Sen. Jon Ossoff, wearing a black face mask, meets with a member of the military
Alumni

A Conversation with Sen. Jon Ossoff (SFS’09)

Join SFS for a conversation with Sen. Jon Ossoff (SFS’09), D-Georgia, about his journey from the Hilltop to Capitol Hill. In a discussion moderated by Dr. Tony Arend, Sen. Ossoff will talk with students about his historic election, his first few months in the Senate and how his years at Georgetown prepared him for a career in politics.

This is a hybrid event and is open only to current Georgetown students, faculty, and staff. See more details and RSVP here by Sunday, June 20, 11:59PM ET. Requests for accommodations due to a disability or medical condition should be submitted via the RSVP form or by email to sfsevents@georgetown.edu no later than 12:00PM (noon) ET on Thursday, June 17.

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About the Speakers

Sen. Jon Ossoff (SFS’09)

Born and raised in Atlanta, Jon Ossoff is the senior United States Senator from Georgia.

Before his election to the Senate, Sen. Ossoff led a team that exposed ISIS war crimes, atrocities committed by peacekeeping troops, human trafficking, fraud, theft, corruption, corporate abuse and murder as the CEO of a 30-year-old company that produces investigations of official corruption, organized crime and war crimes for international news organizations.

Mentored by civil rights legend Congressman John Lewis, Sen. Ossoff previously worked as a national security aide in Congress and as an investigative journalist. Sen. Ossoff serves on the Senate Judiciary; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and Rules Committees. He is also the Chair of the Homeland Security Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

Sen. Ossoff is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service) and the London School of Economics (Master of Science).

Dr. Tony Arend (Moderator)

Tony Arend graduated from the Walsh School of Foreign Service in 1980. He is Chair of the Government Department and taught Sen. Ossoff in two courses when the Senator was an undergraduate.