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The School of International Service hosts engaging and informative events every week. All events listed below are open to the public. Our guest speakers, expert panels, and book discussions address the most important questions in international affairs from broad interdisciplinary perspectives. Our students have the chance to hear from a diverse range of speakers, including current and former heads of state, government officials, civil society leaders, environmental stewards, human rights activists, and social entrepreneurs.

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Upcoming SIS Events
Date Time Event Name Location
3/4/2025 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Trade in the Political Crosshairs: Europe and Africa Abramson Family Founders Room
3/5/2025 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Conflict Cuisine: Diaspora, Identity, and the Power of Food in DC MGC 128
3/6/2025 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Farsi Lectures in Islamic Peace: Melancholy Acts: Defeat and Cultural Critique in the Arab World Abramson Family Founders Room
3/18/2025 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on NATO and European Security Abramson Family Founders Room
3/19/2025 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Newroz Cultural Celebration Abramson Family Founders Room
3/20/2025 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. The Relation of Structures of Social Thought to Constitutional Debate Abramson Family Founders Room
3/21/2025 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 3rd Annual Changing Aid Conference Abramson Family Founders Room
3/31/2025 Save the Date Ambassadors Up-Close: Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United States Abramson Family Founders Room
4/1/2025 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 2025 Nancy Weiser Ignatius Lecture on the Environment Abramson Family Founders Room
4/2/2025 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Ambassadors Up-Close: Iraq-US Relations with Ambassador Al-Khairallah Abramson Family Founders Room
Past SIS Events
Date Event Name Speakers
3/4/2025 Trade in the Political Crosshairs: Europe and Africa Bob Koopman, Dan Mullaney, Michelangelo Margherita, Tiffany Smith, Florie Liser, Natalie Hanson, Michelle Egan, Carl LeVan
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Past events

President Barack Obama discusses the significance of the Iran Nuclear Deal, summer 2015.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Walesa spoke to students in fall 2019.

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Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumni gathered at SIS to watch presidential election results at our Election Night Watch Party, 2016.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inspired students to challenge the status quo, spring 2016.

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World-renowned environmentalist Jane Goodall discussed hope and nature, spring 2017.
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Dr. Ngozi Okonko-Iweala, Director General of WTO, speaks on global economics.

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Ambassador Susan Rice reaffirmed that LGBTQ rights are human rights in the US and abroad, fall 2016.

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Academic Year 2024-2025

Browse all of our event offerings during the academic year 2024-2025 at the School of International Service at American University.

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    Global Elections Initiative: What next for Germany, the EU, and Transatlantic Relations?

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Public Diplomacy and the Future of US-Philippine Relations

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    Negotiating Historically Important Agreements with Amb. Stuart Eizenstat

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    Tackling Global Health & Human Services Challenges: HHS' Global Strategy

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Spotlight on the European Union, France and Germany

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    North Korea in Global Focus: Security, Human Rights, and Shared Stories

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    Learning With and From Grassroots Rights Defenders

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    Global Elections Initiative: Debriefing on American Democracy: Reactions from Home and Abroad

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    The Future of Diplomacy: Preparing the Next Generation of Diplomats

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    Critical Issues for the United States in Southeast Asia in 2025

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    The Implications of the US Elections for the Kurds in the Middle East

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    Dissent from Within: Ethics and the War on Gaza

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    Palestine: Ecologies of Genocide and Freedom

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Twenty-First Century Solutions to Address Ailing American Diplomacy

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    Lessons from the Summer Elections in France, the UK, and the European Parliament

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    Shaping the Future: U.S.-Kurdistan-Iraq Relations Under the New Admin