List of George Washington University alumni

This list of George Washington University alumni includes numerous prominent politicians, including a recent U.S. Attorney General, four current heads of state or government, CEOs of major corporations, scientists, Nobel laureates, MacArthur fellows, Olympic athletes, Academy Award and Golden Globe winners, royalty, and Time 100 notables.

Academia edit

 
William Greenleaf Eliot, founder of Washington University in St. Louis
 
Michael K. Young, current President of Texas A&M University, formerly President of University of Washington
 
Scott Cowen, President of Tulane University

Business edit

 
Lin Jianhai, current Secretary-General of the International Monetary Fund
 
Lee Kun-Hee, former chairman of Samsung and one of the world's richest people
 
Kaushik Basu, 11th Chief Economist of the World Bank
 
Dina Merrill, billionaire co-founder of RKO Pictures

Economics edit

Politics edit

United States edit

U.S. Cabinet edit

 
William P. Barr, former U.S. Attorney General
 
David Bernhardt, former U.S. Secretary of the Interior

U.S. Governors edit

 
Senator Mark Warner, former Governor of Virginia
 
George W. Romney, 52nd Governor of Michigan, father of Senator Mitt Romney

U.S. Senators edit

 
Daniel Inouye, former President pro tempore of the United States Senate
 
Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader during most of the Obama Presidency
 
Senator J. William Fulbright, founder of the Fulbright Program

U.S. Representatives edit

 
Rep. Eric Cantor, former House Majority Leader and House Majority Whip
 
Rep. Steve Israel, Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
 
Sitting U.S. Rep. Susan Wild of Pennsylvania
 
Sitting U.S. Rep. Darren Soto of Florida
 
Sitting U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley of California
 
Former U.S. Rep. Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania
 
Former U.S. Rep. Gil Cisneros of California

U.S. mayors edit

 
Vincent C. Gray, Mayor of Washington, D.C.
 
Henry Cisneros, Mayor of San Antonio and 10th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
 
Rocky Anderson, Mayor of Salt Lake City

Other U.S. officials edit

 
Mercedes Schlapp, 2nd White House Director of Strategic Communications
 
Eddie Farnsworth, former President pro tempore of the Arizona Senate
 
Corey Johnson, former Speaker of New York City Council
 
Dennis Herrera, former City Attorney of San Francisco
 
JB McCuskey, current State Auditor of West Virginia
 
Tom Bossert, Homeland Security Advisor to President Donald Trump
 
Tony Sayegh, current United States Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
 
J. Edgar Hoover, 1st Director of the FBI
 
Mark Felt, Deep Throat informant during the Watergate scandal

International edit

 
Juan Guaidó, acting President of Venezuela
 
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, former President of Croatia
 
Syngman Rhee, 1st President of South Korea

Heads of state and government edit

Cabinet ministers edit

 
Mohammad Nahavandian, current Vice President of Iran
 
Hessa Al Jaber, former Information Minister of Qatar
 
S. M. Krishna, former Foreign Minister of India
 
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, current Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of Indonesia

Other figures edit

 
José Abad Santos, 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Diplomacy edit

U.S. Ambassadors edit

 
Michael Ratney, current U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
 
Michael Punke, former U.S. Ambassador to the World Trade Organization, current Vice President of Amazon Web Services
 
Joseph Prueher, former U.S. Ambassador to China
 
Kurt Volker, former U.S. Ambassador to NATO
 
Robin Bernstein, former U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic
 
Rebecca Gonzales former U.S. Ambassador to Lesotho

State Department officials edit

 
Colin Powell, 65th U.S. Secretary of State
 
John Foster Dulles, 52nd U.S. Secretary of State
 
Carol Z. Perez, current Director General of the Foreign Service

Other diplomats edit

 
Nestor Mendez, current Assistant Secretary General of the Organization of American States

Law edit

U.S. Circuit Judges edit

 
Sharon Prost, current Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
 
John Michael Seabright, current Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii

U.S. District Judges edit

 
William K. Sessions III, current Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont
 
Senior Judge Burnita Shelton Matthews, the first woman appointed to serve on a U.S. District Court
 
Harry L. Carrico, 23rd Chief Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court

U.S. State Supreme Courts edit

 
Barbara Pariente, 51st Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court

Attorneys General edit

 
Mohan Peiris, Attorney General & Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
 
