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	U.S. Determined to Finalize Status of Kosovo The United States continues to push for independence to solve the long-standing question of Kosovo, supporting the plan proposed by U.N. envoy and former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari that calls for supervised independence for the ethnically divided Serbian province...Read More
	Opposition Leader Criticizes South Africa’s Democracy On April 27, the South African Embassy celebrated the 13th anniversary of freedom and democracy in post-apartheid South Africa, but not all is democratic in Africa’s most prosperous nation—at least according to a top opposition figure...Read More
	Delicious Decade Celebration The District of Columbia Jewish Community Center (DCJCC) served up an appetizing event to celebrate its 10th anniversary at its 16th and Q Streets location with an elaborate gala featuring the area’s top chefs...Read More

	Sweden’s Disappearing Ice Show The House of Sweden’s latest exhibit, “Water and Environment,” was inaugurated on April 10 with several ice sculptures, a display of Sweden’s pre-eminent bird painter Lars Jonsson, conferences on climate change and other environmental challenges and an opening party that melted before your eyes...Read More
	Women Ambassadors at Howard In a recent conference organized by the Women Ambassadors Foundation at Howard University, several panels of female ambassadors addressed “The Challenges of Diplomacy in a Volatile and Increasingly Interdependent World.”...Read More
	Innocents at Risk Anyone who attended the inaugural Innocents at Risk benefit on April 19 will never dismiss this international problem again thanks to the organization’s dedicated and determined founder, Deborah Sigmund...Read More
	Norway’s Ski for Life Norwegian Ambassador Knut Vollebaek and his wife Ellen, like most Norwegians, are avid skiers. So it was only natural for them to host a benefit for Ski for Light, an international cross-country skiing program for blind and mobility impaired individuals...Read More
	EU Embassies Hold Open House Discover rare maps from Bulgaria, sample Viennese coffee and German Bratwurst, or just enjoy incredible views from some of Washington’s most important embassies while your kids enjoy face-painting and soccer...Read More