Passport DC, set for May 7, to allow local visitors into 50+ embassies
Apr 10, 2022 · In addition, on May 6-7, Passport DC will host the Flower Mart held at the Washington National Cathedral, followed by the Fiesta Asia street fair May 21. For embassies that would like to participate in the Passport DC series, the number is (202) 355- 4280 and the email address is [email protected]. Passport DC, a series of programs in ...
Imperial Court Portraits Illuminate Chinese Golden Age
Jul 27, 2011 · Smithsonian Institution. “Portrait of an Unidentified Courtier in front of a Table” is among 16 portraits at the Sackler Gallery that offer a glimpse inside the lavish court of the Qing dynasty during China’s golden age of prosperity. If his lavish robes, trimmed with tiger fur and featuring an intricate dragon pattern, did not make the ...
Think Tanks - Washington Diplomat
Nov 9, 2010 · Established in 2001, The Migration Policy Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit think tank in Washington, DC dedicated to analysis of the movement of people worldwide. MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels.
His Excellency Earl Miller - Washington Diplomat
Jul 3, 2019 · His Excellency Earl Miller. Earl R. Miller was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on November 13, 2018. Ambassador Miller served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana from 2014 – 2018. Ambassador Miller, a career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, joined the Department of State in 1987.
17 new faces: A look at the newest ambassadors on DC’s Embassy …
Oct 11, 2024 · Washington’s newest crop of ambassadors includes five women, two diplomats who have previously served here, and one son of a former ambassador. They represent a variety of countries ranging from the world’s most populous, India, with just over 1.45 billion inhabitants, to one of its smallest—tropical Barbados—with only 282,000.
Spotlight: Thousands tour DC embassies during open house
May 10, 2024 · A man holds a cricket bat like a baseball bat at the UK embassy’s open house during the Around the World Embassy Tour, May 4, 2024. A woman wearing a small Palestinian flag on her lapel flashes a V sign outside the Israeli embassy during the Around the World Embassy Tour. Israel did not take part in AWET. Visitors pose for a photo in front of ...
Indonesian Embassy launches DC educational, cultural attaché group
May 31, 2022 · Traditional Jaipongan dancers and a performance featuring the angklung—a bamboo instrument played for centuries by the Sundanese people of Java—marked the May 25 inauguration of the Washington Educational & Cultural Attaché Association (WECAA) at the Indonesian Embassy.. Nearly 100 people attended the event, including 56 officials of 45 embassies ranging from Albania to the Philippines.
Private clubs in Washington, D.C. | Washington Diplomat
By John Rosenberg. -. July 3, 2024. 0. The entryway of the Georgetown Club in Washington. Washington boasts two clubs on the 11 Most Exclusive Private Clubs in America list, created by Los Angeles-based consultancy Club Marketing. One of these, the University Club, about a half mile north of the White House at 930 Sixteenth St. NW, ranks fifth ...
Op-ed: Want to be a US ambassador? Pay up. - Washington …
Dec 30, 2021 · In a previous article in The Washington Diplomat almost exactly five years ago, I made some suggestions to help this magazine’s readers understand the way government would work under the incoming Trump administration. Some thought it was satire. I preferred to think of it as prophetic. As the Biden administration approaches its first anniversary in power, it might be useful to explain ...
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Washington’s newest crop of ambassadors includes five women, two diplomats who have previously served here, and one son of a former ambassador. They represent a variety of countries ranging from the world’s most populous, India, with just over 1.45 billion inhabitants, to one of its smallest—tropical Barbados—with only 282,000.