Hsu Mo, founding Judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

International judges edit

Other legal figures edit

 
Belva Ann Lockwood, first woman to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court

Military edit

 
Mark Esper, former U.S. Secretary of Defense
 
General Peter Pace, 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
 
General John Shalikashvili, 13th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
 
General John William Vessey, Jr., 10th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Journalism edit

 
Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine
 
Bob Woodward, Pulitzer Prize-winning editor for the Washington Post
 
Kasie Hunt, host of MSNBC's Kasie DC

Pulitzer Prize edit

 
Glenn Greenwald, winner of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for his work on U.S. Global surveillance based on disclosures by Edward Snowden

Activism edit

 
Alex Pacheco, co-founder and Chairman of PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
 
Tom Fitton, current President of Judicial Watch
 
Raul Yzaguirre, President & CEO of the National Council of La Raza

Entertainment edit

 
Alec Baldwin, Golden Globe-winning actor
 
Dan Glickman, Chairman & CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America
 
Courteney Cox, actress

First Family and royalty edit

 
First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy

Religion edit

 
L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology

Sciences edit

 
Michael Griffin, 11th Administrator of NASA
 
Jennifer Boykin, president of Newport News Shipbuilding[22]
 
Julius Axelrod, Nobel Prize-winning biochemist

Athletics edit

 
Abe Pollin, owner of the Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals
 
David Haggerty, current President of the International Tennis Federation
 
Elana Meyers, medalist at the 2018 Winter Olympics and 2014 Winter Olympics
 
Red Auerbach, coach for the Boston Celtics

Olympics edit

Other edit

 
Roger Stone, opposition researcher for the Republican National Committee

References edit

  1. ^ Who's Who in America, 1982–1983 (Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1982), p. 2844
  2. ^ "The History Makers". Other EducationMakers. The History Makers. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ L. Stanley Crane, was elected in 1978 as a member of the United States National Academy of Engineering in Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems Engineering
  4. ^ "Wyoming Governor Fenimore Chatterton". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  5. ^ "Missouri Governor Mel Eugene Carnahan". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  6. ^ "Adam McMullen". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  7. ^ "Legislator Information". services.statescape.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  8. ^ Fernandez, Lisa (May 17, 2021). "Born in jail, progressive Antioch mayor now champions police reform". KTVU.
  9. ^ Arkansas House of Representatives biography: Charlie Collins Archived December 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Vermont Legislative Directory. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1979. p. 198.
  11. ^ "Tom Greenwell". ncrptx.com. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  12. ^ "Biography of the Acting Surgeon General". United States Department of Health and Human Services. July 1, 2006.
  13. ^ "Maine House of Representatives". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Profile: Faure Gnassingbe". April 2, 2005.
  15. ^ Masood, Salman (August 2017). "Shahid Khaqan Abbasi: What You Need to Know About Pakistan's New Prime Minister". New York Times. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  16. ^ "Late journalist-diplomat Joe Hung remembered as man of erudition and veracity". Eye on Taiwan Media. March 6, 2018. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  17. ^ https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-judicial-appointments-in-the-province-of-alberta-882360881.html
  18. ^ Jensen, Lori (October 25, 2019). "Speaker Biography, William D. Cohen". VTACDL Fall Continuing Legal Education. Essex Junction, VT: Vermont Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
  19. ^ West Point Association of Graduates
  20. ^ At 105, Colorado veteran is West Point’s oldest living graduate
  21. ^ West Point Magazine Spring 2023
  22. ^ a b "Profile: Jennifer Boykin, Newport News Shipbuilding president". Daily Press (Virginia). Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  23. ^ Hernandez, Lezlie (September 2, 2021). "Spotlight on Jessie G. Beach, Smithsonian Department of Paleobiology Staff Member". Smithsonian Libraries and Archives.
  24. ^ "Newport News Shipbuilding president Matt Mulherin to retire". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  25. ^ "Jennifer Boykin - Executive Vice President and President, Newport News Shipbuilding". Huntington Ingalls Industries. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
  26. ^ Staff. "COL. HARRISON DODGE, MT. VERNON CUSTODIAN; Superintendent of Washington's Home Since 1885—Made Many Improvements", The New York Times, May 21, 1937. Accessed July 24, 2010.