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 On March 5th, Professor and Ambassador Wilfried Bolewski gave a talk at AGS about the current Ukrainian crisis through the lens of his dual expertise as a career diplomat and a specialist of international law. Providing a thorough legal, political, and diplomatic background to the current situation, Bolewski framed it as part of a wider Russian ...
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 The latest Wine and Cheese evening at AGS was hosted by Dr. Ruchi Anand on February 4th, on the theme: "Indian Fury Over Strip Search of Khobragade: Strained Indo-US Diplomatic Relations?" The presentation and discussion focused on the recent diplomatic standoff between the US and India over the handcuffing, strip-search and eventual departure of Devyani Khobragade.
Khobragade, 39, ...
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 The new students participating in the Arcadia Study Abroad Program at the American Graduate School in Paris have started their second week of classes. There are eight students, coming from the U.S., Paraguay, and China. All are enrolled in universities in the U.S., including Denison University, St Anselm College, Bryn Athyn College of the New Church, ...
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 On December 17, the American Graduate School in Paris staff, faculty, students and alumni held a celebration in the honor of Muriel Claudel, registrar and student services officer, who is retiring after over a decade of service at AGS. Muriel has helped every single student who enrolled in the school through the processes associated ...
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 A delegation of eight American Graduate School in Paris students participated in the 19th Cambridge International Model United Nations conference (CUIMUN), in Cambridge, UK, November 29th to December 2nd. The AGS delegation represented Brazil, Portugal, Belgium and the Democratic Republic of Congo on seven different UN committees: the First Committee on Disarmament and International Security (DISEC), the ...
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 On November 22, Christine Knudsen of UNICEF was at the American Graduate School in Paris to participate in the NGO Management class where she discussed the subject of the cluster approach, the transformative agenda, and their impact on UN/NGO relations. As the Chief of the Inter-Agency and Humanitarian Partnerships at the Office for Emergency Programmes at UNICEF in Geneva, Ms. ...
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 The latest edition of the American Graduate School in Paris Wine and Cheese evenings, held on November 26th, had Dr. Mariam Habibi as the evening's guest speaker. A specialist of Middle Eastern history and politics, Professor Habibi led a discussion on the question: "Should Iran Have a Nuclear Program?" following the recent signature of the Geneva Interim Agreement ...
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 On Sunday, December 1st, AGS students, alumni and friends gathered in the Vitry-sur-Seine Stadium near Paris for a special soccer game organized to raise funds for the upcoming AGS in Paris Graduate Student Conference. In a joyful atmosphere, the conference organizers collected 415 Euros - and cheerful support from all the participants and attendants.
This fundraiser was ...
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 American Graduate School in Paris Alumnus H. Will Bashor (Ph.D. in International Relations and Diplomacy, 2000), recently published his latest book, Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen and the Revolution (New York: Lyons Press 2013). A biography of Leonard Autie, this book traces his rise from his humble ...
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 Twenty-two American Graduate School in Paris students travelled to Porto, Portugal for a four-day visit on the 3-6 November, 2013. The visit was organized by the school's Graduate Student Association. This brought together students from the International Relations and Diplomacy Master's and International MBA programs at AGS in Paris.
This trip was ...
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Moving to Paris has taken a top rank amongst the most challenging things I have experienced in life so far. AGS – the classes, my colleagues, and the school staff – provided for me a sanity that I had lost! This program is phenomenal and is giving me opportunities to do some really cool things, such as being invited to intern for a summer at a school/community outreach program in Tanzania.