October 4, 2007
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News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat
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Envoys Ponder U.S.-Russian Relations
A prestigious grouping of former and current Russian and American ambassadors came together to mark the 200th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Washington and Moscow...Read More
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Importance of U.S.-Turkish Relations Reiterated
“Where’s the beef?” That was the question posed by former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey Mark Parris during Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns’s discussion on U.S.-Turkish relations at the Atlantic Council on Sept. 13...Read More
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Slovenia Debuts New Chancery
The lines to get in snaked around the corner and cars filled the elegant Kalorama neighborhood as hundreds of guests converged to see the new Slovenian Embassy on 2410 California Street, NW, at the debut ceremony on Sept. 28, which also marked the country’s Independence and Armed Forces Day...Read More
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Spirited Embassy Events
Argentine Ambassador José Octavio Bordón and his wife Monica came to the Park Hyatt Washington hotel on Sept. 19 to showcase their country’s renowned wine and cuisine...Read More
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Lifestyle
By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat
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Paula Dobriansky Honored by Innocents at Risk
U.S. Undersecretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky was honored recently by Innocents at Risk, an awareness group founded by Debbie Sigmund to bring attention and hopefully action to help combat the trafficking of women and young children around the world...Read More
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MS Ambassadors Ball Opens Fall Season
This year, the 29th Annual Ambassadors Ball—the harbinger to the fall diplomatic season—honored two avid supporters, Ruthy Frenzel and Esther Coopersmith, prominent co-chairs of the ball’s Diplomatic Advisory Board...Read More
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Prince Albert Opens Monaco’s D.C. Embassy
This Kalorama home would be special even if it weren’t an embassy. It is the home of Warren G. Harding, who lived in it until 1920, when he moved into the White House as president of the United States. Now this handsome brick home on Wyoming Avenue is Monaco’s first embassy in Washington...Read More
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Performances Help Ambassadors Tell Their Tales
In Washington, where so many embassies and ambassadors compete for the attention of the administration, media, public and even each other, it is often the special artistic performances from their homelands that help tell each country’s story and create a nation’s unique reputation...Read More
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