U.S. Ambassador to the Organization of American States , the U.S. Ambassador to Venezuela 1997–2000 and the Ambassador to Nicaragua 1993–1996.Maisto attended the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign...
(SFS 1961) - United States Ambassador to the Organization of American StatesOrganization of American StatesThe Organization of American States is a regional international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States...
, 2003–2007; United States Ambassador to Venezuela 1997-2000 - Eileen A. Malloy (SFS 1975) - United States Ambassador to Kyrgystan, 1994–1997
- Richard T. McCormackRichard T. McCormackRichard Thomas "Dick" McCormack was United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States from 1985 to 1989 and United States Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs from 1989 to 1991.-Biography:...
(C 1963) - United States Ambassador to the Organization of American States, 1985–1989 - Jackson McDonaldJackson McDonaldJackson McDonald is United States diplomat and a career officer of the U.S. Foreign Service. He served as the Ambassador to Guinea 2004–2007. From 2001 to 2004, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia....
(SFS 1978) - United States Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, 2004–present; United States Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, 2001–2004 - Jack K. McFallJack K. McFallJack Kirkham McFall was a United States diplomat.-Biography:Jack K. McFall was born in Tacoma, Washington on September 28, 1905. He was raised in Denver, Colorado and Kansas City, Missouri, where he graduated from Northeast High School. He then moved to Gary, Indiana and worked in a bank...
(SFS 1929) - United States Ambassador to Finland, 1954–1955 - Gerald S. McGowanGerald S. McGowanGerald Stephen "Jerry" McGowan is an American lawyer, and diplomat. He was appointed United States Ambassador to Portugal on November 10, 1997, and was sworn in by Vice President Al Gore. He presented his credentials in Lisbon, Portugal on March 19, 1998 and left his post on July 3, 2001...
(SFS 1968, L 1974) - United States Ambassador to Portugal, 1997–2001 - Christopher J. McMullen (G 1980) - United States Ambassador to Angola, 2010–present
- Alfred H. MosesAlfred H. MosesAlfred H. Moses is an American attorney and diplomat who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Romania.Alfred Moses was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. After graduating from Baltimore City College , he attended Dartmouth College from which he received his B.A. degree in 1951...
(L 1956) - United States Ambassador to Romania, 1994–97 - Stephen D. Mull (SFS 1980) - United States Ambassador to Lithuania, 2003–2006
- Cameron MunterCameron MunterCameron Phelps Munter is a United States diplomat and career foreign service officer. He is the Ambassador to Pakistan. Earlier, he was an advisor for political and military issues to Christopher R...
(SFS Rusk Fellow 1991) - United States Ambassador to Pakistan, 2010-present - Richard B. Norland (SFS 1977) - United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, 2007–present
- Frank V. Ortiz, Jr.Frank V. Ortiz, Jr.Frank Vincent Ortiz, Jr. , was an American diplomat. He was Ambassador of the United States to Barbados, and Grenada as well as Special Representative to Dominica, Saint Lucia, Antigua, St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, and St...
(SFS 1950) - United States Ambassador to Argentina, 1983–1986; United States Ambassador to Peru, 1981–1983 - Mark R. Parris (SFS 1972) - United States Ambassador to Turkey, 1997–2000
- Armen Petrossian (MSFS 1996) - Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Greece, accredited also to Cyprus, Slovenia, Croatia, Albania, Yugoslavia, 1999–2001
- Kasit PiromyaKasit PiromyaKasit Piromya is a Thai diplomat, "Yellow Shirts" activist, and Democrat Party politician. He was Foreign Minister of Thailand under Abhisit Vejjajiva from 2008 to 2011....
(SFS 1968) - Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand 2008–present; Ambassador to the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 2004–2006; Ambassador to the Soviet Union, 1991–1993; Ambassador to Indonesia, 1994–1996; Ambassador to Germany, 1997–2001; Ambassador to Japan, 2001–2003 - Maureen E. Quinn (G 1980) - United States Ambassador to Qatar, 2001–2004
- James W. Riddleberger (G 1926) - United States Ambassador to Austria, 1962–1967; United States Ambassador to Greece, 1958–1959; United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1953–1958
- Manuel RochaManuel Rocha-Background:Rocha graduated from Taft School in 1969 and graduated from Yale University cum laude in 1973. He received a master's degree in public administration from Harvard University in 1976 and a Master of Arts in international relations from Georgetown University in 1978.Rocha began his...
(G 1978) - United States Ambassador to Bolivia, 2000–2002 - Roberto R. Romulo (C 1960) – Ambassador of the Philippines to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Communities, 1989–1991; Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, 1992–1995
- Francis RooneyFrancis RooneyL. Francis Rooney III is the former American Ambassador to the Holy See. He previously served as the CEO of Rooney Holdings , an investment and holding company based in Naples, Florida and Tulsa, Oklahoma.He is a graduate of the Georgetown Preparatory School, Georgetown University L. Francis...
(C 1975, L 1978) - United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Ambassador to the Holy SeeHoly SeeThe Holy See is the episcopal jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in Rome, in which its Bishop is commonly known as the Pope. It is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church, forming the central government of the Church. As such, diplomatically, and in other spheres the Holy See acts and...
, 2005–2008 - David M. Satterfield (L 1978) - United States Ambassador to Lebanon, 1998–2001
- David SchefferDavid SchefferDavid John Scheffer is an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the first United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, during President Bill Clinton's second term in office. He currently teaches at the Northwestern University School of Law, where he directs the Center for...
(LLM 1978) - The first United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, 1997–2000 - Gerald W. Scott (SFS 1962) - United States Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, 1996–1998
- Michael A. SheehanMichael A. SheehanMichael A. Sheehan is a United States author and former government official and military officer.-Education:Sheehan graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in New Jersey in 1973 and the United States Military Academy in 1977...
(MSFS 1988) - United States Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism, 1998–2000 - Thomas L. SiebertThomas L. SiebertThomas L. Siebert, born 1946, is an American lawyer and former diplomat. Siebert was appointed United States Ambassador to Sweden in 1994 by President Bill Clinton and served in this capacity until 1997. Currently Siebert holds a position at law firm Thompson Coburn LLP in Washington D.C. He lives...
(C 1968, L 1972) - United States Ambassador to SwedenUnited States Ambassador to SwedenThe United States Ambassador to Sweden serves as the chief representative of the United States Foreign Service to the Kingdom of Sweden, and 1814 to 1905, also to Norway, which was politically aligned with Sweden...
, 1994–1998 - Ivan Stancioff (C 1951, L 1956) - Bulgarian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1991–1993; Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, 1994–1999
- Bruno StagnoBruno StagnoBruno Stagno is a Costa Rican architect.Stagno combines conceptes from the contemporal international architecture with concepts from the tropical architecture. With it he developped an own syncretic style which he practices in the Institute for Tropical Architecture in San José, which he founded...
(SFS 1991) - Costa Rican Ambassador to the United Nations, 2002–2004 - Mark C. Storella (SFS Rusk Fellow 2001-2002) - United States Ambassador to Zambia, 2010-present
- Joseph G. Sullivan (G 1969) - United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, 2001–2004; United States Ambassador to Angola, 1998–2001
- James C. Swan (SFS) - United States Ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti, 2008–present
- John Tefft (G 1978) - United States Ambassador to Ukraine; 2009–present; United States Ambassador to Georgia, 2005–2009; United States Ambassador to Lithuania, 200-2003
- Carlos Tello MaciasCarlos Tello MacíasCarlos Tello Macías is a Mexican socialist-oriented economist, academic and diplomat. He is a former ambassador to Cuba, Portugal and Russia and a former Secretary of Budget and Planning in the cabinet of President José López Portillo...
(B 1958) - Ambassador of Mexico to Cuba, the Soviet Union, Portugal - Patrick N. TherosPatrick N. TherosPatrick Nickolas Theros was a foreign service officer and United States Ambassador to Qatar from 1995 to 1998.-Career:Theros was a career Foreign Service Officer from 1963 to 1999. Key positions he held in the Foreign Service include Ambassador to the State of Qatar, 1995–1998; Deputy Coordinator...
(SFS 1963) - United States Ambassador to Qatar, 1995–1998 - HRH Prince Turki bin Faisal al Saud (SFS 1968) - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 2005–2007; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, 2002–2005 - HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nawwaf bin Abdul Aziz (SFS 1981) - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and the Republic of IrelandRepublic of IrelandIreland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, 2005–present; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Italy and Malta, 1995–2005 - Viron P. VakyViron P. VakyViron Peter Vaky is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Costa Rica , Colombia , and Venezuela...
(SFS 1947) - United States Ambassador to Venezuela, 1976–1978; United States Ambassador to Colombia, 1974–1976; United States Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1972–1974 - Melanne VerveerMelanne VerveerMelanne S. Verveer is, since April 6, 2009, United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. She is the former Chief of Staff to First Lady of the United States Hillary Rodham Clinton and co-founder and chairman of the board of the Vital Voices Global Partnership, an international...
(I 66, G 69) - United States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's IssuesUnited States Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's IssuesThe Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues is the ambassador-at-large who heads the Office on Global Women's Issues in the United States Department of State....
, 2009–present - Richard D. Vine (SFS 1949) - United States Ambassador to Switzerland, 1979–1981
- Lannon Walker (SFS 1961) - United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast, 1995–1998; United States Ambassador to Nigeria, 1989–1992; United States Ambassador to Senegal, 1985–1988
- C. David Welch (SFS 1975) - United States Ambassador to Egypt, 2001–2005
- Melissa F. WellsMelissa F. WellsMelissa Foelsch Wells is a diplomat and former United States Ambassador to Cape Verde and Guinea-Bissau , Mozambique , Congo-Kinshasa , and Estonia . She is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy.Wells is the daughter of opera singer and film actress Miliza Korjus .-References:...
(SFS 1956) - United States Ambassador to Estonia, 1998–2001; United States Ambassador to Congo, 1991–1993; United States Ambassador to Mozambique, 1987–1990; United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, 1976–1977; United States Ambassador to Cape Verde, 1976–1977 - Ong Keng YongOng Keng YongOng Keng Yong is a Singaporean diplomat. He was the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations from 2003 to 2007....
(G 1983) - Singapore's Ambassador and High Commissioner to India and Nepal, 1996–1998 - M. Ashraf Haidari (MASS-SFS 2005) - Afghanistan's Deputy Ambassador & Political Counselor to the United States, 2005–Present
Judges
- Thomas L. AmbroThomas L. AmbroThomas L. Ambro is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.He was appointed to the Third Circuit by President Bill Clinton on September 29, 1999, to fill a seat vacated by Walter King Stapleton...
(C 1972, L 1975) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2000–present - Richard C. Bosson (L 1969) - Chief Justice, New Mexico Supreme CourtNew Mexico Supreme CourtThe New Mexico Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is established and its powers defined by Article VI of the New Mexico Constitution...
, 2002–2006; Associate Justice, 2006–present - Richard J. Bowie (L 1826) - Chief Judge, Maryland Court of AppealsMaryland Court of AppealsThe Court of Appeals of Maryland is the supreme court of the U.S. state of Maryland. The court, which is composed of one chief judge and six associate judges, meets in the Robert C. Murphy Courts of Appeal Building in the state capital, Annapolis...
, 1861–1867 - John T. Buckley (C 1958) - Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, First Department, New York State Supreme Court, 2003–present
- Richard Conway Casey (L 1958) - Judge, U. S. District Court in Manhattan, who was the nation’s first blind federal trial judge
- John O. ColvinJohn O. ColvinJohn O. Colvin is the Chief Judge of the United States Tax Court.Colvin received an A.B. from the University of Missouri in 1968, and completed a J.D. there in 1971. He earned an LL.M. in Taxation from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1978...
(L 1978) - Chief Judge, United States Tax CourtUnited States Tax CourtThe United States Tax Court is a federal trial court of record established by Congress under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, section 8 of which provides that the Congress has the power to "constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court"...
, 2006–present - Francis B. Condon (L 1916) - Chief Justice, Rhode Island Supreme CourtRhode Island Supreme CourtThe Rhode Island Supreme Court, founded in 1747, is the court of last resort in the U.S. State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The Court consists of a chief justice and four associate justices. The current Justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court are:*Chief Justice Paul A...
, 1958–1965 - Barbara M. Durham (B 1964) - Chief Justice, Washington Supreme CourtWashington Supreme CourtThe Washington Supreme Court is the highest court in the judiciary of the U.S. state of Washington. The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and eight Justices. of the Court are elected to six-year terms...
, 1995–1998 - Charles W. DanielsCharles W. DanielsCharles W. Daniels is a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court. He was first appointed by Governor Bill Richardson in October 2007. In April 2010, he was selected by his fellow Justices to serve as Chief Justice until April 2012....
(LLM 1971) - Associate Justice, New Mexico Supreme CourtNew Mexico Supreme CourtThe New Mexico Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is established and its powers defined by Article VI of the New Mexico Constitution...
, 2007–present - Robert E. DavisRobert E. DavisRobert E. Davis was the Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from 2009 to 2010. He was first appointed in 1993 and became chief justice on January 12, 2009.-Personal life:...
(L 1964) - Associate Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, 1993–present - D. Michael FisherD. Michael FisherDennis Michael Fisher is a United States federal judge of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was nominated on May 1, 2003 by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S...
(C 1966, L 1969) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2003 - Arthur J. GajarsaArthur J. GajarsaJudge Arthur Joseph Gajarsa is a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit .Judge Arthur Gajarsa was born on 1 March 1941 in Norcia, Italy. He was the top ranked student in the 1958 graduating class at Boston Technical High School...
(L 1967) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1997–present - Lorie Skjerven GildeaLorie Skjerven GildeaLorie Skjerven Gildea is an attorney and the current Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. She served as an associate justice on the Minnesota Supreme Court from 2006 to 2010, and as a district judge for Hennepin County in the Fourth Judicial District from 2005 to 2006.-Early life and...
(L 1986) - Associate Justice, Minnesota Supreme CourtMinnesota Supreme CourtThe Minnesota Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Minnesota and consists of seven members. The court was first assembled as a three-judge panel in 1849 when Minnesota was still a territory. The first members were lawyers from outside of the region who were appointed by...
, 2006- - Thomas M. HardimanThomas M. HardimanThomas Michael Hardiman is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was previously a United States District Court judge.He maintains chambers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
(L 1990) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2007–present - Helen E. HoensHelen E. HoensHelen E. Hoens is an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. She was nominated to the Supreme Court by Governor Jon S. Corzine on Sept. 21, 2006...
(L 1979) - Associate Justice, New Jersey Supreme CourtNew Jersey Supreme CourtThe New Jersey Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It has existed in three different forms under the three different state constitutions since the independence of the state in 1776...
, 2006- - Thomas F. Hogan (C 1960, L 1966) - Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, 2011-present; Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2001–2008
- Jerome A. Holmes (L 1988) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 2006-
- Jeffrey R. HowardJeffrey R. HowardJeffrey Robert Howard is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.- Biography :Howard graduated from Plymouth State College in 1978 with a B.A., and he received a J.D...
(L 1981) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2002–present - Kent A. JordanKent A. JordanKent Amos Jordan is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He was previously a federal district judge on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware....
(L 1984) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2006–present - Esther Mayambala KisaakyeEsther Mayambala KisaakyeEsther Mayambala Kisaakye is a Ugandan judge. She is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda.-External links:*-References:...
(L 1994) - Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Uganda, 2009–present - Rives KistlerRives KistlerRives Kistler is an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. After college and law school on the East Coast, he moved to Oregon where he worked in private practice before joining the Oregon Department of Justice...
(L 1981) - Associate Justice, Oregon Supreme CourtOregon Supreme CourtThe Oregon Supreme Court is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States. The OSC holds court at the Oregon Supreme Court Building in Salem, Oregon, near the capitol...
, 2003–present - Stephen P. LambStephen P. LambStephen P. Lamb was a judge in the U.S. state of Delaware. He served on Delaware's Court of Chancery with the title of vice chancellor.He left the court in 2009, and has now returned to private practice with the firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison....
(L 1975) - Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of ChanceryDelaware Court of ChanceryThe Delaware Court of Chancery is a court of equity in the American state of Delaware. It is one of Delaware's three constitutional courts, along with the Supreme Court and Superior Court.-Jurisdiction:...
, 1997–present - Joseph Laplante (C 1987, L 1990) - Judge, U.S District Court for the District of New Hampshire, 2007–present
- Richard LinnRichard LinnRichard Linn is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.-Education and Experience:...
(L 1969) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2009–present - Hall S. LuskHall S. LuskHall Stoner Lusk was an American jurist and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of the District of Columbia, he became a judge in Oregon, serving in both the Oregon circuit courts and later on the Oregon Supreme Court, including time as its Chief Justice...
(C 1904, L 1907) - Chief Justice, Oregon Supreme Court, 1949–1951 - M. Margaret McKeownM. Margaret McKeownMary Margaret McKeown, usually styled as M. Margaret McKeown is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and is based in San Diego, California. McKeown, a native of Casper, Wyoming, has served on the Ninth Circuit since her confirmation in 1998...
(L 1975) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1998–present - C. Ian McLachlan (B 1964) - Associate Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court, 2009–present
- Kimberly Ann MooreKimberly Ann MooreKimberly Ann Moore is an American federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit who was confirmed on September 5, 2006. She is the second judge appointed by United States President George W...
(L 1994) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2006–present - Fred I. ParkerFred I. ParkerFred I. Parker was a federal judge in the United States.- Early life and education :A native of Boston, Parker attended the University of Massachusetts and Georgetown University Law Center...
(L 1965) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1994–2003 - E. Barrett PrettymanE. Barrett PrettymanElijah Barrett Prettyman was a United States federal judge.Prettyman was born in Lexington, Virginia. Educated at Randolph-Macon College, he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1910 and a Master of Arts in 1911. He then earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law School in 1915. Prettyman began...
(L 1915) - Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1958–1960; Federal Courthouse in D.C. named after him in 1997 - Vanessa RuizVanessa RuizVanessa Ruiz is an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest court for the District of Columbia....
(L 1975) - Judge, District of Columbia Court of AppealsDistrict of Columbia Court of AppealsThe District of Columbia Court of Appeals is the highest court of the District of Columbia. Established by the United States Congress in 1970, it is equivalent to a state supreme court, except that its power derives from Article I of the U.S. Constitution rather than from the inherent sovereignty...
, 1994–present - Antonin ScaliaAntonin ScaliaAntonin Gregory Scalia is an American jurist who serves as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. As the longest-serving justice on the Court, Scalia is the Senior Associate Justice...
(C 1957) - Associate Justice, U.S. Supreme Court, 1986–present - Dennis SheddDennis SheddDennis Wayne Shedd is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.- Background :...
(LLM 1980) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2002–present - John SiricaJohn SiricaJohn Joseph Sirica was the Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, where he became famous for his role in the Watergate scandal...
(L 1926) - Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1971–1974; Time magazine "Man of the Year" 1973 - Laura Denvir StithLaura Denvir StithLaura Denvir Stith is a judge on the Supreme Court of Missouri.Stith has been a member of the court since 2001 and from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2009, she served as the court's Chief Justice. The Missouri Supreme Court selects its chief justice for a two-year term by vote of the members; Stith was...
(L 1978) - Chief Justice, Missouri Supreme Court, 2007–2009 term - Eugene R. SullivanEugene R. SullivanEugene R. Sullivan is a former Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. He was nominated to the Court by President Ronald Reagan, confirmed by the U.S. Senate and installed in 1986. President George H.W. Bush named him the Chief Judge in 1990...
(L 1971) - Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1990–1995 - Edward A. Tamm (LLB 1930) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1965–1985; Deputy Director, Federal Bureau of InvestigationFederal Bureau of InvestigationThe Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
, 1930–1948 - George Van HoomissenGeorge Van HoomissenGeorge Albert Van Hoomissen is an American attorney in the state of Oregon, United States. He previously served as the 87th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and served on the Oregon Court of Appeals...
(L 1955, LLM 1957) - Associate Justice, Oregon Supreme Court, 1988–2001 - Edward Douglass WhiteEdward Douglass WhiteEdward Douglass White, Jr. , American politician and jurist, was a United States senator, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the ninth Chief Justice of the United States. He was best known for formulating the Rule of Reason standard of antitrust law. He also sided with the...
(C 1863) - Chief JusticeChief JusticeThe Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the United States, 1910–1921 - James R. ZazzaliJames R. ZazzaliJames Ronald Zazzali was the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from October 26, 2006 until his retirement on June 17, 2007. He previously served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court from June 14, 2000.-Biography:...
(C 1958, L 1962) - Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court, 2006–2007
Members of the U.S. Senate
- John A. Barrasso (C 1974, M 1978), R-WyomingWyomingWyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
- Alan BibleAlan BibleAlan Harvey Bible was a Nevada politician of the Democratic Party who served as a United States Senator from 1954 until 1974.-Biography:...
(L 1934), D-NevadaNevadaNevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
(deceased) - Coleman L. BleaseColeman L. BleaseColeman Livingston Blease was a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina known for his populist appeals and racism. He served as a state legislator, as the 90th Governor of South Carolina, and as a U.S...
(LL.B. 1889), D-South Carolina (deceased) - J. Caleb BoggsJ. Caleb BoggsJames Caleb "Cale" Boggs was an American lawyer and politician from Claymont, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of the Republican Party, who served three terms as U.S. Representative from Delaware, two terms as Governor of Delaware, and two terms as...
(L 1937), R-DelawareDelawareDelaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
(deceased) - Dennis ChavezDennis ChavezDionisio "Dennis" Chavez was a Democratic politician from the U.S. State of New Mexico who served in the United States House of Representatives, and in the United States Senate from 1935 to 1962.-Early life:...
