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nthropy allow them to make a e wealth, political clout, and phila A selective list of top families whos ence in the life of the nation’s capital major differ Cooper Cafritz, School Board Chairwoman Peggy her art-filled home was tired recentlyresurf aced after semi-re and 85 is ton Allbrit “Bill” Patriarch Joe a fire last year. Cousin William His son, Robert, destroyed in the from the business and social scene. his wife, Buffy, are mainstays of nications empire Cafritz and continues to develop a commu scene. social gton WJLA and News Washin s station TV local s include that and the soon-toChannel 8, the Politico Web site, 6 DIAZ -BAL ART -Amer ican launch tbd.com. The indomitably anti-Castro Cuban its congressional political dynasty will lose half of 2 BENN ETT when Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart t writes books power in January -based seat after Former “Drug Czar” Bill Bennet (R.-Fla.) retires from his Miami show, t Interne vative conser Mario, while streaming his His more conservative sibling, stations across the nine terms. has announced dale, “Morning in America” to radio nts Ft. Lauder represented Bill who now represe ’s even more brother land; super lawyer brother Bob has his from n electio seek to ated scandals plans Clinton and John McCain in sex-rel lican district. to the D.C. City solidly Repub and most recently reported essions transgr recent more the of some Council on 7 GRAH AM the corporate of former Mayor Marion Barry. Donald Graham presides from ing seat after handing over the publish an’s chairm 3 BIDE N Kathar ine niece, his to of The Washington Post reins much travel official on ng The Vice President is who continues to battle declini has a Ph.D. in Weymouth, , of the time; his wife, Jill, who and revenue. Her indomitable mother ess of the value of circulation A-List party odd the Education, works to raise awaren at s surface uth, a Yale- Lally Weymo Biden, Beau son Their s. nal college occasio community au courant by contributing Rosemont Seneca and keeps trained lawyer, is a partner at the Q&A’s with world political figures. law firm in Washington. 1 ALLB RITTO N
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ON THE COVER Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Reese Witherspoon at the Vital Voices Leadership Awards. (Photo by Joseph Allen) ABOVE FROM LEFT Lanvin oneshoulder red floral blouse ($1,245) and black pencil pants ($690); and Christian Louboutin gold platform pumps ($745); Available at Saks Fifth Avenue, www.saks.com. Giorgio Armani resin cuff ($250); Available at LUXE Studio, www.dcdesigncenter.com. (Photo by Jodi King) / The hyper luxurious Orient Express Monasterio Hotel in Peru is the only property in the country to offer oxygen enrichment in rooms to make stays more comfortable and counteract altitude sickness. / Sharon Bradley, Zoe Ross, and Cindy Jones at The Corcoran Ball. (Photo by Tony Powell) / Inside the home of John Marriot. For more photos, see page 70.
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JUNE 8 – A Tribute to Oscar Peterson Marian Petrescu Quartet with Special Guest Andreas Öberg 6th & I Historic Synagogue 7:30 pm JUNE 9 – Uri Gurvich “The Storyteller” Goldman Theater at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center 7:30 pm JUNE 10 – NEA Jazz Masters Live Concert with an All-Star Tribute to James Moody Dizzy Gillespie™ All-Stars, Jazz Masters Kenny Barron and Paquito D’Rivera, Roberta Gambarini, and Regina Carter Lincoln Theatre 7:30 pm JUNE 11 – Jazz at the Carter Barron Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band and Edmar Castaneda Carter Barron Amphitheatre 7:30 pm JUNE 11 & 12 – Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars featuring Cyrus Chestnut, John Lee and Willie Jones III Bohemian Caverns 8:30 & 10:30 pm JUNE 13 – Paquito D’Rivera: The Jelly Roll Morton Latin Tinge Project Paquito D’Rivera, Michael Philip Mossman, Akua Dixon & Quartette Indigo and Pernell Saturnino Kennedy Center 5:30 & 7:30 pm SAVE THE DATE JUNE 12 at the Lisner Auditorium 3:00 pm - Free: Claudio Roditi Quartet and the Eddie Palmieri Latin Jazz Band 8:00 pm - Ticketed: Dianne Reeves and the Roy Hargrove Big Band
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Power in Numbers In Washington, the race for power is always on - but acheiving it is easier when surrounded by the right people
You hear it all the time. Washington is the power capital of the world. But it’s not just what’s happening on Capitol Hill and in the White House that provides all the electricity. There’s also the power factor associated with the cultural and arts scenes, the diplomats and media amassed here from around the world, the lawyers and public relations practitioners, major families associated with politics and business, and so forth. We’ve taken a peak into most of these areas over the years and proudly do so again in this issue, where you will also find a most interesting article by regular contributor Roland Flamini on the influence exerted by lobbyists on behalf of their foreign government clients. There’s an update on prominent “power couples” you really need to know, and a page of new media faces you probably don’t know yet (but should). As far as powerful women are concerned, we doubt you could have come up with a better list than the one Vital Voices assembled to advocate for the protection and empowerment of women throughout the world: actress Reese Witherspoon, AVON chief Andrea Jung, and famed financial expert Suze Orman. Lest you think we’ve been barricaded inside the Beltway all month, we do have an international angle we think you will be interested to discover in our special section on Peru featuring food, drink, and travel related to that country. In our Inside Homes section, the owners of three houses currently on the market – a modern marvel in Washington’s Chinatown, a major McLean estate, and a classic family home in Potomac – have opened their doors to us, with the sellers commenting on just what made these places so special to them over the years. This month’s issue includes coverage of Washington’s most exclusive
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events, such as the Corcoran Ball, March of Dimes Gourmet Gala, and our very own Fashion Awards party at the Textile Museum. And, stay tuned for the following event coverage in the June issue: Fight for Children’s School Night featuring Queen Latifa, the Washington Ballet’s Jeté Society Dance Party, Shakespeare Theatre’s Will on the Hill, and many others!
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1 PLÁCIDO DOMINGO is a world renowned, multifaceted artist. He is recognized as one of the finest and most influential singing actors in the history of opera, and is also a respected conductor and a major force as an opera administrator. He has led Washington National Opera since 1996 and shares his favorite local haunts in “My Washington.” 2 ROLAND FLAMINI was the Washingtonbased chief international correspondent at United Press International until 2006. He also worked as the foreign correspondent and World section editor for Time magazine. He contributes to our Power Feature this month.
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women leaders to develop training programs and international forums in over 120 countries. A cofounder of Vital Voices, she has worked for the organization for 12 years, serving as vice president and senior director of programs before assuming her current role. She contributes to ourVitalVoices coverage in this issue. 7 SUZE ORMAN is the contributing editor to
“O” The Oprah Magazine, the Costco Connection Magazine, and for the last nine years host of the award winning “Suze Orman Show,” which airs every Saturday night on CNBC. In October 2009 Orman was the recipient of a Visionary Award from the Council for Economic Education for being a champion on economic empowerment. She writes about her work with Vital Voices. 8 TARA PAPANICOLAS has a degree in
3 Physician and former Senator BILL FRIST is a nationally recognized heart and lung transplant surgeon and a former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He regularly leads medical mission trips to Africa and is chairman of Save the Children’s “Survive to Five Campaign” and Nashville-based Hope Through Healing Hands. Sen. Frist will receive Refugees International’s McCall-Pierpaoli Humanitarian Award, in recognition of a lifetime of humanitarian service, at the group’s May gala. 4 ANDREA JUNG has been working with Avon Productions, Inc. since 1994, and was promoted to chairman of the board and CEO in 1999. She has also been on the board of GE since 1998 and joined the board of Apple in 2008. Ladies Home Journal named her one of the Most Powerful Women in America in 2001. She contributes this month on her work with Vital Voices.
6 As president and CEO of Vital Voices Global Partnership, ALYSE NELSON has worked with
Fashion Merchandising and Buying and is currently working as a freelance stylist and personal wardrobe consultant. She draws her inspiration from the evolving mixture of cultures of Washington and collaborates with local creative teams. She styles our “Interior Motives” fashion shoot this month. 9 SAM WATERSTON has served on Refugees
International’s board of directors since 1986. Celebrated for his gifted work on-stage, in movies and on television, he became interested in refugees after playing the leading role in “The Killing Fields,” for which he was nominated for an Oscar. Waterston has played district attorney Jack McCoy on the popular NBC series “Law & Order” for 16 seasons. 10 REESE WITHERSPOON best known as
an award-winning actress and film-producer, became the first Global Ambassador of cosmetic company Avon Products in 2007. She acts as a spokeswoman for Avon’s cosmetic products, and serves as the honorary chair of the Avon Foundation, a charitable organization that supports women and focuses on breast cancer research and the prevention of domestic violence.
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Expect any number of extraordinary performers at this high-energy gala to support the WPAS and its can’tmiss productions throughout the SPONSORED year. Marriott Wardman Park; 6 p.m.; $500; black-tie attire; contact the Director of Special Events at 202-533-1879.
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Be prepared for some international flair at the Children’s National Medical Center’s Arabian-themed gala featuring cocktails, dinner, live auction ,and dancing. The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium; 6:30 p.m.; $500; black-tie; contact Diana Kumit at 301-565-8530.
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Team members, family, and friends come together to benefit the Dream Foundation’s goal of improving the lives of local youth through education and community-centered programs. Gaylord National Resort & Conference Center; 7 p.m.; starting at $500; black-tie; contact Vera Maher at 202-640-7124 or vera.maher@nationals.com.
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Nothing beats the view from this unique event bringing together future leaders and supporters of plans to restore the National Mall. The SPONSORED event includes dinner and dancing in the shadow of the Washington Monument. The National Mall; 7:30 p.m: starting at $150 for nonL’Enfant Society members; black-tie; contact Kaitlin Devine at 202-207-3898 or kdevine@ nationalmall.org.
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of mint juleps, croquet, Bocci ball, SPONSORED and contests for Best Garden Hats and Bow Ties. Woodrow Wilson House; 5 p.m.; starting at $75; derby-themed attire; contact Shiree Skinner at 703-519-5760 or skinners@ njhealth.org.
LIFT DC BENEFIT
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Join LIFT supporters at the group’s annual Washington benefit where outstanding staff and volunteers are honored for their tireless efforts fighting poverty and helping people in need SPONSORED throughout the District. Terry and Margaret Lenzer Residence; 6:30 p.m.; starting at $150; business attire; contact Alix Brown at 202289-1151 or abrown@liftcommunities.org.
Washington Life hosts an exclusive Peruvian-themed evening featuring a pisco sour “mix-off ” with local mixologists, delicious cuisine, HOSTED Peruvian music, luxury travel offerings, style and fashion. The Textile Museum; 7 p.m.; by invitation-only; cocktail attire.
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The Prince-themed “Purple Rain” Ball is sure to attract an exciting and attractive crowd for drinks, dinner, dancing, and a special performance by company stars. Swedish Ambassador’s SPONSORED Residence; 7 p.m.; starting at $1,000; black-tie; contact Michael Hill at 202-362-3606, ext. 122, or mhill@washingtonballet.org.
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and special exhibition in the historic SPONSORED former residence of America’s 28th president. Woodrow Wilson House; 6 p.m.; $100; spring attire; contact Claudia Bismark at 202-387-4062, ext. 21, or cbismark@ woodrowwilsonhouse.org.
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Traditions at this old-fashioned garden party include the fiercely competitive spring hat contest, a silent auction, d’oeuvres, cocktails, live music, and tours of the collection
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Join this athletic-minded organization and its key Washington supporters for an awards ceremony, dinner, and dancing to raise funds for Street SPONSORED Soccer USA, a philanthropic endeavor to help end homelessness. Organization of American States; 7 p.m.; starting at $125; cocktail attire; contact Pamela Sorenson at 703-254-3309 or pamela@pamelaspunch.com.
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THE OPERA BALL
A luncheon paying tribute to those who dedicate their time and resources to the fights against this debilitating and heartbreaking disease. Renaissance Washington Hotel; 11:30 a.m.; starting at $125; business attire; contact Cindy Schelhorn at cindy.schelhorn@alz.org.
