Omar Bandar (2006) was part of a fifteen-member delegation to the West Bank in Palestine, in association with the Cambridge Peace Commission, in November-December 2007. The purpose of the delegation was to promote "People-to-People" relationships in an effort of public diplomacy in the Middle-East. The initiative will build on and expand existing relationships between people and organizations in the Cambridge and Bethlehem communities such as peace and conflict resolution groups, educational institutions, universities, cultural and arts centers, faith-based centers, women's cooperatives, youth groups, healthcare facilities, and media outlets.
Continuing his interest in human rights and social justice, on February 11th, 2008, Omar will be embarking on a fifty-day European tour of human rights and criminal justice organizations as well as visiting prisons and detention centers in several European countries (France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, Norway, Italy, and The Netherlands). The purpose of this trip is to learn more about prisoners' and human rights issues on the international scale as well as the criminal justice challenges of specific countries.
Christian KarastojanovCanada M.A., School of International Relations Class of 2000
AGS's focus on both academics and real-world experience, its international faculty deeply engaged in current IR issues, and its connections to a variety of global governmental and non-governmental organizations all provided an invaluable preparation for a life in IR.
Omar Bandar (2006) was part of a fifteen-member delegation to the West Bank in Palestine, in association with the 
Continuing his interest in human rights and social justice, on February 11th, 2008, Omar will be embarking on a fifty-day European tour of human rights and criminal justice organizations as well as visiting prisons and detention centers in several European countries (France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Latvia, Estonia, Romania, Norway, Italy, and The Netherlands). The purpose of this trip is to learn more about prisoners' and human rights issues on the international scale as well as the criminal justice challenges of specific countries.
AGS's focus on both academics and real-world experience, its international faculty deeply engaged in current IR issues, and its connections to a variety of global governmental and non-governmental organizations all provided an invaluable preparation for a life in IR.