(L 1920), D-New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
- first American-born Hispanic senator (deceased) - Richard Durbin (SFS 1966, L 1969), D-IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
(current Majority Whip) - Philip A. Hart (C 1934), D-MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
- Hart Senate Office Building named in his honor (deceased) - Francis KernanFrancis KernanFrancis Kernan was an American lawyer and politician from New York. He was a U.S. Senator from 1875 to 1881....
(C 1836), D-New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(deceased) - Mark KirkMark KirkMark Steven Kirk is the junior United States Senator from Illinois and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, Kirk was a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Illinois's 10th congressional district....
(L 1992), R-Illinois, 2010- - George LeMieuxGeorge LeMieuxGeorge Stephen LeMieux is a former United States Senator from Florida. He was Chairman of the Florida-based law firm of Gunster Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. and served as Chief of Staff to Governor Charlie Crist, was former Deputy Florida Attorney General, and is credited with spearheading Crist's...
(L 1994), R-Florida, 2009-2011 - Edward Leahy (L 1908), D-Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
(deceased) - Patrick LeahyPatrick LeahyPatrick Joseph Leahy is the senior United States Senator from Vermont and member of the Democratic Party. He is the first and only elected Democratic United States Senator in Vermont's history. He is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Leahy is the second most senior U.S. Senator,...
(L 1964), D-VermontVermontVermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
; chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee - Hall S. LuskHall S. LuskHall Stoner Lusk was an American jurist and politician in the state of Oregon. A native of the District of Columbia, he became a judge in Oregon, serving in both the Oregon circuit courts and later on the Oregon Supreme Court, including time as its Chief Justice...
(C 1904, L 1907), D-OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
(deceased) - Joseph C. O'MahoneyJoseph C. O'MahoneyJoseph Christopher O'Mahoney was a Democratic United States Senator from Wyoming.O'Mahoney was born in Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, November 5, 1884. He attended the parochial and public schools and Columbia University, New York City...
(L 1920), D-WyomingWyomingWyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
(deceased) - William Merrick, WWhig Party (United States)The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic...
-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
(deceased) - George J. MitchellGeorge J. MitchellGeorge John Mitchell, Jr., is the former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace under the Obama administration. A Democrat, Mitchell was a United States Senator who served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995...
(L 1961), D-MaineMaineMaine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
- (retired, former Majority Leader) - Joseph MontoyaJoseph MontoyaJoseph Manuel Montoya was a Democratic U.S. Senator for the State of New Mexico from 1964 until 1977.-Education:...
(L 1938), D-New MexicoNew MexicoNew Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
(deceased) - Lisa MurkowskiLisa MurkowskiLisa Ann Murkowski is the senior U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska and a member of the Republican Party. She was appointed to the Senate in 2002 by her father, Governor Frank Murkowski. After losing a Republican primary in 2010, she became the second person ever to win a U.S...
(C 1980), R-AlaskaAlaskaAlaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait... - William N. RoachWilliam N. RoachWilliam Nathaniel Roach was a United States Senator from North Dakota.-Biography:Born in Washington, D.C., he attended the public schools, Gonzaga College High School and Georgetown University. He was a clerk in the quartermaster's department during the Civil War...
(C) D-North DakotaNorth DakotaNorth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S....
(deceased) - James H. Webb (L 1975), D-VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, Secretary of the Navy in the Reagan AdministrationReagan AdministrationThe United States presidency of Ronald Reagan, also known as the Reagan administration, was a Republican administration headed by Ronald Reagan from January 20, 1981, to January 20, 1989....
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Claude I. BakewellClaude I. BakewellClaude Ignatius Bakewell was a lawyer, U.S. Representative from Missouri's 11th congressional district, and U.S. Postmaster for St. Louis, Missouri.-Early life and career:...
(C 1932), R-MissouriMissouriMissouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
(deceased) - William Brockman Bankhead (L 1895), D-AlabamaAlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
- 47th Speaker of the House, 1936–1940 - Herbert H. BatemanHerbert H. BatemanHerbert "Herb" Harvell Bateman was an American politician in Virginia. He was a nine-term member of the United States House of Representatives, serving as a Republican.-Early life:...
(LLB 1956) - R-VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
(deceased) - Robert BaumanRobert BaumanRobert Edmund Bauman is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st congressional district. Bauman was a prominent conservative advocate in the House, but lost re-election in 1980 following a political scandal involving male prostitution.-Early life and career:Bauman...
(SFS 1959), R-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
(retired) - Bob BarrBob BarrRobert Laurence "Bob" Barr, Jr. is a former federal prosecutorand a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2003. Barr attained national prominence as one of the leaders of the impeachment of...
(L 1977), R-GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
(retired) - Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.Thomas Jerome "Tom" Bliley, Jr. is a United States Republican politician and former U.S. Representative from the state of Virginia.-Background:...
(C 1952), R-VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
(retired) - Michael N. CastleMichael N. CastleMichael "Mike" Newbold Castle is a former Governor and former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1993 until 2011. He is a member of the Republican Party....
(L 1964), R-DelawareDelawareDelaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania... - Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr. (L 1991), D-Louisiana (not re-elected)
- David CicillineDavid CicillineDavid Nicola Cicilline is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is formerly the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, and was the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital.-Early life, education, and career:...
(L 1986), D-Rhode Island, 2011- - Hansen ClarkeHansen ClarkeHansen Hashim Clarke is the U.S. Representative for . Clarke, a Democrat, was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives from 1991 through 1992, and from 1999 through 2002. He then served in the Michigan Senate, representing the 1st District from January 1, 2003 to January 3, 2011. Clarke...
(L 1987) D-Michigan, 2011- - Charles R. ClasonCharles R. ClasonCharles Russell Clason was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts and an attorney. Clason was born in Gardiner, Maine. He attended Bates College, and received his law degree from Georgetown University...
(L 1914), R-MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
(deceased) - Francis CondonFrancis CondonFrancis Bernard Condon was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, Condon attended the public schools. He graduated from Georgetown University Law School, Washington, D.C., in 1916. He was admitted to the bar in 1916 and commenced practice in Pawtucket, Rhode...
(L 1916), R-Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
(deceased) - Henry CuellarHenry CuellarHenry Roberto Cuellar is the U.S Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district extends from the Rio Grande to the suburbs of San Antonio, including Guadalupe County and nearby Wilson County.Outside of politics, he has served as a professor at the...
(SFS 1974), D-TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... - Matthew DenverMatthew DenverMatthew Rombach Denver was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, son of James William Denver.Born in Wilmington, Ohio, Denver attended the public schools.He was graduated from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1892....
(C 1892), D-OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
(deceased) - John DingellJohn DingellJohn David Dingell, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1955 . He is a member of the Democratic Party...
(C 1949, L 1952), D-MichiganMichiganMichigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, current Dean; he is also the longest-serving House Member in history (as of February 11, 2009) - Dennis D. Donovan (L 1895), D-OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
(deceased) - John J. DouglassJohn J. DouglassJohn Joseph Douglass was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts.He was born in East Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, on February 9, 1873. Douglass graduated from Boston College in 1893 and from the law department of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.,...
(L 1896), D-MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
(deceased) - Robert F. Drinan, S.J.Robert DrinanRobert Frederick Drinan, S.J. was a Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, lawyer, human rights activist, and Democratic U.S. Representative from Massachusetts...
(L 1949, L 1951), D-MassachusettsMassachusettsThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, 1971-1981 (first Roman Catholic priest to serve as a voting Member of Congress); Georgetown Law professor, 1981-2006 (deceased) - James P.B. DuffyJames P.B. DuffyJames Patrick Bernard Duffy was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York....
(C 1901), D-New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(deceased) - Ed EdmonsonEd Edmondson (U.S. politician)Edmond "Ed" Augustus Edmondson was a U.S. politician from Oklahoma.-Early life:He was born and raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma, where he attended public school before going on to attend Muskogee Junior College. Upon graduation from the University of Oklahoma in 1940, he joined the Federal Bureau of...
(L 1947), D-OklahomaOklahomaOklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
(deceased) - Henry A. EdmundsonHenry A. EdmundsonHenry Alonzo Edmundson was a nineteenth century congressman and lawyer from Virginia.-Early life:Born in Blacksburg, Virginia, Edmundson attended private schools as a child and went on to graduate from Georgetown University...
(C), D-VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
(deceased) - Lane EvansLane EvansLane Allen Evans is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007, representing the 17th District of Illinois...
(L 1978), D-IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
(retired) - Charles J. Faulkner (C 1822), W-VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, D-VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
, D-West VirginiaWest VirginiaWest Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
(deceased) - Mike FergusonMike Ferguson (New Jersey)Michael A. "Mike" Ferguson is an American Republican Party politician who served as member of the United States House of Representatives representing New Jersey's 7th congressional district from 2001 to 2009.-Life and early career:...
(MPP 1995), R-New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... - John R. FoleyJohn R. FoleyJohn Robert Foley represented the sixth district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives from 1959 to 1961....
(L 1947), D-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east... - Ellsworth FooteEllsworth FooteEllsworth Bishop Foote was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in North Branford, Connecticut, Foote attended the public schools....
(L 1923), R-ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
(deceased) - Jeff FortenberryJeff FortenberryJeffrey Lane "Jeff" Fortenberry, born December 27, 1960) is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Lincoln and includes most of the eastern third of the state outside the immediate Omaha area.-Early life, education and...
(MPP 1986), R-NebraskaNebraskaNebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River.... - Luis FortuñoLuis FortuñoLuis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is the governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America. Fortuño is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico , a member of the Republican National Committee, and will be president of the Council of State...
(SFS 1982), NPPNew Progressive Party of Puerto RicoThe New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico is a political party that advocates for Puerto Rico's admission to the United States of America as the 51st state...
/R-Puerto RicoPuerto RicoPuerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an... - Martin FrostMartin FrostJonas Martin Frost III is an American politician, who was the Democratic representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 24th congressional district from 1979 to 2005.-Personal life:...
(L 1970), D-TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
(retired) - Milton W. GlennMilton W. GlennMilton Willits Glenn was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1957-1965.-Biography:Glenn attended the schools of the Atlantic City School District...
(C 1921-1922), R-New Jersey (deceased) - George E. GormanGeorge E. GormanGeorge Edmund Gorman was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Gorman attended the public schools of his native city. He was graduated in law from Georgetown University at Washington, D.C. in 1895. He was admitted to the bar in 1895 and commenced the practice of law in...
(L 1895), D-IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
(deceased) - Leonard W. HallLeonard W. HallLeonard Wood Hall was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, he attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of Georgetown University in 1920...
(L (1920), R-New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(deceased) - Forest HarnessForest HarnessForest Arthur Harness was a U.S. Representative from Indiana.-Biography:Born in Kokomo, Indiana, Harness attended the public schools and was graduated from the law department of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1917...
(L 1917), R-IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
(deceased) - Herbert HarrisHerbert HarrisHerbert Eugene Harris, II was a Democratic member of the U.S. Representative from Virginia. His district included part of Fairfax County.-Early life:Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Harris attended St...
, (L 1951), D-VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there... - Burr HarrisonBurr HarrisonBurr Powell Harrison was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, son of Thomas W. Harrison.Born in Winchester, Virginia, Harrison attended the public schools, Woodberry Forest School, Virginia Military Institute, Hampden-Sydney College, and the University of Virginia.He was graduated from Georgetown...
(L 1926), D-VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
(deceased) - Edward J. HartEdward J. HartEdward Joseph Hart was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1935-1955.-Early years and education:Hart was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on March 25, 1893, where he...
(L 1924, D-New JerseyNew JerseyNew Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
(deceased) - Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (C 1993 G 1996, L 1997), D-South DakotaSouth DakotaSouth Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
- Mazie HironoMazie Hironois the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. She is a member of the Democratic Party.She was the second Asian immigrant elected lieutenant governor of a state of the United States. She ran against Linda Lingle for governor of Hawaii in 2002, one of the few gubernatorial races in United...
(L 1978), D-HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, Lieutenant Governor of HawaiiLieutenant Governor of HawaiiThe Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii, concurrently the Secretary of State of Hawaii, is the assistant chief executive of that U.S. state and its various agencies and departments, as provided in the Hawaii State Constitution Article V, Sections 2 though 6. He or she is elected by popular suffrage of...
(1994-2002) - Lawrence J. Hogan (C 1949), R-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
(retired) - Steny HoyerSteny HoyerSteny Hamilton Hoyer is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1981. The district includes a large swath of rural and suburban territory southeast of Washington, D.C.. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
(L 1966), D-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, Majority Leader - Henry HydeHenry HydeHenry John Hyde , an American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 2007, representing the 6th District of Illinois, an area of Chicago's northwestern suburbs which included O'Hare International Airport...
(C 1947), R-IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, former Chairman, International Relations and Judiciary Committees (deceased) - Michael L. IgoeMichael L. IgoeMichael Lambert Igoe was a United States Representative from Illinois. He was educated in the parochial schools and De La Salle Institute in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the law department of Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1908...
(L 1908), D-IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
(deceased) - Bill Jefferson (L 1996), D-LouisianaLouisianaLouisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
(indicted on sixteen corruption charges; not re-elected) - Mark Steven Kirk (L 1992), R-IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
- Dan LungrenDan LungrenDaniel Edward "Dan" Lungren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district covers most of Sacramento County and part of Solano County, as well as all of Alpine, Amador and Calaveras counties...
(L 1971), R-CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... - Asbury LeverAsbury Francis LeverAsbury Francis Lever was a member of the United States House of Representatives from South Carolina.-Early life:...
(L 1901), D-South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
(deceased) - Sydney Emanuel Mudd IISydney Emanuel Mudd IISydney Emanuel Mudd II was an American politician.Born at Gallant Green in Charles County, Maryland, Mudd attended the public schools of Charles County and the District of Columbia...
(C 1906, L 1909), R-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
(deceased) - Mick MulvaneyMick MulvaneyJohn Michael "Mick" Mulvaney is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Republican Party. He is formerly a member of the South Carolina Senate representing District 16...
(SFS 1989), R-South Carolina, 2011- - Charlie NorwoodCharlie NorwoodCharles Whitlow Norwood, Jr., D.D.S. was an American politician and dentist, serving as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 until his death...
(DDS 1969), R-GeorgiaGeorgia (U.S. state)Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
(deceased) - Glenn NyeGlenn NyeGlenn Carlyle Nye III is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
(SFS 1996) -VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. - Jerry J. O'ConnellJerry J. O'ConnellJerry Joseph O'Connell was a U.S. Representative from Montana.-Background:Born in Butte, Montana, O'Connell attended the parochial schools and Butte Central High School. He graduated from Carroll College , Helena, Montana, in 1931, and from Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., in 1934...
(C 1934), D-MontanaMontanaMontana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
(deceased) - Patrick B. O'SullivanPatrick B. O'SullivanPatrick Brett O'Sullivan was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Derby, Connecticut, O'Sullivan attended public schools....
(C 1909), D-ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
(deceased) - James T. PattersonJames T. PattersonJames Thomas Patterson was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, Patterson attended the public schools....
(C 1933), R-ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
(deceased) - William R. RatchfordWilliam R. RatchfordWilliam Richard Ratchford was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.Born in Danbury, Connecticut, Ratchford graduated from Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut, in 1952. He received a B.A. from the University of Connecticut, Storrs, in 1956, where he was a member of the Chi Phi Fraternity....
(L 1959) - D-Connecticut (deceased) - William S. ReyburnWilliam S. ReyburnWilliam Stuart Reyburn was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Reyburn was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John E. Reyburn and Margretta . He married Georgie Fontaine Maury, of Washington, June 10, 1911. He graduated from Yale University in 1904,...
(L 1904), R-PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaThe Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
(deceased) - Charles RiskCharles RiskCharles Francis Risk was a U.S. Representative from Rhode Island.Born in Central Falls, Rhode Island, Risk attended the public and high schools.He worked in textile plants....
(L 1922), R-Rhode IslandRhode IslandThe state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a state in the New England region of the United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area...
(deceased) - Angelo D. RoncalloAngelo D. RoncalloAngelo Dominick Roncallo was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Nassau County, New York....
(L 1953), R-New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
(retired) - Antoni N. Sadlak (L 1931), R-ConnecticutConnecticutConnecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
(deceased) - Philip R. Sharp (SFS 1964), D-IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
(retired) - John William Stanton (SFS 1949), R-OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
- William R. ThomWilliam R. ThomWilliam Richard Thom was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.Born in Canton, Ohio, Thom attended the public schools.He engaged as a newspaper reporter 1905-1909....
(L 1916), D-OhioOhioOhio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
(deceased) - Clarence D. Van DuzerClarence D. Van DuzerClarence Dunn Van Duzer was a United States Representative from Nevada.-References:...
(L 1893), D-NevadaNevadaNevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
(deceased) - Chris Van HollenChris Van HollenChristopher "Chris" Van Hollen, Jr. is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
(L 1990), D-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee - Pete ViscloskyPete ViscloskyPeter John "Pete" Visclosky is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1985. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district lies in Northwest Indiana and includes all of Lake, Newton, Jasper and Benton counties as well as a major portion of Porter County...
(L 1982), D-IndianaIndianaIndiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is... - Charles S. Voorhees (C 1873), Delegate Washington TerritoryWashington TerritoryThe Territory of Washington was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from February 8, 1853, until November 11, 1889, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Washington....
(deceased) - Rick WhiteRick White (politician)Richard Alan White is an American politician, who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented of Washington as a Republican, earning close ties with the Christian Coalition....
(L 1980), R-Washington (retired) - Frank Wolf (L 1965), R-VirginiaVirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
- Albert WynnAlbert WynnAlbert Russell "Al" Wynn is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented the 4th district of Maryland from 1993 to 2008...
(L 1977), D-MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
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Military
- Maj. Gen. Richard S. Abbey (G 1950) - regional Commander, North American Air Defense Command
- Gen. John R. AllenJohn R. AllenJohn R. Allen is a United States Marine Corps four-star general. On 18 July 2011, General Allen assumed command of International Security Assistance Force as Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan , succeeding Army General David Petraeus.-Education:John R. Allen attended The Flint Hill School in...
(G 1983) - has been selected by President Obama to lead the war in Afghanistan, 2011- - Lt. Gen. Paul CarawayPaul CarawayPaul Wyatt Caraway was a United States Army Lieutenant General and the 3rd High Commissioner of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands. He was the son of two influential Arkansas Senators, Hattie Caraway and Thaddeus Caraway. Caraway graduated from the United States Military...
(1933) - High Commissioner of the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands, 1961-1964 - General George William Casey Jr.George William Casey Jr.George William Casey, Jr. is a former United States Army four-star general who last served as the 36th Chief of Staff of the United States Army from April 10, 2007 to April 11, 2011...
(SFS 1970) - Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 2007–present; Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq, 2004–2007 - Lt. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.Joseph F. Dunford, Jr.Joseph F. Dunford, Jr. is a four-star general in the United States Marine Corps and the 32nd and current Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps. He previously commanded several units, and is noted for leading the 5th Marine Regiment during the 2003 invasion of Iraq...
(G 1985) - Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command, Commanding General, 1st Marine Expeditionry Force, 2009–present; Deputy Commandant, United States Marine Corps, 2008–2009 - Maj. Gen. Michael E. Ennis (G 1984) - Deputy Director for Community HUMINT, CIA
- Maj. Gen. John L. FughJohn FughMajor General John Liu Fugh was the first Chinese American to attain general officer status in the U.S. Army. He was the Judge Advocate General of the U.S...
(SFS 1957) - Chairman, The Committee of 100 (United States); Judge Advocate General, U.S. Army, 1991–1993; the first Chinese-American to become a general officer in the U.S. Army - Lt. Gen. John D. Gardner (G 1986) - Deputy Commander, NATO Land Component, Heidelberg
- Maj. Gen. J. Scott Gration (Ret.) (G 1988) - Special Envoy to Sudan, 2009–2011; Senior Military and Foreign Policy Advisor to Sen. Barack Obama
- Maj. Gen. Bruce Jacobs (Ret.) (G 1979) - veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam; past president of Washington's Army and Navy Club
- General James L. JonesJames L. JonesJames Logan Jones, Jr. is the former United States National Security Advisor and a retired United States Marine Corps General....
(SFS 1966) - National Security AdvisorNational Security Advisor (United States)The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor , serves as the chief advisor to the President of the United States on national security issues...
to President Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
, 2009–2010; Chairman, The Atlantic Council of the United States, 2007–2009; Commander of U.S.-European Command and the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, 2003–2006; CommandantCommandantCommandant is a senior title often given to the officer in charge of a large training establishment or academy. This usage is common in anglophone nations...
, United States Marine Corps, 1999–2003 - Vice Admiral John M. Mateczun, M.D. (L 1988) - Commander, Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical
- Vice Admiral Michael A. McDevitt (G 1975) - Commandant, National War College (of the National Defense University), 1995–1997
- General Louis C. MenetreyLouis C. MenetreyLouis Charles Menetrey was a United States Army four star general who served as Commander in Chief, United Nations Command/Commander in Chief, ROK/U.S...
(G 1967) - Commander, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces, Commanding General, Eighth United States Army, 1987–1990 - Vice Admiral Robert B. MurrettRobert B. MurrettVice Admiral Robert B. Murrett was the fourth Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, from 7 July 2006 through July 2010.-Military career:...
(G 1982) - Director, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, 2006–present; Director, Naval Intelligence, 2005–2006 - General David H. Petraeus (SFS Fellow 1994–1995) - Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 2011-present; Commander, International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Commander, U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A), 2010-2011; Commander, United States Central Command (Middle East, East Africa, Central Asia), 2008–2010; Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq, 2007–2008
- Vice Admiral Ann E. RondeauAnn E. RondeauVice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau is currently President of the National Defense University. She assumed the position in 2009. She was former Deputy Commander of the United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois from December 2006 to 2009....
