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	Bulgarian Nurses Sentenced to Death A visit by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin to Washington, D.C., this week coincided with the unwelcome news that after a second trial in Libya, five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor had again been sentenced to death for deliberately infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV...Read More
	Afghan Women Take Spotlight Two events brought out members of Capitol Hill as well the first lady to celebrate Afghan women and their ties with Americans—the first in honor of Georgetown University's partnership with the Afghan Women's Council and the second paying tribute to two individuals who have advanced the lives of Afghan women...Read More
	Honoring Azerbaijan’s Charitable First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva, Azerbaijan’s first lady, charmed a D.C. audience with her passion for promoting Azeri culture and improving her country’s education, health and social development, earning the 2006 Goodwill Ambassador Award from the United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce...Read More
	Scholar Presses for Broader Somalia Analysis To understand the roots of Somalia’s current power struggle, the world needs to focus first on the long-simmering Ethiopian-Eritrean border dispute, which is acting as a “proxy conflict” to Somalia’s internal struggles, according to new Council on Foreign Relations special report...Read More
	USGLC Urges Robust International Affairs Budget by Nick Clayton In speeches at a dinner for the U.S. Global Leadership Campaign, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and retiring Sen. Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.) hinted that change is coming for the U.S. International Affairs Budget when the Democratic majority takes over Congress...Read More

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	Sudden Departure of Saudi Ambassador While some ambassadors have dozens of farewell parties and spend months saying goodbye all over town, Saudi Ambassador Prince Turki Al-Faisal and his kind and innovative wife Princess Nouf left town almost overnight...Read More
	France, Britain Honor U.S. Spy French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte and British Ambassador Sir David Manning came together to pay tribute to the late Virginia Hall, a Baltimore, Md., native who many have called the greatest female American spy—even though the State Department originally turned her down because she was an amputee....Read More
	Humorist Art Buchwald Enjoys Limelight Again Another American, armed with a different kind of courage, was also celebrated at the French Residence this week: columnist Art Buchwald...Read More
	Tales From Vienna Woods Austrian Ambassador Eva Nowotny and her husband, professor Thomas Nowotny, proudly served as honorary patrons and inspiration for the 26th annual Choral Arts Society Holiday Concert and Gala this past Mon., Dec. 18, at the Kennedy Center...Read More
	How Embassies Celebrate Christmas The Danes had two nights of “Creative Christmas,” showcasing their country’s innovation—“something we Danes always take pride in and consider a Danish trademark,” said Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen...Read More
	Happy Holidays! Don’t forget to enjoy the 10th annual Norwegian Christmas Celebration at Union Station this holiday season. Both young and old will enjoy the Nordic train and the stories about this European neighbor to the North Pole...Read More