List of notable Georgetown University alumni

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The following is a list of Georgetown University alumni. Georgetown University is a private university in the United States, located in Georgetown, a neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It is both the oldest Roman Catholic and oldest Jesuit university in the United States, having been founded on January 23, 1789 by Archbishop John Carroll. It is a member institution of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. It is incorporated as The President and Directors of Georgetown University.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completeness. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

Contents 1 Legend 2 Law, government, and politics 2.1 Heads of State 2.2 Governors 2.3 Cabinet Members, White House Staff, Advisors 2.4 Ambassadors 2.5 Judges 2.6 Members of the U.S. Senate 2.7 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 2.8 Attorneys 2.9 Other alumni in politics 3 Business 4 Entertainment, media, and culture 5 Science and medicine 6 Religion, social action, and education 7 Sports 8 Other 9 Briefly attended

[edit] Legend

• B, GSB, or MSB - McDonough School of Business (once Georgetown School of Business)
• C, COL, or CAS - Georgetown College (once the College of Arts and Sciences)
• D or DDS - Dental School
• F or SFS - Walsh School of Foreign Service (undergraduate)
• G or GRD - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
• I, SLL, or FLL - School of Language and Linguistics (now the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, a division of Georgetown College)
• L, LAW, or GULC - Law Center
• M or MED - School of Medicine
• MPP or PPI - Master's Degree, Public Policy Institute
• MSFS - Walsh School of Foreign Service (graduate)
• N, NUR, NHS, or SNHS - School of Nursing and Health Studies (once Georgetown University Nursing School)
• SCE - School of Continuing Education
• SSCE - School of Summer and Continuing Education

Selected Georgetown Alumni Bill Clinton, former President of the United States Former CIA Director George Tenet Secretary of Defense and former CIA Director Robert Gates Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines King Abdullah II of Jordan Maria Shriver, journalist and wife of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Felipe de Borbon, Crown Prince of Spain Pearl Bailey, singer/actress Durão Barroso, President of the European Commission Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-DE) John Dean, former White House Counsel Rep. Luis Fortuño (R-PR) Gen. Alexander Haig, former US Secretary of State Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-SD) Dr. Susan Hockfield, President of MIT Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) Terry McAuliffe, former DNC chairman John Cardinal O'Connor, former Archbishop of New York John Sircia, former C.J. US Dist. Ct. D.C.

[edit] Law, government, and politics

[edit] Heads of State

• His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan ibn al-Hussein (MSFS 1987), 1999-present
• Ricardo Arias Espinosa (SFS 1935) - President of Panama, 1955-1956
• Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (SFS 1968) - President of the Philippines, 2001-present
• José Manuel Durão Barroso (MSFS 1998) - President of the European Commission, 2004-present; Prime Minister of Portugal, 2002-2004
• Bill Clinton (SFS 1968) - 42nd President of the United States, 1993-2001.
• Alfredo Cristiani (MSB 1968) - President of El Salvador, 1989-1994
• Felipe de Borbon, Prince of Asturias (MSFS 1995) - Crown Prince of Spain
• Samuel Lewis Navarro (C 1979) - Foreign Minister and 1st Vice President of Panama, son of Panamanian statesman Gabriel Lewis Galindo
• Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece (FLL 1993, MSFS 1995) - son of ex-King Constantine II of Greece, first cousin of Crown Prince Felipe
• Galo Plaza (SFS 1929) - President of Ecuador, 1948-1952; President, Organization of American States, 1968-1975; Ambassador of Ecuador to the United States, 1944-1946.
• Željko Komšić (SFS 1982) -Tripartite President of Bosnia 2006-present

[edit] Governors

• Toney Anaya (SFS 1963), D-New Mexico (retired)
• Michael N. Castle (L 1964) R-Delaware (retired)
• Peter Tali Coleman (C 1949, L 1951), Governor of American Somoa (the first Samoan appointed Governor, 1956-1961, and later the first elected Governor, 1977, 1980, 1989) (deceased)
• Michael V. DiSalle (L 1931), D-Ohio (deceased)
• Francis A. Keating II (C 1966), R-Oklahoma (retired)
• Jim McGreevey (L 1981), D-New Jersey (retired)
• Steve Merrill (L 1972), R-New Hampshire (retired)
• Luis Muñoz Marín (L 1915), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1949-1965, (the first democratically elected Governor of the Commonwealth and called "The Father of Modern Puerto Rico") (deceased)
• James C. Shannon (C 1918), R-Connecticut (deceased)
• Don Siegelman (L 1972), D-Alabama (retired)
• John Spellman (L 1953), R- Washington (retired)
• Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. (L 1979), R-Indiana
• John Lynch (L 1978), D-New Hampshire

