Political ‘Blackmail in Nicaragua Seven high-ranking ministers from Nicaragua came to Washington on an urgent mission to defeat what they say is a “rolling coup d’etat” against their president by the Sandinista-backed National Assembly...Read More
	Fight Against Poverty in Asia Although Asia boasts some of the world’s biggest economic success stories, it is also home to two-thirds of the world’s poor—something Haruhiko Kuroda, president of the Asian Development Bank, is working to change...Read More
	Calling All Technology Innovators Finnish Ambassador Jukka Valtasaari held an intimate dinner to promote next year’s Millennium Technology Prize, which honors scientific advancements that aid humanity...Read More

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	French Ambassador Tours New Orleans French Ambassador Jean David Levitte has just returned from a four-day trip to New Orleans, Baton Rouge, and other areas effected by Hurricane Katrina, looking into how France can continue to help... Read More
	Turkey’s Eleventh-Hour Triumph The intense drama leading up to a last-minute invitation on the night of Oct. 3 for Turkey to enter historic talks with the 25-member-nation European Union could be a Hollywood scenario...Read More
	Oktoberfest for 3,000 Guests Germany diplomatic Oktoberfest, more officially known as Germany’s Unity Day celebrating a united Germany and a half century of Germany’s Armed Forces, was a Monday night party for 3,000 Germans and important friends of Germany...Read More