Comings and Goings Summer is a time of change, and turnover, in the diplomatic community. So before we welcome a new crop of envoys to town, we bid a fond
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Art by Suzanne Kurtz Trailblazing Trio 'Modern American Genius'Showcased at Three Museums Read More HISTORY London Revisited Folger Surveys 200 YearsOf Citywide Reinvention Read More by Gary Tischler FILM
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Along the world's longest unbroken white-sand beach at Himchori, about 50 kilometers from the Burmese border, little boys and girls splash in the surf while their
This summer's record-smashing heat wave in the Washington area and across the country has rekindled the debate over climate change. Although scientists caution against directly linking global warming with extreme
To Larry Luxner et all, While I enjoyed reading your article, "From immigrants' daughter to nation's top jobs official", in this month's Washington Diplomat, I couldn't help but be repulsed
For the next few weeks, an estimated 4 billion people — well over half the world's population — will be glued to their TV sets, iPads and smart-phones as London's
In early June, Jay McGinley finally took a bite to eat. The seemingly routine meal stood out because it was his first in 39 days. Up until that point, McGinley
Only 15 years from now, permanent drought conditions triggered by climate change have crippled food production throughout Central America. Once-fertile farmland has turned to desert, forcing millions of farm workers
Few who met Ivonne Baki during her time here as Ecuador's ambassador have forgotten the glamorous diplomat — a Harvard graduate with six languages under her belt who also made
Several months ago, at a Pacific Day celebration hosted by the Embassy of New Zealand, dignitaries from more than a dozen nations enjoyed performances by Australian didgeridoo player Cameron McCarthy,
Also See: Letter to the editor Hilda L. Solis was still a senior at La Puente High School east of Los Angeles when a guidance counselor hinted she wasn't exactly
Mention Chilean exports to the average American, and the three that invariably come to mind — if anything comes to mind at all — are fruit, wine and salmon. But