The Washington National Opera’s largest annual fundraising event begins with intimate dinner hosted by numerous ambassadors ar their residences followed by desserts and dancing at SPONSORED the Russian Embassy. Pre-ball dinners hosted at embassies throughout Washington, Opera Ball at the Embassy of the Russian Federation; 7 p.m.; starting at $500; black-tie; contact Deana Taylor at 202-295-2486 or specialevents@dc-opera.org.
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Join the Maryland Jockey Club, the Embassy of Spain, and the honorary host, Spanish Ambassador Jorge Dezcallar, in the first-ever SPONSORED International Pavilion at The Preakness, featuring the cuisine and wines of Spain. Pimlico Race Course, Baltimore, Md.; starting at 11 a.m; contact Jacqui Nigh at 301-470-5429.
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An evening of cocktails, canapes, and entertainment to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Evankovich Estate, Highland, Md.; 6 p.m.; $100; cocktail SPONSORED attire; contact Suzanne Nolan, 410-6280795 or snolan@cff.org..
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Join the young professionals of DC AIR Society for a derby-themed day
Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan and Veronica Sarukhan with French Ambassador Pierre Vimont at the 2009 WPAS Gala. (Photo by Kyle Samperton)
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Kay Kendall and Carrie Marriott at After Dark at THEARC. (Photo by Tony Powell)
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CROSSTOWN JAM: Hundreds of swells trekked to Anacostia for cocktails, dinner, and entertainment celebrating the ďŹ #h anniversary of THEARC and the cultural, medical, educational, and social services it provides to underserved children and families. DOWN HOME FAVES: Co-chairmen Raul and Jean Fernandez, Kay Kendall, Jack Davies, and the folks at Capital One gathered corporate, diplomatic, and social pals for a lively evening featuring performances by special guest artists ELEW and Frederic Yonnet, plus soul food treats that included chicken and grits, Ben’s Chili Bowl half- smokes, and chocolate refrigerator cake. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan and Veronica Valencia Sarukhan
Tucker and Susie Carlson Harold and Emily Ford, ELEW, Jean-Marie and Raul Fernandez, Jane Knott Powell, and Michael Powell
THEARC founder Chris Smith
Jack Davies and Michael Murphy
Mae Haney Grennan
Jordanian Ambassador Prince Zeid AlHussein and Princess Sarah Zeid Septime Webre with Washington Ballet School at THEARC dancers Greg and Stacey Lubar, Michael and Meredith Cymerman, Amy and Bret Baier, and Beth Kohlhoss Mike Schmidt, Leah Gansler, Mark Lowham
Charlie and Beth Kohlhoss
Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler
Please join us at the Third Annual
Friday, September 24, 2010 Benefiting “Life with Cancer” Joan Hisaoka, founder and president of Hisaoka Public Relations was 48, when she lost her battle with cancer on May 14, 2008. This Gala was created to honor Joan and her dream of assisting those living with cancer. Through the Gala, we will continue her unfinished work by supporting organizations who bring hope and healing to those faced with serious illness.
Mr. Robert G. Hisaoka, Event Chair Carolyn Peterson, Hope & Healing Award Honoree Four course menu with wine pairings (named by Washington Life as the best food and wine event in 2009) prepared by CityZen with the James Beard Award winning chef Eric Ziebold.
Mandarin Oriental, Washington, DC 6:00 pm - Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction
7:30 pm - Dinner, Live Auction, and Dancing
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For more information about the Third Annual Joan Hisaoka “Make a Difference” Gala Benefiting “Life with Cancer” and The Smith Farm Center for Healing and the Arts and sponsorship details, or to purchase tickets, please contact Rebecca Zweig at 202-543-7388 or makeadifference@aboutbravo.com http://www.JoanHisaokaGala.org
Ben and Sarah Wallerstein, Kathryn Minor, and Geoff Jones Collette Bruce and Brady Arundel
Paul Greenhalgh and Cal Lane
David Catania and Valerie Santos Liberty Jones and Martin Ditto
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THE CORCORAN BALL Corcoran Gallery of Art PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL
Ronit Ziswiler and Swiss Ambassador Urs Ziswiler
ART OF CHARITY The Women’s Commi%ee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art succeeded splendidly in choosing a fresh spring look that bathed the historic gallery in light shades of orange, red, and yellow. Over 1,000 guests toured current art exhibits while admiring the floral artistry of Jack Lucky, whose table arrangements were nothing short of breathtaking. Occasions Caterer’s four-course dinner got five-star treatment as well. The event raised funds for Corcoran exhibitions, educational and scholarship programs, and its award-winning community outreach initiatives. POWER PLAYERS Philip and Nina Pillsbury, Steven Hills, Dr. Tina Alster and Paul Frazer, and Mike Harreld. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
Heather Corsini, Christine Rales, Susan Monroe, and Laurie Champion
Zoe and Zander Ross
Lady Sheinwald and British Ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwald
Marie Collins and Irish Ambassador Michael Collins
Lindsay Angerholzer and Margaret Pickron
Mat Hastings and Lolo Sarnoff
Where style, culture and opulence meet ...
The Opera Ball Benefiting Washington National Opera
Make your plans now to join us for the FIRST Opera Ball to be hosted by the Russian Embassy. A spectacular ballroom reminiscent of an opulent operatic scene
Susan E. Lehrman, Opera Ball Chairman
Friday, May 21, 2010
hosted by His Excellency The Ambassador of the Russian Federation and Mrs. Kislyak For individual tickets, please call Deana Taylor at 202.295.2437 or email specialevents@dc-opera.org. For corporate sponsorships, please contact Steven Young at 202.295.2431 or email syoung@dc-opera.org
AROUND TOWN
Truth and Consequences Kitty Kelley celebrates her latest best seller, honoring communism’s victims, and feting a micro-loan hero BY DONNA SHOR
Street Journal); Kiki Ryan (Politico); Sonja Bernhard and Bob Devaney (The Georgetowner); and Helene Cooper of the The New York Times. Seen: arts patrons Susan and Steve Porter (he is senior partner at Arnold and Porter) and Eagle Bank honchos Ron Paul (not the politician) and Bob Pincus.
REMEMBERING Former Rep. Don Ritter and Victoria Stack opened their Georgetown home to a reception benefiting The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (a non-partisan, HOT OFF THE PRESS non-profit group “Tell the truth, but ride a fast established horse” is the motto on the wall by an act of of Kitty Kelley’s office in her TOP : Susan and Stephen P orter at Congress.) Georgetown home. That’s not bad iKtty eKlley’s book party. (P hoto by Neshan H. Naltchayan) . ABOVE: Ritter coadvice for someone who received Don Ritter and Victoria Stack at chaired with Jay death threats after a few of her previous the Victims of Communism event. Katzen, regional tell-all best sellers were published. director of the She is indeed getting out of town – but only book touring for her controversial Peace Corps, and a White House associate under biography of talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, presidents from Eisenhower to Bush.The VOCF “Oprah: A Biography,” which only needed ten hope to establish first an online memorial days to hit #1 on The New York Times’ bestseller museum, then a bricks-and-mortar one. Meanwhile, that ten-foot tall bronze statue list. Print and online media swarmed the you see near Massachusetts and New Jersey Washington launch party at the home of Avenues NW, “The Goddess of Democracy”, Kelley’s longtime public relations consultant is a VOCF memorial to the global victims Marina Ein and her husband Daniel Ein, of communism, which they estimate at over including Newsweek’s Michael Issikoff and his 100 million. The statue is a replica of the one wife, Mary Anne Akers (The Washington Post); students erected in Peking’s Tiananmen Square, Politics Daily’s Annie Groer; Beth Solomon which was torn down by the authorities in the (Georgetown Dish); Melanie Trottman (The Wall subsequent violent reaction to the protesters.
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Ritter, president of the Afghan-American Foundation, mourns the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, which created victims there whose suffering continue. He said his years of engagement go back to his post-doctoral year in Russia under Brezhnev, and back 30 years to Afghanistan, where he maintains a business office in Kabul for his development projects. Speakers in addition to George Allen, the former Virginia governor and senator, included VOCF chairman and founder Lee Edwards, a Heritage Foundation fellow, adjunct professor of Politics at Catholic University, and the author of 20 books.
TO CATCH A DOLLAR Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammed Yunus was in town for the Washington Lifesponsored American Film Institute showing of the film To Catch A Dollar: Muhammed Yunus Banks on America. Revered by much of the world as a latterday Ghandi because of his concern for the poor, the founder of the Grameen Bank began the micro-loan movement: modest loans to help encourage small start-up businesses. (This writer saw it in action in Bangladesh, where Grameen (“village”) bank loans were as small as financing a goat, so a woman could start a humble milk business, pay back the loan, and borrow enough for a second goat, etc.). The film shows the women, the loans, and their new chance at a life free from poverty. After paying back her first loan (98 percent are repaid), one woman exclaims, “I’d be crazy to blow this,” as she gets her second, a step to her goal of owning a beauty parlor. Surprise: In the “Q and A” session with director Gayle Ferraro,Yunus told the crowd that he soon plans to open a branch of Grameen Bank in Washington.
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MARCH OF DIMES GOURMET GALA National Building Museum PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL
LOCAL FLAVOR Members of Congress, community supporters, and prominent local chefs joined together for an evening of unique fare, personal recipes, and service at the March of Dime’s annual “gourmet” gala. Over 30 representatives and senators, including Senator Al Franken and Reps. Joseph Crowley, Rodney Alexander, Doris Matsui, and Roy Blunt, donned aprons and smiles as they dished out some of their favorite food. The professionals, like chefs Geoff Tracy and Todd Gray, helped judge the Congressional cuisine. THE “CLEAN PLATE” CLUB Paul Zucconi, Melinda Maxfield, Frank Corsini, Tad Davis, Tami Buckner, and Rep. Randy Neugebauer and Dana Neugebauer. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
Caitlin Chase and Sarah Parker
Rep. John Tanner and Betty Ann Tanner
Rep. Rodney Alexander and Vicki Miller
Tony and Heather Podesta
Ski Johnson and Rahman “Rock” Harper
Sydney White, Amy Castellano, and Diane Newberg
Debbie Dingell
Linda Bachus and Gail MacKinnon
Sen. Ben Nelson and Brian Shrader
Rep. Bill Posey
Reps. Diana DeGette and John Yarmuth Rep. John Miller and Rep. John Tanner Sen. Al Franken and Frannie Franken with March of Dimes President Jennifer Howse
Rep. Norman Dicks and Suzie Dicks
OVER THE MOON
Oh So Social A wedding in Wellington, horse events in Hunt Country, and prime properties for sale BY VICKY MOON
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The polo set from Middleburg and beyond turned up at the recent marriage of Maite Brown and Kevin Dougherty in Wellington, Fla., and oh boy … what a doozy! The children of both parties took part in the ceremony as friends gathered at St. Rita Catholic Church before heading to an “at home” reception. A longtime polo enthusiast/real estate investor, Dougherty has been commuting to Florida from Middleburg for the winter season for many years. Virginia neighbors Vicki Bendure and Matt Sheedy came down for the weekend as did friend Jill Davis and her current beau Peter de Greeff. Polo types included Tammy and Juan Salinas-Bentley, John Gobin, and Phillip Staples who spent the winter commuting from Washington to Palm Beach in order to get in a few chukkers. It’s one thing to have a party planner, but how about a party designer? The first Above: Kevin Dougherty and Maite hint of the perfect wedding reception came Brown celebrated their recent wedding in Wellington, Fla. Right: Lynne Ozar with the crisp white linen cocktail napkins and party designer Michael Leb were accompanying the flutes of Veuve Clicquot among the guests. (Photos by Vicky Moon) awaiting each guest at the door. Orchids were everywhere, even entwined in the chandeliers. Every detail – tiny cream mints in student at the University silver cups on each table, bite-sized wedding of Miami, won a jumper desserts – was flawless. All was due to the ever- class in Wellington. snappy New York designer Michael Leb, clad “She was awarded a few in a Palm Beach pink linen jacket, who is also ribbons, a cooler (horse in the process of decorating the happy couple’s blanket) and $3,000,” new Palm Beach home and renovating their he wrote in an email. Middleburg estate. “Nellie keeps the cooler; I get the money and ribbons.” Alex and Walter Woodson are part of PRIZE WINNER Nobody ever said you could make money in the horse business, although a syndicate owning a horse called Zulla, the ribbons, trophies, and maybe a few prize purses recent winner by 4½ lengths of the Dulany do make up for a lot. Very proud papa Bob Memorial flat race at the Piedmont Fox Foosaner’s daughter Nellie, a 3.5-gradepoint Hounds Point to Point. No prize money was
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involved but their name goes on a nice silver bowl. SOCIAL NOTES Back in Middleburg the spring social season got into full swing with the Orange County Hunt Barn Dance held at Susan and Jeffrey Kohlhas’ Full Cry Farm. “Tweeds and Jeans” were the attire for the evening orchestrated by Lisa Abeel and a cast of hard working friends. Auction items ranged from a Southern Pines Hunting Holiday donated by Rae Stone and a Round Hill get-a-way on Montego Bay (30 acres of gardens and a semiprivate pool!) courtesy of the Ohrstrom families to an Irish Cottage in County Clare near the Cliffs of Moher donated by Maggie Bryant. FOR SALE In case anyone
attending the barn dance fell in love with “Full Cry Farm,” it just so happens that Thomas & Talbot has listed it for sale – 234 acres for $6.8 million or 551.73 acres for $13.5 million. … Up the street at Sheridan MacMahon Ltd. Realtors, they’re featuring “Patrickswell,” the estate of the late Tom Carroll: 585 acres for $18.5 million. “There’s been a lot of activity,” one agent reports, “but nobody has stepped up to the plate yet. It can be yours.” … And finally, good news from the Land Trust of Virginia: Rose Marie Bogley has donated a conservation easement for her 365-acre Bollingbrook estate in Upperville.
