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News

By Anna Gawel
The Washington Diplomat

Somali President Appeals for Help
If the world wants Somalia’s transitional government to bring some semblance of peace to the war-torn country, “the entire international community has to take part in this.” That was the message Somalia’s president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, drilled home during his recent visit to Washington earlier this month...
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Honoring a Towering Wall of History
As the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall approaches in November, the German Embassy in Washington has gone into overdrive to commemorate “Freedom Without Walls,” even erecting a replica of the Berlin Wall to help Americans visualize this towering milestone in history...
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A Fight to the Finish
As the Nyumbani nonprofit for HIV+ children in Kenya looks toward a future where it one day works itself out of business, the organization also continually looks to its past to build on the achievements of its founder, Rev. Angelo D’Agostino...
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Indonesia Weathers Turbulence
This year’s celebration of Indonesia’s 64th anniversary of independence had the familiar feeling of the country’s past receptions, held annually at the elaborate Indonesian Embassy, though the mood was more solemn given the recent spate of natural disasters that have devastated the region...
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Transatlantic Push to Fight Breast Cancer
The British Embassy recently hosted a reception in honor of the Capital Breast Care Center to both highlight the group’s local impact and the transatlantic commonalities in the U.S.-U.K. fight against breast cancer...
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Op-Ed: Tearing Down the Wall of Caste
Special to the Diplomatic Pouch by Navi Pillay

A group of representatives from caste-affected communities in Asia recently gave me a piece of brick from the wall of a torn down latrine...
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Lifestyle

By Gail Scott
The Washington Diplomat

All in the Family
One of the Clintons’ oldest friends, Capricia Marshall, was sworn in as the new U.S. chief of protocol at an emotional ceremony at the State Department on Sept. 10...
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Better Than Ever
At this year's 31st annual Ambassadors Ball, not only were there dozens of new ambassadors on hand, but more envoys attended and stayed on, by the looks of the crowded dance floor, than ever before...Read More
Dreamy Desserts and Dancing
The 2009 Meridian Ball on Oct. 3 was another early fall gala that proved that you can have terrific fun for good causes, as guests converged on the Meridian House following intimate dinners at dozens of ambassador residences or embassies throughout the city...Read More
Euro Night Pride
Euro Night at the French Embassy’s Maison Française was a roaring success, making every guest feel as if they were spending the evening on the continent...Read More



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