[edit] Cabinet Members, White House Staff, Advisors

• David Addington (SFS 1978) - Chief of Staff to Vice President Richard Cheney.
• Roger Altman (C 1969) - Deputy Treasury Secretary, 1993-1994
• William W. Belknap (L 1851) - U.S. Secretary of War, 1869-1876
• Lea Berman (G 1981) - Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and White House Social Secretary, 2004-2007
• Pat Buchanan (C 1961) - advisor to Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan, nationally syndicated political pundit, a regular on The McLaughlin Group TV program
• George Cortelyou (L 1895) - Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Commerce and Labor, and Postmaster General
• John Dean (L 1965) - White House Counsel to President Nixon during Watergate affair, 1970-1973
• Paula Dobriansky (SFS 1977) - Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, 2001-present
• Douglas Feith (L 1978) - Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, 2001-2005
• Robert M. Gates (G 1974) - Secretary of Defense, 2006-
• Alexander Haig (G 1961) - Secretary of State in the Reagan Administration; Supreme Commander of NATO; White House Chief of Staff; CEO, United Technologies
• Michael P. Jackson (G 1985) - Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), 2005-present
• Tina W. Jonas (G 1995) - Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense, 2004-present
• Mickey Kantor (L 1968) - Secretary of Commerce, 1996-1997
• Robert M. Kimmitt (L 1977) - Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, 2005-present
• Ron Klain (C 1983) - Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to Vice President Gore, 1995-2000
• Jacob Lew (L 1975) - Director, Office of Management and Budget, 1998-2001
• Mike McCurry (G 1985) - Press Secretary to President Clinton, 1995-1998
• Beth Nolan (L 1980) - White House Counsel to President Clinton, 1999-2001
• Meghan L. O'Sullivan (C 1991) - Special Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Iraq and Afghanistan, 2005-present
• John Podesta (L 1976) - Chief of Staff to President Clinton, 1998-2001
• Jack Quinn (C 1971, L 1975) - White House Counsel to President Clinton, 1995-1996
• Charles Schultz (C 1948, G 1950) Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers in the Carter administration
• John Tuck (SFS 1967) - Under Secretary, Department of Transportation, 1989-1992
• Melanne Verveer (I 66, G 69) - Assistant to President Clinton and Chief of Staff to First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1997-2001; Assistant Chief of Staff to Mrs. Clinton, 1993-1997

