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	EU Celebrates 50th Birthday A 50th birthday is a major milestone for most anyone, but for one of the world’s most important political and economic blocs, it’s a landmark event...Read More
	Azeri Foreign Minister Talks Energy During D.C. Visit During Azeri Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov’s recent U.S. visit, the discussion naturally veered toward his country’s vast energy potential, which has been the impetus for Azerbaijan’s supersonic economic growth and newfound political prominence...Read More
	Green Optimism on St. Patrick’s Day The potential for a breakthrough to the Irish Troubles was in the back of everyone’s minds as they gathered for the American Ireland Fund’s 15th annual gala on March 14 at the National Building Museum...Read More
	NUSACC Highlights Arab Economic Contributions On the heels of releasing its annual forecast for U.S. merchandise exports to the Arab world, the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce (NUSACC) held several events highlighting Arab economic contributions...Read More
	Taiwan Representative Bids Farewell After serving as Taiwan’s chief of mission to the United States for nearly three years, David Tawei Lee will be leaving his post to head up Taiwan’s representative office in Canada...Read More

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	Students Ponder Future of EU To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which sowed the seeds for the current 27-member European Union, German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth invited Washington-area college students to present their vision of the EU for the next 50 years...Read More
	Latino Student Fund Continues to Change Lives Celebrating 13 years of continued success, the Latino Student Fund (LSF) held its seventh annual gala honoring President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and former Colombian Ambassador Luis Alberto Moreno...Read More
	Political Empowerment of Women in India Secretary-General of the Indian National Congress Margaret Alva, a former 30-year member of the Indian Parliament and one of five international recipients of Vital Voices 2007 Global Leadership Awards, was honored by Indian Ambassador Ronen Sen and wife Kalpana...Read More
	Ecuador’s Endangered Galápagos After more than three years of exploring and filming throughout the Galápagos archipelago, the National Geographic Channel, in cooperation with the Ecuadorian Embassy, premiered the much-anticipated “Galápagos” documentary at National Geographic’s headquarters...Read More