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WASHINGTON LIFE’S FASHION AWARDS The Textile Museum PHOTOS BY KYLE SAMPERTON
Willee Lewis and Sedi Flugelman
AN ODE TO FASHION: In a city where fashion is becoming much more of a passion, and our president and first lady are being heralded as style darlings, Washington Life saw the need to recognize those making waves in the art of dressing well. The magazine threw its first ever Fashion Awards celebration at the Textile Museum, co-hosted by the museum, and Shiseido cosmetics. The crème of the city’s fashion crop viewed the Mary Basket collection of contemporary Japanese fashion and Yoriko Fujisaki, wife of the Japanese Ambassador, spoke eloquently about how fashion inspires and brings people together. For as Mark Twain said, “Clothes make the man. Naked people have li%le or no influence on society.” IN THEIR FINERY: Esther Coopersmith, Carolyn Ring, Heidi Manheimer, Jonathan Leacock, Phillipa Hughes, Austin Bryan, Dana and Tim Rooney, Didi Cutler, Ernesto Santalla, Betsy Lowther, and Holly Thomas. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
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Aniko Gaal Schott and Nini Ferguson
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70 YEARS STRONG: Several generations of the Washington D.C. chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. celebrated the chapter’s 70th anniversary with a children’s musical talent show and formal dinner. Later, the kids were treated to face painting, magicians, caricature artists, and fortune tellers while the adults amused themselves in the Grand Ballroom. IN ATTENDANCE: Kim and Stan Sinkford, Tanya Tyler, William and Christin Clyburn, Marcella Jones, Celia Sarter, Denise Bailey, and Natasha Watkins
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CAPITOL MOVEMENT PROJECT PERFORMANCE AND CAST PARTY
CMP Founders Stephanie Jojokian and Amber Yancey
Lincoln Theatre and Zentan
Capitol Movement Project dancers
Cynne Simpson
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STEPPING UP: The Lincoln Theatre has seen its share of talented performers, but few could live up to the youth and energy exhibited by the dancers of Capitol Movement Project (CMP) at its fi#h annual concert. The company, one of the metro area’s most dynamic dance troupes, runs summer camps and a#er-school programs for local youth and raises money for scholarships at its annual talent showcase. Choreographer J. Kevin Aguilar shined with creatively coordinated routines, including “Rehearsal.” Laura Edwards’ “Black and Gold” was a crowd favorite as was “Funkier” by Andre Fuentes. CMP co-founder Stephanie Jojokian proved the show must go on by a%ending just two days a#er giving birth to her first child. A#er the show, festivities continued at Zentan, the chic late-night lounge and restaurant in the Donovan House. PHOTOS AND VIDEO AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
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AAPD LEADERSHIP GALA Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center PHOTOS BY ALFREDO FLORES
Kate Gross and Ted Kennedy Jr. Rep. Steny Hoyer
FOR A GOOD CAUSE: The American Association of People with Disabilities celebrated its 15th anniversary — and the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act — by honoring music legend Stevie Wonder with its first-ever Image Award during a ceremony with both of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s sons, Patrick and Ted Jr., on hand for the festivities. The Kennedys, of course, have long been devoted to causes supporting the disabled. ADDED ELAN: Fashion designer Betsey Johnson designed the pink-and-black print tablescapes for the evening. HONORED: Awards were presented to House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Connie Garner, Sen. Kennedy’s longtime policy advisor. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
Carlton Yearwood and Wendy Lewis
Lacy Clay, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and Rep. Patrick Kennedy
Tony Coelho and Stevie Wonder
Cheryl Sensenbrenner and Betsey Johnson
Jesse Jackson Jr. and Mike James
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Jermaine Smith, Morenike Fadayomi, and Terry Cook
SUPER-SIZED: The Washington National Opera’s epic Porgy and Bess was bigger, busier, and no doubt louder than conventional Broadway-musicalstyle productions of George Gershwin’s 1935 classic African-American epic. You wouldn’t expect any less with more than 60 talented cast members and supernumeraries on stage at one time. CELEBRATING: The voices were big and so were the appetites at the a#er-party where opera chairwoman Jane Lipton Cafritz and Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia joined guests in welcoming the residents of “Catfish Row” for drinks, a buffet supper, and buzz-worthy cha%er that lasted well past the witching hour.
Rahul Chhabra and Indian Amb. Meera Shankar
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Jennie Ford, Jamie Craft, and Robert Craft Maureen Scalia and Justice Antonin Scalia
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Reese Witherspoon attends the ninth annual Vital Voices Global leadership awards. (Photo by Joseph Allen)
Women’s Voices of Change Reese Witherspoon on her work with the Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards BY REESE WITHERSPOON
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o celebrate International Women’s Week, I joined Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Avon CEO Andrea Jung, and many others to honor six extraordinary women at the 2010 Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards. It was a great privilege for me to recognize one of them onstage, Panmela Castro of Brazil. In 2006, a groundbreaking law was passed in Brazil to affirm every woman’s right to live free of domestic violence. Named for Maria da Penha, who had been beaten so severely by her husband that she is now paralyzed, this law is
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a quantum leap forward in a country with a long history of violence in the home. When I traveled to Brazil, I met with Maria, and like many others, I was moved by her tremendous courage, and the 15-year struggle she endured before she saw the passage of this law. And yet, Maria herself will tell you that the struggle isn’t over. Too many women remained uninformed about the law and don’t understand how to access its protections. Herself a survivor of domestic violence, Panmela felt compelled to take up the cause of
Maria’s story and the law that bears her name. She gathered together other young female artists, musicians, and producers, and formed Artefeito to inform women of their rights in a vibrant new way. Venturing where others have not, into the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, these women beautify their communities with murals and graffiti art that serve as a constant reminder of the safety and security that every woman deserves. Melding self-expression with activism, Panmela Castro has generated a powerful movement for change.
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Bottom row: (left to right) Afnan Al Zayani, Melinda French Gates, Rebecca Lolosoli, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Kay Bailey Hutchison, Andeisha Farid, Panmela Castro, Roshaneh Zafar. Top row: (left to right) Nicholas Kristof, Bobbie Greene McCarthy, Sheila Johnson, Suze Orman, Susan Ann Davis, Michele Norris, Alyse Nelson Bloom, Diane Von Furstenberg, Sally Field, Sheila Bair, Andrea Jung, Reese Witherspoon, Angélique Kidjo, Ann Moore, Melanne Verveer
An End to Violence Against Women Alyse Nelson, president and CEO of Vital Voices, Andrea Jung, CEO of Avon, and finance expert Suze Orman on the importance of a public-private partnership to stop domestic violence Suze Orman Ending violence against women is not only a moral imperative, it’s one of the most effective investments we can make to secure economic growth. Each year, the costs associated with violence against women – healthcare, legal fees, law enforcement, and loss of productivity – add up to millions, sometimes billions, lost in a nation’s GDP. This year, the U.S. alone will lose 1$ .8 billion in productivity and costs related to domestic violence. We know that women are a powerful economic force, and, when given the opportunity, they contribute
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tremendously to the growth of local, national, and regional economies. We need to act, and not only because it’s the right thing to do for women around the world, but also because the beginning of women’s empowerment starts with ending those things that keep women powerless. That is why I always say, people first, then money, then things.
Andrea Jung Reese Witherspoon attends breakfast at the U.S. Department of State hosted by Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women. (Photo by Joshua Cogan)
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truth learned over the course of almost 125 years working with women in every corner of the globe. Avon’s determination to be part of the solution to ending violence against women stems from its founding commitment in 1886 to offer women the opportunity to earn money outside the home – 34 years before they won the right to vote. Today, with over six million representatives serving 300 million women in more than 100 countries, Avon is indeed the company for women. We are the world’s largest micro-lenders to women, extending credit to our representatives to acquire the products they sell. We believe this makes us uniquely suited to lead a grassroots campaign to take on one of the most devastating problems women face today. We are proud to leverage the strength of our network and partner with Vital Voices in this truly global endeavor to end violence against women.
Alyse Nelson This year, Vital Voices Global Partnership celebrates 10 years as
a nonprofit non-governmental organization. Our mission is to identify, invest in, and bring visibility to extraordinary women around the world by unleashing their leadership potential to transform lives and accelerate peace and prosperity in their communities. This year also marks the 15year anniversary of the U.N. Fourth World Conference on Women, where then First Lady Hillary Clinton said, “Women’s rights are human rights and human rights are women’s rights,” and 189 countries signed on to a platform for action to improve the lives of women. If we look around the world, we can see many strides forward – from girls’ education to women’s political participation and economic development. However, in nearly every country, the global scourge of violence against women in its many forms – human trafficking, domestic violence, culturally harmful practices like honor crimes and rape as a weapon of war – has worsened. Today, we are confronted with a global crisis of violence against women – one in three women in our world will experience violence
in her lifetime. This is a reality that we cannot accept; we must catalyze a powerful movement for change. Only with the strength of innovative solutions and new partners can we rise to meet this enduring challenge. We must engage in public-private partnerships, and applaud the bold commitment of companies like Avon, which joins us as a partner along with the State Department in the newly formed Global Partnership to End Violence Against Women. We need to engage men as our allies in a global movement to end violence against women – indeed, men must help lead this movement. Recently, at an award reception to recognize Men’s Voices to End Violence Against Women, we honored outstanding male leaders who not only engage themselves in the campaign to end violence, but truly lead by example. When men join in this crucial work, we will replace violence with respect and realize the transformative change we seek.
2010 Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards Honorees Economic Empowerment Award: Roshaneh Zafar, Pakistan Presented by: Chairwoman Sheila Bair and Suze Orman Human Rights Award: Panmela Castro, Brazil Presented by: Andrea Jung and Reese Witherspoon Leadership in Public Life Award: Afnan Al Zayani, Bahrain Presented by: Ann Moore and Sheila Johnson Fern Holland Award: Rebecca Lolosoli, Kenya Presented by: Diane von Furstenberg 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Achievement Award: Andeisha Farid, Afghanistan Presented by: Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and Brian Williams
Alyse Nelson, Suze Orman, Andrea Jung, and Reese Witherspoon (Photo by Joshua Cogan)
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Global Trailblazer Award: Melinda French Gates, United States Presented by: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
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SAY IT LOUD: The ninth annual Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards honored five extraordinary female leaders and unsung heroines who are on the frontlines of positive political, social, and economic change in their native countries around the world. Melinda French Gates of the Gates Foundation was awarded the Global Trailblazer Award from Vital Voices founder, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and other presenters included NPR’s Michele Norris, NBC Nightly News Anchor Brian Williams, Vital Voices Vice Chair Bobbie Greene McCarthy, Avon Chairman and CEO Andrea Jung, Time Inc. CEO Ann Moore, financial expert Suze Orman, Vital Voices Honorary Co-Chair and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Academy Award-winning actress Sally Field, businesswoman Sheila Johnson, Vital Voices Chair Susan Davis, and Avon Global Ambassador Reese Witherspoon.
