Author: Julia Robertson
Fellows in the News
March 27, 2024
RFG Fellows Reconnect in Taiwan
RFG Fellows, Olivia Parker (UMD 2024) and Jackson Rice (UCSD 2025), had the incredible opportunity to reconnect in Taiwan this quarter. Olivia traveled to Taiwan this spring to conduct research as part of her University of Maryland graduate capstone research project, which she is doing in collaboration with U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s Center for Excellence in […]
Academic Partner News
March 26, 2024
Maxwell Fellows Leverage Semester in Washington, DC Program
In recent years, RFG Fellows at Syracuse University’s (SU) Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs have been leveraging the School’s Washington, DC program to accelerate not only their academic efforts, but their professional development as well. Headquartered at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Maxwell-in-Washington Program is an opportunity for students […]
Alumni Spotlight
March 26, 2024
Alumni Spotlight: Pursuing a Career with the United Nations through the Young Professionals Programme (YPP)
Having graduated from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) in 2016, Patricia Weng now serves as an Associate Economic Affairs Officer under the United Nations Secretariat. Specifically, she works for the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which is one of several agencies and organizations that falls beneath the purview […]
Impact Stories
March 26, 2024
The Biden Administration and the First Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence: An Assessment on AI Watermarking Regulations
RFG is proud to recognize Melissa Alvisi (Maxwell 2024) as the winner of the Dr. Michael Schneider Professional Writing Award for the first quarter of 2024. Her award-winning piece is titled, “The Biden Administration and the First Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence: An Assessment on AI Watermarking Regulations.” Please note that the views expressed in this […]
Fellows in the News
December 27, 2023
RFG Fellows Arrive in DC for the 2023 Fall Gathering
This past October, 20 current RFG Fellows traveled to Washington, DC for the annual RFG Fall Gathering. Fellows began their stay in Washington with a Welcome Dinner at the Texas A&M University’s Bush School location in Washington, DC. RFG President, Geoff Robertson, delivered remarks at the event along with senior leadership from Syracuse University’s Maxwell […]
Fellows in the News
December 27, 2023
RFG Hosts a Dinner Reception in Partnership with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
RFG partnered with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to host a dinner for RFG Fellows and Alumni as part of the annual 2023 RFG Fall Gathering. This event was an incredible networking opportunity for Fellows and Alumni as they mingled and spoke with RFG partners, members of the Robertson family, Federal Agency […]
Fellows in the News
December 27, 2023
RFG Fellows Meet with Federal Employers As Part of Annual Fall Gathering
As part of the RFG Fall Gathering, current RFG Fellows visited different federal employers throughout Washington, DC, including the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the U.S. Treasury Department. Fellows also met with a panel of representatives from the intelligence community. In each of these meetings, Fellows learned about different employment […]
Alumni Spotlight
December 27, 2023
Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with a State Department Public Diplomacy Desk Officer
This quarter we connected with RFG Alumna, Allie Carter Olson (Maxwell 2016), who currently serves as the Public Diplomacy Desk Officer for Central Europe at the U.S. Department of State. Her position resides within the Press and Public Diplomacy Office in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs. In this position, Allie supports the work […]
Impact Stories
December 22, 2023
As City Diplomacy Grows, So Should Our Efforts to Engage Rural Communities in Foreign Policy
RFG is proud to recognize Mark Hoover (Fletcher 2015) as the winner of the Dr. Michael Schneider Professional Writing Award for the fourth quarter of 2023. His award-winning piece, which Mark coauthored with Gabrielle Fong and Holly Milburn-Smith, is titled, “As City Diplomacy Grows, So Should Our Efforts to Engage Rural Communities in Foreign Policy.” […]
Institutional Partner News
December 22, 2023
RFG Co-Sponsors APSIA Fall Workshops For College Advisors
In September and October, the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs (APSIA) hosted a series of online and in-person workshops for undergraduate and community college advisors as part of their Public and International Service Advisor (PISA) Network. These workshops were designed to advance the understanding of these advisors regarding the professions in the international […]