RFG publishes a newsletter called The Robertson Report. In addition to events, opportunities, and news related to RFG Fellows & Alumni, below is an overview of top stories from each edition as well as links to view the newsletter online.
Q1 – March 2024
- RFG Fellows and Alumni Named PMF Finalists
- Maxwell Fellows Leverage Semester in Washington, DC Program
- Alumni Spotlight: Pursuing a Career with the United Nations through the Young Professionals Programme (YPP)
- RFG Fellows Reconnect in Taiwan
- The Biden Administration and the First Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence: An Assessment on AI Watermarking Regulations
Q4 – December 2023
- RFG Celebrates the Holiday Season
- RFG Fellows Arrive in DC for the 2023 Fall Gathering
- RFG Hosts a Dinner Reception in Partnership with the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- RFG Fellows Meet with Federal Employers As Part of Annual Fall Gathering
- Alumni Spotlight: A Conversation with a State Department Public Diplomacy Desk Officer
- As City Diplomacy Grows, So Should Our Efforts to Engage Rural Communities in Foreign Policy
- RFG Co-Sponsors APSIA Fall Workshops for College Advisors
Q3 – October 2023
- RFG Welcomes the Class of 2025
- RFG Fellows Complete Summer Internships
- Summer Internship Spotlight: U.S. INDOPACOM
- Alumni Spotlight: Professional Growth Opportunities with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- RFG Returns to the Blacks in Government Symposium
- RFG Sponsors Seventh Annual APSIA Diversity Forum
- Standards Environment in the Middle East and North Africa
Q2 – July 2023
- RFG Congratulates the Graduating Class of 2023
- RFG Fellows Begin Federal Summer Internships
- Alumni Spotlight: Reflections of a Commercial Service Officer
- Chronicles of a Boren Fellow: Studying Swahili in Tanzania
- RFG Joins with the Virtual Student Federal Service to Recognize This Year’s Top Virtual Interns
- Making the CHIPS Act Pay Off: How to Boost STEM Talent to Meet Industry Needs
Q1 – March 2023
- RFG Congratulates Fellows Selected as 2023 PMF Finalists
- Alumni Spotlight: Robyn Battles & the Impact of Federal Hiring Pathways for Recent Graduates
- Kelli Sunabe: A Boren Fellow Returns Home
- RFG Announces the Dr. Schneider Professional Writing Award
- APSIA Hosts PISA Network Spring Training Workshops
- RFG Hosts U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Careers Information Session
Q4 – December 2022
- Fellows Travel to DC for the 2022 RFG Fall Gathering
- RFG Celebrates the 2022 Holiday Season
- Alumni Spotlight: Charlotte Volpe, Economic Officer at the State Department
- RFG Supports the International Career Advancement Program (ICAP)
Q3 – October 2022
- RFG Welcomes New Class of Fellows
- APSIA Hosts Sixth Annual Diversity Forum Workshops
- PPIA Hosts 20th Annual Public Service Expo and Career Fair
- RFG Seeks to Expand Internships and Academic Partnership Programs at USINDOPACOM and CFE-DM
- RFG Engages with Diverse High Schoolers and Undergraduates at Blacks in Government Symposium
- RFG Promotes Professional Development with Rosenthal Fellowship
- First Days on the Job: RFG Alumni Kick Off New Opportunities in Public Service
- RFG Fellows Serving Around the World Summer 2022
- RFG Fellows and Recent Graduates Prepare for a New PMF Application Season
- Alumni Spotlight: Stéphane Laroche (USAID in New Delhi)
- RFG Kicks Off Summer Events
- Upcoming Event: RFG Embassy Dinner at the Japanese Embassy
- Upcoming Event: RFG Fall Reception
Q2 – June 2022
- Robertson Fellows Embark on Careers in Public Service
- Two RFG Fellows Continue Service in Boren Fellowship
- Alumni Spotlight: Isabelle Heilman
- Robertson Fellows Kicking Off Exciting Summer Opportunities in Public Service
- Calling All Fellows: Join Us for Cocktails on the Patio at the DACOR-Bacon House
Q1 – March 2022
- RFG Congratulates Fellows Selected as PMF Finalists
- Dr. Robin Renee Sanders Joins the RFG Advisory Board
- Alumni Spotlight: Mark Titus Hoover
- Dr. Michael Schneider Retires from RFG
- The Special Robertson Opportunity: Taking on the Challenges of Global Affairs – By Dr. Michael Schneider
- RFG Hires Robertson Alumna as Chief Program Officer
- Communications Update: Melwood Global
Q3 – November 2021
- Announcing the Class of 2023
- 6 Fellows awarded USINDOPACOM Fellowships
- Fellow Spotlight: Bush Fellow Supports Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts
- RFG Supports First Ever VSFS Outstanding Intern Awards
- Professional Perspective – Dr. Michael Schneider
- DEI Update
Q2 – June 2021
- Congratulations, Class of ’21!