(G 1982) - Director, Navy Staff, 2005–2006; the highest ranking woman in the United States NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S... - Lt. Gen. Stephen M. Speakes (G 1986) - Deputy Chief of Staff for Programs, U.S. Army, 2006–present
- Lt. Gen. Michael Spigelmire (G 1962) - Commander, VII Corps, Stuggart, 1991–1992
- Vice Admiral William D. SullivanWilliam D. SullivanWilliam D. Sullivan is a Vice Admiral in the U.S. Navy. He is currently the U.S. Military Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization....
(G 1990) - U.S. Military Representative to NATO, Brussels, 2006–present - Maj. Gen. Guy C. Swan IIIGuy C. Swan IIILieutenant General Guy Carleton Swan III of the United States Army is the Commanding General United States Army North , based out of Fort Sam Houston, Texas....
(G 1987) - Commander, U.S. Army Military District of Washington and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region, 2005–2007 - Lt. Gen. George H. Sylvester (Ret.) (G 1956) - Vice Commander, Air Force Systems Command, Andrews Air Force Base, 1979–1981
- Maj. Gen. James L. WilliamsJames L. WilliamsMajor General James Williams was the Commanding General of the 4th Marine Division, a position he was appointed to in April 2007.His previous position was as the Assistant Division Commander, 2nd Marine Division which began in November 2006. His previous assignment was as Deputy Commanding General...
(G 1981) - Commanding General, 4th Marine Division
Attorneys
- Jack AbramoffJack AbramoffJack Abramoff is an American former lobbyist and businessman. Convicted in 2006 of mail fraud and conspiracy, he was at the heart of an extensive corruption investigation that led to the conviction of White House officials J. Steven Griles and David Safavian, U.S. Representative Bob Ney, and nine...
(L 1986) - In March 2006, sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison and ordered then to pay restitution of more than $21 million (for defrauding American Indian tribes and corruption of public officials) - Craig A. Alexander (L 1986) - general counsel, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Scott G. Alvarez (L 1981) - general counsel, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Patrick Apodaca (SFS 1972) - university counsel, University of New Mexico
- Robert S. BennettRobert S. BennettRobert S. Bennett is an American attorney best known for representing President Bill Clinton during the Lewinsky scandal. Bennett is also famous for representing Judith Miller in the Valerie Plame CIA leak grand jury investigation case, Caspar Weinberger, the U.S...
(C 1961, L 1964) - noted litigator - Michael E. Bleier (L 1965) - special counsel to the chairman and general counsel, Mellon Financial Corporation, 1982–1996; current partner at Reed Smith LLP
- Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr.Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. , is an American lawyer and lobbyist, based in Washington, D.C.Boggs is the son of the late Thomas Hale Boggs , a United States Representative from Louisiana from 1941–43 and again from 1947 until his death in 1972, and Lindy Boggs , a United States Representative from...
(C 1961, L 1965) - co-founder, Patton Boggs LLP - Stephen L. BragaStephen L. BragaStephen L. Braga is an American white collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation attorney; and currently a Partner in the Litigation Department at Ropes & Gray in Washington, D.C. Mr. Braga is best known for his successful pro bono representation of Martin Tankleff and trial defense of...
(L 1981) - noted litigator - Louis J. Briskman (L 1973) - general counsel, Aetna; EVP and general counsel, CBS Corporation
- Plato CacherisPlato CacherisPlato Cacheris is an American lawyer.Cacheris is the son of a Greek immigrant. He grew up in Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father co-owned a chain of restaurants including the historic downtown restaurant The Waffle Shop in Washington, D.C. In 1951, he joined the U.S. Marine...
(SFS 1953, L 1956) - noted litigator - Robert V. Cahill (SFS 1953, L 1957) - vice chairman and corporate secretary, Univision Communications
- Michael J. Callahan (SFS 1990) - EVP and general counsel, Yahoo!
- Paul Cappuccio (C 1983) - EVP and general counsel, Time Warner, Inc.
- Javade Chaudhri (L 1980) - EVP and general counsel, Sempra Energy
- Paul ClementPaul ClementPaul Drew Clement is a former United States Solicitor General and current Georgetown University legal professor. He is also an adjunct professor at New York University School of Law. He was nominated by President George W...
(SFS 1987) - Solicitor General of the United States, 2005–2008 - David P. Donovan (L 1984) - general counsel, Washington Redskins
- James C. DuffJames C. DuffJames C. Duff is the president and CEO of the Freedom Forum, the nonpartisan foundation dedicated to the First Amendment and media issues and which runs Washington, D.C.’s Newseum, the First Amendment Center, and the Diversity Institute at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.-Education...
(L 1981) - Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts - Thomas F. English (C 1980, L 1983) - general counsel, New York Life
- Charles H. FahyCharles H. FahyCharles Fahy served as Solicitor General of the United States and later as a United States federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit....
(L 1914) - Solicitor General of the United States, 1941–1945 - John G. Finneran Jr, (L 1981) - general counsel and corporate secretary, Capital One Financial Corporation, 1994–present
- Edward Frankle (L 1974) - general counsel, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1988–2002
- Nancy C. Gardner (L 1983) - EVP and general counsel, Thomson Reuters financial/media worldwide
- Phillip S. Gillespie (SFS 1986) - EVP and general counsel, State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)
- Sol Glasner (L 1981) - VP, general counsel, and corporate secretary, MITRE Corporation
- Andrew G. HaleyAndrew G. HaleyAndrew G. Haley was an American lawyer. He has been described as the world’s first practitioner of space law...
(LL.B. 1928) - the world's first space lawyer; president of Aerojet General, 1942–1945; a founder in 1960 of the International Academy of Astronautics and International Institute of Space Law; coined the term "metalaw" (laws applied to relations with alien intelligences) - Andrew D. Hendry (C 1969) - general counsel, Colgate-Palmolive Company
- Frank J. Hogan (L 1902) - founder, Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan Lovells)
- Kim M. Keenan (SFS 1983) - general counsel, NAACP
- Pierre LaPortePierre LaportePierre Laporte was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician who was the Deputy Premier and Minister of Labour of the province of Quebec before being kidnapped and killed by members of the group Front de libération du Québec during the October Crisis. Mr...
(L 1989) - SVP and general counsel, AREVA - Anthony A. Lapham (L 1961) - general counsel, Central Intelligence Agency, 1976–1979
- Robert S. Lavet (L 1979) - SVP and general counsel, SLM (Sallie Mae) Corporation, 2005–2008
- Karen M. Linehan (C 1981, L 1986) - SVP and general counsel, Sanofi-Aventis
- Sanford M. Litvack (L 1959) - general counsel, Disney, 1991–1998
- Richard M. Lucas (B 1987) - EVP and general counsel, Hilton Hotels Corporation
- William B. Lytton (C 1970) - EVP and general counsel, Tyco International
- Lisa MadiganLisa MadiganLisa Madigan has been the 41st Attorney General of the US state of Illinois since 2003, when she became the first female attorney general for Illinois...
(C 1988) - Attorney General of IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... - William J. McDonald (L 1952) - chief attorney, Union Pacific, 1969–1989
- Peter McDonoughPeter McDonoughPeter J. McDonough was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey, who served in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature.-Biography:...
(C 1979, L 1982) - general counsel, Princeton University - Donald P. McHugh (L 1943) - founding general counsel, State Farm Insurance, 1961–1985
- George J. MitchellGeorge J. MitchellGeorge John Mitchell, Jr., is the former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace under the Obama administration. A Democrat, Mitchell was a United States Senator who served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995...
(L 1961) - Special Middle East Envoy for President Obama, 2009–2011; chairman emeritus, DLA Piper (3,700 attorneys in 28 countries) - Simone A. Morgan-Gomez (L 1992) - Bahamian commercial litigation and liquidation attorney
- Scott MullerScott MullerScott Andrew Muller is a former Australian and Queensland cricketer.-State cricket:Muller was a fast-medium bowler for the Queensland Bulls in the Sheffield Shield competition who was a solid performer for his state, with a bowling average of 23...
(L 1975) - general counsel, Central Intelligence Agency, 2002–2004 - W. Michael Murphy, Jr. (C 1972) - New Jersey prosecutor
- Tim A. O'Brien (L 2002) - noted litigator
- Ralph OmanRalph OmanRalph Oman was born in 1940 in Huntington, New York. He studied at the Sorbonne in Paris in 1960-61 and earned a bachelor of arts degree in history from Hamilton College in 1962. From 1962 to 1964, he worked for the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer in Saudi Arabia. Oman served...
(L 1973) - lawyer, United States copyright law - Thomas F. O'Neill III (L 1982) - SVP and general counsel, Wellcare
- Louise Parent (L 1975) - EVP and general counsel, American Express
- Archibald Roush (C 1828) - Boston attorney and shipping investor
- Charles Archibald Roush (C 1857) - New York divorce attorney and energy grid investor
- Clayton A. Roush (C 1886) - noted New York attorney and energy investor
- Thomas Roush (C 1917) - noted New York attorney and investor
- James Roush (C 1945) - noted New York divorce attorney
- Clayton R. Roush (C 1976) - corporate attorney
- Javier H. Rubinstein (L 1989) - global general counsel, PricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopersPricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
- Lawrence Rudolph (L 1976) - general counsel, National Science Foundation
- Kathleen Shea-Ballay (L 1993) - VP and general counsel, Sunoco Logistics
- Stephen E. Smith (C 1973, L 1977) - VP and general counsel, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
- James Spinner (L 1976) - general counsel, Inter-American Development Bank
- Jane Sullivan Roberts (L 1984) - partner, Pillsbury Winthrop; wife of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
- L. Edward Shaw, Jr. (C 1966) - general counsel, Aetna, 1999–2003; general counsel, Chase Manhattan Corporation, 1983–1996
- William SheaWilliam SheaWilliam Alfred "Bill" Shea was an American lawyer and a name partner of the prominent law firm of Shea & Gould...
(C 1929) - noted New York attorney and patriarch of the New York Mets; Shea Stadium named in his honor - Jacob SteinJacob SteinJacob Stein is a California attorney and an authority on the subject of asset protection. His textbooks on asset protection are used by Lorman Education Services, National Business Institute, California CPA Society, and the California CPA Education Foundation...
, attorney, authority on the subject of asset protectionAsset protectionAsset protection is a set of legal techniques and a body of statutory and common law dealing with protecting assets of individuals and business entities from civil money judgments... - Brendan SullivanBrendan SullivanBrendan V. Sullivan, Jr. is a senior partner of the law firm Williams & Connolly. Sullivan is probably best known for the role he served, in the late 1980s, as defense counsel for United States Marines Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver North in the wake of the Iran-Contra scandal...
(C 1964, L 1967) - noted litigator - Alan R. Swendiman (L 1973) - general counsel, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
- Lucinda Treat (L 1996) - EVP and general counsel, Madison Square GardenMadison Square GardenMadison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
- John J. Varley (C 1978) - SVP and general counsel, Virgin America; former VP and deputy general counsel, Delta Air Lines
- Richard E. WileyRichard E. WileyRichard E. Wiley served as Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission from March 8, 1970 -October 12, 1977 where he advocated increased competition and lessened regulation in the communications field...
(LLM 1962) - founding partner, Wiley Rein & FieldingWiley Rein & FieldingWiley Rein LLP is a Washington, D.C. law firm founded in 1983 under the name Wiley, Johnson and Rein. In 1986, the firm, then known as Wiley & Rein, became Wiley Rein & Fielding as Richard E. Wiley, former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, and Bert W...
; chairman, Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
, 1974–1977 - Edward Bennett WilliamsEdward Bennett WilliamsEdward Bennett Williams was a Washington, D.C. trial attorney who founded the law firm of Williams & Connolly and owned several professional sports teams...
(L 1944) trial lawyer; attorney for the Washington Post and Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
; owned Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...
and Baltimore OriolesBaltimore OriolesThe Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...
; founder, Williams & ConnollyWilliams & ConnollyWilliams & Connolly LLP is a prominent litigation firm based in Washington, D.C. The firm was founded by trial lawyer Edward Bennett Williams, who left the partnership of D.C. firm Hogan & Hartson to launch his own litigation boutique.... - Charles Lizza (L 1980) - noted intellectual property litigator
Other alumni in politics and public service
- John Duke Anthony (G 1966) - Founding President and CEO, National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations
- Ziad Abu AmrZiad Abu AmrZiad Abu Amr is a Palestinian politician, author, and member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. From 18 March 2007 to 17 June 2007, he was Foreign Minister of the Palestinian National Authority.-Background:...
(G 1980, G 1986) - Foreign Minister, Palestinian National Unity Government, March–June 2007 - Sam AroraSam AroraSam Arora is an American community advocate, businessman and politician from Montgomery County, Maryland. A Democrat, Arora was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 2010, representing the state's 19th district...
(L 2010) - Delegate, Maryland General AssemblyMaryland General AssemblyThe Maryland General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland. It is a bicameral body. The upper chamber, the Maryland State Senate, has 47 representatives and the lower chamber, the Maryland House of Delegates, has 141 representatives...
, 2011-present - Robert BaerRobert BaerRobert "Bob" Booker Baer is an American author and a former CIA case officer assigned to the Middle East. He is TIME.com's intelligence columnist and has contributed to Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. Baer is a frequent commentator and author about issues related to...
(SFS 1976) - author; the movie Syriana was based on two of his books - Giorgi BaramidzeGiorgi BaramidzeGiorgi Baramidze was born in 1968, in Tbilisi. He graduated from Technical University of Georgia, majoring in chemical technology. He has conducted scientific researches and is the author of several academic publications. Giorgi Baramidze was one of the founders and key members of the anti-Soviet...
(SFS Fellow, 1998–99) - Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration, 2004–present; former Acting Prime Minister, Republic of Georgia - Bradley BeltBradley BeltBradley Belt is the former executive director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation in the United States, and an expert on retirement security and its impact on financial markets and the economy. He was appointed by President George W. Bush to replace Steven Kandarian and later resigned on...
(L 1984) - Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty CorporationPension Benefit Guaranty CorporationThe Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is an independent agency of the United States government that was created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to encourage the continuation and maintenance of voluntary private defined benefit pension plans, provide timely and...
, 2004–2006 - Rubén BerríosRubén BerríosRubén Ángel Berríos Martínez is a lawyer, a Puerto Rican politician, and the current president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party...
-Martínez (B 1961) - President of the Puerto Rican Independence PartyPuerto Rican Independence PartyThe Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty....
(PIP); Honorary President of the Socialist InternationalSocialist InternationalThe Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :...
; elected to the Puerto Rico Senate (1973–1977; 1985–1989; 1997–2000) - Laura Chinchilla MirandaLaura Chinchilla MirandaLaura Chinchilla Miranda is a Costa Rican politician and the first female President of Costa Rica. She was one of Óscar Arias Sánchez's two Vice-Presidents and his administration's Minister of Justice. She was the governing PLN candidate for President in the 2010 general election, where she won...
(G 1989) - First Vice President and Minister of Justice, Republic of Costa Rica, 2006–2009 - Dean Clancy (SFS 1986) - Executive Director, the President's Council on Bioethics, 2001–2004
- Michael Delaney (L 1994) - Attorney General of New Hampshire, 2009–present
- Mohammed Gulam DewjiMohammed Gulam DewjiMohammed Gulam Dewji is a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Tanzania.-Source:* website...
(MSB 1998) - Member of Parliament, Tanzania, 2005–present - Stéphane DujarricStéphane DujarricStéphane Dujarric de la Rivière better known as Stéphane Dujarric was the spokesperson under UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan since 1 July 2005 to 31 December 2006....
(SFS 1988) - Chief Spokesman for the United Nations and the U.N. Secretary-General, 2005–2006 - Mo Elleithee (SFS 1994) - Founding Partner, Hilltop Public Solutions; senior spokesperson for Hillary for President
- Francis EscuderoFrancis EscuderoFrancis Joseph "Chiz" Guevara Escudero is a Filipino politician who has been a member of the Philippine Senate since 2007...
(L 1996) - Senator, Republic of The Philippines, 2007–present - John J. Farmer, Jr. (C 1979, L 1986) - Attorney General of New Jersey, 1999–2002
- Martin FrostMartin FrostJonas Martin Frost III is an American politician, who was the Democratic representative to the U.S. House of Representatives for Texas's 24th congressional district from 1979 to 2005.-Personal life:...
(L 1970) - President, America Votes, 2007–present - Alan S. Frum (L 1971) - Parliamentarian of the United States Senate, 2001–present
- Frank GaffneyFrank GaffneyFrank J. Gaffney, Jr. is the founder and president of the American Center for Security Policy, columnist at the Washington Times, blogger at Big Peace and radio host on Secure Freedom Radio....
(SFS 1975) - President and Founder, Center for Security Policy - Mark D. Gearan (L 1991) - Director, Peace CorpsPeace CorpsThe Peace Corps is an American volunteer program run by the United States Government, as well as a government agency of the same name. The mission of the Peace Corps includes three goals: providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand US culture, and helping...
1995-1999 - Sadegh GhotbzadehSadegh GhotbzadehSadegh Ghotbzadeh was a close aide of Ayatollah Khomeini during his 1978 exile in France, and Iranian Foreign Minister during the Iran hostage crisis following the Iranian Revolution...
(SFS 1959-1963, did not graduate) -- IranIranIran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian Foreign MinisterForeign ministerA Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
, 1979–1980, during Iran hostage crisisIran hostage crisisThe Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979 to January 20, 1981, after a group of Islamist students and militants took over the American Embassy in Tehran in support of the Iranian...
. Later arrested and executed - Leonard W. HallLeonard W. HallLeonard Wood Hall was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, he attended the public schools and graduated from the law department of Georgetown University in 1920...
(L 1920) - Chairman, Republican National Committee, 1953–1957 - Kim R. HolmesKim HolmesKim R. Holmes, Ph.D., is a foreign and defense policy experts in the United States.A former assistant secretary of state, he currently serves as the Vice President of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies at the Heritage Foundation and as director of its Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for...
(G 1982) - Vice President of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, Heritage FoundationHeritage FoundationThe Heritage Foundation is a conservative American think tank based in Washington, D.C. Heritage's stated mission is to "formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong... - Dan KubiakDan KubiakDaniel James Kubiak was an educator and businessman from Rockdale, Texas, who served as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1969 to 1983 and again from 1991 until his death in office...
(1938-1998) - Texas state representativeTexas House of RepresentativesThe Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...
from 1969 to 1983 and 1991 until his death - Alphonse F. LaPortaAlphonse F. LaPortaAlphonse F. La Porta, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, served as U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia from December 1997 to November 2000. Subsequently, he served as the Political Advisor to the U.S. Commander-in-Chief of the Regional Headquarters Allied Forces in southern Europe from January...
(SFS 1960) - President, United States-Indonesia Society, 2004–2007 - Joseph J. Lhota (B 1976) - Deputy Mayor for Operations, City of New York, 1998–2002
- Jane Holl LuteJane Holl LuteJane Holl Lute currently serves as the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, having been confirmed by the Senate on April 3, 2009. Previously, Lute was the United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support...
(L 1999) - UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, 2003–2009; wife of Lt. Gen. Douglas E. Lute who was President George W. Bush's "war czar" - John Lynch-StauntonJohn Lynch-StauntonJohn George Lynch-Staunton is a former Canadian senator and was the first leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. He represented the Senate division of Grandville, Quebec.-Personal background:...
(SFS 1953) - Canadian politician, first leader of the Conservative Party of CanadaConservative Party of CanadaThe Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum... - Agnes Mary MansourAgnes Mary MansourAgnes Mary Mansour was a Catholic nun from 1953 until 1983, when she was forced to resign her vows to retain her position as the director of the Michigan Department of Social Services. Mansour continued as director until 1987. She served as the president of Mercy College of Detroit from 1971 to 1983...
(M 1963) – Director of Michigan's department of health - Deb Markowitz (L 1987) - Vermont's 37th Secretary of State, 1998–present
- Terry McAuliffeTerry McAuliffeTerence Richard "Terry" McAuliffe is a longtime leader and political advisor for the United States Democratic Party. He served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005. He served as Co-Chairman of President William Jefferson Clinton's 1996 re-election campaign and also...
(L 1984) - Chairman, Democratic National CommitteeDemocratic National CommitteeThe Democratic National Committee is the principal organization governing the United States Democratic Party on a day to day basis. While it is responsible for overseeing the process of writing a platform every four years, the DNC's central focus is on campaign and political activity in support...
, 2001–2005 - Marc MorialMarc MorialMarc Haydel Morial is an American political and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League. Morial served as mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana from 1994 to 2002. He is married to Michelle Miller, who has won awards as a CBS News Correspondent.- Early life and educations...
(L 1983) - President and CEO, National Urban League, 2003–present; Mayor of New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, 1994–2002 - Francis J. Murray, Jr. (SFS 1972, L 1975) - President and CEO, New York State Research and Development Authority, 2009–present
- Andrew NatsiosAndrew NatsiosAndrew S. Natsios is an American civil servant who has served in a number of Massachusetts and high level federal government positions. From 2001 to 2005 he served as Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and was appointed as Special Coordinator for International Disaster...
(C 1971) - U.S. Special Envoy for Darfur, 2006–2007; Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 2001–2005 - Samuel Lewis NavarroSamuel Lewis NavarroSamuel Lewis Navarro was the First Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama. He served in these posts from 1 September 2004 to 1 July 2009 during the administration of President Martín Torrijos....
(C 1979) - Foreign Minister and 1st Vice President of Panama, son of Panamanian statesman Gabriel Lewis Galindo - John P. O'BrienJohn P. O'BrienJohn Patrick O'Brien was an Irish-American politician who served as the Mayor of New York City from January 1 to December 31, 1933.-Biography:He was born on February 1, 1873 to Mary and Patrick O'Brien....