[edit] Ambassadors

• David Abshire (G 1959) - United States Ambassador to NATO, 1983-1987; co-founder, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); advisor to President Reagan
• Adel al-Jubeir (G 1983) - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to the United States, 2007-present
• Shlomo Argov (SFS 1952) - Ambassador of Israel to the United Kingdom, 1979-1982; Ambassador of Israel to the Netherlands, 1977-1979; Ambassador of Israel to Mexico, 1971-1974
• Ricardo Alberto Arias (SFS 1961) - Ambassador of Panama to the United Nations, 2004-present; Ambassador of Panama to the United States, 1994-96; Foreign Minister of Panama, 1996-1998
• Diego C. Asencio (SFS 1952) - United States Ambassador to Brazil, 1983-1986; United States Ambassador to Colombia, 1977-1980
• Christopher C. Ashby (SFS 1968) - United States Ambassador to Uruguay, 1997-2001
• Elizabeth Frawley Bagley (L 1987) - United States Ambassador to Portugal, 1994-1997; senior advisor to U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
• Vincent M. Battle (SFS 1962) - United States Ambassador to Lebanon, 2001-2004
• Willard L. Beaulac (SFS 1921) - United States Ambassador to Paraguay, 1944-1947; United States Ambassador to Colombia, 1947-1951; United States Ambassador to Cuba, 1951-1953; United States Ambassador to Chile, 1953-1956; United States Ambassador to Argentina, 1956-1960
• John W. Blaney (MSFS 1976) - United States Ambassador to Liberia, 2002-2005
• Clifford G. Bond (SFS 1970) - United States Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2001-2004
• Donald E. Booth (SFS 1976) - United States Ambassador to Liberia, 2005-present
• Michael W. Cotter (SFS 1965) - United States Ambassador to Turkmenistan, 1995-1998
• Brian D. Curran (SFS 1970) - United States Ambassador to Haiti, 2001-2003; United States Ambassador to Mozambique, 1997-2000
• Simcha Dinitz (SFS 1953) - Ambassador of Israel to the United States, 1973-1979; political advisor to Prime Minister Golda Meir, 1969-1973
• Edward P. Djerejian (SFS 1960) - United States Ambassador to Israel, 1993-94; United States Ambassador to Syria, 1988-1991
• James F. Dobbins, Jr. (SFS 1963) - United States Ambassador to the European Union, 1991-1993
• Thomas J. Dodd (SFS 1957) - United States Ambassador to Uruguay, 1993-1997; United States Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1997-2001
• Cynthia G. Efird (SFS 1971) - United States Ambassador to Angola, 2004-present
• Maurice Francis Egan (C 1879) - United States Ambassador to Denmark, 1907-1918
• J. Richard Fredericks (B 1968) - United States Ambassador to Switzerland, 1999-2001
• Peter W. Galbraith (L 1990) - United States Ambassador to Croatia, 1993-1998; United Nations Ambassador, East Timor, 2000-2001
• Yehoyada Haim (G 1972, G 1975) - Ambassador of Israel to China, 2002-present; Ambassador of Israel to India, 1995-2000
• David Hale (SFS 1983) - United States Ambassador to Jordan, 2005-present
• John E. Herbst (SFS 1974) - United States Ambassador to Ukraine, 2003-2006; United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, 2000-2003
• Karl Hofmann (SFS 1983) - United States Ambassador to the Republic of Togo, 2000-2002; Executive Secretary of the Department of State, 2002-2005
• Charles W. Hostler (G 1951) - United States Ambassador to Bahrain, 1989-1993
• James R. Jones (L 1964) - United States Ambassador to Mexico, 1993-1997
• Alphonse F. LaPorta (SFS 1960) - United States Ambassador to Mongolia, 1997-2000
• Franklin Lavin (SFS 1979, G 1985) - United States Ambassador to Singapore, 2001-2005; Under Secretary of Commerce, 2005-present
• Alphonso Lopez-Caballero (SFS 1967) - Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom, 2002-present; Ambassador of Colombia to France; Ambassador of Colombia to Canada
• John F. Maisto (SFS 1961) - United States Permanent Representative to Organization of American States, 2003-2007; United States Ambassador to Venezuela 1997-2000
• Eileen A. Malloy (SFS 1975) - United States Ambassador to Kyrgystan, 1994-1997
• Jackson McDonald (SFS 1978) - United States Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, 2004-present; United States Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, 2001-2004
• Gerald S. McGowan (SFS 1968, L 1974) - United States Ambassador to Portugal, 1997-2001
• Alfred Moses (L 1956) - United States Ambassador to Romania, 1994-97
• Stephen D. Mull (SFS 1980) - United States Ambassador to Lithuania, 2003-2006
• Frank V. Ortiz, Jr. (SFS 1950) - United States Ambassador to Argentina, 1983-1986; United States Ambassador to Peru, 1981-1983
• Mark R. Parris (SFS 1972) - United States Ambassador to Turkey, 1997-2000
• Kasit Piromya (SFS 1968) - Kingdom of Thailand Ambassador to United States, 2004-2006
• Maureen E. Quinn (G 1980) - United States Ambassador to Qatar, 2001-2004
• James W. Riddleberger (G 1926) - United States Ambassador to Austria, 1962-1967; United States Ambassador to Greece, 1958-1959; United States Ambassador to Yugoslavia, 1953-1958
• Manuel Rocha (G 1978) - United States Ambassador to Bolivia, 2000-2002
• Roberto R. Romulo (C 1960) - Ambassador of the Philippines to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Communites, 1989-1991; Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, 1992-1995
• Francis Rooney (C 1975, L 1978) - United States Ambassador to Holy See, 2005-present
• David M. Satterfield - (L 1978) - United States Ambassador to Lebanon, 1998-2001
• David Scheffer (LLM 1978) - The first United States Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, 1997-2000
• Michael A. Sheehan (MSFS 1988) - United States Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism, 1998-2000
• Thomas L. Siebert (C 1968, L 1972) - United States Ambassador to Sweden, 1994-1998
• Ivan Stancioff (C 1951, L 1956) - Bulgarian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, 1991-1993; Foreign Minister of Bulgaria, 1994-1999
• Bruno Stagno (SFS 1991) - Costa Rican Ambassador to the United Nations, 2002-2004
• Joseph G. Sullivan (G 1969) - United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, 2001-2004; United States Ambassador to Angola, 1998-2001
• John Tefft (G 1978) - United States Ambassador to Georgia, 2005-present; United States Ambassador to Lithuania, 200-2003
• Patrick N. Theros (SFS 1963) - United States Ambassador to Qatar, 1995-1998
• HRH Prince Turki bin Faisal bin Abdul Aziz al Saud (SFS 1968) - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to United States, 2005-2007; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, 2002-2005
• HRH Prince Mohammed bin Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (SFS 1981) - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, 2005-present; Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ambassador to Italy and Malta, 1995-2005
• Viron P. Vaky (SFS 1947) - United States Ambassador to Venezuela, 1976-1978; United States Ambassador to Colombia, 1974-1976; United States Ambassador to Costa Rica, 1972-1974
• Lannon Walker (SFS 1961) - United States Ambassador to Ivory Coast, 1995-1998; United States Ambassador to Nigeria, 1989-1992; United States Ambassador to Senegal, 1985-1988
• C. David Welch (SFS 1975) - United States Ambassador to Egypt, 2001-2005
• Melissa F. Wells (SFS 1956) - United States Ambassador to Estonia, 1998-2001; United States Ambassador to Congo, 1991-1993; United States Ambassador to Mozambique, 1987-1990; United States Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau, 1976-1977; United States Ambassador to Cape Verde, 1976-1977
• Ong Keng Yong (G 1983) - Singapore's Ambassador and High Commissioner to India and Nepal, 1996-1998

[edit] Judges

• Thomas L. Ambro (C 1972, L 1975) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Richard C. Bosson (L 1969) - Chief Justice, New Mexico Supreme Court, 2004-present
• John T. Buckley (C 1958) - Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, First Department, New York State Supreme Court, 2003-present
• Richard Conway Casey (L 1958) - Judge, U. S. District Court in Manhattan, who was the nation’s first blind federal trial judge
• John O. Colvin (LLM 1978) - Chief Judge, United States Tax Court, 2006-present
• D. Michael Fisher (C 1966, L 1969) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• Arthur J. Gajarsa (L 1967) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1997-present
• Helen E. Hoens (L 1979) - Associate Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court, 2006-
• Thomas F. Hogan (C 1960, L 1966) - Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 2001-present
• Jerome A. Holmes (L 1988) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 2006-
• Jeffrey R. Howard (L 1981) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 2002-present
• Rives Kistler (L 1981) - Associate Justice, Oregon Supreme Court, 2003-present
• M. Margaret McKeown (L 1975) - Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1998-present
• E. Barrett Prettyman (L 1915) - Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1958-1960; Federal Courthouse in D.C. named after him in 1997
• Antonin Scalia (C 1957) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice, 1986-present
• John Sirica (L 1926) - Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1971-1974; Time Magazine "Man of the Year" 1973
• Laura Denvir Stith (L 1978) - Judge, Missouri Supreme Court, 2001-present
• Eugene R. Sullivan (L 1971) - Chief Judge, U.S. Circuit Court for the Armed Forces, 1990-1995
• Edward Douglass White (C 1863) - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1910-1921
• James R. Zazzali (C 1958, L 1962) - Chief Justice, New Jersey Supreme Court, 2006-

