February 15, 2007
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News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat
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Slovenian Envoy Doesn’t Run Away From Challenges
Most ambassadors struggle to find the time for an occasional jog, let alone a marathon—let alone several marathons. But Samuel Zbogar, Slovenia’s envoy in Washington, has coupled his interest in running with his passion to help landmine victims into a full-fledged marathon mission...Read More
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Snow Does Not Deter Presidential Visits
The federal government going home early and much of the city blanketed with the area’s first snowstorm of the season didn’t hamper several high-profile presidential visits this week—among them the leaders of Lithuania and Liberia...Read More
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D.C. Think Tank Goes Global
In addition to its already-established Moscow office, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is expanding its presence in Europe, Asia and the Middle East by opening operations in three “B”s: Beijing, Beirut and Brussels...Read More
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Holocaust Museum Targets Present-Day Tragedy in Darfur
In addition to its staple exhibitions honoring victims of the World War II Holocaust, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has also steadily been expanding its genocide prevention campaign, spotlighting the ongoing crisis in the beleaguered Darfur region of Sudan...Read More
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Taiwan Honors Its Congressional Caucus
As the new U.S. Congress settles in, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) co-hosted a reception on Feb. 6 celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus at the Rayburn House Office Building...Read More
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Lifestyle
By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat
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At Home with ‘W’ and Enzo
President George W. Bush has always been known to be extremely loyal to his friends. And in front of an international diplomatic audience last Wednesday night at Blair House, he and Laura Bush celebrated his friendship with his departing U.S. Chief of Protocol Donald Ensenat and his wife Taylor...Read More
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Germany Celebrating EU Presidency
German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth and his wife Dr. Ulrike Scharioth celebrated Germany’s rotating six-month presidency of the European Union with a string concert by the famed Artemis Quartet and a luscious dinner by embassy executive chef Benoit Teisseire...Read More
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Hauntingly Beautiful Hungarian Performance
A musical fusion of the Hungarian Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra with the gutsy guitar of Ferenc Snétberger absolutely charmed the audience at the Hungarian Embassy on Jan. 31...Read More
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Russia’s Legendary Excellence in the Arts
On Feb. 9, Svetlana Ushakova once again created an evening celebrating Russian art and music at her 16th Street residence, hosting pianist Alexei Podkorytov, 28, and violinist Olga Smola, 25, both former students of the Moscow State Conservatory...Read More
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Meridian’s ‘Out West’ Exhibit Goes to China
When the Meridian International Center mounts an art show, it is usually an important event. “Out West: The Great American Landscape” is no exception...Read More
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Warm Welcome for New Israeli Wife
To welcome No’a Meridor, wife of the new Israeli ambassador, Esther Coopersmith, along with Susan Blumenthal and Meryl Chertoff gathered more than 100 of their best friends at Coppersmith’s home for a musical by the World Children’s Choir...Read More
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Brookings’s New Embassy Associates Program
For embassies big and small, the Brookings Institution, one of the oldest and most respected think tanks in the world, is offering a new program this June to help diplomats and embassy staff better tackle the Washington maze...Read More
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