- 3 Fellows awarded Rosenthal Fellowships
- Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Reighart
- Alumni Spotlight: Grace Choi
- Fellow interviewed expert on biases women in leadership roles experience in the diplomatic sector
- 6/30: “Democracy in crisis?” Roundtable
- Meet the 2021 Service to America Medal finalists
- 7/9: PPIA Public Service Expo
- APSIA Diversity Workshops
- RFG announces governance transitions
- New book – In the Arena: A Memoir of Love, War, and Politics
- DEI Council update
Q1 – March 2021
- Alumni Spotlight: William Creedon
- RFG alumna advocates for fertility treatment as a matter of reproductive choice
- LinkedIn Group for RFG Fellows & Alumni Network
- Public Service Recognition Week 2021
- Linda Thomas-Greenfield confirmed as U.N. envoy
- Sean O’Keefe honored with National Public Service Award
- The soft but unmatched power of US foreign exchange programs
- Biden signs Executive Order killing Schedule F, restoring collective bargaining rights
- Alumni Corner
- DEI Update
Q4 – December 2020
- Celebrating our 10th Anniversary
- Ambassadors Dobriansky and Thomas-Greenfield Joined RFG Advisory Board
- Caitlyn Bess published in Ms. magazine on consequences of “Invisible Women” in world affairs
- Kelli Sunabe featured in Maxwell article on Peace Corps evacuees at the school
- RFG joined 20 good government organizations on Schedule F Coalition letter to the Hill
- Georgetown unveils resources to diversify syllabi and foster inclusion in higher ed
- A Year of Action for Volcker Alliance’s G2U Initiative
- 2021 Sammies nominations now open
- RFG featured on ProFellow’s list of fellowships in U.S. government
- Meridian Center for Global Leadership set to launch
- RFG’s Financial Literacy series webinars now available online
Q3 – September 2020
- New class of Robertson Fellows
- Robertson Fellowship graduates take on new opportunities amid global pandemic
- Feature story on Topher Taylor’s work in Thailand and passport agency
- New fellowship honors Barbara Bush
- Recap of our Democracy in the Middle East Roundtable
- Virtual internship program saves the day during pandemic
- Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
- DEI Advisory Council’s first call scheduled
- Alumni Council’s financial literacy series continues
Q2 – June 2020
- Advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in international relations education
- RFG Board stands against injustice and racism
- Call for renewed discussion of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the United States government
- RFG Fellows in the news: Alexandra Hackbarth, Andrew Reighart and Noelle Camp
- PLEN trains women for global policy careers
- Updates from The Maxwell School
- Alumni Council launches Financial Literacy Series
- Alumni Council hosting Virtual Social Hours for each school’s alumni
Special Issue – May 2020
- RFG alumni are serving worldwide during the pandemic
- Marian Nguyen: Evacuating Americans from Peru
- Nathan Strand: Supporting Colombia with USAID
- Professional development support for RFG Fellows and alumni
- Women’s Foreign Policy Group: Virtual Career Development series
- Resources for civil servants during the pandemic
Special Issue – April 2020
- Resources for civil servants during the pandemic
- RFG encourages federal government to adopt recommendations of Inspired to Serve report
- RFG Fellows and alumni: How is your work supporting the government during the coronavirus crisis?
- Working from home and video conferencing dos and don’ts
Q1 – March 2020
- Federal service in the pandemic era
- RFG New Year Networking event
- RFG supports Meridian’s Ambassador Connections
- The Volcker Alliance expands G2U to two new regions
- Fellow news about Peter Casey, Noelle Camp, Tucker Boyce, Abigail Kamp, Javier Montalvo, and Ariane Scurti
Q4 – December 2019
- Inaugural RFG cross-fellowship networking gathering
- Six programs participate in multi-fellowship Congressional Insight simulation
- RFG to celebrate 10th anniversary in 2020
- Developing public leaders with a global mindset
- Tribute to Paul A. Volcker
- NAPA unveils list of Grand Challenges in Public Administration
- Robertson Fellows connect with new school and alumni at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy
- University of Maryland School of Public Policy breaks ground on new school building and launches new website
- Fellow news about Andrew Reighert and Nicholas Cicchinelli, holiday brunch
- 2020 promises both hope and challenge for federal employees
- 2019 Sammies winners and call for 2020 nominations
Q3 – September 2019
- New class of fellows
- Maxwell hosts undergraduate advisor training with funding from RFG
- RFG sponsors 17th annual PPIA Public Service Expo
- Corey Rogers interviewed Dr. Condoleezza Rice
- NAPA announces 2019 Class of Academy Fellows
- Stephanie Boomhower new director of career services as UCSD GPS
- Recap of Professional Presentation Skills workshop for fellows and alumni
Q1/Q2 – June 2019
- Congratuations to the 2019 Class!
- Fowler honored by National Nuclear Security Administration
- Volcker Alliance announces first Government-to-University Regional Councils
- Fellows in the News
- Announcing the 2019 Service to America Medals Finalists
- PLEN’s 40th Anniversary
- Maxwell School ranks number one for public affairs
- Alumni Corner: New Robertson Alumni Council
Q4 – December 2018
- New class of fellows
- New HQ and social media
- In memoriam: Robert Halligan
- 7 fellows named 2019 finalists for the Presidential Management Fellowships
- News from partner Bush School at TAMU
- Promoting government service
Q3 – September 2018
- RFFG is now RFG… and has a new look!
- Congratulations to the 2018 Class!
- Featured Fellow: Paul Massaro, U.S. Helsinki Commission
- Engaging Iran: Next Steps and Policy Cross-Currents
- Summer Internships Offer High-level Encounters
- Maxwell alumnus co-funds two Robertson Fellows
- Grants to Diversify International Relations, Expand Internships