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Aug. 7, 2008
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News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat

Ahead of Olympics, China Puts on Local Show
Apparently it takes a village to raise an embassy — or in China’s case, a small village of several hundred imported workers to build the country’s massive new chancery in Washington, which made its
long-awaited debut on July 29...Read More
Plus: China updates Sichuan earthquake relief efforts...Read More
Bosnians Remember Srebrenica
Special to the Diplomatic Pouch by Valerie Cooper
The arrest of Bosnian Serb political leader Radovan Karadzic on July 21 sent shockwaves throughout the world as news emerged that “Europe’s most-wanted man” hid in plain sight in Serbia...Read More
Students Prove Pen Is Mightier Than Sword
Special to the Diplomatic Pouch by Valerie Cooper
The 13th annual Do the Write Thing Challenge, a program to reduce youth violence sponsored by the Kuwait-America Foundation, earned 48 young students a trip to Washington, D.C., along with a tribute dinner at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on July 22 ..Read More


Lifestyle
By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat

Washington’s Amateur Piano Competition
Thirty-five international adult amateur pianists from all walks of life flew in from as far away as South Korea, Japan and Vietnam to compete in the Sixth Annual Washington International Piano Artists Competition...Read More
Post-Classical Ensemble’s Full Plate
The Post-Classical Ensemble has announced its program for the 2008-2009 season and again, the acclaimed group is offering what The Washington Post called “a welcome, edgy addition to the musical life of Washington”...Read More
Learning to Love Venezuela, One Note at a Time
On July 18, Venezuelan pianist Leo Blanco and his trio turned the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage into their own private music hall. Blanco, who now works out of New York, doesn’t just play the piano — he makes it sing...Read More
Don’t Miss Thailand’s Tasty Festival
The Royal Thai Embassy is organizing two days of festivities to mark the 175th anniversary of Thai-U.S. diplomatic relations from August 23 to the 24 at Union Station...Read More


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