▁International ▁Rel ations ▁and ▁Diplom acy ▁ ▁Study ▁Ab road ▁in ▁Paris ▁for ▁both ▁gradu ates ▁and ▁under grad u ates ▁( fall , ▁spring ▁or ▁summer ▁sessions ) ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Arc ad ia ▁University ▁ ▁Cert ificate ▁programs ▁in ▁N GO ▁Management , ▁African ▁Studies , ▁Middle - E astern ▁Studies ▁and ▁Asian ▁Studies ▁( one ▁or ▁two ▁sem esters ). ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁American ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁in ▁Paris ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁American ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁International ▁Rel ations ▁and ▁Diplom acy . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁American ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁in ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Acc red itations ▁All ▁programs ▁except ▁the ▁Ph . D . ▁are ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁the ▁Commission ▁on ▁High er ▁Education ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁States ▁Association ▁of ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁School s , ▁as ▁an ▁affili ated ▁program ▁of ▁Arc ad ia ▁University , ▁Gl ens ide , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁members ▁come ▁from ▁the ▁US , ▁France , ▁Switzerland , ▁India , ▁Iran , ▁Israel , ▁Germany , ▁Italy , ▁Great - B rit ain , ▁among ▁other ▁countries . ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁g athers ▁sch ol ars ▁and ▁profession als ▁( di plom ats , ▁law y ers , ▁journal ists , ▁econom ists , ▁business ▁consult ants ). ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁includes ▁R uch i ▁An and , ▁Douglas ▁Y ates , ▁and ▁France