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Dear Admitted SAIS Students,
Congratulations on your acceptance to SAIS! The Office of Alumni Relations is proud to welcome you to the community and we want to give you an opportunity to meet with alumni who stay connected through SAIS clubs in key locations and evolving groups worldwide. Our alumni hold positions of leadership in government, business, journalism, non-profit and multilateral sectors and can offer insights on how their student experience benefitted them after completing their degrees. If you are interested in attending any of the events listed below, please email  Jordi Izzard, SAIS Alumni Relations Officer, while indicating your name, email address, preferred city and date of the event you wish to attend. Please consider taking advantage of these events to learn more about SAIS and its worldwide alumni network.

  1. Washington, D.C.: Conversation and Reception at the Embassy of Israel Embassy of Israel
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM     Apr 10
  2. Singapore: Cocktail Gathering Prelude Rooftop Bar, 3 Fullerton Road #04-01 on The Waterboat House Rooftop
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM     Apr 10
  3. Shanghai: Hopkins China Forum With Professor Deborah Brautigam Wooden Box, 9 Qinghai Road
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM     Apr 10
  4. Washington, D.C.: SAIS Bologna Alumni Reception SAIS Kenney Auditorium, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM     Apr 11
  5. Tel Aviv: Rooftop Social Gathering The lovely home of Geoff and Naomi Anisman ’12, 10 Shalom Aleichem Street, Apartment 10
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM     Apr 11
  6. Washington, D.C.: Inaugural SAIS Global Women in Leadership Conference SAIS Kenney Auditorium, 1740 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
    8:30 AM - 7:00 PM     Apr 12
  7. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale: Happy Hour Preston’s Lounge, 620 East Las Olas Boulevard
    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM     Apr 18
  8. Washington, D.C.: Shakespeare Night Out With Professor Eliot Cohen The Shakespeare Theatre Company, 450 7th Street, N.W.
    7:00 PM - 9:30 PM     Apr 18
  9. Seoul: Pizza Dinner Gathering Pizza Hut at Apku Station
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM     Apr 19
  10. Washington, D.C.: Launch Day for Dean Vali Nasr New Book Tour The World Bank, 1818 H. Street, N.W.
    5:00 PM - 7:30 PM     Apr 22
  11. Chicago: Dean Vali Nasr New Book Tour The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, InterContinental Hotel, 505 North Michigan Avenue
    6:00 PM - 7:15 PM     Apr 23
  12. Washington, D.C.: Energy, Resources and Environment Alumni and Student Happy Hour The Up Bar at the Mad Hatter Restaurant, 1319 Connecticut Avenue, NW
    5:30 PM - 8:00 PM     Apr 24
  13. New York: Dean Vali Nasr New Book Tour The International Peace Institute, 777 United Nations Plaza
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM     Apr 24
  14. Tokyo: Dinner With Associate Practitioner-in-Residence Cinnamon Dornsife ’77 The Grand Arc Hanzomon, Hayabusa-cho 1-1 (Room: Hibiki), Chiyoda-ward
    6:30 PM - 9:30 PM     Apr 24
  15. Shanghai: Social Mixer With Professor Gordon Bodnar T8 Club Lounge, No.8, Xintiandi North Part Lane 181 Taicang Rd, Huangpu
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM     Apr 24
  16. Hong Kong: Drinks and Dinner Discussion With Professor Gordon Bodnar L16, Hong Kong Park, 19 Cotton Tree Drive, Admiralty
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM     Apr 25
  17. Philadelphia: Dean Vali Nasr New Book Tour The Philadelphia Free Library, 1901 Vine Street
    7:00 PM - 9:30 PM     Apr 25
  18. Bologna: SAIS Bologna Alumni Weekend 2013 The SAIS Bologna Center, Via Belmeloro, 40126
    5:00 PM - 4:00 PM     Apr 26
  19. Houston: Dean Vali Nasr New Book Tour The World Affairs Council of Houston, the Junior League Building, 1811 Briar Oaks Lane
    6:00 PM - 8:30 PM     Apr 29
  20. Kansas City: Dean Vali Nasr New Book Tour Rainy Day Books at Unity Temple Plaza (Co-sponsored by the International Relations Council), 707 W. 47th Street
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM     Apr 30
  21. San Francisco: Dean Vali Nasr New Book Tour The Commonwealth Club of California, 595 Market Street
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM     May 1
  22. Washington, D.C.: Dean Vali Nasr New Book Tour Politics & Prose, 5015 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM     May 3
  23. Boston: Social Gathering at the Union Oyster House Union Oyster House, 41 Union Street
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM     May 9

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Recent News

  1. Interview With Kathy Matsui S'90

    In an interview with Julie Steinbergof Fins Finance, Kathy Matsui S'90 describes her life asa high-level, female executive living in Japan.

  2. Congressional-Presidential Battle of Keystone Discussions Continue

    SAIS alumnus ChristopherSands S'94summarizesrecent and continued debates betweenPresident Obama and Congress on the issue ofwhether or not to expand theKeystone XLpipeline into Canadian territory.

  3. SAIS Alumnus Looks Back on his Long Career With the Navy

    SAIS alumnus Tom LongoB'68, S'69proudly reflects on his long career with the Navy and his high levels of responsibility along the way.

  4. Jaipur Literary Festival Speaker

    SAIS MA alumnus and current SAIS Ph.D. student Anit Mukherjee S’05 will be a speaker at the Jaipur Literary Festivalwith Thant Myint U S’91 and former SAIS professor Sunil Khilnani.

  5. Career Changing SAISer Works on International Sanctions Package Being Applied to Iran

    Eleven years ago, after the 911 terrorist attacks, SAIS alumnus Mark Dubowitz S'97 left his job as a Bay Street lawyer and high-tech venture capitalist in Toronto to instead become executive director of the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies (FDD). As reported by the National Post, "he is [now] a recognized international expert on developing sanctions that might cripple Iran’s oil industry."

  6. Taking on New Responsibility at Avascent

    Christina Balis B'99, S'00, Ph.D. '05, who has long played the role as principal at Avascent, will take on new regional responsibility as lead for its European operations.

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