October 26, 2006
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News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat
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Celebrity ‘Ambassador’ Spotlights YouthAIDS
The stars aligned to promote AIDS awareness and prevention — Hollywood stars, that is. Celebrities, beauty queens, politicians, diplomats and business tycoons alike hobnobbed at the Ritz-Carlton in Tysons Corner, Va., for the YouthAIDS annual gala led by the group’s “global ambassador,” actress Ashley Judd...Read More
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Liberian President Assesses Achievements
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf—Africa’s first elected female president—gave an insightful and frank outlook on her country’s enormous obstacles as well as its remarkable accomplishments as part of a speech at Georgetown University for the school’s fifth annual Goldman Sachs Distinguished Lecture...Read More
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Roasted D.C. Mayor Takes Punches In Stride
Outgoing Washington, D.C., Mayor Anthony Williams received some good-natured mayoral ribbing as part of a farewell roast hosted by Southeastern University during its seventh annual gala on Oct. 18 held at the Marriott Wardman Park...Read More
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Agreeing on Free Trade Agreements
Ambassadors from nations that have finalized or are hoping to finalize a free trade agreement with the United States turned out for the National Foreign Trade Council’s 2006 Annual World Trade Dinner at the Corcoran Gallery of Art—the first time the group has brought the event, traditionally held in New York, to the nation’s capital...Read More
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Iftar Dinners Mark End of Ramadan
A number of Iftar dinners were held earlier this week to commemorate the official end of Ramadan, the traditional period of prayer and fasting for Muslims...Read More
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By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat
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Meridian Ball: The Beginning of New Era
The annual Meridian Ball—with pre-ball dinners at dozens of embassies and the incredible dessert display and dancing afterward at the elegant Meridian mansion—is still mostly the same, but otherwise, this was a year of change for the center’s 38th Meridian Ball...Read More
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Arts for the Aging at French Residence
French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte and his wife Marie-Cécile opened their arms and their residence to visionary sculptor Lolo Sarnoff, the astonishing nonagenarian founder of Arts for the Aging (AFTA), on the occasion of the charity’s group’s 18th annual benefit gala, which raised more than $120,000...Read More
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Sweden’s Royals Inaugurate House of Sweden
In a whirlwind two-day inauguration, the House of Sweden has been officially blessed by Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia in a formal ceremony on Oct. 23, as well as a very informal, outdoor festival colorfully celebrated by half of Georgetown the Sunday before...Read More
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