IR/PS Student Takes First Place in Prestigious Essay Contest
Joyce Lawrence, MPIA 2008, wins 2007 Leonard Marks Foundation Essay Contest
01/07/2008
The call came on the morning of November 28, 2007. Joyce Lawrence, MPIA 2008, had won first place in the prestigious Leonard Marks Foundation Essay Contest for Creative Thought and Writing on American Foreign Policy. Her essay, submitted in the form of an action memorandum to the Secretary of State, was titled "Venezuela's Proposal for a Banco del Sur."
The contest is sponsored and judged by members of The American Academy of Diplomacy in Washington, a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization founded in 1983 whose 200 members have held major positions in the formulation and implementation of American foreign policy. The goal of the essay contest is to encourage applicants and their schools to think creatively about the role and uses of public diplomacy in promoting and implementing a realistic and practical foreign policy.
For her outstanding work, Joyce has won a cash prize and a trip to Washington to present her essay. She is understandably very excited about the award and the opportunity to present her work, and encourages other students to enter the contest in 2008. The deadline for the 2008 Leonard Marks Foundation Essay Contest is June 9.
Further information about the Leonard Marks Essay Contest can be found online at The American Academy of Diplomacy.
