David Welch is the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs and served from 2001 to 2005 as the U.S. Ambassador to Egypt. Welch is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University, studied at the London School of Economics and holds a graduate degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an honor society which considers its mission to be fostering and recognizing excellence in undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. ... Father Edmund A. Walsh, S.J. - Founder and first dean The Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service (commonly abbreviated SFS) is a school within Georgetown University in Washington, DC, United States. ... Not to be confused with the University of Georgetown in Georgetown, Guyana or Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Georgetown University is a private university in the United States. ... The London School of Economics and Political Science, often referred to as the London School of Economics or simply the LSE, is a specialist university in London and is regarded as the worlds most prestigious social science institution. ... The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (also called the Fletcher School) is the oldest graduate school of international relations in the United States. ... Tufts University is a private university located in Medford, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. ...