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Congressional Follies Babysitting tales at the Washington Press Foundation Dinner; Rep. Patrick Kennedy keeps them laughing at the N Street Village Gala B Y J A N E T D O N O VA N
COMEDY CENTRAL Had the suits at N BC known about Claire McCaskill’s comedic talents, they might have considered her for a late night gig between Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno. The senator from Missouri, known for her no-nonsense style, took the audience by surprise at the Washington Press Foundation’s 6th Annual Congressional Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel when she outwitted fellow speakers R ep. Mike Pence, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and Sen. Lamar Alexander. “The Senate’s the only place where a woman like me can feel like a hot young chick,” she quipped. “My job tonight is to be like the Iceland volcano, blow a lot of smoke and keep everyone from leaving when they want to.” Annabelle Bohannon, wife of talkmeister Jim Bohannon, reminisced that she, her husband, and the senator had all grown up in the same little town of Lebanon, Mo., and that she had been McCaskill’s babysitter. “The word on Claire was that you put her to bed and 20 minutes later you had to go in to find her under the covers with a flashlight reading a book,” Jim Bohannon added. N either has been surprised at her success. Pence mentioned that it “wasn’t hard to update” the speech he’d planned to give last month at the originally scheduled dinner that got canceled due to heavy snow. “Everywhere I had ‘T iger Woods,’ I just subbed in ‘R N Coung Y Eagles.’” Credit where due: Mika Brzezinski’s snipe at MSN B C co-host Joe Scarborough of “Morning o J e:” “I grew up in Washington, something I hope o J e will do one day, too.”
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CQ/Roll Call Group executives Laurie Battaglia, Keith White, and Mike Mills at the Washington Press Foundation Dinner. (Photo by Janet Donovan)
The 2010 recipient of the foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award was Dorothy Gilliam, the first African American woman to report for The Washington Post. The pre-party was sponsored by CQ R oll Call Group and the after party by The Hill.
IT TAKES A VILLAGE R ep. Patrick Kennedy was both passionate and amusing when he took the podium at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel to receive the NStreet V i llage Founders’ Award for his work in mental health. As his older sister, Kara, looked on, he referred to the “little car accident” that made “a little news,” and then thanked former colleague Jim Ramstad (a recovering alcoholic) for not only helping
him through a difficult ordeal but putting his own career in jeopardy. “I offered to campaign against him if it helped,” Kennedy said of his R epublican friend. Kennedy also said he was worried R ep. Jim Moran would no longer take his phone calls: “I mean, I’ll be a nobody then.” Moran shot back: “Don’t call me, Kennedy!” The soon-to-retire R hode Island congressman choked up as he spoke of his late father’s main goal in life, passing health care reform, then addressed his plans for the future. “I’m looking forward after my time in Congress to work on these issues, help use the new health bill and implement it correctly, and work with insurers to come up with a good model of care that’s based on a functional measurement.” Kennedy was astonished that so many of his congressional colleagues not only made it to the event but stayed to the end. “It’s amazing that any of them have shown up,” he said, adding that it was “a big deal to stay for the whole dinner.” NStreet V i llage provides housing and other support services for the homeless and low-income. Guests included R e ps. Paul Hodes, John Tanner, Jim Moran, Jeff Miller, and Dennis Moore; Sens. Ben Nelson and Byron Dorgan; and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle.
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Heritage Celebrations Lebanese, Hungarian, and Moroccan events draw VIP crowds BY GAIL SCOTT
Bechara El-Khoury who proclaimed the country’s independence in 1945). “This is the beginning of the flowering of our culture again,” said N icole Chedid, who somehow persuaded French Chef Michel Richard to create and prepare the menu. “He loves our food,” she added with a smile.
ABOVE: Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Rima Al-Sabah, and Nicole Chedid at the celebration of Lebanese artists RIGHT: George Pataki at the Hungarian American Coalition dinner (Photos by Kyle Samperton)
LEBANON’S UNVEILING Guess what Vicki Kennedy, Lucky Roosevelt, and Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood have in common? All are of Lebanese heritage and proud of it – the main reason they came to American University’s Katzen Center on April 7 to celebrate “Convergence: eNw Art From Lebanon” along with Rima Al-Sabah, CBS News’ Chris Isham, Washington Post editor Marcus Brauchli, Obama Administration arts advocate Rachel Goslins, Nora Boustany, Juliette Kayyam, and event sponsor Mario Saradar. Lebanese Ambassador Antoine Chedid and his wife Nicole decided their country’s recovery could be best explained by the work of 29 experimental contemporary artists, including Nabil Nahas, Nadim Karam, Mario Saba, and Huguette Caland (daughter of former Lebanese President
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‘AMERICA’S GOVERNOR’ HONORED Claiming he had “stuffed cabbage,” not paprika, running through his veins, three-time N ew ork Y Gov. George Pataki (PahTAH-key, not Pa-TACK-e) accepted the Hungarian-American Coalition’s award for distinguished service in promoting relations between the U.S. and Hungary at the House of Sweden on April 22. Guests included 2009 honoree John C. Whitehead, who aided Hungarian freedom fighters in 1956and was Pataki’s choice to head up eNwork’s Y 9-11 recovery; April Foley, former U.S. ambassador to Hungary; Hungarian Ambassador Béla Szombati and his wife Zsuzsa; Mary Mochary; and Aniko Gaal Schott. N ot afraid of politics, Pataki, whose father was Hungarian, urged guests to “fight the discriminating ‘Language Law’ in Slovakia so that it protects, rather than violates, human rights.” According to the Coalition, the legislation requires all Slovakians, including the Hungarian-speaking minority, to speak only Slovakian. “With this new law,” Pataki explained, “the Hungarian medic taking care of an elderly Hungarian patient can’t comfort his patient in his or her native language. This is discrimination.” PLAYING TO YOUR AUDIENCE When WPAS President Neale Perl, who is also a cellist, is in the audience, performers pay
attention. In a recent concert at the Moroccan residence, pianist Marouan Benabdallah made sure to play Camille Saint-Saëns’ “The Swan,” a cellist favorite. Afterwards, Perl complimented the musician as “very gifted, …a great communicator who plays with tremendous color.” That’s exactly what hostess Maria-Felice Mekouar wanted to hear about this son of a Moroccan physicist father and Hungarian musician mother. “Many young musicians produce technically perfect notes,” she said, “But Marouan offers so much more. His openness, easiness with people, and generosity is so Moroccan, while the rigor of his thoroughly European musical education is so Hungarian. Esther Coopersmith immediately signed him up to play for Laura Bush at the aNtional Museum of Women in the Arts’ American University in Afghanistan benefit on uJ ne 10.
ICELAND NOT MOVING … FOR NOW After dealing first with their country’s economic chaos and then the awkwardness of disrupting world travel on account of volcanic ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano, Icelandic Ambassador Hjálmar Hannesson and his wife Anna have one thing to be happy about these days: they no longer have to move. Their stone manse in Kalorama, which was to be sold as an economic belt-tightening move, has been taken off the market. o J vial by nature, Iceland’s man in Washington is philosophical about the unpredictable volcano. “Of course we’re sorry, but there’s nothing we can do. In Iceland, we are quite used to having some kind of rumblings every five years in the highlands where no one lives.” The last big eruption, he points out, was in 1918 – before jet air travel. “Human beings are very small when nature shows its force.”
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EXQUISITE EVENT Top-notch arts and antiques aficionados wouldn’t dream of missing FAPE’s annual dinner in Washington, especially when Ellsworth Kelly, Chuck Close and other major painters were present to honor New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg for his contributions to the arts. NEW YORK MINUTE Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton couldn’t stay for dinner because she had to greet 44 heads of state a%ending the Nuclear Summit; she did, however, praise donors who “exemplify diplomacy at its broadest and its best” by helping to beautify U.S. embassy properties around the world. VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM!
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A Lifetime of Humanitarian Service Bill Frist is receiving Refugees International’s McCall-Pierpoli award this month for his work assisting refugees throughout the world. Actor Sam Waterston interviews the former Senate majority leader about Haiti, public service, and what citizens can do to help.
SAM WATERSTON I’d like to jump in and talk a bit about the work you’ve recently been doing. Can you tell us about your time in Haiti after the earthquake?
BILL FRIST Something was different about Haiti. I had responded as part of a medical team in the immediate aftermath of Katrina, and days after the Indian Tsunami in Sri Lanka, but I didn’t go to Haiti until a few days after the earthquake struck. I was called there as a surgeon specifically Former Senate to operate in response Majority Leader Bill Frist. to the overwhelming, acute surgical need that arose from crush injuries derived from thousands of collapsing concrete structures. Our team of two trauma nurses, three other general surgeons, and two anesthesiologists was immediately put to work at the Haiti Baptist Mission Hospital outside of Port au Prince. The first three days were colored by inadequate and insufficient supplies, casting mater ials, and antibiotics. But working alongside strong-willed Haitian health providers and aided by the unselfish generosity of U.S. (and global) medical suppliers, charities, and N G Os, we
saw chaos and unmet needs soon replaced by order and effective treatment and care. The challenge now is to address the immediate and mid-term dire needs of displaced peoples and to couple a smart program of job creation and sustainable economic development.
SW oYu ’re a c c e p t i n g R efugees International’s McCall-Pierpoli award this May for your amazing service to refugees around the world. Can you tell us a little bit more about the award and what it represents? BF I will accept the award in honor of all the faceless people who everyday unselfishly devote themselves to the very purpose of the McCall-Pierpaoli Humanitarian Award: service to refugees and displaced peoples. The award is named for three dedicated servants, David and Penny McCall, and Y vette Pierpaoli, who tragically died during aR efugees International mission to Albania in 1999. Their spirit lives to bring hope to others. I am humbled to be recognized and added to the list of remarkable past recipients including Kofi and N ane Annan, Ambassador o J hn Danforth, and Ted Turner. Their work has truly set a high bar for those like me to aspire to.
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SW Sen. Ted Kennedy was such a remarkable leader and his service to refugees, including his work on the R efugee Act of 1980 is well known. With his death, who do you think will become the next voice for the world’s displaced on Capitol Hill?
SW oYu remain very active and vocal about the genocide in Darfur. How have things changed in Sudan since America started providing aid? Is the problem being BF Ted Kennedy’s voice and leadership forgotten by Americans is missed in so many ways in the Senate. as time goes on and what He was always the first to ask about my should we be doing now experiences and annual medical mission trips to bring attention to the in Africa. Many of my former colleagues problems that continue in in the Senate continue his actions of selfless the region? service including my good friends Pat Leahy and Carl Levin, who in March introduced BF I h ave v i s i t e d the R e fugee Protection Action of 2010. Darfur and the Chad My own mentor, Sen. Dick Lugar, continues displacement camps on to work tirelessly to lift up refugees and a number of occasions. displaced peoples. The problems remain, and the news out of Darfur SW Throughout your extensive experience after the recent elections in public service is there one particular continues to highlight the Actor Sam memory that stands out for you? Is there a ongoing, agonizing needs Waterston (Photo courtesy there. Our government story you just can’t forget? of Virginia recognized the election Sherwood/NBC BF It was late at night on the Senate as neither free nor fair, floor just prior to the August recess. I and international election had been to Sudan many times and had observers noted widespread followed Darfur closely. The killing was corruption and political well described. But the State Department oppression. The need is pressing, and I Is it something that must be left up to was at that time unwilling to tag the killing think while the attention isn’t as vocal in politicians and humanitarian groups, or can genocide. As majority leader, I called up the news media, the passion to help is alive. we make a difference with small actions?
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I called up the Darfur Genocide resolution. Phone calls flew back and forth between a hesitant State Department and the Senate staff; we in the Senate forged ahead and for the first time officially called the events in Darfur genocide.” the Darfur Genocide resolution. Phone calls flew back and forth between a hesitant State Department and the Senate staff; we in the Senate forged ahead and for the first time officially called the events in Darfur genocide. Several weeks later State appropriately followed suit. We did the right thing.