[edit] Members of the U.S. Senate

• Alan Bible (L 1934), D-Nevada (deceased)
• J. Caleb Boggs (L 1937) - R-Delaware (deceased)
• Dennis Chavez (L 1920), D-New Mexico - first American-born Hispanic senator (deceased)
• Richard Durbin (SFS 1966, L 1969), D-Illinois (current Majority Whip).
• Philip A. Hart (C 1934) - D-Michigan - Hart Senate Office Building named in his honor. (deceased)
• Francis Kernan (C 1836) - D-New York (deceased)
• Edward Leahy (L 1908) - D-Rhode Island (deceased)
• Patrick Leahy (L 1964), D-Vermont; chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
• Hall S. Lusk (C 1904, L 1907), D-Oregon (deceased)
• Joseph C. O'Mahoney (L 1920) D-Wyoming (deceased)
• George Mitchell (L 1961), D-Maine - (retired, former Majority Leader)
• Joseph Montoya (L 1938) D-New Mexico (deceased)
• Lisa Murkowski (C 1980), R-Alaska
• William Roach, D-North Dakota (deceased)
• James H. Webb (L 1975), D-Virginia, Secretary of the Navy in the Reagan Administration

[edit] Members of the U.S. House of Representatives

• William Brockman Bankhead (L 1895), D-Alabama - Speaker of the House, 1936-1940
• Robert Bauman (SFS 1959), R-Maryland (retired)
• Bob Barr (L 1977), R-Georgia (retired)
• Thomas J. Bliley, Jr. (C 1952), R-Virginia (retired)
• Michael N. Castle (L 1964), R-Delaware
• Charles R. Clason (L 1914), R-Massachusetts (deceased)
• Henry Cuellar (SFS 1974), D-Texas
• John Dingell (C 1949, L 1952), D-Michigan, current Dean (longest-serving Member) of the House of Representatives
• John J. Douglass (L 1896), D-Massachusetts (deceased)
• Robert F. Drinan, S.J. (L 1949, L 1951), D-Massachusetts, 1971-1981 (first Roman Catholic priest to serve as a voting Member of Congress); Georgetown Law professor, 1981-2006 (deceased)
• James P.B. Duffy (C 1901), D-New York (deceased)
• Ed Edmonson (L 1947), D-Oklahoma (deceased)
• Henry A. Edmundson (C), D-Virginia (deceased)
• Lane Evans (L 1978), D-Illinois
• Mike Ferguson (MPP 1995), R-New Jersey
• Charles J. Faulkner (C 1822), W-Virginia, D-Virginia, D-West Virginia (deceased)
• John R. Foley (L 1947), D-Maryland
• Jeff Fortenberry (MPP 1986), R-Nebraska
• Luis Fortuno (SFS 1982), NPP/R-Puerto Rico
• Martin Frost (L 1970), D-Texas (retired)
• Leonard W. Hall (L (1920), R-New York (deceased)
• Stephanie Herseth (C 1993 G 1996, L 1997), D-South Dakota
• Mazie Hirono (L1978), D-Hawaii
• Lawrence J. Hogan (C 1949), R-Maryland (retired)
• Steny Hoyer (L 1966), D-Maryland, Majority Leader
• Henry Hyde (C 1947), R-Illinois, former Chairman of the International Relations Committee; former Chairman of the Judiciary Committee) (retired)
• Michael L. Igoe (L 1908), D-Illinois (deceased)
• Bill Jefferson (L 1996), D-Louisiana
• Mark Steven Kirk (L 1992), R-Illinois
• Dan Lungren (L 1971), R-California
• Sydney Emanuel Mudd II (C 1906, L 1909), R-Maryland (deceased)
• Charlie Norwood (DDS 1969), R-Georgia
• William S. Reyburn (L 1904), R-Pennsylvania (deceased)
• Angelo D. Roncallo (L 1953), R-New York (retired)
• Philip Sharp (SFS 1964), D-Indiana (retired)
• John William Stanton (SFS 1949), R-Ohio
• Chris Van Hollen (L 1990), D-Maryland, Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
• Peter Visclosky (L 1982), D-Indiana
• Rick White (L 1980), R-Washington (retired)
• Frank Wolf (L 1965), R-Virginia
• Albert Wynn (L 1977), D-Maryland

[edit] Attorneys

• Jack Abramoff (L 1986) - In March 2006, sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison and ordered then to pay restitution of more than $21 million (for defrauding American Indian tribes and corruption of public officials)
• Robert S. Bennett (C 1961, L 1964) - noted litigator
• Thomas Hale Boggs, Jr. (C 1961, L 1965) - co-founder, Patton Boggs LLP
• Plato Cacheris (SFS 1953, L 1956) - noted litigator
• Paul Clement (SFS 1987) - Solicitor General of the United States, 2005-present
• James C. Duff (L 1981) - Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
• Charles H. Fahy (L 1914) - Solicitor General of the United States, 1941-1945
• Frank J. Hogan (L 1902) - founder, Hogan & Hartson
• Lisa Madigan (C 1988) - Attorney General of Illinois
• W. Michael Murphy, Jr. (C 1972) - New Jersey prosecutor
• Jane Sullivan Roberts (L 1984) - Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop; wife of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
• William Shea (C 1929) (Shea Stadium) - noted New York attorney (deceased)
• Brendan Sullivan (C 1964) (L1967) - noted litigator
• Edward Bennett Williams (L 1944) legendary trial lawyer; attorney for the Washington Post and Georgetown University; owned Washington Redskins and Baltimore Orioles; founder, Williams & Connolly