(LLB, LLM) - 98th Mayor of New York City, 1933–34 - John W. (Jack) O'Connell (SFS 1946, LLB 1948, PhD 1958) - personal lawyer and diplomatic adviser to Jordan's King Hussein until the monarch's death in 1999
- Esam OmeishEsam OmeishEsam S. Omeish is a Libyan-born American physician and chief of the Division of General Surgery at Inova Alexandria Hospital since 2006...
(C 1989, M 1992) - former President of the Muslim American SocietyMuslim American SocietyThe Muslim American Society is a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 that describes itself as an Islamic revival and reform movement.... - Chung Soo Park (SFS 1958) - Vice President of the Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, elected in Cairo (1997); Minister of the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry of Korea, 1998
- Michael PowellMichael Powell (politician)Michael Kevin Powell is an American Republican politician and lobbyist. He is the incoming president of the National Cable & Telecommunications Association . He was appointed to the Federal Communications Commission by President Bill Clinton on 3 November 1997. President George W. Bush designated...
(L 1993) - Chairman, Federal Communications CommissionFederal Communications CommissionThe Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
, 2001–2005 - Phil PreisPhil PreisPhillip Wesley Preis, Sr., known as Phil Preis , is a Democratic politician and attorney, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who specializes in mergers and acquisitions. A native of Newellton in Tensas Parish in northeastern Louisiana, Preis is the son of Patricia M. Preis of Newellton and Edwin...
(L 1975) - Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LouisianaBaton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
attorney; candidate for governor of Louisiana in 1995 and 1999 - Oussama RomdhaniOussama Romdhani-Biography:Oussama Romdhani was born on December 15, 1956 in Metouia, Tunisia. He received a PhD in American Studies from Tunis University and was a Fullbright scholar at Georgetown University....
- Fullbright scholar, former Tunisian Communications Minisiter - Charles O. RossottiCharles O. RossottiCharles O. Rossotti is an American businessman, and former Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Rossotti has a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Georgetown University and an MBA from Harvard Business School ....
(C 1962) - Commissioner, Internal Revenue ServiceInternal Revenue ServiceThe Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
, 1997–2002 - Kevin M. Ryan (L 1992) - President and CEO, Covenant House International, 2009–present
- William Everest RyanWilliam Everest Ryan-Biography:Ryan graduated from Marquette University in his hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, D.C.. He would marry Rosemary Ann Kelly and have six children. Ryan served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and the Korean War,...
- United States Department of JusticeUnited States Department of JusticeThe United States Department of Justice , is the United States federal executive department responsible for the enforcement of the law and administration of justice, equivalent to the justice or interior ministries of other countries.The Department is led by the Attorney General, who is nominated...
official - Elliot G. SanderElliot G. SanderElliot "Lee" Sander is the former Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York, having tendered his resignation on Thursday, May 7, 2009 following legislation preventing the MTA's "Doomsday plan" of fare hikes and service cuts...
(SFS 1977) - Executive Director and CEO, Metropolitan Transportation AuthorityMetropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)The Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the U.S...
of New York, 2006–present - Jenny SanfordJenny SanfordJennifer Sullivan Sanford is the former First Lady of South Carolina, heiress, and former investment banker.She was married to Governor Mark Sanford, whose initial campaigns she substantially funded...
(B 1984) - First Lady of South Carolina, 2003–2010; investment banker; campaign manager - Robert Shrum (C 1965) - Democratic political consultant
- Douglas H. ShulmanDouglas H. ShulmanDouglas H. Shulman is the U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue. His nomination was confirmed by the full U.S. Senate on March 14, 2008 and he was sworn in on March 24, 2008...
(L 1999) - Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, 2008–present - Michael P. Skarzynski (SFS 1978) - Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 1989 - 1991.
- Nancy SoderbergNancy SoderbergNancy Soderberg is an American foreign policy strategist who held several senior level positions in the Clinton administration. She currently is President of the Connect US Fund in Washington DC and resides in Jacksonville, Florida where she is a Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the University...
(MSFS 1984) - U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations, 1997–2001 - James C.Y. SoongJames SoongJames Soong Chu-yu , is a politician in the Republic of China on Taiwan. He founded and chairs the People First Party, a smaller and more conservative party in the Kuomintang -led Pan-Blue Coalition....
(L 1974) - TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese politician; former Governor of Taiwan Province; Chairman of Taiwan's People First Party - James C. SpencerJames C. SpencerJames Clarence Spencer was a survivor of the Bataan Death March during World War II and a Democratic politician from Athens, the seat of Henderson County in east Texas.-Background:...
(attended Law School 1940s) - Texas politician and survivor of the Bataan Death MarchBataan Death MarchThe Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer, by the Imperial Japanese Army, of 75,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of prisoners.The march was characterized by... - Bruno Stagno UgarteBruno Stagno UgarteBruno Stagno Ugarte was the Minister of Foreign Relations of Costa Rica from 2006 to 2010 and was the president of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court from 2005 to 2008....
(SFS 1991) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Costa Rica, 2006–present - Michael S. SteeleMichael S. SteeleMichael Stephen Steele is an American politician who served as the first African-American chairman of the Republican National Committee from January 2009 until January 2011. From 2003 to 2007, he was the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Maryland, the first African American elected to statewide...
(L 1991) - Chairman, Republican National Committee, 2009–present; Lt. Gov. of MarylandMarylandMaryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, 2003–2007 - Daniel S. SullivanDaniel S. SullivanDaniel S. Sullivan is the current Attorney General of Alaska. Sullivan was appointed to his current office by then-Governor Sarah Palin in June 2009.-Early life and education:...
(L & MSFS 1993) - Attorney General of Alaska, 2009–present; Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, 2006–2008 - M. Ashraf Haidari (MASS-SFS 2005) - Deputy Chief of Mission & Political Counselor of the Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington-DC, 2005–Present
- Donna A. Tanoue (L 1981) - Vice Chairman, Bank of Hawaii, 2004–present; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1998–2001
- Lynda Tran (GPPI 2004) - Communications Director of Virginia Governor Tim KaineTim KaineTimothy Michael "Tim" Kaine is a Virginia politician. Kaine served as the 70th Governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010, and was the chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2009 to 2011...
2009–present - Ong Keng YongOng Keng YongOng Keng Yong is a Singaporean diplomat. He was the Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations from 2003 to 2007....
(G 1983) - Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 2003–2007 - Joe Slade WhiteJoe Slade WhiteJoe Slade White is a Democratic political strategist and media consultant. His past clients have included Presidential candidates, U.S. Senators, Governors, Members of Congress, and Mayors, as well as statewide and local initiatives throughout the country.-Career:At the age of 21, White was hired...
-(G 1971) Democratic Media Consultant - Eric P. Feichthaler (L 1997) - Mayor of Cape Coral, FL, 2005 - 2008
Business
- Yousef Al-Essa (SFS 1994) - CEO, Addax Bank, Bahrain
- Neil Ashe (B 1990) - president, CBS Interactive
- Joseph R. BaczkoJoseph R. BaczkoJoseph R. Baczko Baczko is the current dean of the Lubin School of Business of Pace University. Baczko is former President/COO of Blockbuster Entertainment and founder/President of Toys "R" Us International. He is German-born of Hungarian descent and raised in France; during the 1950s Baczko...
(SFS 1967) - president and CEO, Blockbuster Entertainment, 1991–1993; founder and president, Toys "R" Us-International, 1983–1990; CEO, Max Factor-Europe, 1979–1983 - Charles E. Bunch (SFS 1971) - chairman and CEO, PPG IndustriesPPG IndustriesPPG Industries is a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products, specialty materials, chemicals, glass and fiber glass. With headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, PPG operates in more than 60 countries around the globe. Sales in 2010 were $13.4 billion...
; chairman, National Association of Manufacturers, 2007–2008 term - Vincent C. Burke Jr. (SFS 1943, L 1950) - chairman and CEO, Riggs BankRiggs BankRiggs Bank was a Washington, D.C.-based commercial bank with branches located in the surrounding metropolitan area and offices around the world. For most of its history, it was the largest bank in the nation's capital. Riggs had been controlled by the Albritton family since the 1980s, but they lost...
, 1973-1982 - Charles CawleyCharles CawleyCharles M. Cawley is a businessman and founding member of the bank MBNA. MBNA was acquired by Bank of America in 2006. A graduate of Georgetown University, he created the bank in 1982.-Local Support in Maine:...
(C 1962) - chairman and CEO, MBNAMBNAMBNA Corporation was a bank holding company and parent company of wholly owned subsidiary MBNA America Bank, N.A., headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, prior to being acquired by Bank of America in 2006...
(now Bank of AmericaBank of AmericaBank of America Corporation, an American multinational banking and financial services corporation, is the second largest bank holding company in the United States by assets, and the fourth largest bank in the U.S. by market capitalization. The bank is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina...
) (retired) - Michael L. Chasen (MBA 1995) - president and CEO, Blackboard Inc.Blackboard Inc.Blackboard Inc. is an enterprise software company with its corporate headquarters in Washington, D.C. and is primarily known as a developer of education software, in particular learning management systems. Blackboard was founded by CEO Michael Chasen and chairman Matthew Pittinsky in 1997 and...
- Bud Colligan (SFS 1976) - CEO, Authorware (1989–1992); CEO, Macromedia (1992–1997); Partner, Accel Partners (1998–present)
- Jay Collins (G 1989) - CEO, Public Sector Group, CitigroupCitigroupCitigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
- Daniel L. Comas (C 1986) - EVP and chief financial officer, Danaher CorporationDanaher CorporationThe Danaher Corporation , is a large global company headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. Its products are concentrated in the fields of design, manufacture, and marketing of industrial and consumer products....
- Catherine Cook (MSB 2011) - co-founder of the social networking site myYearbookMyYearbook-History:myYearbook was initially created by two high school students, David and Catherine Cook, and their older brother Geoff, during Spring Break of 2005. Catherine persuaded Geoff, who founded EssayEdge.com and ResumeEdge.com from a dorm in 1997, to invest in their project...
- John K. Delaney (L 1988) - chairman and CEO, CapitalSource, Inc.
- Paul J. Diaz (L 1988) - president & CEO, Kindred HealthcareKindred HealthcareKindred Healthcare Incorporated is a healthcare services company that through its subsidiaries operates hospitals, nursing centers, and contract rehabilitation services across the United States...
- Charles DonnellyCharles Donnelly (railroad)Charles Donnelly was president of Northern Pacific Railway 1920-1939.-Biography:He was born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, on November 9, 1869, the son of Thomas F. and Catherine Corwin. He married Berthania McMichael on November 6, 1894.He was educated at Georgetown University, graduating with...
(LLB 1896) - president, Northern Pacific RailwayNorthern Pacific RailwayThe Northern Pacific Railway was a railway that operated in the west along the Canadian border of the United States. Construction began in 1870 and the main line opened all the way from the Great Lakes to the Pacific when former president Ulysses S. Grant drove in the final "golden spike" in...
, 1920–1939 - William J. Doyle (C 1972) - president and CEO, Potash Corporation of SaskatchewanPotash Corporation of SaskatchewanThe Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. , also referred to as PotashCorp, is a Canadian corporation based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The company is the world's largest potash producer and the third largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate, three primary crop nutrients used to produce...
- Amr ElSawy (MBA 1998) - president and CEO, NoblisNoblisNoblis is a nonprofit research corporation headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia. The firm performs scientific research and engineering with clients in the federal, state, and private sectors...
- Mary Callahan ErdoesMary Callahan ErdoesMary Callahan Erdoes is Chief Executive Officer of J.P. Morgan's Asset Management division, a global leader in investment management and private banking with more than $1.3 trillion in assets under supervision. In addition to being a member of JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s Operating and Executive...
(C 1989) - CEO, JPMorgan Private Bank, 2004–present - James D. Farley (SFS 1950) - vice chairman, CitigroupCitigroupCitigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
(retired) - Thomas W. Farley (C 1997) - president and CEO, New York Board of TradeNew York Board of TradeThe New York Board of Trade , renamed ICE Futures US in September of 2007, is a wholly owned subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange . It is a physical commodity futures exchange located in New York City. It originated in 1870 as the New York Cotton Exchange...
, 2007–present - James A. Firestone (SFS 1976) - president, Xerox North America; EVP, Xerox Corporation
- Alexander A. Fitzpatrick (C 1988) - SVP and general counsel, Verenium Corporation, 2010-
- Nicholas C. ForstmannNicholas C. ForstmannNicholas C. "Nick" Forstmann was one of the founding partners of Forstmann Little & Company, a private equity firm.After attending The Lawrenceville School, Nicholas Forstmann graduated from Georgetown University in 1969, and began working at the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company...
(MSB 1969) - partner, Forstmann Little & CompanyForstmann Little & CompanyForstmann, Little & Company is a private equity firm, specializing in leveraged buyouts . At its peak in the late 1990s, Forstmann Little was among the largest private equity firms globally... - James J. GrecoJames J. GrecoJames Joseph Greco is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the restaurant group Le Duff America, a bakery café chain headquartered in Burlington, Vermont; Dallas, Texas; and Toronto, Canada.-Early Years and Personal Life:Greco was born in...
(C 1980) - CEO, Bruegger's Enterprises Inc.Bruegger'sBruegger's Enterprises, Inc., and wholly owned subsidiary Threecaf Brands Canada, Inc., are franchisers and operators of Bruegger's bakery-cafés, Timothy's World Coffee, mmmuffins, and Michel's Baguette.... - Jeffrey W. GreenbergJeffrey W. GreenbergJeffrey Wayne Greenberg is an American lawyer and business executive who served as chairman and CEO of Marsh & McLennan Companies.He earned a bachelor's degree from Brown University in 1973 and his law degree from Georgetown University Law School in 1976. He began his career at Marsh & McLennan...
(L 1976) - chairman and CEO, Marsh & McLennan CompaniesMarsh & McLennan CompaniesMarsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. is a US-based global professional services and insurance brokerage firm. In 2007, it had over 57,000 employees and annual revenues of $10.49 billion. Marsh & McLennan Companies was ranked the 221st largest corporation in the United States by the 2009 Fortune 500...
, 2000–2004 - Ken HakutaKen HakutaKen Hakuta, known as "Dr. Fad" since 1983, is an American inventor and television personality. Hakuta, as Dr. Fad, was the host of the popular kids invention TV show, The Dr. Fad Show, which ran from 1988 to 1994. The show featured kids' inventions, and promoted creativity and inventiveness in...
(MSB 1972) - "Dr. Fad" inventor; CEO, Allherb.com Foundation - Martin C. Halusa (C 1977) - CEO, Apax Partners LLP
- Michael Heisley, Sr. (B 1960) - chairman, Heico Companies
- Clifford Hudson (L 1980) - chairman and CEO, Sonic Corp.; chairman, board of trustees, National Trust for Historic PreservationNational Trust for Historic PreservationThe National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization that was founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods through a range of programs and activities, including the publication of Preservation...
, 2007–present - Roberto R. Herencia (B 1981) - president, Banco Popular North America, Chicago, 2001–present
- Eric E. Hotung (C 1951) - international businessman-investor; Georgetown's Hotung International Law Building named after him
- V. Charles Jackson (SFS 1966) - CEO, First Private Bank & Trust, Los Angeles
- Daniel S. Jaffee (B 1986) - chairman and CEO, Oil Dry Corporation
- Frank KeatingFrank KeatingFrancis Anthony "Frank" Keating is an American politician from Oklahoma. Keating served as the 25th Governor of Oklahoma. His first term began in 1995 and ended in 1999...
(C 1966) - president and CEO, American Bankers AssociationAmerican Bankers AssociationThe American Bankers Association is an industry trade group and professional association representing the United States' banking industry... - John W. Kapples (C 1982, L 1985) - vice president and corporate secretary, RaytheonRaytheonRaytheon Company is a major American defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics. It was previously involved in corporate and special-mission aircraft until early 2007...
- Kenneth J. Kencel (B 1981) - president and CEO, Churchill Financial Group
- Gregory B. Kenny (B 1974) - president and CEO, General CableGeneral CableGeneral Cable is a Fortune 500 company based in Highland Heights, Kentucky, with sales offices and manufacturing facilities around the world. The company is a global leader in both the manufacture and distribution of copper, aluminum, and fiber optic cables, for energy, communications and many...
- Paul J. Klaassen (SFS 1979) - co-founder (with wife Terry), chairman and CEO, Sunrise Senior LivingSunrise Senior LivingSunrise Senior Living, Inc. is a senior living company based in Tysons Corner, unincorporated Fairfax County, northern Virginia, which operates over 300 Sunrise locations in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Sunrise specializes in Alzheimer's care, Assisted living and Skilled nursing...
- Jules B. Kroll (L 1966) - founder, Kroll, Inc.
- Heidi Kunz (FLL 1977) - chief financial officer, Blue Shield of CaliforniaBlue Shield of CaliforniaBlue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health plan founded in 1939 and based in San Francisco, California. The organization serves over 3.4 million health plan members and nearly 65,000 physicians across the state...
- Elaine La Roche (SFS 1971) - chairman and director, Linktone Ltd.; first female managing director of Morgan StanleyMorgan StanleyMorgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
- John Laytham (SFS 1966) - president and CEO, Clyde's Restaurant GroupClyde's Restaurant GroupClyde's Restaurant Group is a private company that owns and operates 13 restaurants in the Washington Metropolitan Area .-List of restaurants:*Clyde's of Georgetown*Clyde's of Reston*Clyde's of Chevy Chase*Clyde's of Mark Center*Clyde's of Columbia...
- Andrew S. Lee (C 2000) - chairman and CEO, Pinpoint Asia Limited
- Gregory G. Leo, Sr. (B 1979) - managing member, The Leo Companies, RE Development
- Ted LeonsisTed LeonsisTheodore John Leonsis is an Internet pioneer, sports team owner, venture capital investor, filmmaker, author and philanthropist. His early new media company, Redgate Communications was acquired by America Online in 1994, and Leonsis became a senior AOL executive for the next 13 years...
(C 1977) - chairman and CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment (NBA's Washington WizardsWashington WizardsThe Washington Wizards are a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., previously known as Washington Bullets. They play in the National Basketball Association .-Early years:...
, NHL's Washington CapitalsWashington CapitalsThe Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
, WNBA's Washington MysticsWashington MysticsThe Washington Mystics is a professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C., playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1998 season. The team is owned by Monumental Sports & Entertainment , who also owns the Mystics'...
, the Verizon CenterVerizon CenterVerizon Center is a sports and entertainment arena in Washington, D.C., USA, named after telecommunications sponsor Verizon Communications, and has been nicknamed the "Phone Booth" because of its association with telecommunications companies...
, Baltimore-Washington Ticketmaster franchise); vice chairman emeritus, AOLAOLAOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
; producer of documentaries NankingNanking (film)Nanking is a 2007 film about the 1937 Nanking Massacre committed by the Japanese army in the former capital city Nanjing, China. The film draws on letters and diaries from the era as well as archive footage and interviews with surviving victims and perpetrators of the massacre...
and Kicking ItKicking It (film)Kicking It is a 2008 documentary directed by Susan Koch and Jeff Werner focusing on the experiences of seven homeless people at the Homeless World Cup football game. Featured in the documentary, narrated by actor Colin Farrell were residents of Afghanistan; Kenya; Dublin, Ireland; Charlotte, North...
; chairman, Snag Films - Jack LeslieJack LeslieJohn Francis Leslie was an English footballer who played as an Inside left.Born to a Jamaican father in Canning Town, Leslie was the only professional black player in England during his time with Plymouth Argyle...
(SFS 1976) - chairman of Weber ShandwickWeber ShandwickWeber Shandwick is a public relations firm.-History:Weber Shandwick is a formation of three previous companies:*The Weber Group - Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1987, leveraging emerging technologies such as the mobile phone and the internet into the world of communications, which made the company a...
, chairman of the African Development Foundation - Gail (Giblin) MacKinnon (B 1985) - EVP and chief government relations officer, Time Warner CableTime Warner CableTime Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...
- Philip Marineau (C 1968) - LNK Partners, a private equity firm; president, Quaker Oats CompanyQuaker Oats CompanyThe Quaker Oats Company is an American food conglomerate based in Chicago. It has been owned by Pepsico since 2001.-History:Quaker Oats was founded in 1901 by the merger of four oat mills:...
; CEO, PepsiCoPepsiCoPepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...
North America; president and CEO, Levi Strauss & Co.Levi Strauss & Co.Levi Strauss & Co. is a privately held American clothing company known worldwide for its Levi's brand of denim jeans. It was founded in 1853 when Levi Strauss came from Buttenheim, Franconia, to San Francisco, California to open a west coast branch of his brothers' New York dry goods business... - David C. McCourt (C 1979) - chairman and CEO, Granahan McCourt Capital
- Robert Emmett McDonough (SFS 1949) - founder and vice chairman, Remedy Intelligent Staffing; Georgetown's School of BusinessMcDonough School of BusinessThe McDonough School of Business is one of the four undergraduate and one of the five graduate schools of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C...
named after him - William J. McDonoughWilliam J. McDonoughWilliam Joseph McDonough is vice chairman and special advisor to the chairman at Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., responsible for assisting senior management in the company's business development efforts with governments and financial institutions.-Biography:From 2003 to 2005, he was chairman of the...
(G 1962) - vice chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., 2006–present; president, Federal Reserve Bank of New YorkFederal Reserve Bank of New YorkThe Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks of the United States. It is located at 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY. It is responsible for the Second District of the Federal Reserve System, which encompasses New York state, the 12 northern counties of New Jersey,...
, 1993–2003 - George J. MitchellGeorge J. MitchellGeorge John Mitchell, Jr., is the former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace under the Obama administration. A Democrat, Mitchell was a United States Senator who served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995...
