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."

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.

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

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.

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

Su Chi S’75 is quoted in the Washington Post saying “Both China and the U.S. are breathing a big sigh of relief,” in response to Taiwan's President Ma Yong-jeou’s re-election in mid-January.

Andrea Wojnar-Diagne S'91was appointed the new Peace Corps Country Director for Nepal.

On January 23rd, President Obama announced his nomination for Tracey Ann Jacobson JHU ’97, ’98 to be the new U.S. ambassador to Kosovo. This was only a few weeks after the President ofKosovo Atifete Jahjaga cameto speak at SAIS on "Kosovo's President: What Does She Represent?"

Starting February 13, 2012, Olivier Knox B'95, S'96will beYahoo New's first White House Correspondent. Though this is a first-time connection for Yahoo News, Knox has been working at Agent France-Press for 10 years, of which the last eight has had him covering news on the White House.

Congratulations to S. Bruce Wilson B'71, S'72who will start a new job as director of the office of international affairs at PCAOB on February 6.