[edit] Other alumni in politics

• Ziad Abu Amr (G 1980, G 1986) - Foreign Minister, Palestinian National Authority, March 2007-present
• Robert Baer (SFS 1976) - Author; the movie "Syriana" was based on two of his books
• Giorgi Baramidze (SFS Fellow, 1998-99) - Minister for Euro-Atlantic Integration, 2004-present; former Acting Prime Minister, Republic of Georgia
• Bradley Belt (L 1984) - Exec Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., 2004-2006
• Rubén Berríos-Martínez (B 1961) - President of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP); Honorary President of the Socialist International; elected to the Puerto Rico Senate (1973-1977; 1985-1989; 1997-2000)
• General George W. Casey Jr. (SFS 1970) - Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, 2007-present; Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq, 2004-2007
• Laura Chinchilla (G 1989) - First Vice President and Minister of Justice, Republic of Costa Rica, 2006-present
• Dean Clancy (SFS 1986) - Executive Director, the President's Council on Bioethics, 2001-2004
• Stéphane Dujarric (SFS 1988) - Chief Spokesman for the United Nations and the U.N. Secretary-General, 2005-2006
• Frank Gaffney (SFS 1975) - President and Founder, Center for Security Policy
• Robert M. Gates (G 1974) - Director, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 1991-1993
• Mark D. Gearan (L 1991) - Director, Peace Corps 1995-1999
• Sadegh Ghotbzadeh (SFS 1959-1963, did not graduate) -- Iranian Foreign Minister, 1979–1980, during Iran hostage crisis. Later arrested and executed
• Leonard Hall (L 1920) - Chairman, Republican National Committee, 1953-1957
• Maura Harty (SFS 1981) - Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 2002-present
• General James L. Jones (SFS 1966) - Commander of U.S.-European Command and the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, 2003-2006; Commandant, United States Marine Corps, 1999-2003
• Alphonse F. LaPorta (SFS 1960) - President, United States-Indonesia Society, 2004-present
• John Lynch-Staunton (SFS 1953) - Canadian politician, first leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
• Terry McAuliffe (L 1984) - Chairman, Democratic National Committee, 2001-2005
• Marc Morial (L 1983) - President and CEO, National Urban League, 2003-present; Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1994-2002
• Vice Admiral Robert B. Murrett (G 1982) - Director, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, 2006-present; Director, Naval Intelligence, 2005-2006
• Andrew Natsios (C 1971) - U.S. Special Envoy for Darfur, 2006-present; Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), 2001-2005
• John P. O'Brien (L) - 98th Mayor of New York City, 1933-34
• General David H. Petraeus (SFS Fellow - Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, 1994-1995), Commander, Multi-National Force-Iraq, 2007-present
• Michael Powell (L 1993) - Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, 2001-2005
• Pat Quinn (SFS 1970) - Lt. Gov. of Illinois, 2003-present
• Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau (G 1982) - Director, Navy Staff, 2005-present; the highest ranking woman in the United States Navy
• Charles Rossotti (C 1962) - Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, 1997-2002
• Robert Shrum (C 1965)- Democratic political consultant
• Nancy Soderberg (MSFS 1984) - U.S. Representative for Special Political Affairs at the United Nations, 1997-2001
• James C.Y. Soong (L 1974) - Taiwanese politician; Chairman of Taiwan's People First Party
• Bruno Stagno (SFS 1991) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Costa Rica, 2006-present
• Michael S. Steele (L 1991) - Lt. Gov. of Maryland, 2003-2007
• Daniel S. Sullivan (L & MSFS 1993) - Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, 2006-present
• Maj. Gen. Guy C. Swan III (G 1987) - Commander, U.S.Army Military District of Washington and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region, 2005-present
• George Tenet (SFS 1976) - Director, Central Intelligence Agency, 1997-2004
• C. David Welch (SFS 1975) - Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, 2005-present
• Robert L. Wilkie (LLM 1992) - Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, 2006-present
• Ong Keng Yong (G 1983) - Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), 2003-present

