On Sept. 17, 2013 the following nine ambassadors presented their credentials to President Barack Obama in a White House ceremony: • Her Excellency Marisa Maria Louise Micallef, ambassador of Malta
AFGHANISTAN Oct. 15: Eid Al Adha ALGERIAOct. 15: Aïd El Adha ARGENTINAOct. 8: Columbus Day AUSTRALIAOct. 7: Labor Day AUSTRIAOct. 26: National Day AZERBAIJANOct. 15: Gurban BayramyOct. 18: Independence Day
EVENT CATEGORIES Art Dance Discussions Festivals Music Theater ART Nov. 1 to 24 Vaiven. Six Visual Journeys Back and Forth Between Spain and the U.S. This exhibition showcases six photographers
Languages Arabic Farsi Italian Bahasa Indonesian Flemish Mandarin Danish French Polish English German Yiddish Arabic Asfouri Directed by Fouad Alaywan (Lebanon, 2012, 98 min.) Spanning two decades, “Asfouri” traces
EVENT CATEGORIES Art Dance Discussions Festivals Theater Galas Music ART Oct. 1 to 31European Architectural Photography Prize 2013 "Focus of Attention" (Im Brennpunkt)"Im Brennpunkt | Focus of Attention" was this
Languages Arabic French Japanese Portuguese Czech German Khmer Spanish English Hebrew Korean Farsi Italian Mandarin Arabic WadjdaDirected by Haifaa Al-Mansour(Saudi Arabia/Germany, 2012, 97 min.)An enterprising Saudi girl signs
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a failed state, a black spot on the map in the heart of Africa that could destabilize an already volatile region. Western countries fear
Hours before President Obama would appear before the nation to explain America’s Syria policy in primetime, The Washington Diplomat met with Sen. Robert Menendez, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations
Cover Story Iraq: Powder KegWaiting to Explode? In the two and a half months since Lukman Faily took over as Iraq's ambassador, suicide bombers, explosive-laden cars and armed fighters have
When D.C. public school students returned to class on Aug. 26, city officials projected an air of confidence. After years of marginal gains in test scores and flat enrollment, Mayor
In the two and a half months since Lukman Faily took over from Jabir Habib Jabir as Iraq's ambassador to the United States, suicide bombers, cars booby-trapped with explosives and
The bound files tossed on the tables at Pakistan’s terrorism courts make for a disturbing read. In barely legible handwriting, police officers detail accusations against suspects charged with extorting millions
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Hotels often describe their food offerings with words such as decadent and rich, but adjectives like organic and local have started popping up more frequently in marketing and advertising material.
Change is in the air. And well, it’s the air. Gone are the heat and humidity of summer, and although few of us are likely to miss breaking a sweat
