October 12, 2006
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News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat
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Induction of New Korea Institute at SAIS
Comes Amid North Korea’s Nuclear Test
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill spoke at the inauguration of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University the day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-il made his surprising announcement about testing a nuclear weapon...Read More
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Kazakh President Touts Nuclear Dismantlement
All of the media and political hype surrounding Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Washington visit in late September reflected the newfound global prominence that Kazakhstan has achieved over the last decade...Read More
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Two Former Leaders Reunite for German Unity
Two former world leaders recently reunited to celebrate the reuniting of a country: On Oct. 3, former U.S. President George H.W. Bush and former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl came out to commemorate the 16th anniversary of German unification at German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth’s residence...Read More
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Globe-Trotting Interns Advocate for Civil Society
Ambassador of Liechtenstein Claudia Fritsche hosted a group of well-traveled young people at her residence as part of a reception honoring the most recent batch of interns for the Advocacy Project, a nonprofit organization that serves the needs of civil society...Read More
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A Circle of Giving at National Gallery
The National Gallery of Art paid tribute to the national philanthropic group the Circle on its 20th anniversary with an elaborate gala reception at the gallery’s West Building...Read More
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By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat
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Norway and U.S. Lead Climate Change Studies
According to Norwegian and U.S. scientists, the Arctic is melting. Climate change is no longer a matter of “if” or even “when”—it’s already in our Arctic backyard...Read More
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Hungary’s 50th Commemoration
Throughout the fall, the Hungarian Embassy and Hungarian Ambassador András Simonyi are hosting a series of events to remind everyone that it was Hungary’s freedom fighters “who first cracked the wall of Soviet oppression 50 years ago this year” during the famed 1956 Hungarian Revolution...Read More
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Russia’s Shostakovich
National Symphony Orchestra cellist and storyteller extraordinaire Yvonne Caruthers gave members of the Smithsonian Associates a wonderful day of musical memories during a Sept. 29 gathering at the Russian Embassy in honor of the Shostakovich Centennial Festival...Read More
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The Art of Diplomacy
Turkish Ambassador Nabi Sensoy and his wife Gülgün recently hosted Julian Raby, director of the Freer and Sackler art galleries, as he led a discussion on the art of diplomacy during the 16th century in Istanbul and Venice...Read More
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International Diplomacy and Rotary International
New Zealand Ambassador Roy Ferguson, a proud Rotarian himself, and his wife Dawn recently welcomed to their chancery fellow New Zealander Bill Boyd, the president of Rotary International, and his wife Lorna...Read More
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Nicaragua’s Welcome Mat
Nicaraguan Ambassador Salvador Stadthagen and his wife Analia have opened their embassy doors for a nonstop cultural series of events from Oct. 20 to Nov. 2...Read More
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