(L 1961) - chairman, Walt Disney Company, 2004–2006 - Robert Mosbacher, Jr.Robert Mosbacher, Jr.Robert Adam Mosbacher, Jr. is a Houston businessman and is the former head of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation , a US government agency aimed at promoting development by working with the private sector. Nominated by President George W. Bush, Mr...
(C 1973) - president, Overseas Private Investment CorporationOverseas Private Investment CorporationThe Overseas Private Investment Corporation is an independent agency of the United States Government that mobilizes U.S. private sector investment in new and emerging markets overseas in order to support both the sustainable economic development of those markets and the creation of American jobs... - Eugene F. Murphy (LLM 1964) - vice chairman, General ElectricGeneral ElectricGeneral Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
, 1997–1999; president and CEO, RCA Communications, 1981–1985 - Morgan E. O'BrienMorgan E. O'BrienMorgan Edward O'Brien , chairman of Cyren Call Communications, is a pioneer in U.S. wireless telecommunications. As the co-founder and chairman of Nextel Communications, Inc...
(C 1966) - founder and chairman, Cyren Call Communications, 2005–present; co-founder and chairman, Nextel CommunicationsNextel CommunicationsNextel Communications, commonly styled NEXTEL and formerly traded on the NASDAQ as NXTL, now a part of the Sprint Nextel Corporation, was a United States telecommunications firm operating a nationwide push to talk mobile communications system. Unlike other mobile networks, the Nextel network...
(now Sprint Nextel Corporation), 1987–1995 - James J. O'Connor (LLB 1963) - CEO, Commonwealth EdisonCommonwealth EdisonCommonwealth Edison is the largest electric utility in Illinois, serving the Chicago and Northern Illinois area...
, 1980–1998 - Christopher M. O'Meara (B 1983) - EVP and chief financial officer, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc, 2004–2008
- Martin P. PaoneMartin P. PaoneMartin P. Paone , was Secretary for the Majority of the United States Senate.He is a 1972 graduate of Boston College and holds a Master's Degree in Russian Studies from Georgetown University. It was while attending graduate school that Mr...
(G 1978) - chairman, Timmons and Company, 2008–present - Gary PerlinGary PerlinGary Perlin was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is the current chief financial officer of the Capital One Financial Corporation and former CFO of the World Bank.- Background :...
(SFS 1972) - chief financial officer, Capital One Financial Corporation, 2003–present - Peter J. PestilloPeter J. PestilloPeter J. Pestillo is the former Chairman and CEO of Visteon based in Dearborn, Michigan from January 1, 2000 to May 31, 2004. Pestillo became the first CEO and chairman of the Visteon when it was spun off from Ford Motor Company...
(LLB 1963) - chairman and CEO, Visteon Corporation (retired) - Charles O. Prince (LLM 1983), chairman and CEO, CitigroupCitigroupCitigroup Inc. or Citi is an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. Citigroup was formed from one of the world's largest mergers in history by combining the banking giant Citicorp and financial conglomerate...
, 2003–2007 - Steven A. Raymund (G 1981) - chairman, Tech Data Corporation
- Frederic Rose (SFS 1984, L 1989) - EVP, AlcatelAlcatelAlcatel Mobile Phones is a brand of mobile handsets. It was established in 2004 as a joint venture between Alcatel-Lucent of France and TCL Communication of China....
; president of Alcatel Asia Pacific - Patricia RussoPatricia RussoPatricia F. Russo is an American businessperson most widely known for having served as chief executive officer of Lucent Technologies and its successor, Alcatel-Lucent, a large communications equipment manufacturer. She currently serves on the board of directors of HP, General Motors, Merck & Co....
(C 1972) - CEO, Alcatel-LucentAlcatel-LucentAlcatel-Lucent is a global telecommunications corporation, headquartered in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France. It provides telecommunications solutions to service providers, enterprises, and governments around the world, enabling these customers to deliver voice, data, and video services... - Charles F. Sarkis (B 1962) - chairman, president and CEO, Back Bay Restaurant GroupBack Bay Restaurant GroupBack Bay Restaurant Group is a restaurant company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts which operates 35 restaurants under seven different concepts, primarily in New England.- History :...
- Ann Sarnoff (B 1983) - president, Dow Jones Ventures
- John T. Schwieters (B 1962) - vice chairman, Perseus LLC
- Michael P. Skarzynski (SFS 1978) - CEO, ArbitronArbitronArbitron is a consumer research company in the United States that collects listener data on radio audiences. It was founded as American Research Bureau by Jim Seiler in 1949 and became national by merging with L.A. based Coffin, Cooper and Clay in the early 1950s...
- Richard Speciale (B 1967) - Managing Principal, Aequitas LLC, 1998–present
- Barry Sullivan (C 1953) - chairman and CEO, First National Bank of Chicago, 1980-1992 (now part of JPMorgan Chase)
- Ward J. Timken, Jr. (B 1989) - chairman, Timken CompanyTimken CompanyThe Timken Company is a global manufacturer of bearings, alloy steels, and related components and assemblies.- History :The company was founded by Henry Timken in St. Louis, Missouri in 1899 and incorporated as The Timken Roller Bearing Axle Company. A year earlier, in 1898, Timken got a patent...
- Michael A. Todman (B 1979) - president, Whirlpool North America, 2007–present
- Laurence A. Tosi (C 1998, L 1994, G 1994) - chief financial officer, The Blackstone Group
- Edmond D. Villani (C 1968) - general partner, Intana Capital Management; vice chairman, Deutsche Asset Management; president and CEO, Scudder Kemper Investments
- Marcus WallenbergMarcus WallenbergMarcus Wallenberg, born 2 September 1956 in Stockholm, is a Swedish banker and industrialist, B. Sc of Foreign Service. Son of the banker Marc Wallenberg, and his wife Olga Wehtje, he is a member of the prominent Wallenberg family. His nickname "Husky" came from his grandfather, Marcus "Dodde"...
(SFS 1980) - president and CEO, Investor ABInvestor ABInvestor AB is a Swedish investment company, founded in 1916 and still controlled by the Wallenberg family through their foundation asset management company FAM. The company owns a controlling stake in several large Swedish companies with smaller positions in a number of other firms. In 2006 it had...
; chairman, International Chamber of CommerceInternational Chamber of CommerceThe International Chamber of Commerce is the largest, most representative business organization in the world. Its hundreds of thousands of member companies in over 130 countries have interests spanning every sector of private enterprise.... - Lance L. Weaver (B 1976) - chairman, board of directors, MasterCardMasterCardMastercard Incorporated or MasterCard Worldwide is an American multinational financial services corporation with its headquarters in the MasterCard International Global Headquarters, Purchase, Harrison, New York, United States...
; vice chairman, MBNA (KRB) Corp. - Ralph V. WhitworthRalph V. WhitworthRalph Victor Whitworth is a Founder of Relational Investors LLC, a private investment management firm based in San Diego, California, that primarily seeks out value stocks at companies it deems to be underperforming due to poor capital allocation discipline and corporate governance...
(L 1985) - founder and principal, Relational InvestorsRelational InvestorsRelational Investors is an activist investment fund based in San Diego, California. Founded in 1996 by Ralph Whitworth, the fund has $6 Billion in assets under management...
; former chairman, Waste Management, Inc., and Apria HealthCare Group, Inc. - Vincent A. Wolfington (C 1962) - chairman, World Travel and Tourism CouncilWorld Travel and Tourism CouncilThe World Travel & Tourism Council was conceptualized in the early 1980s when a group of CEOs came to the realization that although Travel & Tourism was the largest service industry in the world and the biggest provider of jobs, nobody knew it...
; chairman emeritus, Carey International - John B. WoodJohn B. WoodJohn B. Wood was a 19th century journalist from Lebanon, Maine. At various times hewas employed by the New York Times, New York Tribune, The Sun , New York Herald, and the New York Evening News. He was educated atthe Kennebunk Academy until he was sixteen...
(B 1985) - chairman, president and CEO, Telos Corporation - Richard O. Zamora, III (B 1989)- president of Conventions Unlimited, Inc.; owner and principal partner of Global Market Raiders, LLC.
Entertainment, media & culture
- Guy AdamiGuy AdamiGuy Adami is a TV personality, author, financial analyst, & a professional investor. He is one of the original "Fast Money Five" on the show Fast Money . In 2008 he joined optionMONSTER with Pete Najarian and Jon Najarian as the lead analyst for equities research. He also came on board as managing...
(B 1986) - CNBC - Sara Albert (C 2005) - America's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry....
contestant - AmerieAmerieAmerie Mi Marie Rogers , known professionally as Amerie or Ameriie, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She debuted in 2002 with the album All I Have, primarily co-written and produced by Rich Harrison, and was well-received in the urban market...
(C 2000) - rhythm and bluesRhythm and bluesRhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
singer - Melissa AnelliMelissa AnelliMelissa Anelli is an American author. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller Harry, A History, which chronicles the Harry Potter phenomenon with exclusive interview material and a foreword written by Harry Potter creator J.K. Rowling...
(C 2001) - webmistress of The Leaky Cauldron and New York Times bestselling author - Pearl BaileyPearl BaileyPearl Mae Bailey was an American actress and singer. After appearing in vaudeville, she made her Broadway debut in St. Louis Woman in 1946. She won a Tony Award for the title role in the all-black production of Hello, Dolly! in 1968...
(C 1985) - noted singer, actress, entertainer - Mitch BainwolMitch BainwolMitch Bainwol has been the chairman and CEO of the Recording Industry Association of America since 2003, succeeding Hilary Rosen. Prior to filling this position, he worked for 25 years in politics and federal policy-making. He and his wife Susan are parents of three children.-Early life and...
(C 1981) - chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) - Jarrett BarriosJarrett BarriosJarrett Tomás Barrios is a politician, activist, and executive, currently serving as the chief executive of the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts. He was a member of both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate and became the first Latino and first openly...
(L 1995) - president, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) - Agustin Barrios Gomez (SFS 1993) - founder and president, Solutions Abroad
- Bruce BartlettBruce BartlettBruce Bartlett is an American historian who turned to writing about supply-side economics. He was a domestic policy adviser to President Ronald Reagan and was a Treasury official under President George H.W. Bush....
(G 1976) - economist and Wall Street Journal columnist. - John BarrymoreJohn BarrymoreJohn Sidney Blyth , better known as John Barrymore, was an acclaimed American actor. He first gained fame as a handsome stage actor in light comedy, then high drama and culminating in groundbreaking portrayals in Shakespearean plays Hamlet and Richard III...
(C 1898) - actor - Jason BelliniJason BelliniJason Bellini is an American journalist, and until August 2008 was the lead news anchor for CBS News on Logo. He received the 2006 "Journalist of the Year" award from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association . From 1998 to 2005, he worked as a CNN correspondent...
(C 1997) - journalist - Tarak Ben AmmarTarak Ben AmmarTarak Ben Ammar is an international movie producer and distributor, He is famous for his interest in artistic movies, especially when they are related to Mediterranean culture or require North African locations...
(SFS) - Franco-Tunisian film producer - Melanie Berliet - journalist
- Bruce BermanBruce BermanBruce Berman is the executive producer and chairman CEO of Village Roadshow Pictures, . He ranked #71 on Premiers 2003 annual Power 100 list. He studied film in the early seventies at the California Institute of the Arts.-External links:...
(L 1978) - chairman & CEO, Village Roadshow Pictures, a partnership with Warner Bros. - John C. Bersia (G 1979) - Orlando Sentinel journalist, winner of 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
- Mike BirbigliaMike Birbiglia-Professional work:Birbiglia has released three albums, including My Secret Public Journal Live, which was named one of the best comedy albums of the decade by the Onion AV Club....
(C 2000) - comedian - Joan BiskupicJoan BiskupicJoan Biskupic is an American journalist, author, and lawyer who has covered the United States Supreme Court since 1989. She has been the Legal Affairs Correspondent for USA Today since June 2000. From 1992 to 2000, she was the Supreme Court reporter for The Washington Post, and from 1989 to 1992...
(L 1993) - Supreme Court reporter, USA Today, 2000–present; Supreme Court reporter, Washington Post, 1992–2000 - Stuart Bloomberg (C 1972) - chairman, ABC EntertainmentABC EntertainmentABC Entertainment is a network production company owned by ABC that was created in 1982.The company was previously known as ABC Television Network Productions, ABC Circle Films, and ABC Productions...
- William Peter BlattyWilliam Peter BlattyWilliam Peter Blatty is an American writer and filmmaker. The novel The Exorcist, written in 1971, is his magnum opus; he also penned the subsequent screenplay version of the film, for which he won an Academy Award....
(C 1950) - author of The ExorcistThe ExorcistThe Exorcist is a novel of supernatural suspense by William Peter Blatty, published by Harper & Row in 1971. It was inspired by a 1949 case of demonic possession and exorcism that Blatty heard about while he was a student in the class of 1950 at Georgetown University, a Jesuit school... - David G. BradleyDavid G. BradleyDavid G. Bradley is the owner of the Atlantic Media Company, which publishes several prominent news magazines and services including The Atlantic Monthly, National Journal, The Hotline and Government Executive...
(L 1983) - chairman, The Atlantic Monthly; chairman, National Journal Group - Tony Braithwaite (C 1993) - Barrymore Award winning actor
- Sally Buzbee (G 1997) - AP Washington bureau chief, 2010–present; AP chief of Middle East news, based in Cairo
- Mike CahillMike Cahill (director)Mike Cahill is an American film director and screenwriter.-Background:Mike Cahill was born in New Haven, Connecticut on 5 July 1979. His first forays into filmmaking were with Fisher-Price and VHS camcorders when he was young. After high school, Cahill studied economics at Georgetown University,...
(C 2005) - director and screenwriter - Chris Cillizza (C 1998) - Washington Post political reporter
- Jeff Civillico (G 2005) - International Comic Juggler and MC
- Suzanne (Matthews) Clark (S 1997, G 2003) - president, National Journal Group
- Bob ColacelloBob ColacelloBob Colacello is an American writer. Raised in Bensonhurst, New York, Colacello graduated from the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1969, and also has an MFA degree in film criticism from Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts.- Early endeavors and...
(SFS 1969) - noted biographer (Andy Warhol, Doris Duke, the Reagans) - Robert J. Collier (C 1894) - publisher of Collier's Weekly magazine (founded by his father); president, Aero Club of America; married a granddaughter of William Astor
- Bradley CooperBradley CooperBradley Cooper is an American film, theater, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Hangover, The A-Team, and Limitless. In 2011, People magazine named Cooper "Sexiest Man Alive".-Early life:...
(C 1997) - actor - William CorcoranWilliam Wilson CorcoranWilliam Wilson Corcoran was an American banker, philanthropist, and art collector.-Early life:Corcoran was born in Georgetown in the District of Columbia, the son of a well-to-do father whom the electors of Georgetown twice chose as mayor. His father, Thomas Corcoran, came to Georgetown in 1788...
(C 1813) - founder, Corcoran Gallery of ArtCorcoran Gallery of ArtThe Corcoran Gallery of Art is the largest privately supported cultural institution in Washington, DC. The museum's main focus is American art. The permanent collection includes works by Rembrandt, Eugène Delacroix, Edgar Degas, Thomas Gainsborough, John Singer Sargent, Claude Monet, Pablo...
, Washington's first art museum - George Crile IIIGeorge Crile IIIGeorge Crile III was an U.S. American journalist most closely associated with his three decades of work at CBS News.-Personal:...
(SFS 1968) - CBS News producer (60 Minutes and 60 Minutes II) and reporter, 1976–2006; The Overseas Press Club twice awarded Crile its Edward R. Murrow Award; wrote 2003 bestseller Charlie Wilson's War - Michael Dellaira (C 1971) - composer of opera, choral and other vocal music
- Lyle DennistonLyle DennistonLyle Denniston is an American legal journalist, professor, and author, who has reported on the Supreme Court of the United States for 51 years. He currently writes for SCOTUSblog, an online blog featuring news and analysis of the Supreme Court, though in the past he has written for the Wall Street...
(G 1957) - journalist who covered the Supreme Court for: Wall Street Journal, Washington Star and Baltimore Sun; taught at Georgetown Law for eight years - Lucy Barzun DonnellyLucy Barzun DonnellyLucy Barzun Donnelly is the executive producer of Grey Gardens.She is the sister of Matthew Barzun and the granddaughter of Jacques Barzun.Lucy Barzun Donnelly is an award winning film and television producer based in New York...
(C 1995) - producer of Emmy-winning HBO movie Grey GardensGrey GardensGrey Gardens is a 1975 documentary film by Albert and David Maysles, with Susan Froemke, Ellen Hovde, and Muffie Meyer. The film depicts the everyday lives of two reclusive socialites, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lived at Grey Gardens, a decrepit mansion at 3 West End Road in... - James C. DuffJames C. DuffJames C. Duff is the president and CEO of the Freedom Forum, the nonpartisan foundation dedicated to the First Amendment and media issues and which runs Washington, D.C.’s Newseum, the First Amendment Center, and the Diversity Institute at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.-Education...
(L 1981) - president, The Freedom Forum, which includes the Newseum, 2011-present - Margaret EdsonMargaret EdsonMargaret Edson is an American playwright. She graduated with a B.A. in Renaissance History from Smith College, and received a master's in English literature from Georgetown University...
(G 1992) - Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
winning author of WitWitWit is a form of intellectual humour, and a wit is someone skilled in making witty remarks. Forms of wit include the quip and repartee.-Forms of wit:... - Bonnie G. Erbe (L 1987) - journalist and host of To The Contrary
- Paul ErdmanPaul ErdmanPaul Emil Erdman was one of the leading business and financial writers in the United States who became known for writing novels based on monetary trends and historical facts concerning complex matters of international finance.-Early life:Erdman was born in Stratford, Ontario, Canada, on 19 May...
(SFS 1955) - business and financial writer; novelist - Ahmet ErtegünAhmet ErtegunAhmet Ertegün was a Turkish American musician and businessman, best known as the founder and president of Atlantic Records. He also wrote classic blues and pop songs and served as Chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum...
(G 1945) - chairman, Atlantic Records; co-founder, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum; chairman, The American Turkish Society - Justin Falvey (B 1990) - co-head of DreamWorks Television, the network television production arm of DreamWorks SKG
- John T. FlynnJohn T. FlynnJohn Thomas Flynn was an American journalist best known for his opposition to President Franklin D. Roosevelt and to American entry into World War II.-Career:...
(L 1902) - author of 20 books including Trusts Gone Wrong and Graft in Business; columnist for The New RepublicThe New RepublicThe magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
. - Kelly Flynn (C 1988) - executive producer, CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
- Jim GaffiganJim GaffiganJames Christopher "Jim" Gaffigan is an American stand-up comedian and actor.-Early life:Gaffigan was born in Chesterton, Indiana and attended La Lumiere School in La Porte, Indiana. He is the youngest of six children and often jokes about growing up in a large family. He attended one year at...
(MSB 1988) - comedian/actor - Robert GantRobert GantRobert Gant is an American actor. He is sometimes credited as Robert J. Gant.-Early life:...
(L ) - actor - Jamie GangelJamie GangelJamie Gangel is a television reporter in the United States. She became a National Correspondent for the NBC News' Today Show in February 1992...
(SFS 1977) - NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
News Today national correspondent - Lourdes Garcia-NavarroLourdes Garcia-NavarroLourdes Garcia-Navarro is a foreign correspondent with National Public Radio.She has distinguished herself as a tenacious war correspondent and a gifted writer.- Career :...
(SFS 1994) - Baghdad bureau chief, NPR News - Jeffrey GedminJeffrey GedminJeffrey Gedmin is the CEO and President of the Legatum Institute in London and theformer President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. -Life:Gedmin was born in Washington, DC and raised in Northern Virginia....
(G 1990) - president, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - Stephen Glass (L 2001) - infamous journalist known for fabrication of stories for The New RepublicThe New RepublicThe magazine has also published two articles concerning income inequality, largely criticizing conservative economists for their attempts to deny the existence or negative effect increasing income inequality is having on the United States...
, GeorgeGeorge (magazine)George was a glossy monthly magazine centered on the theme of politics-as-lifestyle co-founded by John F. Kennedy, Jr. and Michael J. Berman with publisher Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. in New York City in September 1995...
, and Harper's - Linda GradsteinLinda GradsteinLinda Gradstein is a freelance reporter in Israel who regularly reports for PRI's The World and AOL News and who occasionally reports for other venues such as Slate. Gradstein was the Israel correspondent for NPR News from 1990 until 2009...
(SFS 1985) - correspondent, National Public Radio (NPR) - John GuareJohn GuareJohn Guare is an American playwright. He is best known as the author of The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation, and Landscape of the Body...
(C 1960, H 1991) - author and playwright: The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation; five Tony Awards - Daniel HenningerDaniel HenningerDaniel Henninger is Deputy Editorial Page Director of the Wall Street Journal and a Fox News contributor. He also writes a column named "Wonder Land" which appears every Thursday...
(SFS 1971) - deputy editorial page director and columnist, Wall Street Journal - Quin HillyerQuin HillyerR. Quin Edmonson Hillyer is an American newspaper columnist and writer.-Education and early career:Hillyer was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana and graduated from Trinity Episcopal School in 1978 and the Isidore Newman School in 1982 before matriculating at Georgetown University in...
(C 1986) - columnist and associate editorial page editor, Washington Times - Jack HofsissJack HofsissJack Hofsiss is an American theatre, film and television director. He received a Tony Award for his direction of The Elephant Man on Broadway, the youngest director to have ever received it at the time...
(C 1971) - director of theater, film and television; Tony Award for directing The Elephant Man - Stuart W. Holliday (SFS 1988) - president and CEO, Meridian International Center
- James R. Jones (L 1964) - national chairman, World Affairs Councils of America, 2003–present
- Mary Jordan (C 1983) - Washington Post journalist, co-winner of 2003 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting; currently co-bureau chief in London
- Keith KaneKeith KaneKeith Kane is an American guitarist and musician. Kane is a founding member of the band, Vertical Horizon, which he formed with Matt Scannell at Georgetown University in 1991....
