News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat

	India Celebrates Historic Presidential Visit As President Bush embarks on his highly anticipated visit to India this week, the Indian Embassy in Washington has been working overtime to highlight the historic event, which marks Bush’s first trip to this strategic ally country and only the fifth visit by a U.S. president…Read More
	Straight Talk on U.S. Foreign Assistance Having just left the diplomatic confines of the public sector, Andrew Natsios, former USAID administrator, seems to be enjoying his newfound freedom to express his more outspoken side…Read More
	New Latvian Chancery Opens Its Doors Sheridan Circle has a new diplomatic tenant: On March 1, the ribbons were cut on the new Latvian Chancery located at 2306 Massachusetts Ave., NW…Read More
	Japanese Envoy Inaugurates New Lecture Series Japanese Ambassador Ryozo Kato discussed U.S.-Japanese relations at the Johns Hopkins University as part of the first-ever Edwin O. Reischauer Memorial Lecture—named in honor of the first Japanese-born U.S. ambassador to Japan…Read More

	Honoring Former Secretary of State Powell More than three dozen current and former U.S. ambassadors came to honor former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell as he accepted the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training’s Excellence in Diplomacy Award on Feb. 23…Read More
	New Danish Ambassador Putting Out Fires Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen has had his hands full ever since the controversial publication of Muslim cartoons in Danish newspapers earlier this year…Read More
	Save the Dates for Francophonie 2006 Francophonie 2006 (www.francophoniedc.org) is a cultural festival for anyone who is French, speaks French, or loves French culture and cuisine…Read More