Graduation Ceremony in the French Senate

The yearly graduation ceremony of AGSIRD took place on June 4th in the French Senate. Seventeen students were awarded a Master of Arts degree in International Relations and Diplomacy. Those who had opted for a double-degree program also obtained a European Master in Diplomacy and Strategic Negotiation from Université Paris-Sud XI. Graduating students were from the US, Canada, Haiti and Liberia.

Arcadia University President Dr. Jerry Greiner came to Paris for the occasion. After he and AGSIRD president Dr. Eileen Servidio each addressed the graduating students, the commencement speech was delivered by H.E. Samira Hanna-El Daher, Ambassador, Representative of Lebanon to the Executive Board of UNESCO. Ambassador El Daher is a career diplomat who was the first woman in Lebanon to be named Ambassador, and the first woman worldwide to be an Ambassador in Japan. She also served as Lebanese Ambassador to the USA, China, Australia, Great Britain, the Philippines, Switzerland, and Cyprus.