Rebecca Tone

Rebecca Tone is pursuing a J.D. / M.S. in Foreign Service joint degree at Georgetown Law and School of Foreign Service. She is passionate about the intersections between human rights, environmental justice, and global power structures, and is looking forward to examining these issues through the lens of international law.

Rebecca graduated summa cum laude from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 2023 as a member of three honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Sigma Nu, and Pi Sigma Alpha. She majored in Culture & Politics, double minored in Environmental Studies and Russian Literature & Culture, and achieved proficiency in French.

Outside of her studies at Georgetown, Rebecca has worked at the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of European & Eurasian Affairs, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and WWF’s Policy & Government Affairs department. She has also served as a graduate and undergraduate research assistant, worked on a Congressional campaign in her home state of New Jersey, and volunteered at her local food bank throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, Rebecca is serving as Georgetown’s MSFS Alumni Engagement Fellow.

In her free time, Rebecca enjoys seeing plays and musicals, reading novels, exploring DC’s many museums and restaurants, and of course, traveling!