Students & Alumni

The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs awarded IWP M.A. candidate James A. Rice a certificate of appreciation for promoting understanding of Estonia in the U.S. in November 2018. This past December, the Ambassador of Estonia, Amb. Jonatan Vseviov, presented this award to James in person. In his work as Legislative Director for Senator Chuck Grassley,…

On November 7th, the IWP Student Veterans Association hosted a Student Roundtable discussion with Major General James E. Taylor. At this small, informal event, General Taylor spoke with IWP students about his experiences as the CJ3 Director of Operations, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force in Afghanistan. General Taylor is now serving as Director of the…

Chelsea Rose (‘19) and Anna Macdonald (‘19) were both featured speakers at the 34th Annual Briefing for the State Department’s Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC), which took place on November 20-21. Anna, an East Asia and Pacific Analyst with OSAC, spoke on a two-person panel at a breakout session on the…

This past September, IWP student Ian Rohr presented on two articles at the Asia Conference on Business and Economic Studies (ACBES) at the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH). Mr. Rohr is an alumnus of Tulane University, where he double majored in International Relations and Russian and minored in Economics. He is currently…

Above: Then-Chairman Owen Smith, General John W. Nicholson, Jr. USA (Ret.), Roger Myers, and President John Lenczowski at IWP Commencement in May 2019. “I cannot say enough about IWP. I have learned so much more I wish I could have learned when I was younger and in the prime of my career.” -Roger Myers, Class…

Three incoming students have received The Louis DeJoy and Aldona Z. Woś Family Foundation Scholarship. This scholarship was established at IWP in 2017 thanks to the generosity of Louis DeJoy and Amb. Aldona Woś. Through a $1 million gift, they made possible scholarship funds for IWP students for ten years. The Louis DeJoy and Aldona Z. Woś…

John Russo (’06) and Tim B. (’12) were recently awarded the “Director’s Award for Excellence” in the category “Outstanding Counterintelligence Investigation” by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). John and Tim shared the award with a small team from across the United States. This award is the most prestigious FBI award: only one investigation out…

“Without a doubt, my time at IWP gave me further confidence to speak out in such a forum on behalf of our nation.” – Christine Balling (’16) On September 18th, Christine Balling (’16) gave testimony on Capitol Hill at the invitation of Senator Marco Rubio regarding the current state of affairs with the Venezuelan refugee…

In this interview, we speak with Master’s degree candidate Christiana Reasor. A graduate of Benedictine College, Christiana currently serves as a Legislative Assistant for Congressman Steve Watkins and has recently begun a year-long Public Policy Fellowship with The Fund for American Studies. Please tell us a little about yourself and your background.  I am a…

Michael Maibach, an alumnus of IWP who recently joined the Board of Trustees, appeared on TRT World TV on July 11 to discuss recent actions of UK Ambassador Kim Darroch. Personal emails of Amb. Darroch were leaked, which revealed him calling President Trump “inept,” “clumsy,” a man who will end in “disgrace.” As a result,…