(G 1992) - Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist of rock group Vertical HorizonVertical HorizonVertical Horizon is an American alternative rock band formed at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1991. The band is best known for a string of hits in 1999 and early 2000s, including "You're a God", "Everything You Want", and "Best I Ever Had ". Their most recent album, Burning the... - Brian Kelly (C 1974) - Editor, US News and World Report
- Iris KrasnowIris KrasnowIris Krasnow is an American author, journalism professor, and keynote speaker who specializes in relationships and personal growth. She is the author of Surrendering to Motherhood , the New York Times bestseller Surrendering to Marriage , Surrendering to Yourself , and I Am My Mother's Daughter...
(G 1997) - author specializing in relationships and personal growth - Wilton LackayeWilton LackayeWilton Lackaye was a stage and film actor. He created the role of Svengali in the play Trilby in 1895 which he played on screen in 1915 opposite Clara Kimball Young. He enjoyed a lengthy and distinguished stage career before entering silent films in middle age...
(G 1914) - early stage and film actor - Mark LandlerMark LandlerMark Aurel Landler is an American journalist who has been a White House Correspondent for The New York Times, based in Washington, D.C., since March 2011.-Career:...
(SFS 1987) - New York Times European economic correspondent, Frankfurt, 2002–present; New York Times Hong Kong bureau chief, 1998–2002 - Monica LangleyMonica LangleyMonica Langley is Senior Investigative Journalist for The Wall Street Journal and best-selling author of Tearing Down the Walls: How Sandy Weill Fought His Way to the Top of the Financial World...and Then Nearly Lost it All....
(L 1983) - Washington DC deputy bureau chief, The Wall Street Journal - Malcolm LeeMalcolm D. LeeMalcolm D. Lee is an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He has directed such films as Undercover Brother, The Best Man, Roll Bounce, Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, and Soul Men. He also directed an episode of the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris...
(C 1992) - director, The Best ManThe Best Man (1999 film)The Best Man is a 1999 romantic comedy-drama film, written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. It was produced by Spike Lee's production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks. The film stars Taye Diggs, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut and Sanaa Lathan, and is considered to be a male-centered answer to...
and Undercover BrotherUndercover BrotherUndercover Brother is a 2002 American comedy film starring Eddie Griffin and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. The screenplay is by Michael McCullers and co-executive producer John Ridley, who created the original internet animation characters. It spoofs blaxploitation films of the 1970s as well as a... - Mitchell HurwitzMitchell HurwitzMitchell D. Hurwitz is an American television writer and producer. He is best known as the creator of the television sitcom Arrested Development as well as the co-creator of The Ellen Show, and a contributor to The John Larroquette Show and The Golden Girls.-Birth and early life:Hurwitz was born...
(C 1985) - TV writer, creator of Arrested Development - Peter G. Loehr (SFS 1989) - producer; Imar Film Co., a Beijing-based, independent film company
- Willard MackWillard MackWillard Mack was a Canadian-born actor, director, and playwright.Born Charles McLaughlin, in Morrisburg, Ontario, at an early age his family moved to Brooklyn, New York. After two years, they relocated to Cedar Rapids, Iowa where McLaughlin finished high school...
, aka Charles McLaughlin, (C 1889) - a Canadian-born actor, director, and playwright. - Brit MarlingBrit MarlingBrit Marling is an American writer, producer, director, and actress.She graduated from Georgetown University in 2005 with a degree in economics...
(C 2005) - actress and writer. - Kevin Markey (C 1987) - author, "Slumpbuster", "Wall Ball", Wing Ding", "Rainmaker", other children's and adult books
- Victorino L. Matus (SFS 1995) - assistant managing editor, The Weekly Standard
- Joseph D. McClatchy (C 1967) - editor, The Yale Review, 1991–present
- Tara McKelveyTara McKelveyTara Shannon McKelvey is an American journalist who is a senior editor at The American Prospect.McKelvey began her journalism career as a clerk at The New York Times, following her 1987 graduation from Georgetown University.McKelvey, a research fellow at New York University School of Law's Center...
(C 1985) - editor, The American Prospect - Marilyn MilianMarilyn MilianMarilyn Milian, , is a former Florida state circuit court judge and currently presides over the American television program The People's Court. She is the first female judge to preside over the long-running show and the second longest-running judge overall.-Early life and education:Born to Cuban...
(L 1984) - The People's Court judge - John MulaneyJohn MulaneyJohn Mulaney is an American comedian and writer for Saturday Night Live .In addition to writing for SNL, Mulaney has appeared on the show's "Weekend Update" segment. Mulaney also previously made regular appearances on Best Week Ever on VH1. Mulaney appeared multiple times on Late Night with Conan...
(C 2004) - stand-up comedian, regularly featured on VH1's Best Week Ever - Deroy MurdockDeroy MurdockDeroy Murdock is an American syndicated columnist for the Scripps Howard News Service and a contributing editor with National Review Online....
(C 1986) - columnist, Scripps Howard News Service - Brian F. Murray (C 1988) - president and CEO, HarperCollins
- Don MurphyDon MurphyDon Murphy is an American film producer who produced Natural Born Killers and many other films, including Transformers and Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.-Personal background:...
(MSB 1984) - motion picture producer - Megan MylanMegan MylanMegan Mylan is an American documentary film director, known for her films Lost Boys of Sudan and the 2008 Academy Award-winning Smile Pinki....
(SFS 1992) - director of Smile PinkiSmile PinkiSmile Pinki is a 39-minute documentary directed by Megan Mylan. The film shows the story of a poor girl in rural India whose life is transformed when she receives free surgery to correct her cleft lip...
, winner of the 2008 Academy Award81st Academy AwardsThe 81st Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , honored the best films of 2008 and took place February 22, 2009, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST...
for Best Documentary Short Subject - Condé Montrose NastCondé Montrose NastCondé Montrose Nast was the founder of Condé Nast Publications, a leading American magazine publisher known for publications such as Vanity Fair, Vogue and The New Yorker.-Background:...
(C 1894, G) - founder of Condé Nast PublicationsCondé Nast PublicationsCondé Nast, a division of Advance Publications, is a magazine publisher. In the U.S., it produces 18 consumer magazines, including Architectural Digest, Bon Appétit, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, and Vogue, as well as four business-to-business publications, 27 websites, and more than 50 apps... - Jonathan NolanJonathan NolanJonathan "Jonah" Nolan is a British-American author and screenwriter. His short story "Memento Mori" was used by his brother, director Christopher Nolan, as the basis for the screenplay for the critically acclaimed film Memento. He has also co-written the screenplays for The Prestige and The Dark...
(C 1999) - author of Memento, co-writer of screenplay for The Dark KnightThe Dark Knight (film)The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins... - Glenn O'BrienGlenn O'BrienGlenn O'Brien is primarily a writer, largely on the subjects of art, music and fashion. He's featured as "The Style Guy" at GQ magazine, and has published a book with that title....
(C 1970) - nonfiction writer and Style Guy for GQ Magazine - Miles O'BrienMiles O'Brien (journalist)Miles O'Brien is a broadcast news journalist specializing in aviation, space and technology.-Early life:...
(C 1981) - CNN technology and environmental correspondent - Timothy L. O'BrienTimothy L. O'BrienTimothy L. O'Brien is an American journalist. He is the executive editor of The Huffington Post, and the former editor of the New York Times Sunday Business section...
(C 1984) -- Journalist and author; edits and oversees the Sunday Business section of The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization... - Norah O'DonnellNorah O'DonnellNorah O'Donnell is an American print and television journalist, currently serving as the Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News in Washington, D.C., a position she has held since June 2011.-Early life:...
(C 1996, G 2003) - MSNBC chief Washington correspondent; contributor to NBC's Today - Greg OlearGreg OlearGreg Olear , is an American writer best known for his novels Fathermucker and Totally Killer. His work is noted for its dark humor and frequent references to pop culture....
(C 1995) - novelist - Rob Pegoraro (SFS 1993) - Washington Post consumer technology columnist, 1999-2011
- Guy PicciottoGuy PicciottoGuy Picciotto is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, musician, and producer from Washington, DC.He is most widely known for his role as the guitarist and vocalist of Fugazi, as well as Rites of Spring.-Rites of Spring & Early Projects:...
(C 1987) - guitarist for rock band Fugazi, former lead singer and guitarist for Rites of SpringRites of SpringRites of Spring was an American post-hardcore band from Washington, D.C. in the mid-1980s, known for their energetic live performances. A part of the D.C. hardcore punk scene, Rites of Spring increased the frenetic violence and visceral passion of hardcore while simultaneously experimenting with... - Walter H. Pincus (L 2001) - Washington Post national security journalist
- Mark Jude Poirier (C 1991) - author, books include Goats and Unsung Heroes of American Industry
- Patricia Pomerleau (NHS 1971) - founder and president, ceoexpress.com
- Shirley PovichShirley PovichShirley Lewis Povich was an American sports columnist and reporter for the Washington Post.-Biography:Povich's parents were Jewish immigrants from Lithuania...
(C 1928, L attended two years) - Mr. Povich was sports editor of the Washington Post for 41 years - Jean M. Prewitt (L 1974) - president and CEO, Independent Film & Television Alliance
- Frank J. PrialFrank J. PrialFrank J. Prial, who graduated from Georgetown University in 1951, was the wine columnist for The New York Times for 25 years, writing the weekly "Wine Talk" column since 1972 until his retirement in 2005....
(C 1951) - New York Times wine columnist, 1972–2005 - Martin Quigley, Jr.Martin Quigley, Jr.Martin Quigley Jr. was the son of Martin Quigley , founder motion picture trade periodicals including the Motion Picture Herald. The younger Quigley was active in the editing and publication of those periodicals from young adulthood...
(C 1939) - publisher, politician, author, spy. - Walter RatliffWalter RatliffWalter Ratliff is an award-winning journalist and religion scholar based in Washington, DC. He is currently a religion editor and content manager at the Associated Press...
(G 2004) - documentary producer, Associated Press journalist - Carl ReinerCarl ReinerCarl Reiner is an American actor, film director, producer, writer and comedian. He has won nine Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award during this career...
(SFS 1943) - actor, director, film producer; holder of most Emmy awards in the entertainment field - William Lawrence (Larry) Rohter (SFS 1971) - New York Times bureau chief, Rio de Janeiro
- Chris SaccaChris SaccaChristopher Sacca is a venture investor, public speaker, private equity adviser, and former employee of Google Inc. He is an investor in Twitter.-Education:...
(SFS 1997, L 2000) - Google's head of special initiatives - Matt ScannellMatt ScannellMatthew "Matt" Scannell is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter and musician. Scannell is the lead vocalist, lead guitarist, primary songwriter, and founding member of the alternative rock band, Vertical Horizon....
(G 1992) - Leadsinger/Songwriter/Guitarist of rock group Vertical HorizonVertical HorizonVertical Horizon is an American alternative rock band formed at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. in 1991. The band is best known for a string of hits in 1999 and early 2000s, including "You're a God", "Everything You Want", and "Best I Ever Had ". Their most recent album, Burning the... - Maria ShriverMaria ShriverMaria Owings Shriver is an American journalist and author of six best-selling books. She has received a Peabody Award, and was co-anchor for NBC's Emmy-winning coverage of the 1988 Summer Olympics. As executive producer of The Alzheimer's Project, Shriver earned two Emmy Awards and an Academy of...
(C 1977) - NBC-TV news commentator and former First Lady of California - David SchicklerDavid SchicklerDavid Schickler is an American author who has published two books, Kissing in Manhattan and Sweet and Vicious...
(SFS 1991) - author, books include Kissing in Manhattan and Sweet and Vicious - Kate SnowKate SnowKate Snow is an American television journalist and correspondent for NBC's newsmagazine Dateline. In addition, she has also filled in as anchor for Nightly News. Prior to joining NBC, she was a co-anchor for the weekend edition of Good Morning America on ABC from 2004 to 2010...
(MSFS 1990) - co-anchor, weekend edition of ABC NewsABC NewsABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...
Good Morning America - Alex Stancioff (MBA 1995) - executive animation producer, Comedy Central's "Lil' Bush"
- Michael SucsyMichael SucsyMichael Sucsy is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known as the filmmaker who created the hit film Grey Gardens .-Early Life:...
(SFS 1995) - co-writer, director and producer of HBO movie "Grey Gardens" which won six Emmys - Tim Sullivan (SFS 1988) - AP bureau chief, New Delhi
- Lisa SylvesterLisa SylvesterLisa Sylvester is an American Peabody and Emmy award-winning journalist and television correspondent. She currently reports on CNN's The Situation Room.-Career:...
(SFS 1992) - CNN reporter - Will TanousWill TanousWilliam Lloyd Tanous is an American music industry executive. He is a member of the senior management team of music giant Warner Music Group. In 1996, he co-created and produced the HBO live music television series Reverb. Prior to joining Warner Music Group, Tanous held positions at Warner...
(C 1992) - Warner Music GroupWarner Music GroupWarner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
executive, co-creator HBO's "ReverbReverb (TV series)Reverb, the critically acclaimed weekly HBO music television series spotlighting emerging talent, ran for four seasons . Reverb captured the energy and spontaneity of live music by taking viewers on stage, backstage, and into the audience at some of the premier venues in the United States...
" - Frank A. Taylor (L 1934) - founding director, National Museum of American HistoryNational Museum of American HistoryThe National Museum of American History: Kenneth E. Behring Center collects, preserves and displays the heritage of the United States in the areas of social, political, cultural, scientific and military history. Among the items on display are the original Star-Spangled Banner and Archie Bunker's...
; director, Air and Space Museum, 1969–1971 - Anthony ThomopoulosAnthony ThomopoulosAnthony D. Thomopoulos, is a well known in the motion picture and television industries for his innovation and achievements. Thomopoulos spent 12 years of his career at ABC, moving progressively from Vice President of Prime Time Programs, to President of ABC Entertainment, to President of ABC...
(SFS 1959) - former president ABC Entertainment and ABC Broadcast Group - Jenny ToomeyJenny ToomeyJenny Toomey is an American indie rock musician and arts activist from Chevy Chase, Maryland, and later, Washington, D.C. She was a member of the bands Geek, Tsunami, Liquorice, Grenadine, So Low and Choke, among others, and has also recorded under her own name...
(C 1990) - indie rock musician and arts activist - Greta Van SusterenGreta Van SusterenGreta Van Susteren is an American commentator and television personality on the Fox News Channel, where she hosts On the Record w/ Greta Van Susteren...
(L 1979, L 1982) - Fox News anchor, On The Record - Arick WiersonArick WiersonArick Wierson is an American-born media executive and entrepreneur. His has business interests that span television and film production, political consultancy, and a variety of business interests in the Middle East, Latin America, Europe and Africa...
(SFS 1994) - former NYC TV General Manager and former media advisor to New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg - Trish Wilson (SFS 1983) - deputy Latin America and Caribbean editor for The Associated Press, 2011-present
- Michael J. Winship (C 1973) - president, Writers Guild of America East
- David YatesDavid YatesDavid Yates is an English filmmaker who rose to mainstream prominence directing the final four films in the Harry Potter film series. He helmed the series' fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth installments, all of which became an instant blockbuster success and made him the most commercially...
(1987) - television and film director; credits include four Harry PotterHarry Potter (film series)The Harry Potter film series is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by the British author J. K. Rowling...
films - John ZieglerJohn Ziegler (talk show host)John Ziegler is a conservative radio talk show host turned documentary film writer/director.Ziegler's most prominent work in radio has been as the evening host of a radio talk show called The John Ziegler Show on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles, California from January 12, 2004 until November 13, 2007...
(C 1989) - talk show host, KFI-Los Angeles
Science and medicine
- John O. AgwunobiJohn O. AgwunobiJohn O. Agwunobi, MD, MBA, MPH served as the 12th Assistant Secretary for Health from December 17, 2005 to September 4, 2007. During his term as the ASH, he was a serving member of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, a uniformed service, and held the rank of a four-star...
(MBA 2000) - Assistant Secretary for Health, United States Department of Health and Human ServicesUnited States Department of Health and Human ServicesThe United States Department of Health and Human Services is a Cabinet department of the United States government with the goal of protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services. Its motto is "Improving the health, safety, and well-being of America"...
; Admiral, United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, 2006–2007; Senior Vice President and President for the Professional Services Division for Wal-Mart, 2007–present - John-David F. BartoeJohn-David F. BartoeJohn-David Francis Bartoe is an American astrophysicist. He is the Research Manager for the International Space Station at NASA's Johnson Space Center. He provides oversight for the Program Manager concerning the research capability, research hardware, and research plans of the ISS...
(G 1974, G 1976) - Astronaut and Astrophysicist; Research Manager, International Space StationInternational Space StationThe International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
, NASANASAThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...
's Johnson Space Center, 1995–present - Pascale CossartPascale CossartPascale Cossart is an award-winning bacteriologist at the Pasteur Institute of Paris, and the foremost authority on Listeria monocytogenes, a deadly and common food-borne pathogen responsible for encephalitis, meningitis, bacteremia, gastroenteritis, and other diseases.- Biography :Cossart earned...
(G 1971) - Professor and Head of the Unité des Interactions Bactéries Cellules at the Pasteur InstitutePasteur InstituteThe Pasteur Institute is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who made some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern medicine at the time, including pasteurization and vaccines for anthrax...
of Paris - George CoyneGeorge CoyneGeorge V. Coyne, S.J. is a Jesuit priest, astronomer, and former director of the Vatican Observatory and head of the observatory’s research group which is based at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.-Scientific education:...
(G 1962) - Astronomer; Director of the Vatican ObservatoryVatican ObservatoryThe Vatican Observatory is an astronomical research and educational institution supported by the Holy See. Originally based in Rome, it now has headquarters and laboratory at the summer residence of the Pope in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, and an observatory at the Mount Graham International...
, 1978–2006 - Mark R. DybulMark R. DybulAmbassador Mark R. Dybul served as the United States Global AIDS Coordinator, leading the implementation of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief during the presidency of George W. Bush.-Biography:...
(C 1985, M 1992) - United States Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State, 2006–2009 - Susan HockfieldSusan HockfieldSusan Hockfield is the sixteenth and current president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hockfield's appointment was publicly announced on August 26, 2004, and she formally took office December 6, 2004, succeeding Charles M. Vest. Hockfield's official inauguration celebrations took...
(Med Ph. D - 1979) - Neuroscientist; Provost, Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, 2003–2004; Dean, Yale Graduate School of Arts and SciencesYale Graduate School of Arts and SciencesThe Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, founded in 1847, is one of the oldest graduate schools in the United States. It conferred the first Ph.D...
, 1998–2000 (see also: Education list below) - Mark S. Humayun (C 1984) - Professor of Ophthalmology and Associate Director of Research, Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California
- Lt. Gen. Kevin C. KileyKevin C. KileyMajor General Kevin C. Kiley was the 41st Surgeon General of the United States Army and commander of the U.S. Army Medical Command, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. He was commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center and North Atlantic Regional Medical Command twice, from 2002 to 2004, and as acting...
(M 1976) - 41st Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commander, U.S. Army Medical Command, 2004–2007 - Antonia NovelloAntonia NovelloAntonia Coello Novello, M.D., is a Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator. She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as fourteenth Surgeon General of the United States from 1990 to 1993...
(Hospital Fellow 1975) - 14th Surgeon General of the United StatesSurgeon General of the United StatesThe Surgeon General of the United States is the operational head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government...
, 1990–1993 - Thomas Parran, Jr.Thomas Parran, Jr.Thomas Parran, Jr. was an American physician and Public Health Service officer. He was appointed the sixth Surgeon General of the United States from 1936 to 1948.-Early years :...
(M 1915) - 6th Surgeon General of the United StatesSurgeon General of the United StatesThe Surgeon General of the United States is the operational head of the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government...
, 1936–1948 - Sean P. PinneySean P. PinneySean Patrick Pinney, M.D. is an American cardiologist and the current Director of both the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program and the Pulmonary Hypertension Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City....
(M 1994) - American cardiologist and the current Director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... - Robert R. RedfieldRobert R. RedfieldRobert R. Redfield Jr. is an American virologist, a professor of Medicine at University of Maryland, Baltimore and a co-founder and associate director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr...
(C 1973, M 1977) - virologist and HIV/AIDS medical and clinical researcher, co-founder of Institute of Human VirologyInstitute of Human VirologyThe Institute of Human Virology of the University of Maryland School of Medicine is a center in Baltimore City focusing on chronic viral diseases, most notably HIV/AIDS, and virally linked cancers...
(IHV) - John J. Ring (C 1949; M 1953) - former President, American Medical AssociationAmerican Medical AssociationThe American Medical Association , founded in 1847 and incorporated in 1897, is the largest association of medical doctors and medical students in the United States.-Scope and operations:...
- Vera RubinVera RubinVera Rubin is an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. She is famous for uncovering the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, by studying galactic rotation curves...
(G 1954) - Astronomer - Solomon Snyder (C 1959, M 1962) - University Distinguished Service Professor of Psychiatry, Neurosciences, and Pharmacology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Daniel Y. Sullivan (D 1974) - President, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, 2001; President, Academy of Osseointegration, 1992–1993
- Andrew von EschenbachAndrew von EschenbachAndrew C. von Eschenbach was the Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration from 2006–2009. He became acting Commissioner on September 26, 2005, after the resignation of his predecessor Lester Crawford, and was confirmed as Commissioner by the Senate on December 7, 2006...
(M 1967) - Director, Food and Drug AdministrationFood and Drug AdministrationThe Food and Drug Administration is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments...