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Humanitarian groups across the U.S. and the globe continue to work hard to bring peace and settlement to Darfur. Many others joined Mia Farrow and me in the Darfur Fast for Life. We can’t rest. We each can make a difference.
SW What can we as citizens be doing to help the cause of refugees around the world?
BF It’s the tiny accumulated actions that make the biggest difference. I really believe that. u J st last week I visited a rural middle school in Antioch, Tenn., to meet with three kids who had been moved by the images they observed on TVof camps in Haiti. They acted. They painted large banners and raised over $1,000 – collecting spare change, having a bake sale, rallying during lunch – for those displaced in Haiti. They learned, educated and acted. And my small foundation Hope Through Healing Hands (Hopethroughhealinghands.org) has that money at work today on the ground helping the displaced in Haiti. Lives are being changed. We can all lend our hand, each in our own way.
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Eve and the Serpent How lobbying helps foreign governments achieve their agendas in Washington BY ROLAND FLAMINI
Former British Ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer – of fond memory – used to describe himself as his country’s lobbyist in the United States. As such, he would say, he had to compete for official Washington’s attention with hundreds of other lobbyists, most of whom knew the landscape better because they had been here for years. This was back in the days of the so-called “special relationship” between Britain and the United States, now consigned to the dustbin of history by the Obama administration as part and parcel of “the old way” of conducting American foreign policy. Sir Christopher’s point was that in today’s highly complex Washington power structure, lobbying has all but replaced diplomacy in achieving any objective of particular interest to a foreign country – in setting in motion a process, or halting it: getting legislation passed, a weapons deal approved, a trade agreement ratified, or a negative image reversed. For example, Turkey has engaged lobbying fir ms throughout the years, most recently DLA Piper, to block a recurring House resolution that would brand as genocide the World War I mass execution of Armenians by Ottoman Turks. In March, however, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the resolution and Ankara immediately withdrew its ambassador in protest.A similar resolution cleared the committee stage once before, but never reached the floor of the House. DLA Piper will now presumably get
to work to ensure that the same happens again this time, so the administration can heal the breach with a valuable ally. ProPublica, an organization that diligently mines the opaque world of Washington lobbying and publishes its findings, reports that in 2008 Pakistan – at a cost of $514,000 in lobbyist fees -turned to K Street to mount a press campaign in its defense when the Pentagon couldn’t track $5.5 billion in U.S. military aid to Islamabad. Wait a minute. Why are we still talking about lobbyists 14 months into the Obama administration? Lobbying firms were scabs on the body politic. The new president was going to break their undue influence the minute he hit Washington. “I didn’t take a dime of their money, and when I am president they won’t find a job in the White House,” he vowed, giving at least the impression that the winds of change would sweep every lobbyist out of office, leaving K Street a deserted
administration with lobbying in his past, having worked at the Covington & Burling law firm from 2001 to 2008, where he represented Global Crossing, a telecommunications company, and the Long Scale Biology Corp. Still, Obama did make life tougher for lobbyists, former lobbyists, and would-be lobbyists. Former practitioners joining the administration - apparently by special dispensation, like Holder -- are barred from working on matters they have previously lobbied on, and may not approach agencies they had previously targeted. And, in an attempt to close the so-called revolving door between government and lobbying (e.g., an official dealing with Saudi Arabian affairs goes to work for a lobby firm representing that nation), anyone leaving the administration for the dark side is prohibited from trying to exert influence on former colleagues for two years. This has had the effect of whittling down the number of lobbyists in Washington by about 1,000 practitioners (out of roughly 40,000 registered in 2008), many of whom refused or were unable to operate under the new constraints. Then, in the wake of the 2008 recession, Obama issued a special presidential directive further limiting access to government departments by lobbyists seeking to siphon off some of the $789 billion bailout package for their clients’ projects. The president’s clean-up campaign ran into two problems. One was that the business
“IN 2009, LOBBYING GENERATED A RECORD $3.7 BILLION. Health reform, climate change, and financial reform have replaced real estate and telecommunications as big money issues for K Street, although foreign government clients are a consistent – if secondary – source of revenue. Between 2007 and early 2008, lobbyists for foreign governments disclosed receiving $85 million in fees.
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concrete and glass canyon. Promises are made to be broken, of course, or at least in this instance dented. According to the probing press, Attorney General Eric Holder is at least one among high-level members of the
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of lobbying is now deeply ingrained in the workings of government. The other was that his administration’s frenetic legislative activity created a demand for the outside input and expertise that lobbyists provide. What was supposed to be the lobbyists’ demise became their renaissance. James Thurber, dean of American University’s Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, says the past year has been “the most active time I’ve seen in the advocacy business.” And the most prosperous. In 2009, lobbying generated a record $3.7 billion – an amount that is expected to increase this year. Health reform, climate change, and financial reform have replaced real estate and telecommunications as big money issues for K Street, although foreign government clients are a consistent – if secondary – source of
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revenue. Between 2007 and early 2008, lobbyists for foreign governments disclosed receiving $85 million in fees. Lobbyists contacted congressional offices 10,700 times and were successful in arranging 2,280 meetings with members of Congress or their staffers. The purpose of these meetings ranged from important foreign policy issues such as helping Egypt continue to receive its annual financial aid package, which Congress periodically threatens to cut off, to wierd requests such as heading off a lawsuit in the U.S. against the rulers of Dubai alleging that they had enslaved young boys to race camels Lobbying is protected by the First Amendment, even if, to the public, the profession’s reputation ranges from suspect to scabrous. This is partly a reflection on lobbyists’ sometimes less than
respectable clients, and nowhere is this more so than in foreign agent lobbying, as it is called. The late Edward J. von Kloberg was a clever lobbyist who made a reputation and enjoyed a flamboyant lifestyle representing the interests of evil leaders like Saddam Hussein of Iraq, Mobutu Sese Seko of Zaire, and Nicolae Ceaucescu of Romania.Von Kloberg committed suicide in the same over-thetop way that he had lived, by “falling” as the newspapers used to say, like Tosca from the bastions of Castel Sant’ Angelo in Rome. There is no moral point in this, of course. Most lobbyists wear grey or dark blue suits and blend respectably into the Washington/ Georgetown social circuit. What they generally provide for foreign missions is access to make their case.“An ambassador is here for three, maybe four years, but many lobbyists have been dealing with government, maybe for a lifetime,” says Washington lawyer and insider Lloyd Hand. The fact that former members of Congress and past administrations turn into lobbyists means “they can deal with lawmakers as peers, not as subordinates.” The other key to unlocking political doors in Washington is, of course, money. Washington politicians avoid lengthy meetings with foreign diplomats: the time can be better spent with constituents. Lobbyists may not be constituents, but they can be the next best thing – campaign contributors. Their role as conduits of campaign finance is instrumental to their power. Lobbying is not evil, says The Washington Post’s Robert Kaiser, author of a recent book on the advocacy issue called “So Damn Much Money,” “the problem is the money and how dependent everybody has gotten on it.” What it lacks in respectability, lobbying makes up for in longevity. “Some wags trace lobbying back to the Garden of Eden and suggest that it is, in fact, the oldest profession,” observes Nick Allard, a partner at Patton Boggs. “After all, the Serpent persuaded Eve to eat the forbidden fruit, by portraying knowledge as a virtue rather than a vice.The first lobbyist’s reward was to be punished by God by being forced to crawl on his belly in the dust for eternity.” All the way to the bank.
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Clan Power A selective list of top families whose wealth, political clout, and philanthropy allow them to make a major difference in the life of the nation’s capital
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Patriarch Joe Allbritton is 85 and semi-retired from the business and social scene. His son, Robert, continues to develop a communications empire that includes local TV stations WJLA and NewsChannel 8, the Politico website, and the soonto-launch tbd.com. 2
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2 BENNETT Former “Drug Czar” Bill Bennett writes books while streaming his conservative Internet show, “Morning in America” to radio stations across the land; super lawyer brother Bob has represented Bill Clinton and John McCain in sex-related scandals and most recently reported to the D.C. City Council on some of the more recent transgressions of former Mayor Marion Barry. 3
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The Vice President is on official travel much of the time; his wife, Jill, who has a Ph.D. in Education, works to raise awareness of the value of community colleges. Their son Beau Biden, a Yaletrained lawyer, is a partner at the Rosemont Seneca law firm in Washington. 4
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Former First Brother Marvin Bush is a businessman with interests in insurance companies; his spunky wife Margaret (“Margo”) occasionally appears in local theater productions; sister Doro Bush Koch lives quietly in Bethesda where she supports various charities and non-profit groups.
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5 CAFRITZ Calvin and Jane Cafritz’s contributions to the city’s cultural and philanthropic scene are as many and myriad as the real estate projects the clan has developed over most of the last century. Calvin’s younger brothers, Conrad and Carter, are behindthe-scenes players in many business and charitable ventures players. Conrad’s ex-wife, former D.C.
School Board Chairwoman Peggy Cooper Cafritz, recently resurfaced after her art-filled home was destroyed in a fire last year. Cousin William “Bill” Cafritz and his wife, Buffy, are mainstays of the Washington social scene. 6 DIAZ-BALART The indomitably anti-Castro Cuban-American political dynasty will lose half of its congressional power in January when Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R.-Fla.) retires from his Miami-based seat after nine terms. His more conservative sibling, Mario, who now represents Ft. Lauderdale, has announced plans to seek election from his brother’s even more solidly Republican district. 7
Donald Graham presides from the corporate chairman’s seat after handing over the publishing reins of The Washington Post to his niece, Katharine Weymouth, who continues to battle declining circulation and revenue. Her indomitable mother, Lally Weymouth, surfaces at the odd A-List party and keeps au courant by contributing occasional Q&A’s with world political figures. 8
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Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. retains firm control of his strongly Democratic Chicago congressional district after 14 years, although his popularity and family connections weren’t enough to make him a contender for the Illinois U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in November. To his credit, the younger Jackson is no clone of his famous dad. In 2008, when Jesse Jackson Sr. made derogatory remarks about then-presidential-candidate Barack Obama, his son quickly rebuked him with a sharply worded defense. 9
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in 64 years that the famed American political dynasty will have no seat in Congress. He will be leaving Washington, perhaps for good, although his widowed step-mother, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, maintains a discreet profile here. Kara Kennedy, Patrick’s older sister, lives quietly with her children in the District and supports favored causes from time to time. 10 LERNER
Ted Lerner came up the big winner when his giant family real estate company, Lerner Enterprises, won the city’s baseball franchise in 2006; now his quest is to keep the team on top as well. Along with his son, Mark Lerner, and sons-inlaw, Edward Cohen and Robert Tanenbaum, he is also a minority partner in Lincoln Holdings, which owns the Washington Capitals and the Washington Mystics. Daughter Marla Lerner Tanenbaum directs philanthropic outreach as president of the Lerner Family Foundation and chairman of the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation. 11
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At $11 billion and counting, the notoriously press-shy Mars candy clan is, according to the latest (2010) installment of Forbes magazine’s “Billionaires List,” by far the wealthiest family in the Washington region. It certainly doesn’t hurt that the company’s main products (Snickers, M&M’s, Uncle Ben’s rice, pet food, chewing gum) are largely “recession proof.” Brothers Forrest and John Mars are now retired; their sister, Jacqueline, is an active and extremely generous supporter of the Washington National Opera. 12 MELLON Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, the art-collecting widow of oil, banking and steel heir Paul Mellon, recently emerged from the shadows at the age of 99 when it was revealed she had quietly helped pay some personal bills of Rielle Hunter, the mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards. Catherine Conover, Paul Mellon’s environmentallyconscious daughter from a previous marriage, is rarely seen in public; her daughter,Virginia Warner (daughter of former Sen. John Warner), maintains a quiet existence in the Virginia hunt country as do cousins Lavinia and Andrea Currier, the enormously wealthy granddaughters of Paul’s sister, the late Ailsa Mellon Bruce.
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John Podesta, Bill Clinton’s fourth and final White House chief of staff, serves as president of the liberal think tank, the Center for American Progress, and teaches law at Georgetown University. He directed operations for the Obama Administration’s transition team but declined any offers of a position for himself. Big brother Tony Podesta heads one of the most successful bi-partisan lobbying firms in Washington and is a noted collector of contemporary modern art.
