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It's not a vague question at all, really.
I am most familiar with the Wharton MBA/Johns Hopkins SAIS MA. I think that the current US Ambassador to Singapore went to this program -- or maybe it was the last Ambassador there, one did I know.
In terms of jobs just out of the MBA/MA program versus MBA, I am not 100% sure that the dual degree would mean a whole lot. Having said that, I am sure there are international finance and other jobs where it would be a competitive advantage in the application and interview process; it might just make the difference.
What is clearly the case is that over the arc of your career your understanding of things and quite possibly the opportunities that you are given would be greatly enhanced because of the degree. And in the case of SAIS/Wharton, it's 3 years overall. Why wouldn't you, if you could afford it?
One thing is clear, it seems SAIS/JHU is a top-tier IR school at the graduate level (it doesn't have undergrad). But the Wharton MBA is probably the thing that gets the foot in the door of most jobs, if only because of the intensive, systematic recruiting that goes on at Wharton (but also of course because of the Wharton name too). You would be better off getting a higher quality MBA, if you are mostly concerned about your job out of the program. I am not sure Georgetown is considered at top-tier MBA program. It's SFS is considered top-tier for undergrad, but in DC, SAIS is considered the top-tier IR grad school generally.
I never went for an MBA, but had I done so, I would have really wanted to have it be as part of a joint MA/MBA degree.
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