Lithuania’s Jovita Neliupšienė, the EU ambassador to the United States, faces two crises at once: Trump’s tariff threats and Russia’s war on Ukraine.
The 12th Annual AAM Awards Dinner attracted some 200 people, including the DC-based ambassadors of Azerbaijan, Egypt, France and Israel. The gala honored four outstanding media leaders and creative talents “whose work exemplifies the power of media to inform, educate and empower.”
Dutch-speaking Suriname is the smallest independent nation in South America. Rainforests cover 94% of its area, and its biodiversity is
Some 250 executives explored business opportunities during last month’s Libyan-American Forum for Development and Reconstruction in Washington DC.
Hanène Tajouri Bessassi, Tunisia’s envoy in Washington, discusses her country’s priorities at our April 3 Ambassador Insider Series event.
The Phillips Collection’s latest special exhibition offers an immersive and deeply satisfying look at the work and legacy of Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha. “Timeless Mucha: The Magic of Line” surveys his entire career, with over 100 works from the Mucha Trust Collection on display.
Eleven new ambassadors recently won accreditation to represent their countries in the United States—but any casual observer would be hard-pressed to find a more controversial group of diplomats based on a quick online search of their past public and private comments.
Gustavo Petro, 62, is a former M-19 guerrillero who in 1985 was captured and tortured by the army, served 18
Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Pakistan’s new ambassador in Washington, was the focus of our first Ambassador Insider Series of 2025.
Mpho Churchill Mophuting, Botswana’s new ambassador in Washington, says his country must end its near-total economic dependence on diamond exports.
A career diplomat, an advocate of Tunisian-U.S. relations, and a champion for women’s freedoms in her country; this is the resume of Hanène Tajouri Bessassi and she was recently named the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Ambassador of the Year.
On a cold, blustery day, the Winternational Embassy Showcase returned to Washington for its 11th annual celebration of culture, customs and economic trade among nations.
As conflicts in the Mideast, Ukraine and elsewhere grab headlines, the Philippines is increasingly alarmed by Beijing’s provocations in the South China Sea.
A few days ago, the Biden administration made a little-noticed but highly significant change. And that change can have a profound and wonderful effect on global education, something that is important to many of you in the diplomatic corps.
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.
Pjer Šimunović, Croatia’s ambassador to the US, says stopping Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is among his nation’s highest priorities.
