Events Highlight Scandinavians Make Jazz Cool The Nordic embassies in D.C., along with Twins Jazz Club, present the eighth annual Nordic Jazz Festival from June 24 to 29, featuring internationally
Cover Story Brazil Hopes to Score WinIn Its World Cup Gamble On June 12, Brazil toasts the start of the 2014 World Cup, but not everyone is celebrating the billions
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Photo: Glenn Virgin From left, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art, welcomes Ambassador of Oman Hunaina Sultan Ahmed Al-Mughairy and Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia
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Summer is synonymous with fun, friends and a break from the routine of school — at least if you’re a kid. But many parents worry about summer brain drain, or
As a consultant and economist, Sylvia Charles has traveled throughout the Caribbean, advising governments on ways to boost economic development while preserving their countries’ natural resources. Each step of the
Around 10 years ago when I interviewed Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former Polish President Lech Wałęsa, he let me in on his plan for bringing investors into Poland: Offer
Let’s be honest, we’ve all done it: RSVP’d to a reception and then, when life gets in the way — work, family or the perennial party pooper, a rainy D.C.
Barbados N. Simone Rudder departed the post of minister-counselor/deputy chief of mission on March 31, having also served as alternate representative of Barbados to the Organization of American States. Gambia
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