Elliott School of International Affairs

The Elliott School of International Affairs

Motto	Deus Nobis Fiducia (In God Our Trust)
Type	Private
Established	1898 as The School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy
Parent institution	George Washington University
Dean	Reuben E. Brigety II
Undergraduates	2,014
Postgraduates	788
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Campus	Urban – Foggy Bottom
Affiliations	APSIA
Website	elliott.gwu.edu

The Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University (GWU) is a professional school of international relations founded in 1898 as the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy. It is located in the heart of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, at the university's Foggy Bottom campus.

As a leading professional school of international affairs, the Elliott School offers undergraduate and graduate degrees with majors covering a range of global issues and world regions. It is a full member of the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs, a grouping of the world's foremost academic institutions in the field of international relations.

The school is located opposite to the U.S. State Department's headquarters, the Harry S Truman Building. Additionally, it is blocks from the International Monetary Fund (which is on GWU's campus), the World Bank, and the White House. More than 2,100 undergraduates and 750 graduate students attend the Elliott School, making it the largest school of international affairs in the United States.

Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II, former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs and ambassador to the African Union, serves as the Dean of the Elliott School, formally assuming the position in October 2015. His predecessor, Michael E. Brown had served as the Dean since June 2005. Brown, who founded and directed the Center for Peace and Security Studies at Georgetown University, has a background in international security, conflict and conflict resolution, and U.S. foreign and defense policy.

The Elliott School traces its roots to 1898 when the George Washington University first offered studies in international affairs within the School of Comparative Jurisprudence and Diplomacy. In 1905, the school was replaced with the Department of Politics and Diplomacy, which ran from 1905 to 1907. This department was expanded to include other fields of study and reconstituted as the College of the Political Sciences, a part of the university that operated from 1907 till 1913. At this point, the College was turned into an academic department within the Columbian College and renamed the Department of International Law and Diplomacy. This iteration of the Elliott School functioned from 1913 until 1928.