News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat

Envoy Urges China to Move Forward
on Tibet Issue
On the eve of his trip to China, President Bush met with the Dalai Lama during the Tibetan spiritual leader’s recent 10-day visit to Washington to discuss Tibet’s future. Accompanying the Dalai Lama every step of the way was Lodi Gyaltsen Gyari, the Dalai Lama’s personal envoy and trusted political advisor for the past 25 years…Read More

Rotary Club Attracts Diplomats to Its Good Deeds
Founded in 1905 as the world’s first service club, the Rotary Club now boasts a membership of 1.2 million people who donate both their time and millions of dollars to a multitude of charitable projects, locally and around the world…Read More

New Life Springs From Afghanistan’s Landmines
Just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, Afghan Ambassador Said Tayeb Jawad honored Roots of Peace for the group’s work in creating “a harvest of hope” by transforming minefields into farmland…Read More

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Lifestyle
By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat

Jan Eliasson Salutes Dag Hammarskjöld
Jan Eliasson, the former Swedish ambassador and now president of the U.N. General Assembly, returned to Washington last week to help the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs…Read More

French Ambassador Encourages Contributors
Continuing to organize support for Hurricane Katrina victims in the former French territories, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte and Madame Levitte opened their spectacular residence…Read More

Romania’s Nadia Comaneci
We remember sprightly Nadia Comaneci, the darling of the 1976 Montreal Olympics who became the first gymnast in Olympic history to be awarded a perfect score of 10. Today, she is a stunning 44-year-old…Read More

WPAS Entertains Ambassadors’ Wives
Although he didn’t bring his cello along, Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) President and cellist Neale Perl enjoyed entertaining more than 50 diplomatic wives at the hilltop mansion…Read More

Hollywood on Embassy Row
Nicole Kidman, one of Hollywood’s hottest actresses, has moved into Embassy Row. To be more exact, she and her huge entourage have taken over the Chilean Residence…Read More