John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations
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The John C. Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations, or simply the Whitehead School of Diplomacy, is a degree-granting international affairs school within Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in collaboration with the United Nations Association of the United States of America, it was the first school of international relations to be founded after the Cold War. It educates undergraduate and graduate students.
Representing the school's multi-disciplinary education, the faculty represent the best of the scholarly tradition as well as practitioners from the fields of business, law and diplomacy. The School aims for students to gain not only an understanding of international relations, but also the skills necessary to apply that knowledge. It has numerous regional and functional specializations, supported by faculty members who have expertise in each subfield.
Students at the Whitehead School of Diplomacy come from over 50 countries. Approximately 40% of graduate students have non-US citizenship or grew up outside the United States. Many are from diplomatic families.
In addition to its educational goals for students, the Whitehead School of Diplomacy is known for its high-profile lecturers. United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, Iranian President Mohammed Khatami, Nobel Peace Laureate John Hume, former Prime Minister of Israel Shimon Peres, and former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev have addressed the Seton Hall community while visiting the School.
The Whitehead School of Diplomacy and International Relations is an affiliate of APSIA, the Association of Professional Schools of International Affairs.
Its namesake, John C. Whitehead is a retired Goldman Sachs executive who served as deputy secretary of state in the Reagan administration, head of the United Nations Association of the USA, and Chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation.
The Whitehead Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations is produced by Whitehead School of Diplomacy graduate students.
University people
- Clay Constantinou - Dean, 1999-2005