[edit] Business

• Charles E. Bunch (SFS 1971) - chairman and CEO, PPG Industries; chairman, National Association of Manufacturers, 2007-2008 term
• Charles Cawley (C 1962) - chairman and CEO, MBNA Bank of America (now Bank of America) (retired)
• James D. Farley (SFS 1950) - vice chairman, Citigroup, Inc. (retired)
• Nicholas C. Forstmann (MSB 1969) - partner, Forstmann Little & Company
• Chas Gile (SFS 1992) - CEO, Europe, NCH Corporation
• James Greco (C 1980) - CEO, Bruegger's Bagels
• Jeffrey W. Greenberg (L 1976) - chairman and CEO, Marsh & McLennan Companies, 2000-2004
• Ken Hakuta (MSB 1972) - "Dr. Fad", inventor; CEO, Allherb.com Foundation
• Michael Heisley, Sr. (B 1960) - chairman, Heico Companies
• Clifford Hudson (L 1980) - chairman of the board, chief executive officer and president of SONIC Corp.
• Roberto R. Herencia (B 1981) - president, Banco Popular North America, Chicago, 2001-present
• Jules Kroll (L 1966) - president, Kroll-O'Gara Company
• Heidi Kunz (FLL 1977) - chief financial officer, Blue Shield of California
• Elaine La Roche (SFS 1971) - chairman of the board and director, Linktone Ltd.; Morgan Stanley's first woman managing director, oversees corporate services
• Ted Leonsis (C 1977) - president and CEO, AOL Interactive Properties; majority owner, Washington Capitals hockey team
• Philip Marineau (C 1968) - president and CEO, Levi Strauss & Co.
• Robert Emmett McDonough (SFS 1949) - founder and vice chairman, Remedy Temp, Inc.
• William J. McDonough (G 1962) - vice chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., 2006-present; president, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1993-2003
• George J. Mitchell (L 1961) - chairman, Walt Disney Company, 2004-2006
• Robert Mosbacher, Jr. (C 1973) - president, Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
• Rafael Nemet-Nejat (C 2003) - Japanese market strategist, DKR Oasis
• Morgan E. O'Brien (C 1966) - founder and chairman, Cyren Call Communications, 2005-present; co-founder and chairman, Nextel Communications Inc. (now Sprint Nextel Corp.), 1987-1995
• Gary Perlin (SFS 1972) - chief financial officer, Capital One Financial Corporation, 2003-present
• Peter J. Pestillo (LLB 1963) - chairman and CEO, Visteon Corporation (retired)
• Charles Prince (LLM 1983), chairman, Citigroup
• Frederic Rose (SFS 1984, L 1989) - executive vice president, Alcatel; president of Alcatel Asia Pacific
• Patricia Russo (C 1972) - CEO, Alcatel-Lucent,
• John T. Schwieters (B 1962) - vice chairman, Perseus LLC
• Barry Sullivan (C 1953) - chairman and CEO, First National Bank of Chicago, 1980-1992 (now part of JPMorgan Chase)
• Edmond Villani (C 1968) - vice chairman, Deutsche Asset Management; president and CEO, Scudder Kemper Investments
• Marcus Wallenberg (SFS 1980) - president and CEO, Investor AB; chairman, International Chamber of Commerce
• Vincent A. Wolfington (C 1962) - chairman, World Travel & Tourism Council; chairman emeritus, Carey International

[edit] Entertainment, media, and culture

• Sara Albert (C 2005) - America's Next Top Model contestant
• Amerie (C 2000) - rhythm and blues singer
• Pearl Bailey (C 1985) - noted singer, entertainer
• Mitch Bainwol (C 1981) - chairman and CEO, Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),
• Bruce Bartlett (G 1976) - economist and Wall Street Journal columnist.
• John Barrymore (C 1898) - actor
• Jason Bellini (C 1997) - journalist
• John C. Bersia (G 1979) - Orlando Sentinel journalist, winner of 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing
• Mike Birbiglia (C 2000) - comedian
• Joan Biskupic (L 1993) - Supreme Court reporter, USA Today, 2000-present; Supreme Court reporter, Washington Post, 1992-2000
• Stuart Bloomberg (C 1972) - chairman, ABC Entertainment
• William Peter Blatty (C 1950) - author of The Exorcist
• Bob Colacello (SFS 1969) - noted biographer (Andy Warhol, Doris Duke, the Reagans)
• Robert J. Collier (C 1894) - publisher of Collier's Weekly magazine (founded by his father); president, Aero Club of America; married a grandaughter of William Astor
• Bradley Cooper (C 1997) - actor
• William Corcoran (C 1813) - founder, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington's first art museum
• George Crile III (SFS 1968) - CBS News producer (60 Minutes and 60 Minutes II) and reporter, 1976-2006; The Overseas Press Club twice awarded Crile its Edward R. Murrow Award
• Lyle Denniston (G 1957) - journalist who covered The Supreme Court for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Star and The Baltimore Sun; also, taught at Georgetown Law School for eight years
• Margaret Edson (G 1992) - Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Wit"
• Paul Erdman (SFS 1955) - business and financial writer
• Ahmet Ertegun (G 1945) - chairman, Atlantic Records; co-founder, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum; chairman, The American Turkish Society
• Justin Falvey (B 1990) - co-head of DreamWorks Television, the network television production arm of DreamWorks SKG
• Jim Gaffigan (MSB 1988) - comedian/actor
• Robert Gant (L ) - actor
• Jamie Gangel (SFS 1977) - NBC News "Today" show national correspondent
• Linda Gradstein (SFS 1985) - correspondent, National Public Radio (NPR)
• John Guare (C 1960, H 1991) - author and playwright (The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation); five Tony Awards
• Daniel Henninger (SFS 1971) - deputy editorial page director and columnist for the Wall Street Journal
• Jack Hofsiss (C 1971) - director of theater, film and television; Tony Award for directing The Elephant Man
• Stuart W. Holliday (SFS 1988) - president and CEO, Meridian International Center
• James R. Jones (L 1964) - national chairman, World Affairs Councils of America, 2003-present
• Mary Jordan (C 1983) - Washington Post journalist, co-winner of 2003 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting; currently co-bureau chief in London
• Malcolm Lee (C 1992) - director, The Best Man and Undercover Brother
• Mitchell Hurwitz (C 1985) - TV writer, creator of Arrested Development
• Peter G. Loehr (SFS 1989) - producer; Imar Film Co., a Beijing-based, independent film company
• Victorino L. Matus (SFS 1995) - assistant managing editor, The Weekly Standard
• Tara McKelvey (C 1985)- editor, The American Prospect
• Marilyn Milian (L 1984) - The People's Court judge
• Deroy Murdoch (C 1986) - columnist, Scripps Howard News Service
• Don Murphy (MSB 1985) - motion picture producer
• Condé Montrose Nast (C 1894, G) - founder of Condé Nast Publications
• Jonathan Nolan (C 1998) - author of Memento
• Miles O'Brien (C 1981) - CNN Anchor
• Norah O'Donnell (C 1996), (G 2003) - White House correspondent, NBC News
• Guy Picciotto (C 1987) - guitarist for rock band Fugazi, former lead singer and guitarist for Rites of Spring
• Mark Jude Poirier (C 1991) - author, books include Goats and Unsung Heroes of American Industry
• Patricia Pomerleau (NHS 1971) - founder and president, ceoexpress.com
• Frank J. Prial (C 1951) - wine columnist for The New York Times, 1972-2005
• Walter Ratliff, (G 2004) - journalist, Associated Press
• Carl Reiner (SFS 1943) - actor, director, film producer; holder of most Emmy awards in the entertainment field.
• Maria Shriver (C 1977) - NBC-TV news commentator and wife of Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger
• David Schickler (SFS 1991) - author, books include Kissing in Manhattan and Sweet and Vicious
• Kate Snow (MSFS 1990) - co-anchor, weekend edition of the ABC News program "Good Morning America."
• Will Tanous (C 1992) - Warner Music Group executive, co-creator HBO's "Reverb"
• Anthony Thomopoulos (SFS 1959) - former president ABC Entertainment and ABC Broadcast Group
• Jenny Toomey (C 1990) - indie rock musician and arts activist
• Greta Van Susteren (L 1979, L 1982) - anchorwoman, FOX News
• John Ziegler (C 1989) - talk show host, KFI-Los Angeles