, 2006–2009; Director, National Cancer InstituteNational Cancer InstituteThe National Cancer Institute is part of the National Institutes of Health , which is one of 11 agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The NCI coordinates the U.S...
, 2002–2005
Education, non-profit, and religion
- Karl P. Adler (M 1966) - President, New York Medical CollegeNew York Medical CollegeNew York Medical College, aka New York Med or NYMC, is a private graduate health sciences university based in Westchester County, New York, a suburb of New York City and a part of the New York Metropolitan Area...
, 2007–present - Carmen Twillie Ambar (SFS 1990) - 13th President, Cedar Crest College, 2008–present
- Anthony Clark ArendAnthony Clark ArendAnthony Clark Arend is Professor of Government and Foreign Service at Georgetown University. On July 1, 2008, he became the Director of the Master of Science in Foreign Service Program at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. With Christopher C...
(SFS 1980) - Professor of Government and Foreign Service and Director, Master of Science in Foreign Service, Georgetown UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGeorgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States... - Kendall L. Baker (G 1966, G 1969) - 10th President, Ohio Northern UniversityOhio Northern UniversityOhio Northern University is a private, United Methodist Church-affiliated university located in the United States in Ada, Ohio, founded by Henry Solomon Lehr in 1871. ONU is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. ONU is a sister...
, 1999–present; 9th President, University of North DakotaUniversity of North DakotaThe University of North Dakota is a public university in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. Established by the Dakota Territorial Assembly in 1883, six years before the establishment of the state of North Dakota, UND is the oldest and largest university in the state and enrolls over 14,000 students. ...
, 1992–1999 - Robert L. Barchi (C 1968, G 1969) - 4th President, Thomas Jefferson UniversityThomas Jefferson UniversityThomas Jefferson University is a private health sciences university in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. The university consists of six constituent colleges and schools, Jefferson Medical College, Jefferson College of Graduate Studies, Jefferson School of Health...
, 2004–present; Provost, University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaThe University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
, 1999–2004 - J. Fernando Barrueta (C 1965) - CEO, Hispanic College Fund, 2001–present; trustee, University of the District of Columbia
- Lawrence Biondi, S.J. (G 1966, G 1975) - 31st President, Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis UniversitySaint Louis University is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1818 by the Most Reverend Louis Guillaume Valentin Dubourg SLU is the oldest university west of the Mississippi River. It is one of 28 member institutions of the...
, 1987–present - Joseph CirincioneJoseph CirincioneJoseph Cirincione is the President of the Ploughshares Fund, a public grant-making foundation focused on nuclear weapons policy and conflict resolution. He was appointed to the presidency by the Ploughshares board of directors on March 5, 2008...
(G 1983) - President, Ploughshares Fund, 2008–present; former Director for Non-Proliferation, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace - Joan ClaybrookJoan ClaybrookJoan Claybrook is an American lawyer who served as President of Public Citizen from 1982 until she announced her resignation on December 9, 2008. Previously, she was head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in the Carter administration from 1977 to 1981.Claybrook grew up in the...
(L 1973) - President, Public CitizenPublic CitizenPublic Citizen is a non-profit, consumer rights advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., United States, with a branch in Austin, Texas. Public Citizen was founded by Ralph Nader in 1971, headed for 26 years by Joan Claybrook, and is now headed by Robert Weissman.-Lobbying Efforts:Public Citizen...
, 1982–present - Kenneth L. Cohen (SFS 1974) - Executive Director, American University Hillel and Campus Rabbi, 2001–2011
- Cheryl R. Cooper (B 1978) - Executive Director, National Council of Negro WomenNational Council of Negro WomenThe National Council of Negro Women is a non-profit organization with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African American women, their families and communities. NCNW fulfills this mission through research, advocacy, national and community based services and...
, 2002–2007 - Alexandra CousteauAlexandra CousteauAlexandra Marguerite Clémentine Cousteau is the daughter of Philippe Cousteau and the granddaughter of world famous French explorer and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau...
(SFS 1998) - noted environmentalist; founded Blue Legacy - Jose Maria CuencoJose Maria CuencoJose Maria Cuenco was an Archbishop of Jaro.Archbishop Cuenco was born in Carmen, Cebu, Philippines on May 19, 1885, the eldest child of Mariano Albao Cuenco and Remedios Diosomito...
(L) (b. 1885 - d. 1972) - Archbishop of Jaro, PhilippinesPhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... - Thomas B. Curran, O.S.F.S. (G 1985) - 14th President, Rockhurst UniversityRockhurst UniversityRockhurst University is a private, coeducational Jesuit university located in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1910 as Rockhurst College. The school adheres to the motto etched into the stone of the campus bell tower: "Learning, Leadership, and Service in the Jesuit Tradition." It is one of 28...
, 2006–present - Susan M. Davis (SFS 1978) - Chair, Board of Directors, Grameen FoundationGrameen FoundationGrameen Foundation, founded as Grameen Foundation USA, is a global 501 non-profit organization based in Washington DC that works to replicate the Grameen Bank microfinance model around the world through a global network of partner microfinance institutions...
- John J. DeGioiaJohn J. DeGioiaJohn J. "Jack" DeGioia became the 48th and current President of Georgetown University on July 1, 2001. Since graduating from the university in 1979, he has served both as a senior administrator and as a faculty member...
(C 1979, G 1995) - 48th President, Georgetown University, 2001–present - Louis DeThomasis (SFS 1963) - 11th President, St. Mary's University of Minnesota, 1984–2005
- Deborah DingellDeborah DingellDeborah "Debbie" Dingell is the wife of Congressman John Dingell and a major figure in the Michigan Democratic Party. She, along with U.S...
(SFS 1975, SSCE 1998) - President, General MotorsGeneral MotorsGeneral Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
Foundation - Edward DjerejianEdward DjerejianEdward Peter Djerejian is a former United States diplomat who served in eight Administrations from John F. Kennedy to William J. Clinton He served as the United States Ambassador to Syria and Israel. He is the Founding Director of the James A...
(SFS 1960) - Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice UniversityRice UniversityWilliam Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
, 1993–present - Maria Solandros Eitel (G 1988) - President, NikeNike, Inc.Nike, Inc. is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. The company is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, which is part of the Portland metropolitan area...
Foundation, 2004–present - Thomas R. FitzgeraldThomas R. FitzgeraldThomas R. Fitzgerald is the former chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court.-Biography:Born in Chicago, Fitzgerald attended Loyola University Chicago before enlisting in the United States Navy...
, S.J. (C 1938-1939) - 6th President, Fairfield UniversityFairfield UniversityFairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
, 1973–1979; 30th President, St. Louis University, 1979–1987 - Robert M. Gates (G 1974) - 22nd President, Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...
, 2002–2006 - Mark D. Gearan (L 1991) - President, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1999–present
- David Goldwyn (C 1981) - Chairman of the Board, Global Giving Foundation, 2003-2009; special envoy, International Energy Affairs, Department of State, 2009-present
- Robert M. HayesRobert M. HayesRobert Mayo Hayes is Professor Emeritus and former dean of the School of Library Service, later known as the Graduate School of Library and Information Science , now the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at UCLA. In the early years, he jointly taught mathematics and...
(C 1974) - Founder, Coalition for the HomelessCoalition for the Homeless…The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission...
, 1979-1989; SVP of health quality, Universal American Corporation (of The Commonwealth Fund), 2001-present; also a MacArthur Fellow - Leo Higdon Jr. (C 1968) - 10th President, Connecticut CollegeConnecticut CollegeConnecticut College is a private liberal arts college located in New London, Connecticut.The college was founded in 1911, as Connecticut College for Women, in response to Wesleyan University closing its doors to women...
, 2006–present - Susan HockfieldSusan HockfieldSusan Hockfield is the sixteenth and current president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Hockfield's appointment was publicly announced on August 26, 2004, and she formally took office December 6, 2004, succeeding Charles M. Vest. Hockfield's official inauguration celebrations took...
(M 1979) - 16th President, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyThe Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
, 2004–present (see Science list above) - Karl Hofmann (SFS 1983) - President, PSI (Population Services International), 2007–present
- George R. Houston, Jr.George R. Houston, Jr.George R. Houston, Jr. served as President of Mount St. Mary's University near Emmitsburg, Maryland from 1994 until 2003.After graduating first in his class at the Georgetown University School of Business Administration in 1961, he taught part-time at Georgetown as an adjunct lecturer in accounting...
(B 1961) - President, Mount St. Mary's University, 1994–2003 - Mary Ellen IskenderianMary Ellen IskenderianMary Ellen Iskenderian is President and CEO of Women's World Banking since September 2006.Prior to joining WWB, Mary Ellen was a senior manager at the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group and held leadership positions including Director of Partnership Development, Director of...
(SFS 1981) - President & CEO, Women's World BankingWomen's World BankingWomen’s World Banking spcial organisation is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic support, technical assistance and information to a global network of 40 independent microfinance institutions and banks that offer credit and other financial services to low-income entrepreneurs in the...
(microfinance) - Jan KarskiJan KarskiJan Karski was a Polish World War II resistance movement fighter and later scholar at Georgetown University. In 1942 and 1943 Karski reported to the Polish government in exile and the Western Allies on the situation in German-occupied Poland, especially the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto, and...
(G 1952) - PolishPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
diplomat, World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Polish resistancePolish resistance movement in World War IIThe Polish resistance movement in World War II, with the Home Army at its forefront, was the largest underground resistance in all of Nazi-occupied Europe, covering both German and Soviet zones of occupation. The Polish defence against the Nazi occupation was an important part of the European...
leader, scholar; taught at Georgetown 40 years - Garrett P. Kiely (C 1983) - Director of the University of Chicago PressUniversity of Chicago PressThe University of Chicago Press is the largest university press in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including The Chicago Manual of Style, dozens of academic journals, including Critical Inquiry, and a wide array of...
, the nation's largest academic press, 2007–present - Tim KingTim KingTim King is an American educator and non-profIt leader, and the founder and CEO of Urban Prep Academies, a network of all-male charter public high schools in Chicago...
(SFS 1989, L 1993) - Founder & CEO, Urban Prep Academies, 2002–present - Sharon Kugler (G 1997) - University Chaplain, Yale UniversityYale UniversityYale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, 2008–present; University Chaplain, Johns Hopkins UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityThe Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, 1993–2008 - Daniel K. Lahart, S.J. (MSB 1983) - President, Strake Jesuit College PreparatoryStrake Jesuit College PreparatoryStrake Jesuit College Preparatory is an all-men's Jesuit, university-preparatory school for grades 9-12 in the Greater Sharpstown area of Houston, Texas. It is located in proximity to Alief....
, Houston, TexasHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... - Brian F. LinnaneBrian F. LinnaneA native of Massachusetts, the Reverend Brian F. Linnane, S.J. is president of . He formerly served at a sister Jesuit institution, the in Worcester, MA, as assistant dean and associate professor of Religious Studies....
, S.J. (G 1981) - 24th President of Loyola College, Maryland, 2005–present - Barry W. LynnBarry W. LynnBarry W. Lynn, Esq. has been the Executive Director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State since 1992. He is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ, and a prominent leader of the American religious left...
(L 1978) - Executive Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and StateAmericans United for Separation of Church and StateAmericans United for Separation of Church and State is a group that advocates separation of church and state, a legal doctrine interpreted by AU as being enshrined in the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.-Mission:The guiding principle of Americans... - Firas Maksad (MSFS 2005) - Executive Director, Lebanon Renaissance Foundation, USA
- Patricia A. McGuire (L 1977) - President, Trinity Washington UniversityTrinity Washington UniversityTrinity Washington University, founded in 1897 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, is a Roman Catholic university located in Washington, D.C. across from Catholic University of America and the Dominican House of Studies...
, 1989–present - Olivia MellanOlivia MellanOlivia Mellan, is an American therapist and consultant, specialized in money conflict resolution. Since 1982, she has been a leader in the field of money psychology. She is the author or co-author of five books about money and relationships. She is also a monthly columnist for Investment Advisor...
(M 1972) - Money Conflict Resolution coach and author of 6 books on money psychology - John P. Minahan, Jr. (G 1970) - President, Western Oregon UniversityWestern Oregon UniversityWestern Oregon University is a public liberal arts college located in Monmouth, Oregon, United States. It was originally established in 1856 by Oregon pioneers as Monmouth University. Subsequent names include Oregon Normal School, Oregon College of Education, and Western Oregon State College...
, 2006–present - John Joseph O'Connor (G 1970) - Cardinal Archbishop of New YorkNew YorkNew York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, 1984–2000 - Leo J. O'DonovanLeo J. O'DonovanRev. Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J. was the 47th President of Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States. A 1952 graduate of Iona Preparatory School, and a 1956 graduate of Georgetown, he studied at the Universite de Lyon on a Fulbright scholarship and received a doctorate in 1961 from Fordham...
, S.J. (C 1956) - 47th President, Georgetown University, 1989–2001 - Sadako OgataSadako Ogata, is a Japanese academic, diplomat, author, administrator and professor emeritus at Sophia University.-Early life:Sadako Nakamura was born in 1927...
(SFS 1953) - United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUnited Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesThe Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , also known as The UN Refugee Agency is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to...
, 1991–2000 - Brian PaulsonBrian PaulsonBrian Paulson is a musician, record producer and audio engineer from Minnesota, best known for recording albums by Slint, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt and Wilco....
, S.J. (SFS 1981) - President, St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, Chicago, Illinois - Scott R. PilarzScott R. PilarzRev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, academic and is the current President of Marquette University since August 1, 2011...
, S.J. (C 1981) - 24th President, The University of ScrantonUniversity of ScrantonThe University of Scranton is a private, co-educational Catholic and Jesuit university, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in the northeast region of the state. The school was founded in 1888 by Most Rev. William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. It was elevated to a...
, 2003–present - John PinascoJohn PinascoRev. John Pinasco, SJ, , was born in the vicinity of Genoa and entered the Jesuit Novitiate at Bonaecola in 1853. In 1858, he was sent to the Jesuit college at Stonyhurst to study philosophy with Rev...
, S.J. (G 1868-1872) - 7th President, University of San FranciscoUniversity of San FranciscoThe University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
, 1876–1880; 8th & 10th President, Santa Clara CollegeSanta Clara UniversitySanta Clara University is a private, not-for-profit, Jesuit-affiliated university located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Chartered by the state of California and accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, it operates in collaboration with the Society of Jesus , whose...
(now University), 1880–1883 and 1888–1893 - Daniel R. PorterfieldDaniel R. PorterfieldDaniel R. Porterfield is the 15th president of Franklin & Marshall College.- Education :A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Daniel R. Porterfield graduated from Loyola Blakefield, a Jesuit college prep school, in 1979. In 1983 he received a B.A. in English from Georgetown University. As a Rhodes...
(C 1983) - 15th President, Franklin & Marshall CollegeFranklin & Marshall CollegeFranklin & Marshall College is a four-year private co-educational residential national liberal arts college in the Northwest Corridor neighborhood of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States....
, 2011-present - A. Kenneth PyeA. Kenneth PyeAugust Kenneth Pye was the President of Southern Methodist University from 1987 to 1994.-Biography:August Kenneth Pye was born in New York City in 1931. He graduated from the University of Buffalo with a B.A., and later received J.D. and LL.M...
(L 1954, L 1955, H 1978) - President of Southern Methodist UniversitySouthern Methodist UniversitySouthern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church...
, 1987-1994. - Peter A. Reiling (SFS 1989) - EVP, The Aspen Institute
- Most Rev. Thomas J. Rodi (C 1971) - Archbishop, Archdiocese of Mobile, AlabamaMobile, AlabamaMobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
- Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau (G 1982) - President, National Defense UniversityNational Defense UniversityThe National Defense University is an institution of higher education funded by the United States Department of Defense, intended to facilitate high-level training, education, and the development of national security strategy. It is chartered by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with Navy Vice Admiral...
, 2009-present - Sister Kathleen RossKathleen RossKathleen Ross, SNJM is founding president of Heritage University.She graduated from Fort Wright College with a B.A., from Georgetown University with a M.A., and from the Claremont Graduate School with a Ph.D., where she studied with Peter Drucker and Howard Bowen...
, SNJM (G 1971) - founding President, Heritage College, Toppenish, WashingtonToppenish, WashingtonToppenish is a city in Yakima County, Washington, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,949.-History:The General Allotment Act of 1887 granted an allotment of land to a woman of half Indian ancestry, Josephine Bowser Lillie, known as "The Mother of Toppenish"... - Kenneth Rutherford (G 2000) - Co-founder, Landmine Survivors NetworkLandmine Survivors NetworkSurvivor Corps is a global network of survivors helping survivors to recover from war, rebuild their communities, and break cycles of violence. The organization currently operates programs in Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burundi, Colombia, Croatia, El Salvador, Ethiopia,...
; activist, International Campaign to Ban LandminesInternational Campaign to Ban LandminesThe International Campaign to Ban Landmines is a coalition of non-governmental organizations working for a world free of anti-personnel landmines and cluster munitions, where mine and cluster munitions survivors see their rights respected and can lead fulfilling lives.The coalition was formed in...
, Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesConvention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesThe Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an international human rights instrument of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities...
and Convention on Cluster MunitionsConvention on Cluster MunitionsThe Convention on Cluster Munitions is an international treaty that prohibits the use, transfer and stockpile of cluster bombs, a type of explosive weapon which scatters submunitions over an area. The convention was adopted on 2008 in Dublin, and was opened for signature on 2008 in Oslo... - Tessie (Gutierrez) San Martin (SFS 1980) - CEO, Plan International-USA, 2010–present
- Charles SchultzeCharles SchultzeCharles L. Schultze is a United States economist and public policy analyst. He served as chairman of the United States Council of Economic Advisers during the Carter Administration. In the 1960s Schultze was appointed assistant director of the U.S. Bureau of the Budget by President John F...
(C 1948) - Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors in the Carter AdministrationJimmy CarterJames Earl "Jimmy" Carter, Jr. is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office... - Philip R. Sharp (SFS 1964, G 1974) - President, Resources for the FutureResources for the FutureResources for the Future is a nonprofit organization that conducts independent research into environmental, energy, and natural resource issues, primarily via economics and other social sciences. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., RFF performs research around the world...
, 2005–present, former Congressman. - Anthony Paul Kennedy ShriverAnthony Paul Kennedy ShriverAnthony Paul Kennedy Shriver is an American activist for people with intellectual disabilities. In 1989, he founded Best Buddies International, an international organization that helps people with intellectual disabilities to find employment and social opportunities.-Early life and...
(C 1988) - President, Best Buddies InternationalBest Buddies InternationalBest Buddies International is a nonprofit 501 organization. It consists of volunteers that attempt to create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities .... - Debora L. Spar (SFS 1984) - President, Barnard CollegeBarnard CollegeBarnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
, 2008–present - Stacey Davis Stewart (C 1985) - President and CEO, Fannie Mae Foundation, 1999–2008
- Barry Sullivan (C 1953) - Chairman of the Board of Trustees, University of ChicagoUniversity of ChicagoThe University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, 1989–1992 - George E. Thibault, M.D. (C 1965) - President, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 2008–present
- Mark von HagenMark Von HagenMark von Hagen teaches Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian history at Arizona State University. He was formerly at Columbia University...
(SFS 1976) - Director, School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies, Arizona State UniversityArizona State UniversityArizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...
; Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, 1989–2001 - William B. WalshWilliam B. WalshWilliam Bertalan Walsh, M.D. was the founder of Project HOPE .Walsh was born on April 26, 1920, in Brooklyn. He received a bachelor's degree from St. John's University in Queens, New York. He graduated from medical school at Georgetown University in 1943.He served as a ship's doctor aboard a...
(M 1943) - founder, Project HOPE (USA)Project HOPE (USA)Project HOPE is an international health care organization founded in the United States in 1958. Its most visible aspect was the SS HOPE, the first peacetime hospital ship... - B. Joseph WhiteB. Joseph WhiteBernard Joseph White is President Emeritus of the University of Illinois and James F. Towey Professor of Business and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is Dean Emeritus of the Stephen M...
(SFS 1969) - 16th President, University of IllinoisUniversity of Illinois systemThe University of Illinois is a system of public universities in Illinois consisting of three campuses: Urbana-Champaign, Chicago, and Springfield. Across its three campuses, the University of Illinois enrolls about 70,000 students. It had an operating budget of $4.17 billion in 2007.-System:The...
, 2005–2009 - Rev. John Whitney, S.J. (C 1980) - Provincial, OregonOregonOregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
Province of the Society of JesusSociety of JesusThe Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a... - John Wilson (C 2006) - Marketing Executive and Head of Latin American Marketing at IOP Publishing.
Sports
- Mark Abbott (SFS 1986) - president, Major League Soccer
- Michael Altman (SFS 1997) - oarsman, 2004/2008 US Olympic Rowing Team
- Bill BidwillBill BidwillWilliam V. "Bill" Bidwill, Sr. is the principal owner and chairman of the board of the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was part-owner from 1962 to 1972 with his brother Charles, Jr. and has been sole owner since 1972.-Education:Bidwill went to Georgetown Preparatory School,...
(B 1960) - Arizona CardinalsArizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
owner - Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (C 2001) - professional basketball player
- Katy Button (SFS 1994) - general manager, Washington FreedomWashington FreedomThe Washington Freedom was an American professional soccer club based in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Germantown, Maryland that participated in Women's Professional Soccer. The Freedom was originally founded in 2001 as a member of the defunct Women's United Soccer Association. Since 2004, the...
- Alex BuzbeeAlex BuzbeeAlex Buzbee is a defensive end for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2007...
(C 2007) - professional football player, Washington RedskinsWashington RedskinsThe Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... - Andrew CampbellAndrew Campbell (yachtsman)Andrew Campbell is an American yachtsman best known for his outstanding performances at the national collegiate level.-Sailing career:...
