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News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat
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Transforming the Trans-Atlantic Alliance
The 2008 Atlantic Council Awards Dinner drew an estimated 850 people to the Ritz-Carlton on April 21, shattering all previous records for attendance and fundraising — a reflection perhaps that the trans-Atlantic alliance is as vital as ever to tackling problems in today’s globalized world...Read More
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Taiwan’s Twin Oaks Turns 120
Like the ever-changing saga of relations between Taiwan and mainland China, the Taiwanese government’s estate in Washington, Twin Oaks, has seen its own share of twists and turns over the years...Read More
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Trinidad Preps for Americas Summit
To lay the groundwork for hosting the Fifth Summit of the Americas, Trinidad and Tobago’s minister of foreign affairs, Paula Gopee-Scoon, came to Washington on April 9 to present the Organization of American States (OAS) with the final “concept paper” for this major regional forum...Read More
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Lifestyle
By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat
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Our German Ancestors Landed 400 Years Ago
The British weren’t the only ones to make a home of the settlement known as Jamestown. In 1607 and 1608, the first German settlers landed on the then-rocky shores of Virginia...Read More
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A Warm Peruvian Welcome
Peruvian Ambassador Felipe Ortiz de Zevallos opened his charming “country” estate for a welcoming reception for his predecessor, former Ambassador Eduardo Ferrero, who is now dean of the law school at Universidad del Pacífico in Lima...Read More
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Mexican Foreign Ministry Offers ESL
This spring, the Mexican Foreign Ministry, led by its embassy here in Washington, announced the nationwide launch of English as a second language (ESL) courses throughout Mexico’s network of 48 consular offices in the United States...Read More
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‘Thanks for Listening’
“Thanks for Listening: High Adventures in Journalism and Diplomacy” is the title of a new book by Patricia Gates Lynch, a military wife, former U.S. ambassador, Nixon White House staffer, and co-host of Voice of America’s “Breakfast Show”...Read More
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