[edit] Science and medicine

• John O. Agwunobi (MBA 2000) - Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Admiral, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, 2006-present
• John-David F. Bartoe (G 1974, G 1976) - Astronaut and Astrophysicist; Research Manager, International Space Station, NASA Johnson Space Center, 1995-present
• Pascale Cossart (G 1971) - Professor and Head of the Unité des Interactions Bactéries Cellules at the Pasteur Institute of Paris
• George V. Coyne, S.J. (G 1962) - Astronomer; Director of the Vatican Observatory, 1978-2006
• Mark Dybul (C 1985, M 1992) - Global AIDS Coordinator, U.S. Department of State, 2006-present
• Susan Hockfield (Med Ph.D - 1979) - Neuroscientist; Provost, Yale University, 2003-2004; Dean, Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1998-2000 (see also: Education list below)
• Mark S. Humayun (C 1984) - Professor of Ophthalmology and Associate Director of Research, Doheny Eye Institute, University of Southern California
• Lt. Gen. Kevin C. Kiley (M 1976) - 41st Surgeon General of the Army and Commander, U.S. Army Medical Command, 2004-2007
• Antonia Novello (Hospital Fellow 1975) - 14th Surgeon General of the United States, 1990-1993
• Thomas Parran, Jr. (M 1915) - 6th Surgeon General of the United States, 1936-1948
• John J. Ring (C 1949; M 1953) - former President, American Medical Association
• Vera Rubin (G 1954) - Astronomer
• Solomon Snyder (C 1959, M 1962) - Neuroscientist
• Daniel Y. Sullivan (D 1974) - President, American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry, 2001; President, Academy of Osseointegration, 1992-1993
• Andrew von Eschenbach (M 1967) - Director, Food and Drug Administration, 2006-present; Director, National Cancer Institute, 2002-2005

