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News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat

South Korean Leader Presses for Closer Ties
The recent visit of South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in mid-April marked a closer new chapter in U.S.-South Korean relations, with Lee becoming the first Korean president ever invited to Camp David...Read More
Fortifying U.S.-Baltic Bonds
Freedom, friendship and dogged perseverance were some of the themes of the U.S.-Baltic Foundation’s annual awards gala on April 19 at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, as a bevy of Baltic all-stars came out to express their appreciation of U.S. support throughout the Soviet occupation of the three Baltic states...Read More
Planting New Life on Embassy Row
Embassy Row got a little greener this Earth Day thanks to a community effort to plant and protect trees along Massachusetts Avenue and other city streets...Read More


Lifestyle
By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat

EU Embassies Open Doors for Street Festival
This past Saturday couldn’t have been a more glorious day for the second annual European Union Open House. In total, 25 EU countries along with the Delegation of the European Union Commission participated in the open-door festivities, part of the citywide Passport DC series of embassy events...Read More
Mexico’s First Lady in D.C. for Cinco de Mayo
To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Mexico’s National Day, Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan and his wife Verónica Valencia welcomed their country’s first lady, Margarita Zavala, to Washington for a colorful awards ceremony held at the Mexican Cultural Institute...Read More
The Longest, Uninterrupted Relationship
The 12th Annual Netherland-America Foundation (NAF) Awards Dinner on May 24 celebrated the longest, uninterrupted relationship in history between a foreign country and the United States...Read More



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