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	Putting Faith in Dialogue The Embassy of Bangladesh hosted a unique post-Thanksgiving dinner by bringing together different religious leaders to promote interfaith dialogue—a popular concept that is emerging more and more at embassy and other functions...Read More
	Globally Conscious Cinema Hollywood and Washington, D.C., may seem worlds apart, but some filmmakers are going beyond the fluff and using the genre to tackle politically charged and historically sensitive issues that are particularly relevant to D.C. audiences...Read More
	Freedom Fighters Honored at Czech Embassy The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation bestowed its Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom on two very different “freedom fighters” at a packed reception held at the Czech Embassy on Nov. 14...Read More
	Hungarian Ambassador Rocks for Smokin’ Good Cause Hungarian Ambassador András Simonyi is clearly not your typical button-downed diplomat. In addition to mingling with movie stars (see “Cinema” item above), he is a rock guitarist who heads up a band cleverly called the Coalition of the Willing...Read More

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	Toasting Liechtenstein’s 200 Years Using “creative diplomacy” to celebrate the her country’s 200 years of sovereignty, Liechtenstein Ambassador Claudia Fritsche took the opportunity to introduce her country’s newly available fine wines following a sold-out Embassy Series concert...Read More
	Arab League Ambassador Elected To U.N. International Law Commission Hussein Hassouna, the ambassador of the League of Arab States to the United States, was recently elected by the U.N. General Assembly to be a member of the world body’s International Law Commission by an overwhelming majority...Read More
	Farewells Continue for Favorite Ambassadors More than 40 ambassadors arrived to give their farewells to Portuguese Ambassador Pedro Catarino and his cheerful wife Cheryl—one of several popular diplomats leaving their D.C. postings...Read More
	Rangila: Hot Ticket at Georgetown University For the 12th year in a row, the Georgetown University South Asian Society hosted Rangila, a completely student-run cultural and benefit show to raise ethnic awareness...Read More