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April 12, 2007
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News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat

China’s Challenges Ahead
Building a harmonious society, increasing productive forces and bolstering social justice are some of the main challenges that China will tackle over the next two decades, according to Chinese Ambassador Zhou Wenzhong, who spoke at the School of Advanced International Studies...Read More
Remembering Importance of Alzheimer’s
The Fourth Annual Alzheimer’s Gala at the Grand Hyatt Washington hotel, hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association, sought to rally attention around a disease that devastates its victims, families and caretakers alike...Read More
Brzezinski Rates Last Three U.S. Presidents
According to Zbigniew Brzezinski, former national security advisor to President Jimmy Carter, the last three U.S. presidents have squandered a momentous opportunity to make the United States a global leader since the end of the Cold War...
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EB-5 Visa Program Seeks to Pump
Investment Dollars Into New Orleans
The Consular Corps of Washington, D.C., will be hosting a lunch on April 25 to discuss the EB-5 program for foreigners looking to invest in the United States...Read More

Lifestyle
By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat

Japan’s Petal Power
Each spring for the past 95 years, Washingtonians and international visitors alike have celebrated the cherry blossoms as a rite of springtime, and this year, Japanese Ambassador Ryozo Kato called the 2007 festival “the most successful.”...
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Meridian’s New Turkish Exhibit
In cooperation with the Turkish Embassy, the Meridian International Center has a wonderful new exhibit titled “Anatolian Scenes: Paintings by Turkish Artist Yalçin Gökçebag.”...
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Bridges of Understanding
Former Jordanian Ambassador Karim Kawar and his wife Luma returned to Washington for an extravagant party to launch the Kawars’ new foundation called Bridges of Understanding...
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Latino Embassies Share New Web Site
Although the Ibero-American Cultural Attachés Association has been collaborating for more than four decades, the group now feels it has discovered the most effective way to work together: their brand new Web site, www.iaculturalattaches.org...
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ASEAN Annual Food and Fun Festival
Mark your calendars: On Sat., April 28 from 11a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Indonesian Ambassador’s Residence on 2700 Tilden St., NW, check out the annual celebration of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Women’s Circle...
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