<p>I don’t really think the schools would be that different, education-wise, for your career plans. It is worth considering though, if you want to be in the suit and tie world in DC, the sooner you start making connections, the better. In my opinion, DC is really a “who you know” type of town. You can intern on the hill, at think tanks, and at government agencies a lot easier from Georgetown than you can from Princeton (read: you can apply for semester internships, which seem to be less competitive than the summer ones).</p>
<p>I don’t think any degree is especially applicable to the foreign service. You have to pass a bunch of rounds of the exam, as I’m sure you know, and they send you to training before they ship you off to whatever part of the world you are going to.</p>
<p>It is also my understanding that FSOs move around a fair amount, so you would not be spending your career in one geographic region.</p>