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Pjer Šimunović, Croatia’s ambassador to the US, says stopping Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is among his nation’s highest priorities.
Against the backdrop of 16 huge photographs depicting the architectural splendor of Kyiv, some 200 dignitaries gathered Oct. 22 at the Italian Embassy here in advance of a July 2025 meeting in Rome to finance the rebuilding of Ukraine—even as its devastating war against Russia rages on.
Sweden’s Jan Eliasson is one of the most skilled and respected diplomats of his generation. He soared through the ranks of Swedish diplomacy, from advising prime ministers and foreign ministers, to becoming Sweden’s ambassador to the United Nations, ambassador to the United States and serving as his country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Evangelos Savva, the Cypriot ambassador in Washington, reflects on 50 years of Turkish occupation.
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A few ambassadors offered their thoughts on collaborative investment for growth at the Meridian International Center’s Shaping Geopolitical Futures Summit on the morning of Oct. 18. Later that evening, more than a few ambassadors offered up their residences and embassies for the Meridian International Center’s popular annual ball so that revelers could take a break from the heavy talk that dominates Washington, D.C.
Sweden’s Jan Eliasson is one of the most skilled and respected diplomats of his generation. He soared through the ranks of Swedish diplomacy, from advising prime ministers and foreign ministers, to becoming Sweden’s ambassador to the United Nations, ambassador to the United States and serving as his country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Hirshhorn’s new 50th-anniversary celebration rethinks and revitalizes the museum’s permanent collection in a dizzying, must-see show.
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Pjer Šimunović, Croatia’s ambassador to the US, says stopping Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is among his nation’s highest priorities.
Against the backdrop of 16 huge photographs depicting the architectural splendor of Kyiv, some 200 dignitaries gathered Oct. 22 at the Italian Embassy here in advance of a July 2025 meeting in Rome to finance the rebuilding of Ukraine—even as its devastating war against Russia rages on.
Evangelos Savva, the Cypriot ambassador in Washington, reflects on 50 years of Turkish occupation.
Washington’s newest crop of ambassadors includes five women, two diplomats who have previously served here, and one son of a former ambassador. They represent a variety of countries ranging from the world’s most populous, India, with just over 1.45 billion inhabitants, to one of its smallest—tropical Barbados—with only 282,000.
The Biden administration just made a worthy pledge: “The United States is committed to sustaining critical investments in the fundamentals of thriving societies,” the White House stated a few days ago in its U.S. Strategy on Global Development, which received no news coverage.
As the conflict between Israel and Hamas rages on in the beleaguered Gaza Strip, with a ceasefire proving to be elusive, Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian Authority’s ambassador to the United Nations, advocates for his people and their plight from his perch in New York.
Prominent scientist, diplomat, conservationist, artist and poet Joseph Edsel Edmunds, a former ambassador of St. Lucia to the United States, died July 21 at the age of 89.
US-Malaysian bilateral ties, China’s growing military might, Malaysia’s role in Southeast Asia and the upcoming US elections dominated a July 17 event featuring Datu Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz, Malaysia’s envoy to the United States.
D.C. has a wide collection of private organizations catering to the city’s elite, and several court members of Washington’s diplomatic corps.
Behind the ambassadors who are busy representing their countries, their spouses take on a crucial, but overlooked, role in Washington.
The Philippine Embassy in Washington celebrated the nation’s 126th anniversary of independence from Spain on June 13.
The 7th Annual District Cup took place on the National Mall on June 15, drawing more than 1,000 guests including 30 representatives from Washington-based embassies.
The annual Diplomat Health Conference took place at KP’s Center for Total Health on Capitol Hill, and explored the growing influence of AI and other technologies on the delivery and overall advancement of healthcare.
Just to make sure, Mina Zemach – the pollster I work with in Israel – ran the 2009 two-state solution (TSS) question for me again in May 2024. The findings are published here for the first time. The result among Israeli respondents was 43% “unacceptable”. It was not as good as the 2009 result – but still better than the result for Northern Ireland where peace was achieved.
Music entrepreneur and hip hop artist Mimie returned to Cameroon after spending two weeks in the United States in April with a new outlook on the importance of music.
A handful of World War II veterans were guests of honor at two events in Washington, D.C., in May to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the end of the war in Europe 11 months later.