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Brothers Mitchell and Steven Rales earned billions by buying and selling dozens of small companies. Mitchell is currently one of the world’s top collectors of abstract impressionist art and is one day expected to transfer much of what he now displays in his private museum in Potomac, Md., to the public domain.
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Sen. John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV, usually a reliable partyline trooper, made news in February when he suggested there was a disconnect between the Obama administration’s rhetoric on coal mining and coal-driven power and the president’s actual policies. Coal is, after all, the “state rock” of West Virginia, which he has represented in the U.S. Senate since 1985. His wife, Sharon Percy Rockefeller, has been battling cancer but maintains a high profile as president and CEO of WETA, Washington’s public television station. Two of the couple’s four children live in the area. Charles Rockefeller is studying for a Business degree at Georgetown. John D. “Jamie” Rockefeller V teaches Literature at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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Two cousinly colleagues currently represent the fourth generation of one of the American West’s most prominent political families in the U.S. Senate. Mark Udall, son of former Rep. Morris Udall, served in the House for ten years before winning a senate seat from Colorado in 2008. Thomas Udall, son of former congressman and Interior Secretary Stewart Udall, was in Congress for the same tenyear period from New Mexico before winning his own Senate race there in 2008.
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Media You May Not Have Met (yet...) Finding it hard to keep track of all the cutting edge personalities who are transforming the news business these days? Here are a few you definitely need to know.
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Froomkin’s popular, no-holds-bar red criticism of establishment media mandarins may have caused his ouster from The Washington Post last summer, but the episode didn’t prevent The Huffington Post taking him on before unemployment benefits kicked in. Now he supervises HuffPo’s local staff while contributing his own searing analysis, much of it on economic issues. 2
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In a reverse switch, The Huffington Post’s senior news editor, Zaleski moved to The Washington Post from New York late last year to be executive producer and head of digital news products. Equally young, blonde, attractive, and dynamic, she’s already making strides in improving the product roadmap and user experience. She drove website traffic way up after the election of Sen. Scott Brown by betting that nobody could spell the word “Massachusetts.”
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3 MANUELA HOELTERHOFF As executive editor of “Muse,” Bloomberg News’ arts and culture section, Hoelterhoff helps produce features and reviews from around the world on everything from art and books to food, wine, and cars. The stories are part of the news and analytics sent to Bloomberg’s 300,000 clients in the financial community but can also be found on the web at bloomberg.com/muse. Hoelterhoff spent most of her career at The Wall Street Journal where she was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism. Although based mostly in
New York, she plans to increase coverage of the Washington scene. 4 TIM SPARAPANI Facebook’s Washington spokesman is an effective and unflappable advocate for the phenomenally successful social media website’s public policy concerns, including Internet security, censorship, and the threat of government regulation. His mission, he says, is to make sure Silicon Valley and Washington “speak the same language.” 5 ERIK WEMPLE From 2002 until March of this year, Wemple cut a wide swath as editor of the Washington City Paper, where he was known for trenchant coverage of local politics, gritty social issues, and insider media machinations that had many editors and scribes– especially at The Washington Post – dreading his calls. In March, he took over operations at local news website www.tbd.com that will incorporate staff reports with material produced by Politico and two local TV stations also owned by Allbritton Communications. 6 ERICA ANDERSON AKA ‘ERICA AMERICA’
The twentysomething “citizen journalist” and competitive basketball player is an ambitious, well-connected blogger (www. ericaamerica.com) and freelance videographer who really knows how to work a room. Her savvy digital strategy has earned impressive credits with MTV, MSNBC, and CNN.
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Power couples These duos prove that the secret to success is often right by your side
1 JEFFREY BADER AND ROHINI TALALLA
She’s an academic and indie documentary filmmaker. He is senior director for Asian affairs on the National Security Council and an expert at the Brookings Institution. Bader joined Brookings after a 27-year career in the State Department, National Security Council, and office of the US Trade Representative.
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He’s the Senate minority leader from Kentucky with a perfect score from the American Conservative Union. She’s a distinguished fellow at the Heritage Foundation, and from 2001-2009 was secretary of labor under President Bush. 7
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Described by Joe Biden as “one of the smartest guys [he’s] ever worked with” Blinken is the vice president’s national security advisor. Keeping it in the family, Ryan is Biden’s assistant for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison. They met working in the White House in 1995 and married in 2002.
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Founder of the liberal watchdog group Media Matters, Brock is best known for authoring the “Troopergate” story, which led to the Paula Jones lawsuit. Alefantis does double duty as owner of Buck’s Fishing & Camping restaurant and Comet Ping Pong and serves as president of the Transformer Gallery.
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He’s the 82nd attorney general of the United States, and the first African-American to hold the position. She’s a Harvard trained obstetrician in private practice with the Foxhall OB-GYN Associates. 5
TOM KOROLOGOS AND ANN DORE MCLAUGHLIN KOROLOGOS
She was secretary of labor from 1987-89, and currently serves on the board of Fannie Mae, Vulcan Materials Company, the Kellogg Company, and is the chair of the RAND Corporation. He is the former U.S. Ambassador to Belgium, a well-regarded lobbyist, and ardent supporter of the Republican Party.
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Carrying out his mother’s legacy in Congress since 2003, Meek hopes to win the vacant Florida U.S. Senate seat in 2010. Judge Leslie Meek is an administrative law judge in the District, and chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Spouses Organization. 9 DAN PFEIFFER AND SARAH FEINBERG
She’s the senior adviser and spokeswoman for Rahm Emanuel. Once a spokesman for Vice President Al Gore, Pfeiffer is the White House communications director and assistant to President Obama. The couple married in July, 2006.
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She’s best known for being Hillary Clinton’s “body woman” during the 2008 campaign. He is the New York congressman known for his screaming matches with Ben Affleck on The Hill. They got engaged in 2009 and have been spotted on romantic dates at the impound lot, retrieving Weiner’s illegally parked hybrid car. Environmentalists to boot!
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The Titans of PR These powerhouses give voice to some of the world’s most important companies, countries, and people
1 MARGARET DUNNING Principal & Chief Strategy Officer Widmeyer Communications
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Specializing in public affairs, communication and business consulting for major multinationals, APCO started as a small Washington office and morphed into a premiere global consulting firm under Kraus’ leadership. She pioneered one of the industry’s earliest practices in corporate responsibility and the development of public/private partnerships.
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Rehg has been in public relations, journalism, politics, and public affairs for more than 25 years. With Edelman, he works on reputation management, corporate communications, crisis and issues management, mergers and acquisitions, as well as
coalition programs in a wide range of industries. Rehg also managed rollout of reports for the 9/11 Commission and Iraq Study Group, and crisis communications for the American Red Cross.
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Drawing on his background as a nationally-known pollster and a media consultant, Snyder founded New Media Strategies in 1999, creating a new industry segment in market research, online marketing and communications. He has been honored by Fortune Small Business for his innovative management-style when they named him “2006 Best Boss.”
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Founded in 1993, Walls Communications is one of the oldest, largest and most distinctive African American-owned public relations firms in the nation. WCI specializes in manifold areas of the communications industry and focuses on media relations, broadcast services, crisis communications management, diversity communications, and strategic planning. Walls is known for his numerous PR accomplishments with Fortune 500 businesses, organizations, and government agencies.
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With over four decades of public relations experience, Poretz specializes in investor relations, enterprise valuation issues, and corporate communications and positioning at Qorvis. As cofounder, he set out to create a new model for a communications company, and now years later, this goal has been accomplished.
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Power in the Arts These leaders in the arts community keeps Washington’s creativity flowing
1 G WAYNE CLOUGH Secretary, Smithsonian Institution
6 PETER MARKS Theater Critic, The Washington Post
Since taking his position in 2008, Clough has worked to digitize over 137 million objects housed in its collections to better enhance the institution’s educational opportunities.
Marks, who moved to the Post from The New York Times, can make or break a performance with a single review. His domain ranges from covering major pre-Broadway shows to small independent theater productions. . 7 JOHN NELSON
2 PLÁCIDO DOMINGO General Director, Washington National Opera
Domingo has continued to bring outstanding performances to WNO since taking over in 1996. A recent health scare couldn’t slow him down, as he recently added the title role in Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” to his already-full schedule. 3 CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH Music Director Designate, National Symphony Orchestra and The Kennedy Center
Eschenbach will officially take the helm of all things musical this fall as director of both the NSO and the Kennedy Center. He is already well situated, having stepped in to conduct a number of superb concerts since his position was announced almost two years ago.
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This documentary filmmaker, best know for 2008’s “Bama Girl,” works with the White House on arts and humanities initiatives, education, and funding. 5 MICHAEL KAISER President, the Kennedy Center
In addition to running the Kennedy Center and serving as cultural ambassador for the U.S. State Department, Kaiser hit the road last June for his cross-country “Arts in Crisis” tour, in order to help struggling arts programs.
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A pioneer of “Superrealism,” Nelson’s work exhibited at the White House Executive Office Building was critically acclaimed and he has gained fame and recognition resulting in national advertising contracts.
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Aside from producing musicals like “Sophisticated Ladies,” Smith has been prepping the company for its move into a new $108 million home in Southwest Washington this fall.
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Artistic Director, The Washington Ballet His name and face have become synonymous with Washington dance, thanks to his tireless work directing a constantly changing company of young dancers.After wrapping “The Great Gatsby” in early 2010, he made his own return to the stage after 17 years in April in an autobiographical ballet for children.
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The Phillips’ Female Force In recognition of its Georgia O’Keeffe: Abstraction exhibition, The Phillips Collection is honoring six women for their leadership in advancing the arts. Read about them here along with the museum’s director, Dorothy Kosinski. DOROTHY KOSINSKI CURRENT ROLE: Kosinski became director of The Phillips Collection in April 2008. EDUCATION: She received her Ph.D. and M.A. from New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts, and her B.A. from Yale University. PUBLISHED WORK: Kosinski has published a wide array of work on Joseph Cornell, Gustave Courbet, Henri Matisse, Henry Moore, Robert Rauschenberg, Vincent van Gogh, and on topics ranging from 19th century Symbolism to Dada and Surrealism and contemporary art. PAST WORK: Prior to The Phillips Collection, she worked at the Dallas Museum of Art, where she served in a number of capacities for over 12 years, last as senior curator of painting and sculpture. She worked for over a decade in Basel, Switzerland, with the Douglas Cooper Collection of cubist art, and as a curator of exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts,The Kunstmuseum Basel, the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, and the National Gallery in Prague.
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JO CAROLE LAUDER THE NEW YORK ART WORLD: Lauder has worked extensively with the Museum of Modern Art in New York, where she served as president of the International Council for 10 years. She is a member of the Contemporary Arts Council and the Chairman’s Council. ART IN EMBASSIES: Lauder is chairman of the board of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, which assists the U.S. Department of State in various programs designed to exhibit and preserve fine and decorative art in U.S. embassies. WORK IN FILM: With the Checkerboard Foundation, a non-profit film and production company dedicated to the American arts, Lauder was an associate producer of a documentary on the history of The Phillips Collection, and producer of Ellsworth Kelly: Fragments and Sol LeWitt:Wall Drawings. WORK ABROAD: As the wife of a U.S. ambassador to Austria, Lauder promoted American cultural interests. She became active in the Vienna Secession, a building that her
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husband helped restore. She furnished a wing in the embassy residence with American folk art and, upon leaving Vienna, donated the furnishings to the State Department.
HEATHER PODESTA CURRENT ROLE: Legislative and public policy strategist. AREA OF INTEREST: Contemporary art. A COUPLE OF COLLECTORS: She and her husband, Tony, have built a collection that is internationally regarded for its ambitious scope, particularly in photography and video. The Podestas have formed relationships with many of the emerging artists whose work they collect, oftentimes following and supporting the artists throughout their careers. They are generous donors to museums, frequently providing in-depth representations of individual artists’ works to create meaningful “core” collections. WOMEN IN THE ARTS: Podesta is a Trustee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts and serves on the Advisory Board of the
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Peggy Guggenheim Collection, among other board service. AN EYE FOR MODERNISM: The Podestas have an extensive collection of major works by noted international artists including Louise Bourgeois, Olafur Eliasson, Sam Taylor-Wood, Candida Hofer, Marina Abramovic, Beatriz Milhazes, Vik Muñiz, Wolfgang Tillmans, Janaina Tschape, and Michal Rovner.
