March 4, 2009
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News
By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat
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Clinton Promises Peace on First Mideast Tour
Vowing action, aid and aggressive diplomacy to bring about “comprehensive” peace in the Middle East based on political solutions, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her widely anticipated visit to the Middle East this week...Read More
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Fighting for Iran’s Humanity
“I am an Iranian. I have been born in Iran. I was raised in Iran. I work in Iran, and I will die in Iran” — that’s the word from Shirin Ebadi, a Nobel laureate whose love of her homeland also drives her campaign to promote human rights there...Read More
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Central American Democracies Threatened
Special to the Diplomatic Pouch by Larry Luxner
Central America’s seven already-fragile democracies now have a new worry to cope with: Economic disruption caused by a falloff in crucial factory exports and a sharp drop in family remittances from the United States...Read More
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Obama’s Inheritance Could be His Legacy
Special to the Diplomatic Pouch by Patrick Haggerty
Earlier this year, David E. Sanger added to the long list of tomes detailing the challenges facing the Obama administration with his new book, a sobering narrative that in a sense reflects George W. Bush’s legacy as much as it does Barack Obama’s....Read More
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Lifestyle
By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat
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Arabesque: Incredible Cross-Cultural Festival
“Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World” is an unprecedented three-week celebration of culture involving 800 artists from 22 Arab countries at the Kennedy Center that marks the largest presentation of Arab arts ever held in the United States....Read More
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Aschiana Helps Kabul's Working Street Children
Aschiana, which means “the nest” in Farsi, is an organization in Kabul with a Washington fundraising arm that helps feed, clothe, educate and train the working street children of Afghanistan’s capital...Read More
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Liechtenstein’s New Home
Based on the heavy diplomatic turnout at the grand opening of Liechtenstein’s new embassy and residence, it was obvious how popular Ambassador Claudia Fritsche is in Washington...Read More
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Washington Ballet’s Diplomatic Connections
In just one month, the Washington Ballet traveled from Russia to Denmark and then onto Ireland. Of course, it helps to be in Washington to pull all that off without ever leaving town...Read More
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Singing for Your Supper
Well, it wasn’t really a “supper” but rather a sing-along for the Washington Concert Opera. So not surprisingly, with many opera buffs in attendance, the group couldn’t just turn out old campfire songs at its benefit party held at the Monaco Residence...Read More
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