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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.
Behind the ambassadors who are busy representing their countries, their spouses take on a crucial, but overlooked, role in Washington.
Culture
The Hirshhorn’s new 50th-anniversary celebration rethinks and revitalizes the museum’s permanent collection in a dizzying, must-see show.
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 March of Dimes Gourmet Gala celebrates the stories of families that have struggled with maternal health risks, while raising $1.4 million for their programs.
D.C. residents and tourists visit more than 50 embassies, learn about the culture of distant countries, sample the food and view products that are representative of different cultures, all in one day and within a few blocks in the U.S. capital.
Diplomat News
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 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.
He meets with US officials in coffee houses or at his office – not embassy – just outside Washington, D.C., but since Bashir Goth has been in the United States as the diplomatic representative for Somaliland, he’s moved the needle on getting his de facto country in the Horn of Africa recognized.
The Czech ambassador hosted a dinner and auction to raise money for Ukrainian children.
A Russian-American journalist went to Russia to care for her mother, and was detained. The State Department wants to get involved in her case but says it can’t because she is not considered to be wrongfully detained.
Yemeni Ambassador Mohammed Al-Hadhrami thinks a change to the United States’ policy toward Yemen could defeat the Houthis – and keep U.S. troops out of harm’s way in the Red Sea area.