[edit] Religion, social action, and education

• Kendall L. Baker (G 1966, G 1969) - 10th President, Ohio Northern University, 1999-present; 9th President, University of North Dakota, 1992-1999
• Robert L. Barchi (C 1968, G 1969) - 4th President, Thomas Jefferson University, 2004-present; Provost, University of Pennsylvania, 1999-2004
• Lawrence Biondi, S.J. (G 1966, G 1975) - 31st President, Saint Louis University, 1987-present
• Joan Claybrook (L 1973) - President, Public Citizen, 1982-present
• Jose Maria Cuenco (L) (b. 1885 - d. 1972) - Archbishop of Jaro, Philippines
• Thomas B. Curran, O.S.F.S. (G 1985) - 14th President, Rockhurst University, 2006-present
• Susan M. Davis (SFS 1978) - Chair, Board of Directors, Grameen Foundation
• John J. DeGioia (C 1979, G 1995) - 48th President, Georgetown University, 2001-present
• Louis DeThomasis, FSC (SFS 1963) - 11th President, St. Mary's University of Minnesota, 1984-2005
• Edward Djerejian (SFS 1960) - Founding Director, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, 1993-present
• Robert M. Gates (G 1974) - 22nd President, Texas A&M University, 2002-2006
• Mark D. Gearan (L 1991) - President, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1999-present
• David Goldwyn (C 1981) - Chairman of the Board, GlobalGiving Foundation, 2003-present
• Robert M. Hayes (C 1974) - Founder, Coalition for the Homeless
• Leo Higdon Jr. (C 1968) - 10th President, Connecticut College, 2006-present
• Susan Hockfield (Med Ph.D.) - 16th President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2004-present
• Karl Hofmann (SFS 1983) - President, PSI (Population Services International), 2007-present
• George R. Houston, Jr. (B 1961) - President, Mount St. Mary's University, 1994-2003
• Jan Karski (G Ph.D.) - Polish diplomat, WW II Resistance fighter, scholar; taught at Georgetown 40 years
• Daniel K. Lahart, S.J. (MSB 1983) - President, Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School, Houston, TX
• Brian F. Linnane, S.J. (G 1981) - 24th President of Loyola College in Maryland, 2005-present
• Barry W. Lynn (L 1978) - Executive Director, Americans United for Separation of Church and State
• Patricia A. McGuire (L 1977) - President, Trinity University, 1989-present
• John P. Minahan, Jr. (G 1970) - President, Western Oregon University, 2006-present
• John Cardinal O'Connor (G 1970) - Archbishop of New York, 1984-2000
• Leo J. O'Donovan, S.J. (C 1956) - 47th President, Georgetown University, 1989-2001
• Sadako Ogata (SFS 1953) - United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1991-2000
• Brian Paulson, S.J. (SFS 1981) - President, St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, Chicago, Illinois
• Scott R. Pilarz, S.J. (C 1981) - 24th President, The University of Scranton, 2003-present
• John Pinasco, S.J. (G 1868-1872) - 7th President, University of San Francisco, 1876-1880; 8th & 10th President, Santa Clara College (now University), 1880-1883 and 1888-1893
• Most Rev.Thomas J. Rodi (C 1971) - Bishop, Diocese of Biloxi, Mississippi
• Sister Kathleen Ross, SNJM (G 1971) - founding President, Heritage College, Toppenish, Washington
• Charles Schultz (C 1948) - Chairman, Council of Economic Advisors in the Carter Administration
• Philip R. Sharp (SFS 1964, G 1974) - President, Resources for the Future, 2005-present, former Congresssman.
• Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (C 1988) - President, Best Buddies International
• Stacey Davis Stewart (C 1985) - President and CEO, Fannie Mae Foundation, 1999-present
• Barry Sullivan (C 1953) - Chairman of the Board of Trustees, University of Chicago, 1989-1992
• B. Joseph White (SFS 1969) - 16th President, University of Illinois, 2005-present
• Rev. John Whitney, S.J. (C 1980) - Provincial, Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus

[edit] Sports

• Bill Bidwill (B 1960) - Arizona Cardinals owner
• Katy Button (SFS 1994) - general manager, Washington Freedom
• Ruben Boumtje Boumtje (C 2001) - professional basketball player
• Craig Esherick (C 1978) - former head basketball coach at Georgetown
• Patrick Ewing (C 1985) - former professional basketball player
• Eric "Sleepy" Floyd (C 1982) - former professional basketball player
• Brendan Gaughan (B 1997) - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series racer
• Othella Harrington (C 1996) - professional basketball player, Chicago Bulls
• Allen Iverson (C, attended 1995 to 1996) - professional basketball player, Denver Nuggets
• Jaren Jackson (MSB 1989) - former professional basketball player
• Arlen Kantarian (MSB 1975) - chief executive, professional tennis, United States Tennis Association
• Frank McCourt, Jr. (C 1975) - owner and chairman, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Jamie McCourt (FLL 1975) - vice chairman and president, Los Angeles Dodgers
• Alonzo Mourning (C 1992) - professional basketball player, Miami Heat
• Dikembe Mutombo (SLL 1991) - professional basketball player with several teams, most recently Houston Rockets
• Eamonn O'Reilly (C 1966) - former American record holder in the Marathon
• Carmen Policy (L 1966) - president, Cleveland Browns
• Don Reid (C 1995) - former professional basketball player
• Mike Sweetney (C, attended 2001 to 2003) - professional basketball player, Chicago Bulls
• Paul Tagliabue (C 1962) - commissioner, National Football League, 1989-2006
• Michael Vespoli (C 1968) - U.S. Olympic rower, 1974 world rowing champion, U.S. Olympic rowing coach
• Jahidi White (C 1998) - professional basketball player, Charlotte Bobcats
• Jerome Williams (C 1996) - professional basketball player, New York Knicks
• Reggie Williams (C 1987) - former professional basketball player
• David Wingate (C 1986) - former professional basketball player\

[edit] Other

• Saad Hariri (B 1992) - Lebanese political and business leader
• Lane Kirkland (SFS 1948) - President, AFL-CIO, 1979-1995
• Richard Mudd (C 1921 G 1922, M 1936) grandson of Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned for aiding John Wilkes Booth
• Paul Pelosi (SFS 1962) - investor; husband of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. Three of their children are Georgetown grads
• Prince Bernhard of Orange-Nassau, van Vollenhoven, The Netherlands (SSCE 1988-1989)
• Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg (SFS 1987)
• Prince Hashim bin Al Hussein of Jordan (SFS 2005)
• BGen Edward F. Rodriguez, Jr., USAFR (Ret.) (SFS 1966) - President, Judge Advocates Association, 2006-present
• Kateryna Yushchenko-Chumachenko (SFS 1982) - wife of Ukraine's President Viktor Yushchenko.
• Aimee Mullins (SFS 1998) - athlete, actress, fashion model and motivational speaker

[edit] Briefly attended

• Lyndon Johnson (Law 1934) - 36th President of the United States
• Donald Rumsfeld (Law 1957) - Secretary of Defense
• Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy (SCE 1954), First Lady of the United States, 1961-1963
• Luci Baines Johnson (N)
• Gerome Ragni (C) - Co-author of the 1960's rock musical Hair