The Doyle Engaging Difference Program - Georgetown University

Dung Tran (SFS’26) is an undergraduate student at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, majoring in international politics with a minor in government. Dung is a native of Hanoi, Vietnam, grew up in New York City and Kuala Lumpur, and is now pursuing his studies in Washington, DC. In 2023, Dung became a research scholar at the Laidlaw Foundation as part of the Laidlaw Undergraduate Leadership and Research Scholarship, where he pursued a research project on the intersection of identity formation and religion in contemporary Vietnam and led a community service project in Malaysia. He was also awarded the Social Innovation and Public Service Fund Summer Scholarship, associated with the Georgetown University Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching & Service, to pursue a social service project. In addition, he has participated in the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues' Student-to-Student Dialogue. He also represented Georgetown University at global debating championships. Recently, Dung was inducted into the Royal Society of Arts as a Fellow. Dung plans to pursue a career in the diplomatic service in his home country. He is a strong believer in forming strong relationships and intercultural exchanges. Dung is an avid traveler, having been to 55 countries. He enjoys a warm cup of coffee with a Scandinavian drama-thriller. He was part of the spring 2024 Doyle Global Dialogue cohort.