MICHELLE RHEE CURRENT ROLE: Rhee is chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools, a district serving 45,000 students in 123 schools. CHANGES IN THE DISTRICT: She has helped to overhaul school budgets and reviewed afterschool programs to prioritize the study of art and music in the D.C. Public School system. This focus on the arts also includes this year’s launch of four Catalyst arts integration schools and plans for a new citywide arts magnet school. SERVING OUR CITY: Rhee serves on the advisory boards for the National Council on Teacher Quality, the National Center for Alternative Certification, and Project REACH of the University of Phoenix’s School of Education. She is an ex-officio member of the Kennedy Center board of trustees.
MERA RUBELL EDUCATION: Born in Russia to Polish parents who fled during World War II, Rubell
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came to New York with her family when she was 12 years old. Arriving penniless and without a word of English, she went on to receive her B.A. in psychology from Brooklyn College and an M.A. in education from Long Island University. Both degrees were a first for anyone in her family. A LIFE’S WORK: Rubell has spent a lifetime championing young artists and undiscovered neighborhoods, combining these two passions as she has helped to bring galleries, nonprofits, and cultural institutions to SoHo, Washington, D.C., and most notably, Miami, where she launched a private/public contemporary art museum, was a pioneer of historic redevelopment of South Beach, and played a pivotal role in bringing Art Basel, the world’s premier art fair, to Miami Beach. TOP OF THE CHARTS: Rubell, along with her husband Don, is consistently named among the world’s top 200 contemporary art collectors by ARTnews.
VICKI SANT CURRENT ROLE: A Washington philanthropist, Sant is president of The Summit Foundation and The Summit Fund of Washington, which she co-founded with her husband, Roger, in 1982. A LOCAL FOCUS: Sant is president of the National Gallery of Art, honorary chair of The Phillips Collection, and a board member of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies. In addition, she is a member of
the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art and of ArtTable. EDUCATION: Sant developed her interest in art at Stanford University, where she took art history courses and earned her B.A. in History and Literature. ARTS PASSION: Vicki and Roger Sant collect art with a focus on the Nabis, including such painters as Édouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard, and Maurice Denis.
JILL COOPER UDALL CURRENTLY: Udall was recently appointed by President Obama to the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. ARTS ADVOCATE: She is known throughout New Mexico as a strong advocate for the arts and has served on the boards of numerous arts and educational nonprofit organizations. In Washington, she has, in addition to her consulting practice, maintained her commitment to the arts by serving on the boards of Ford’s Theatre, the Washington National Opera, and Meridian International. NATIVE ARTISTS WORK: In Washington, she has been a consultant on museum issues for the Presidential Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States and a consultant to the Smithsonian Institution to develop exhibits, programs and initiatives at the National Museum of the American Indian. One of her special projects at the Indian Museum, in conjunction with the State Department’s Arts in Embassies Program, was the commissioning of work by Native American artists to hang in diplomatic residences around the world.
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eru’s Sacred Valley has long been regarded as a scenic detour between Cusco and the slow trains that take tourists past snow-covered precipices to the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. A bit off what is humorously known as “The Gringo Trail,” Urubamba and its small neighboring towns beckon those set on visiting the Peruvian tourist trifecta of Lima, Cusco, and Machu Picchu – but hope to meander slightly from the tried-and-true route. Prior to 2009, there were no luxury accommodations in this idyllic region, which must have been a large part of the allure for the developers of the Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel and Spa. The first of five new properties to be built by the luxury hotel and spa chain, Aranwa plans to invest $36.5 million over the next five years on hotels in the southern Peruvian regions of Cusco, Arequipa, Puno, and Ica, as well as one in the town of Paracas, just outside Lima. If the resort in the Sacred Valley is at all indicative,
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Aranwa will redefine luxury travel in a nation known more for attracting history buffs and adventure travelers grappling to great heights. THE HOTEL: Overlooking the Vilcanota River, a small rambling waterway that cuts through the rust-colored hills of the Sacred Valley, Aranwa is a bit like coming upon a desert oasis.When your car pulls up to the property, an elegant blend of colonial aesthetics and modern amenities, you have to wonder, “Why here of all places?” After a few hours, however, you will fully appreciate a luxurious getaway amid a beautiful landscape with little else to distract you. A 17th-century colonial structure houses many of the hotel’s spacious rooms. (The rest of the property was built recently but will have you thinking otherwise.) The resort’s centerpiece is a charming white church with ornate interiors, a perfect replica that is open to the public and holds frequent services. It is illuminated at night and serves as a perfect
starting point for the hotel’s “river walk,” or a stroll with Aranwa’s two alpacas to an aviary filled with peacocks and toucans. If ornithology isn’t your passion, give the parrots a miss and take in the owner’s extensive art collection. The modern two-story gallery contains works by Peruvian pop impressionist painter Enrique Polanco which hang alongside requisite images of Machu Picchu and landscapes by Gerardo Chavez and Pedro Azabache. For those who just can’t get away from it all, there is a business center and conference area along with a well-stocked library, a plush private movie theater, and Wi-Fi – of course. SLEEPING: At some hotels, opting for a suite over a standard room simply means upgrading to a larger space and a complimentary fruit bowl. At Aranwa, however, the suites will have you calling your contractor to install a bedroom swimming pool or a bathtub large enough to swim laps in beside an exquisitely carved antique bed.
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The Presidential Suite, the crème de la crème of the hotel’s 15 suites, sprawls over several floors with numerous bedrooms, enormous carved wooden doors, and a private rooftop pool. Its cathedral ceilings and grand piano beckon you to practice your best Plácido Domingo vocal stylings when not enjoying the entertainment and billiard rooms, infinity baths, and terrace complete with a barbeque and thatched hut. The Lake Suite is smaller but nearly as luxurious with a chandelier-topped resistance pool just two steps from the master bed. Yes, there is a large swimming pool on the hotel grounds, and sure, it makes more sense to backstroke in the sunlight rather than in your bedroom, but the concept is so self-indulgent that it’s hard not to love it. The Lake Suite also has a spacious dining room, living room, and kitchen in addition to several bedrooms. The 100 standard guest rooms may not boast baby grands or space for a 50-meter dash, but they are luxurious in their own right, with 18th- and 19th-century furnishings, marble bathrooms, and terraces. The 17th-century hacienda, which houses many of the standard rooms, is a nice option if you want luxury but don’t wish to pay for a suite. It features a movie theater, library, billiard room, and the structure’s original kitchen (where the adobe stove is still used). Aranwa was careful to consider the needs of all of its visitors and the colonial hacienda has several fully accessible rooms for disabled guests. DINING: There are three restaurants, a bar, and a sushi bar to choose from, but it was the latter that really sparked my interest. Peru is renowned for ceviche and I had almost impossibly high standards for raw fish after arriving from the country’s coastline. The sushi chef, who trained in five-star resorts in the Americas and Japan, is passionate about fusion cuisine. This translates into spiced yellowtail sashimi with lime and cilantro and fatty tuna, eel, and shrimp all cut with the expert training of a Japanese chef, but seasoned with local Peruvian ingredients. All fish are flown in from the nearby Pacific coast. If you’re looking for an experience that matches the best tables in Kyoto, this brand of fusion sushi may not make your mouth water, but nouveau sushi fans won’t mind a new twist on a perennial gourmet favorite.
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More traditional South American fare is served in the other restaurants where the meat selections are not to be missed and the portions are sized to share. Note: Some travelers may be tempted to try guinea pig, a local delicacy, although most cringe at the thought. Aranwa, however, is a safe place to sample this dish. On the libations front, it would be a crime not to sip a few pisco sours by the swimming pool. THE SPA: As you watch animals ambling slowly across neighboring farmland during your drive up the dirt road, you wouldn’t think that one of South America’s most luxurious spas was waiting for you at the end of a dusty trail.Aranwa’s Hamay Spa is certainly deluxe – and not just by Peruvian standards. The continent’s largest facility of its type (at 2,500 square meters), Hamay was built with tranquility in mind. Featuring cathedral ceilings, river front views, a meditation room, outdoor sauna, traditional Andes massage room, hydrotherapy area, steam room, sauna, massaging
foot bath, private showers, gym, and a yoga studio, Hamay has every amenity for ultimate pampering and relaxation. More importantly, thanks to spacious wood and stone rooms and light-infused elegant spaces, it doesn’t just focus on a laundry list of services but delivers tranquility at every corner. The facility offers the usual treatments as well as services reflective of the region. The “secret of the Andes” massage is done on a traditional hot stone bed and the oxygen facial will help combat the thin air at high altitudes. The spa also houses a stone-walled oxygen room with panoramic views and spacious chaise lounges that seem more South Beach than South Peru. Indian, Myan, Japanese, Swedish, therapeutic, and reflexology massages are available in the spa’s 11 treatment rooms, but the signature 90 minute Hamay massage (a combination of all of the above), will leave you wondering how you can turn your vacation into a staycation.
Previous Page: Dating to the 17th century, the five-star Aranwa Sacred Valley Hotel and Spa is located in the heart of Inca city. Below, clockwise from top left: The oxygen room helps guests combat the effects of Peru’s high altitudes; Many of the suites in the original colonial house feature cathedral ceilings and carved wooden headboards; The hotel’s 42 guest rooms and suites boast the latest technological features, balconies and terraces with views of the lush gardens, and luxurious bathrooms with hydro-massage tubs.
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Peru boasts some of South America’s most plush accommodations – here are seven of our favoriterites ORIENT-EXPRESS:You may associate the name with the luxurious trains, but OrientExpress also owns oppulent five-star hotels and resorts all over the globe, specializing in exotic locales. In Peru alone, they boast four such resorts, each with their own unique flair in very different parts of the country. Las Casitas Del Colca: Peru’s hidden gem, a luxury hotel and spa set in the serenity of the Colca Canyon, one of the most visually arresting destinations in the world. Las Casitas del Colca boasts twenty private cottages and an opportunity to experience the traditional beauty of the region while getting away from it all. www.lascasitasdelcolca.com Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge: Beating the crowds to Machu Picchu guarantees you a visit with the spirit of the Incas and not bus loads of tourists. The Lodge is the only hotel located adjacent to the ancient citadel of Machu Picchu and the best hotel by which to explore the beautiful surrounding area. It also boasts two restaurants offering authentic Peruvian cuisine. www.sanctuarylodgehotel.com Hotel Monasterio: Located high in the Andes and framed by the historic city of Cusco, the hotel, which was originally built as a monastery in 1592, offers fine living in impeccable surroundings. Featuring multiple 62
room choices, two restaurants, dramatic public spaces and views to inspire your wide-angle lens, Monasterio has made its mark as the place to stay in Cusco. www.monasteriohotel.com Hotel Rio Sagrado: This luxe retreat located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, features panoramic views of the Urubamba River. Guests can stay in rooms and suites, but for the true oppulence, the hotel offers two-story villas, featuring terraces, dramatically high ceilings, and a personal housekeeper. www.riosagrado.com
Tambo del Inka: Newly-opened Tambo del Inka in the Sacred Valley of the Incas marries a quiet, luxurious retreat and an array of modern amenities with the vast surrounding nature. In addition to its 128 rooms and suites with postcard-worthy views of the Andes and the Vilcanota River,Tambo del Inka also boasts a full-service spa, two heated swimming pools, and its very own train station to facilitate trips to the legendary hilltop city of Machu Picchu. www.luxurycollection.com
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of the most exclusive and A-list resorts in and around Peru, including Libertador Puno on Esteves Island directly on Lake Titicaca. A recent partnership with Starwood Hotels means even more luxe properties are to come. Hotel Paracas: Located on the southern Pacific coast of Peru, the property features120 guest rooms and two restaurants serving authentic Peruvian cuisine. Just off the coast lies the Ballestas Islands, an ecological sanctuary for sea lions and penguins, and guests are just a short private boat ride away from an up-closeand-personal experience with marine wildlife. Other nearby attractions include the Nazca Lines, ancient petroglyphs that are one of Peru’s most impressive sites. www.libertador.com.pe
VIA MARIE ARANA Looking for a wonderful window into Peru while traveling there? We recommend The Washington Post Writerat-Large and Library of Congress Kluge Scholar, Marie Arana. Her memoir “American Chica” was a national Book Award Finalist, “Cellophane,” about the Peruvian Amazon, was selected as a finalist for the John Sargent Prize, and her most recent novel “Lima Nights” is an “erotic, unsentimental, unique love story.” She is currently working on a biography of Simón Bolívar.