(SFS 2006) - sailor, 2008 US Olympic Sailing Team - Robert H. Castellini (C 1963) - CEO, Cincinnati Reds
- Harry ColliflowerHarry ColliflowerJames Harry Colliflower , was a Major League Baseball player during the season. As a 30 year old rookie southpaw pitcher for the Cleveland Spiders, Colliflower won his debut game on July 21 giving up only 3 runs on 6 hits in a 5–3 victory against his hometown Washington Senators in the first half...
(C 1906, H 1963) - former professional baseball player and umpire, coach of the Georgetown varsity basketball squad from 1911 to 1914 - Jim Connelly (MSB 1975) - managing director and SVP, NFL & NFL Europe League
- Craig EsherickCraig EsherickCraig Esherick is an assistant professor of sport management for George Mason University and color commentator for college basketball games. He was formerly the head coach of the Georgetown University men's basketball team and assistant basketball coach and scout for the 1988 U.S...
(B 1978, L 1982) - former head basketball coach at Georgetown - Patrick EwingPatrick EwingPatrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. is a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. He played most of his career with the NBA's New York Knicks as their starting center and played briefly with the Seattle...
(C 1985) - former professional basketball player - Patrick Ewing Jr. (C 2008) - professional basketball player, New York KnicksNew York KnicksThe New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...
- Eric "Sleepy" Floyd (C 1982) - former professional basketball player
- Brendan GaughanBrendan GaughanBrendan Gaughan is an American stock car driver. Gaughan is the grandson of Vegas gaming pioneer Jackie Gaughan and son of Michael Gaughan, a hotel and casino magnate. Gaughan currently drives the #62 South Point Hotel & Casino Toyota Tundra for Germain Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck...
(B 1997) - NASCARNASCARThe National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
Craftsman Truck SeriesCraftsman Truck SeriesThe NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is a pickup truck racing series owned and operated by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing...
racer - Jeff GreenJeff Green (basketball)Jeffrey Lynn Green is an American professional basketball player with the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association. Green attended Georgetown University until following his junior year, when he entered the 2007 NBA Draft...
(C, attended 2004-2007) professional basketball player, Oklahoma City ThunderOklahoma City ThunderThe Oklahoma City Thunder are a professional basketball franchise based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association ; their home court is at Chesapeake Energy Arena.... - Othella HarringtonOthella HarringtonOthella Harrington is a retired American professional basketball player and current coach. After he finished his high school career at Murrah High School, he played in college at Georgetown University where he teamed with NBA superstar Allen Iverson...
(C 1996) - professional basketball player, Chicago BullsChicago BullsThe Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center... - Roy HibbertRoy HibbertRoy Denzil Hibbert is an American professional basketball player for the Indiana Pacers of the NBA. He plays at the center position, and graduated from Georgetown University in 2008. He was drafted 17th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Toronto Raptors and was immediately traded to the Pacers...
(C 2008) - professional basketball player, Indiana PacersIndiana PacersThe Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association... - Nancy Hogshead-Makar (L 1997) - US 1984 Olympic Gold medal swimmer
- Allen IversonAllen IversonAllen Ezail Iverson is an American professional basketball point guard and shooting guard. He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the number one pick in the 1996 NBA Draft. He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996–97 season...
(C, attended 1995 to 1996) - professional basketball player, Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ersThe Philadelphia 76ers are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They play in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association . Originally known as the Syracuse Nationals, they are one of the oldest franchises in the NBA... - Jaren Jackson (MSB 1989) - former professional basketball player
- Arlen Kantarian (MSB 1975) - chief executive, professional tennis, United States Tennis AssociationUnited States Tennis AssociationThe United States Tennis Association is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tennis, from the grass-roots to the professional levels...
- Martin MayhewMartin MayhewMartin R. Mayhew is a former American football player and current General Manager of the Detroit Lions who was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the tenth round of the 1988 NFL Draft. A 5'8", 172 cornerback from Florida State University, Mayhew played in eight NFL seasons from 1989-1996...
(L 2000) - general manager, Detroit Lions - Frank McCourtFrank McCourtFrancis "Frank" McCourt was an Irish-American teacher and Pulitzer Prize–winning writer, best known as the author of Angela’s Ashes, an award-winning, tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood....
(C 1975) - owner and chairman, Los Angeles Dodgers - Jamie McCourtJamie McCourtJamie McCourt is the former CEO of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team-Early life:Jamie McCourt was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Jewish parents. Her father, Jack Luskin, ran the Luskin's chain of appliance stores in Maryland. As a 17-year-old freshman at Georgetown University, she met...
(FLL 1975) - vice chairman and president, Los Angeles Dodgers - Alonzo MourningAlonzo MourningAlonzo Harding Mourning, Jr. is a former American professional basketball player, who played most of his 15-year NBA career for the Miami Heat....
(C 1992) - former professional basketball player - Mark H. Murphy (L 1988) - president and CEO, Green Bay Packers
- Dikembe MutomboDikembe MutomboDikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo , commonly referred to as Dikembe Mutombo, is a retired Congolese American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the NBA...
(SLL 1991) - former professional basketball player - Susan O'MalleySusan O'MalleySusan O'Malley is the former president of the Washington Wizards National Basketball Association team. She was hired in 1991. She is the first female president of an NBA franchise, and one of the first women in a major front-office position in major league sports.-References:...
(L 2007) - first female president of an NBA franchise (Washington Sports and Entertainment) - Eamonn O'Reilly (C 1966) - former American record holder in the Marathon
- Victor PageVictor PageVictor Page is a basketball player who once played for the Georgetown University Hoyas and Sioux Falls Skyforce; he is also notorious for his troubles with self-control and with D.C. street life.-Early years:...
(C, attended 1995-1997) former professional basketball player - Angelo PaternosterAngelo PaternosterAngelo Paternoster was an American football guard in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins. He was born in Passaic, New Jersey and attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.. Paternoster ceased activities with the Redskins due to commitments with the United States Navy...
(C 1943) former professional football player - Carmen PolicyCarmen PolicyCarmen Policy is an attorney and American football executive who is best known for his front office work for the San Francisco 49ers during the 1980s and 1990s. Policy, a native of Youngstown, Ohio, joined the San Francisco 49ers in 1983 as vice president and counsel...
(L 1966) - president, Cleveland BrownsCleveland BrownsThe Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... - Don Reid (C 1995) - former professional basketball player
- Perry C. Rogers (B 1991) - president, Agassi Enterprises, Inc.
- Jim SchwartzJim SchwartzJim Schwartz is an American football head coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.-Early life:Born just outside Baltimore, Maryland, Schwartz attended Mount Saint Joseph High School, an all male Catholic school, where he played football.Schwartz was a four-year letterman at...
(C 1989) - head coach, Detroit LionsDetroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... - Mike Sweetney (C, attended 2001 to 2003) - former professional basketball player
- Paul TagliabuePaul TagliabuePaul John Tagliabue is a former Commissioner of the National Football League. He took the position in 1989 and was succeeded by Roger Goodell, who was elected to the position on August 8, 2006. Tagliabue's retirement took effect on September 1, 2006. He had previously served as a lawyer for the NFL...
(C 1962) - commissioner, National Football LeagueNational Football LeagueThe National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
, 1989–2006; chair, Board of Directors, Georgetown University, 2009–present - Michael VespoliVespoliVespoli USA is a manufacturer of racing shells for rowing. It was founded by former Georgetown University rower, Olympian, and World Rowing Champion Mike Vespoli in 1980. It is located on the Quinnipiac River in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.-History:...
(C 1968) - U.S. Olympic rower, 1974 world rowing champion, U.S. Olympic rowing coach - Jahidi WhiteJahidi WhiteJahidi White is a former NBA professional basketball player.-Basketball career:Jahidi White attended high school at Cardinal Ritter College Prep. While at Ritter, White teamed with future Duke University player Chris Carrawell, and ex-NBA player Loren Woods...
(C 1998) - former professional basketball player - Jerome WilliamsJerome WilliamsJerome Williams is a former professional basketball player in the NBA, who last played for the New York Knicks. He was a star player on the Magruder High School basketball team...
(C 1996) - former professional basketball player - Reggie WilliamsReggie Williams (basketball)Reggie Williams is a retired American professional basketball player. His nickname during his playing days was "Silk."-High school and college career:...
(C 1987) - former professional basketball player - David Wingate (C 1986) - former professional basketball player
Other
- Lane KirklandLane KirklandJoseph Lane Kirkland was a US labor union leader who served as President of the AFL-CIO for over sixteen years.-Biography:...
(SFS 1948) - President, AFL-CIOAFL-CIOThe American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, commonly AFL–CIO, is a national trade union center, the largest federation of unions in the United States, made up of 56 national and international unions, together representing more than 11 million workers...
, 1979–1995 - Peter C. Schaumber (B 1964, L 1968) - Chairman, National Labor Relations Board, 2008–2009
- Richard Mudd (C 1921, G 1922, M 1936) - grandson of Samuel MuddSamuel MuddSamuel Alexander Mudd I, M.D. was an American physician who was convicted and imprisoned for aiding and conspiring with John Wilkes Booth in the 1865 assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. He was pardoned by President Andrew Johnson and released from prison in 1869...
, who was imprisoned for aiding John Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes BoothJohn Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865. Booth was a member of the prominent 19th century Booth theatrical family from Maryland and, by the 1860s, was a well-known actor... - Paul PelosiPaul PelosiPaul Pelosi is an American businessman and owner of the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League.Pelosi owns and operates Financial Leasing Services, Inc., a San Francisco, California-based real estate and venture capital investment and consulting firm...
(SFS 1962) - investor; husband of Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiNancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011...
, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Three of their children are Georgetown grads - Pavlos, Crown Prince of GreecePavlos, Crown Prince of GreecePavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, is the eldest son and heir apparent of Constantine II, who was King of Greece from 1964 to 1973....
, Prince of Denmark (MSFS 1995) - Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (SFS 2008)
- Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van VollenhovenPrince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven-External links:* *...
(SSCE 1988-1989) - Prince Guillaume of LuxembourgPrince Guillaume of LuxembourgPrince Guillaume of Luxembourg born 1 May 1963 in Betzdorf Castle, is the third son and youngest child of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg.-Life:...
(SFS 1987) - Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan (SFS 2005)
- Prince Naef Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia (G 1995)
- Prince Talal bin Muhammad of Jordan (SFS 1989, G 1989)
- Princess (Ghida Salaam) Talal of Jordan (SFS 1986, G 1986)
- Prince Agustín de Iturbide y GreenAgustín de Iturbide y GreenDon Agustín de Iturbide y Green, Prince of Iturbide was the grandson of Agustín de Iturbide, the first emperor of independent Mexico, and his consort Empress Ana María...
(C B.Phil.) - grandson of Agustin de IturbideAgustín de IturbideAgustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Aramburu , also known as Augustine I of Mexico, was a Mexican army general who built a successful political and military coalition that was able to march into Mexico City on 27 September 1821, decisively ending the Mexican War of Independence...
, the first emperor of Mexico; became adopted son of Emperor Maximilian IMaximilian I of MexicoMaximilian I was the only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire.After a distinguished career in the Austrian Navy, he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on April 10, 1864, with the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican monarchists who sought to revive the Mexican monarchy...
and Empress Carlota of Mexico; in exile (as Agustin III) he taught Spanish and French at Georgetown for many years (d. 1925). - BGen Edward F. Rodriguez, Jr., USAFR (Ret.) (SFS 1966) - President, Judge Advocates Association, 2006–2007
- Kateryna Yushchenko-ChumachenkoKateryna Yushchenko-ChumachenkoKateryna Mykhaylivna Yushchenko is the current and second wife of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and First Lady of Ukraine....
(SFS 1982) - wife of UkraineUkraineUkraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
's President Viktor YushchenkoViktor YushchenkoViktor Andriyovych Yushchenko is a former President of Ukraine. He took office on January 23, 2005, following a period of popular unrest known as the Orange Revolution...
. - Aimee MullinsAimee MullinsAimee Mullins is an American athlete, actress, and fashion model best known for her collegiate-level athletic accomplishments, despite a medical condition that resulted in the amputation of both of her legs....
(SFS 1998) - athlete, actress, fashion model and motivational speaker - Michael SchearerMichael SchearerMichael Schearer is an American computer security researcher and writer who is known for his research and presentations on the technology of improvised explosive devices, wireless security, cryptography, and privacy. He is a contributing author to multiple books on computer security, and was...
(G/SFS 1999) - Author and computer security researcher - Joseph Anthony Eacobacci (MSB 1996) - Energy Trader at Cantor Fitzgerald, Killed in the Sept.11 attacks on the Wold Trade Center, Joseph Eacobacci Memorial Fund; First ever football player to have jersey retired at Georgetown University.
- Matthew VanDykeMatthew VanDykeMatthew VanDyke is an American journalist and documentary filmmaker. He gained notoriety during the 2011 Libyan civil war as a freedom fighter and prisoner of war ....
(SSP 2004) - Freedom fighter and Prisoner of War (POW) in the 2011 Libyan Civil War2011 Libyan civil warThe 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...
.
Briefly attended
- Jack Anderson - investigative journalist, winner of the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting
- Luci Baines JohnsonLuci Baines JohnsonLuci Baines Johnson Turpin, formerly Nugent, is the younger daughter of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson and his wife, the former Claudia Alta Taylor . Her name was originally spelled "Lucy"; she informally changed the spelling in her teens...
(N) - chairman of the board, LBJ Holding Company - Lyndon B. JohnsonLyndon B. JohnsonLyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
(Law 1934) - 36th President of the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... - Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (SCE 1954) - First Lady of the United States, 1961–1963
- Patrick J. KennedyPatrick J. KennedyPatrick Joseph Kennedy II is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes all of Bristol County and Newport County, and parts of Providence County. Kennedy did not seek re-election in 2010.A member of the Kennedy...
- son of Ted Kennedy. Congressman from Rhode Island - Jim KimseyJim KimseyJames V. "Jim" Kimsey was the co-founder, CEO, and first chairman of internet service provider America Online .-Early life:...
(C 1958) - co-founder and founding chairman, America Online (AOL) - Gerome RagniGerome RagniGerome Bernard Ragni was an American actor, singer and songwriter, best known as the co-author of the groundbreaking 1960s Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical.-Early life:...
(C) - co-author of the 1960s rock musical Hair - James Ryder RandallJames Ryder RandallJames Ryder Randall was an American journalist and poet. He is best remembered as the author of "Maryland, My Maryland".-Biography:Randall was born on January 1, 1839 in Baltimore, Maryland....
(C 1859) (b.1839-d.1908) - poet who authored lyrics to "Maryland, My Maryland," official state song (sung to the tune of "O, Tannenbaum") - Sumner RedstoneSumner RedstoneSumner Murray Redstone is an American media magnate. He is the majority owner and Chairman of the Board of the National Amusements theater chain...
(Law 1944) - global media businessman - Donald H. Rumsfeld (Law 1957) - 13th and 21st Secretary of Defense, 1975–1977 and 2001–2006
Fictional
- Benjamin Franklin Gates, played by Nicolas CageNicolas CageNicolas Cage is an American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona , The Rock , Face/Off , Gone in 60 Seconds , Adaptation , National Treasure , Ghost Rider , Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans , and...
in the National TreasureNational Treasure (franchise)National Treasure is a series of theatrical action-adventure mystery films distributed by Walt Disney Pictures, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, Patrick Henry Gates , his girlfriend, Abigail Chase...
franchise - John Patrick "Jack" RyanJack Ryan (Tom Clancy)John Patrick "Jack" Ryan, Sr. is a fictional character created by Tom Clancy who appears in many of his novels.-Backstory:Born in 1950, Ryan's background is established in Patriot Games and Red Rabbit. His father was Emmet William Ryan , a police homicide lieutenant in Baltimore, and World War II...
(GRD 1980), Deputy Director, Central Intelligence and President of the United States in Tom ClancyTom ClancyThomas Leo "Tom" Clancy, Jr. is an American author, best known for his technically detailed espionage, military science, and techno thriller storylines set during and in the aftermath of the Cold War, along with video games on which he did not work, but which bear his name for licensing and...
novels - Brenda Leigh JohnsonBrenda Leigh JohnsonDeputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson is a fictional character featured in TNT's The Closer, portrayed by Kyra Sedgwick. Brenda heads the Major Crimes Division of the Los Angeles Police Department. Brenda is an intelligent, determined, and exacting woman...
, Deputy Los Angeles Police Chief from television's The CloserThe CloserThe Closer is an American crime drama, starring Kyra Sedgwick as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, a Georgia police detective who often closes her cases using sometimes-questionable methods... - Tracy FlickTracy FlickTracy Enid Flick is a fictional character, originating in the 1998 novel Election by Tom Perrotta and portrayed by Reese Witherspoon in the 1999 film adaptation of the same title. Tracy is a smart, ambitious high school student, whose quest to win a school election is nearly derailed by her own...
, Reese Witherspoon's character in ElectionElection (1999 film)Election is a 1999 American comedy film adapted from a 1998 novel of the same title by Tom Perrotta. The plot revolves around a three-way election race in high school, and satirizes both suburban high school life and politics...
attended the college after high school - The main characters from St. Elmo's FireSt. Elmo's Fire (film)St. Elmo's Fire is a 1985 American coming-of-age film directed by Joel Schumacher. The film, starring Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Mare Winningham, is a prominent movie of the Brat Pack genre, and revolves around a group of friends that have...
- Prince Nasir Al-Subaai, played by Alexander SiddigAlexander SiddigSiddig El Tahir El Fadil El Siddig Abderrahman Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Karim El Mahdi is a Sudanese-born English actor, also known as Siddig El Fadil and his stage name Alexander Siddig. He is known for playing Dr...
in SyrianaSyrianaSyriana is a 2005 geopolitical thriller film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, and executive produced by George Clooney, who also stars in the film with an ensemble cast. Gaghan's screenplay is loosely adapted from Robert Baer's memoir See No Evil... - DoonesburyDoonesburyDoonesbury is a comic strip by American cartoonist Garry Trudeau, that chronicles the adventures and lives of an array of characters of various ages, professions, and backgrounds, from the President of the United States to the title character, Michael Doonesbury, who has progressed from a college...
characters J.J. and Honey Huan - Zoey BartletZoey BartletZoey Patricia Bartlet is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Moss on the television serial drama The West Wing. Zoey is the youngest of President Josiah Bartlet and Abbey Bartlet's three daughters, and is more prominently featured in the series than either of her sisters.Zoey and...
, President BartletJosiah BartletJosiah Edward "Jed" Bartlet is a fictional character played by Martin Sheen on the television serial drama The West Wing. He is President of the United States for the entire series until the last episode, when his successor is inaugurated...
's daughter in The West Wing - Charlie YoungCharlie YoungCharles 'Charlie' Young is a fictional character played by Dulé Hill on the television serial drama The West Wing. For the majority of the series, he is the Personal Aide to President Josiah Bartlet.-Creation and development:...
, Personal Assistant to the President in The West Wing - Michael VaughanMichael VaughanMichael Paul Vaughan OBE is a retired cricketer who represented Yorkshire and England. A classically elegant right-handed batsman and occasional off-spinner, Vaughan was ranked one of the best batsmen in the world following the 2002/3 Ashes, in which he scored 633 runs, including three centuries...
, CIA agent in AliasAlias (TV series)Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006... - David PalmerDavid Palmer (24 character)David Palmer, J.D. is a fictional President of the United States played by Dennis Haysbert as part of the television series 24. Palmer served as the show's second-most prominent protagonist, after Jack Bauer. Throughout the series, Palmer's ex-wife Sherry and brother Wayne are both key figures in...
, President of the United States in 2424 (TV series)24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration... - Matthew Kidman, main character in The Girl Next Door played by Emile HirschEmile HirschEmile Davenport Hirsch is an American television and film actor. He began performing in the late 1990s, appearing in several television films and series, and became known as a film actor after roles in Lords of Dogtown, The Emperor's Club, The Girl Next Door, Alpha Dog, and Into the Wild. In...
- Raven-SymoneRaven-SymonéRaven-Symoné Christina Pearman , known professionally as Raven-Symoné , or simply Raven, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, comedian, dancer, television producer and model. Symoné launched her successful career in 1989 after appearing in The Cosby Show as Olivia...
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gets accepted to the university. - Sean Patrick ThomasSean Patrick ThomasSean Patrick Thomas is a Guyanese-American actor. He is perhaps best known for his co-starring role in the 2001 film Save the Last Dance, as well as his television role as Detective Temple Page in The District and also "Barber Shop".- Early life :Thomas is the son of immigrants from Guyana and was...
's character in the movie Save the Last DanceSave the Last DanceSave the Last Dance is a 2001 romantic drama dance film produced by MTV Films, directed by Thomas Carter and released by Paramount Pictures on January 12, 2001. The film stars Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas as a teenage interracial couple in Chicago who work together to help the main...
. - Robert Hawkins, CIA agent in the TV series JerichoJericho (TV series)Jericho is an American action/drama series that centers on the residents of the fictional town of Jericho, Kansas, in the aftermath of nuclear attacks on 23 major cities in the contiguous United States...
played by Lennie JamesLennie JamesLennie James is an English actor and playwright.-Career:James attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, graduating in 1988... - Robert Clayton Dean, Will SmithWill SmithWillard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
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are members of the Class of 1866. - Declan Walsh, protagonist in the 1979 novel Vicar of ChristVicar of Christ (novel)Vicar of Christ is a 1979 novel by Walter F. Murphy. The novel tells the life story of the fictional Declan Walsh, who at various stages of his life is a Medal of Honor winner during the Korean War, Chief Justice of the United States, and finally Pope Francesco I .It uses as a narrative framing...
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of the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and later PopePopeThe Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...
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- Alicia Florrick, played by Juliana Margulies in the TV series The Good Wife
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