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By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat

	One Year Later, Still No Clear Answers to Andijon An array of human rights advocates and two prominent U.S. politicians came together on May 9 to commemorate and call attention to the one-year anniversary of Andijon—an event labeled by many Western observers as the massacre of innocent protesters by government forces in Uzbekistan…Read More
	Wolfowitz Reflects on Turkey A standing room-only crowd gathered at the St. Regis Hotel to hear Paul Wolfowitz—former U.S. deputy secretary of defense and now head of the World Bank—for his views on Turkey’s relationship with the East and West…Read More
	Romania Organizes First Black Sea Forum On June 5, Romania hosts the Black Sea Forum for Dialogue and Partnership—an initiative the country launched in December 2005 to examine the future identity of this geopolitically strategic though divergent region…Read More
	Two Kiwis in D.C. New Zealand Ambassador Roy Ferguson made a recent visit to the National Zoo to greet a fellow “kiwi”—in this case a newborn kiwi chick named Manaia…Read More

	CARE, at 60, Gets Rave Reviews What began 60 years ago as a boatload of packages to help war-torn Europe has today become one of the best-known and most successful charities in the world…Read More
	Aschiana Honored by Two First Ladies, Two Ambassadors Aschiana’s Kite Soiree on May 19 had all the crucial elements of a first-class fundraiser: worthy cause, beautiful venue and, above all, prominent supporters…Read More
	WPAS, Chinese Ambassador Welcome Lang Lang Although the Washington Performing Arts Society (WPAS) had snagged Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong and his wife Xie Shumin as its diplomatic patrons for the group’s 40th anniversary gala, it was a little dog and a charming pianist who won everyone’s heart…Read More