About
The Elliott School prepares nearly 3,000 students each year for meaningful careers in international affairs.
We develop the next generation of international leaders: leaders with knowledge, character and skills.
Our faculty conducts research, produces scholarship and contributes to the public debate on global issues to advance understanding and to help foster solutions.
We are located just steps from some of the most influential U.S, international and nongovernmental organizations in the world. Our singular position in the heart of the District of Columbia enriches our teaching and research by giving our students and faculty unparalleled opportunities to engage with the international leaders who walk through our doors on a regular basis.
Mission
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To educate the next generation of international leaders
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To conduct research and produce scholarship that advances understanding of important global issues
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To engage the public and the policy community in the United States and around the world, thereby fostering international dialogue and shaping policy solutions
Elliott 360: Latest News from the School
Elliott School Faculty are Leaders in Effort to Understand Need for Data Governance
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GW Senior Takes Part in COP26 Conference, Seeks to Be Driver of Change
"Growing up in an affluent New Jersey suburb of New York City, George Washington University senior Francesca Edralin believes many in the U.S. are in a bubble regarding climate change because they don’t necessarily see the effects of it on a day-to-day basis. [...]"
GW Elliott to Honor Retiring Professor Edward “Skip” Gnehm
"Shortly after noon on March 2, 1991, an honor guard in Kuwait City greeted Ambassador Edward “Skip” Gnehm Jr., newly appointed to head the United States’ diplomatic mission in Kuwait. The Gulf War had ended less than a week earlier. [...]"