Since 1993, the SYLFF Program at The American University in Cairo has enabled students from several countries to earn master's degrees. Graduates include diplomats, authors, lawyers, international civil servants, and university professors. The SYLFF Program has also served as a model for other fellowship programs at our university.

　

　

　

 SYLFF has provided a crucial level of support to enroll talented students who are committed to the study of foreign affairs and who have a desire to develop policies and relationships for mutual benefit, security, and justice in an interdependent world. If there is hope for resolving the seemingly intractable challenges we face, that hope in part rests on SYLFF fellows, who are increasingly assuming positions of influence in international affairs.

　

　

　

 We have benefited from the SYLFF Program by giving fellows a group identity through recognition of their leadership talents; by allowing fellows to attend international meetings, interact with other fellows, and travel to other countries to study; and by welcoming fellows in Geneva. The program has also benefited us by enabling the administrator to interact with colleagues in a most stimulating and creative environment.