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"The American Graduate School in Paris set me up for success in an international career.
I grew up in Morehead, Kentucky, in the Appalachian foothills. You may know Morehead from its infamous resident, Kim Davis. Let’s just say that, with a population of around 8,000 residents, Morehead isn’t exactly “international”. After obtaining my Bachelors of Political Science ...
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 Since graduating from AGS in 2016, Ahmed Samy Lotf has started a rich and diverse journey in the humanitarian sector, gaining experience with all three types of organizations that are major players in the field: an NGO, a governmental agency, and an intergovernmental ...
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 Dr. Elizabeth Milovidov, who earned her Ph.D. at AGS on the subject of online marketing of children for adoption, has become a world-renowned expert in children’s rights and digital parenting, consulting with the Council of Europe and various governments and organizations.
Dr. Milovidov is a member of two Council of Europe’s expert groups that are in ...
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 Miriam Cochran joined an NGO in Iraq last summer, taking a career move that combines her aspirations for humanitarian work with her interest in Middle Eastern issues – which were the focus of her Master’s thesis at AGS. She writes about the journey that took her from the US where she did her undergraduate ...
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 Robert Simmons, a Master's candidate in International Relations and Diplomacy at AGS, completed a two-month internship in Tanzania, working with a local NGO supporting homeless children and orphans. Simmons came to AGS with a Bachelor's in English and History from Rutgers University, and a Master's in Social Justice Education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and ...
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 27 July 2016
"My name is Fazola Nasretdinova, I am from Uzbekistan in Central Asia. From my earliest age I was inspired by international relations and diplomacy. My objective is to tie my career to politics and social development, and take part in humanitarian action to address world issues related to poverty, corruption, and critical political ...
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 "The journey that took me to AGS from 2014 to 2016 is quite unique. It may have been driven by chance but seems to have been perfectly planned by fate. It all began in 2010, when I did a one-year exchange program at Drexel University in Philadelphia, as part of my five-year Bachelor’s program at the ...
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 Ryan Mills worked as an Iraqi linguist for the US Naval Intelligence for six years, between 2008 and 2014, before joining the Bachelor's in Political Science, which took him to spend a semester abroad at the American Graduate School in Paris.
"Upon arrival at the American Graduate School in Paris, I was introduced to some of the ...
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 A testimonial by Stefan De Las, Trinidad and Tobago
M.A. in International Relations and Diplomacy, class of 2014
Deciding to relocate your life, even temporarily, is never an easy decision. I had been accepted to a Masters program in the United States, a familiar stomping ground, which seemed simple. Yet, the idea to go somewhere new and unexplored, ...
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 Audrey Wang works as a Human Rights Specialist at the New York City Commission on Human Rights, a city agency that enforces the NYC Human Rights Law within its jurisdiction of the five boroughs. The law prohibits discrimination in housing, employment, and public accommodations based on sixteen protected statuses, and it is one of the most comprehensive ...
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Every day the news is filled with stories about foreign leaders, wars, peace talks, and tragedies. Our students learn how to fit together those pieces like a puzzle, and through the lens of international relations, understand the world as it is.