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FASHION & STYLE Peruvian Connection Next time you’re at Madame Tussaud’s or seeing a show at Ford’s Theatre, stop into PERUVIAN CONNECTION on 950 F Street NW to peruse one of the area’s most intriguing arrays of women’s luxury fiber knitwear, dresses, accessories, and home décor items. The company specializes in clothing made from Peruvian alpaca, pima cotton and silk, with patterns influenced by ethnographic textiles from around the world – perfect for a BOHO chic look this spring/summer. www.peruvianconnection.com
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Alpaca fabric is often called the “gold of the Andes” – one can see why when you try one of Alpaca International’s signature capes, shawls, sweaters, coats and accessories. “Our products are fun, fashionable, and elegant,” says the über-stylish and always-on Peruvian owner and inspiration behind Alpaca International, ZIA BOCCACCIO – a pioneer in bringing alpaca into the world’s fashion jet-set. “Alpaca’s light, silky texture breathes, adding warmth when needed; but it’s light enough for multi-seasonal designs,” says Boccaccio. The company sells its cruelty-free natural fiber fashions at retail locations in Chevy Chase, Annapolis, Park City, Utah, and Cusco, Peru, as well via a wholesale distribution network. The company uses 100 percent baby alpaca fiber in all its soft products. Boccaccio’s cultural heritage, formidable retail experience, and creative touch combine to create luxurious lines and accessories with unique colors and chic and functional styles, all crafted by a team of Peruvian artisans. Bringing alpaca to the mainstream has been a dream of hers since she was young. She says, “I remember the feeling of seeing this beautiful animal at the foot of a snow capped mountain as a little girl. I want to share that mystical experience with everyone.”
Local Peruvian designer creates styles that are exotic, sophisticated, and elegant.
EVELYN BROOKS DESIGNS (Top) Exotic Rain Huayruro Necklace, hand-made with recycled silver and natural seeds from the Amazons ($175), (Bottom) Sterling Silver Sunset Earrings ($125); www.ebrooksdesigns.com
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The luxurious Alpaca textiles, designer silver, horn products, decanting and cellar goods and unique wedding and baby gifts from the SANDRA JORDAN Collection have two things in common: the integrity and sophistication of its dynamic Peruvian owner, Sandra Jordan, and the sentimentality and soul of her wine country ethos. You might not have heard of the high-quality benefits of Alpaca textiles, but First Lady Michelle Obama has – she chose Sandra Jordan textiles to keep her and POTUS warm in the “First Bedroom.” Once treasured by Incan royalty for its versatility, softness and beauty, alpaca fabric remains one of the world’s most sought after textiles and is used in the home for upholstery, throws, curtains and wall coverings. Jordan retains ties to her Peruvian roots by supporting job creation and training in the community where her products are manufactured. SANDRA JORDAN
The dynamic duo of MELANIE and LIZZIE ASHER are the brains behind MACCHU PISCO, the number one Pisco brand in the U.S. The grape-based Peruvian white spirit is giving vodka a run for its money and winning converts from Café Atlantico to Fuxion. It’s also winning awards, including Wine & Spirits magazine’s 2009 “Spirit of theYear”and second place at the Ultimate Spirits Challenge – judged blindly by greats of the cocktail world. Macchu Pisco’s single-grape Quebranta, was awarded 94 points – the highest-score was 95 for a product double Macchu Pisco’s price. Pisco isn’t the only thing that drives the Ashers – after a devastating earthquake rocked Peru in 2008, they organized fundraisers with CORPRODELI USA to help victims. In 2009, Melanie was selected as the Peruvian Professional of the Year 2009 and presented with the Tumi Award, the highest honor a Peruvian living abroad can win. What’s next? “We’re working on introducing the first vintage Pisco called Melanie Asher DIABLADA PISCO; if says she produces champagne can do it, Macchu iPsco as so can we,” says Lizzie. “the only all-natural spirit in the world.” Cheers to that!
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Las Canteras Restaurant & Bar 2307 18th Street NWt Washington, D.C. 20009 www.lascanterasdc.com Features a wide-ranging selection of contemporary and traditional Peruvian dishes. Executive chef and co-owner EDDY ANCASI is a native of southern Peru and celebrated for dishes such as Lomo Saltado: tender morsels of beef wok-fried in soy sauce and served with rice. Las Canteras also features a cocktail menu of over a dozen specialty cocktails made with Pisco.
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Tony Podesta sells in Woodley Park, the historic Summerville Mansion in Dupont Circle changes hands, and Tulip Hill in Harwood sells to an anonymous retired senior military official BY STAC E Y G R A Z I E R P FA R R
THE DISTRICT Tony Podesta and his wife, Heather sold WOODLEY ROAD NW to Nancy Copeland and Craig Gerson for $1,828,000. Mr. Podesta is chairman of the Podesta Group, a well known lobbying and public affairs firm with clients that include Google, Boeing, and Heineken. According to The Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times, the former counsel to Ted Kennedy and assistant U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., is among the “most important people� in the nation’s capital. It’s the first time the 6,000-square-foot six-bedroom house in Woodley Park has been on the market in 25 years. The Wardman-style property was built in 1912 but renovated to include a gourmet kitchen, custom bathrooms, and a five-car parking. The Summerville Mansion at COLUMBIA ROAD NW in Kalorama sold for $2,450,000. Bruce Johnson, a local architect specializing in historic renovation, sold the brownstone originally built for Thomas Summerville of Summerville Plumbing supply in 1900. The seven-bedroom Victorian boasts original custom woodwork, gothic tracery, and inlaid Italian mosaic floors. The property was designed by notable architect Appleton Clark (an apprentice to Alfred Mullet, designer of the old Executive Office Building), who also designed Foundry Methodist Church and the original Field School in the District. P STREET NW in Georgetown sold
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ABOVE: Lobbyists Tony and Heather Podesta sold their six-bedroom Wardman-style house at 2651 Woodley Road NW for $1,828,000. BELOW: A five-bedroom Colonial residence at 7 Leland Court in Chevy Chase sold for just over $1.7 million.
for $2,650,000 after just a few weeks on the market. It’s the first time in almost half a century that the six-bedroom Georgetown mansion has been for sale after being owned by Col. and Mrs. Joseph Sipper for 46 years. The duo were known for their grand dinner parties and other soirĂŠes. On one notable New Year’s Eve in the ’60s, prominent diplomats and socialites gathered for a “Black Tie and Swim Trunksâ€? party in the glamorous indoor pool, which is still in use today. In 1974, actress Carol Burnett rented the house for several months while appearing with Rock Hudson in the play,“I Do, I Doâ€? at the Kennedy
Center.The buyer of the circa 1853 Federal-style dwelling, an information technology and services specialist, plans to restore the property to its original grandeur. The listing agent was Cherie Jones of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. Greg Salvaggio sold CALIFORNIA STREET NW for $1,150,000 to Amir Irani. Salvaggio is a senior executive at Tempus Consulting, a foreign currency exchange firm, and Irani is the owner of SavageClick, an online advertising company. Salvaggio then purchased TH STREET in Arlington from Ventura Properties for $1,838,000. The three-bedroom California Street property was built in 1909 and renovated several years ago to include a contemporary gourmet kitchen, bamboo floors, and glass enclosed closets.The 24th Street house in the Woodmont neighborhood was built in 2009 and has 5,500-square feet and has five bedrooms. Agents for the transactions were
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Greg Gaddy and Carroll Dey of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. John F. Raposa sold O STREET NW in the Dupont Circle Historic District to Nabil Estefan for $1.2 million. Raposa is vice president and deputy general counsel at Verizon and Estefan is a finance executive. The 2,730square-foot, three-story row house featured in the Dupont Circle Homes Tour was built in 1900 and renovated in 2002 to include gourmet chef ’s kitchen, state-of-the-art media room, and au pair suite.
The five-bedroom Colonial was built in 1936 and features a home theater, gourmet kitchen, and full bar with a keg-orator. Washington Fine Properties’ Sherry Davis and Lauren Davis were listing agents for the property but declined comment for this article. The historic “Tulip Hill,� MUDDY CREEK ROAD in Harwood, sold to a yet-tobe-named retired senior military official from the area for $2,375,000. It was a distress sale. Citibank took the pre-Revolutionary War estate back from the previous owners last year. The Georgian plantation house, built in 1756 by Quaker merchant and planter Samuel Galloway, MARYLAND Peter and Erica Hillary sold LELAND was frequently visited by George Washington COURT in Chevy Chase for $1,710,000. Erica and Robert E. Lee. The fully restored property Hillary is a well-known for her work with the sits on more than 52 acres that include expansive “Jack Diamond Morning Show� on Mix 107.3. terraced garden, water frontage and a pier on the
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VIRGINIA One of the most environmentally friendly homes in the country, CALDER ROAD in McLean, sold for $2,120,000 to Louise Nelson. The Craftsman-style structure, the first carbonneutral designer show house on the East Coast, was built by GreenSpur Inc. and West*Group as a fundraising project headed up by CharityWorks. Barry Dixon did the interior design on the 4,200-square- foot property, which features such luxurious green amenities as a salt water lap pool, passive copper wine cellar, three ethanol fires places, and a separate home office wing with a guest suite and garden room.
PROPERTY LINES DOWNSIZING: Patricia Kluge, a Virginia winemaker and philanthropist (and ex-wife of billionaire John Kluge, founder of the Metromedia broadcast and cell phone empire) has cut the price on her 300acre English country Kluge estate in Charlottesville by more than half. ALBEMARLE HOUSE, once offered at $100 million but now priced at $48 million, is currently one of the highest-priced listings in the country. The 45-room neoGeorgian mansion was completed in 1985 and features a theater, library, recreation room with spa and sauna, a card room, and an Islamic gallery featuring an antique Syrian fountain. The property also includes a pool, pool house, croquet lawn, log cabin, greenhouse, and several staff cottages. The front grounds can be converted to an 18-hole golf course, for which designs by Arnold Palmer exist. Sotheby’s has also
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scheduled a June auction of several hundred works of outstanding Georgian furniture, decorative art, and paintings estimated to be worth in excess of $13.5 million. (Mrs. Kluge also disposed of $5 million in jewels at Sotheby’s on April 20). The chatelaine plans to remain in Charlottesville and has said she wishes to build a completely different style home on her vineyard property to reflect her changing taste and lifestyle. TREASURY NOTES: Former Treasury Secretary Henry M. “Hank� Paulson Jr. is selling his house at ND STREET NW for $4.6 million. Mr. Paulson also served as chairman and CEO of Goldman Paulson Sachs and in 2008, Time named him as a runner-up for its Person of the Year, stating, with reference to the Global Financial Crisis of 2008: “if there is a face to this financial debacle, it
is now his.� He is currently a fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. The threebedroom villa built in 1940 features exquisite architectural details including large custom windows and doors that take advantage of private wooded views from most rooms. “YOU’VE GOT ... A SALE�: Mark Stavish, former AOL executive vice president of human resources, is selling CANBY ROAD in Leesburg for $4.5 million. During his tenure at AOL, the company grew from 700 employees in two locations to 18,000 employees in 146 locations in 40 different countries. He is currently president of Evergreen Partners, a consulting firm. “Woodcrest� is a 16-room brick Georgian mansion built in 1988 and inspired by historic Carter’s Grove. The five-bedroom property boasts 11-foot ceilings, a mahogany paneled library, hand carved walnut staircase, fenced paddocks, and 32 acres with 30-mile views over a private pool. ALLIED EXEC SAYS GOODBYE: William Walton, the former chief
executive of Allied Capital, a District-based private equity firm that was recently acquired by Ares Capital after Allied was pummeled by the credit crunch, is selling KALORAMA CIRCLE NW for $4,850,000. The 1925 European-style house features two mastesuites, park views, and charming garden with cocktail pool. FOODIE’S ESTATE SOLD: Rob and Robin Wilder are selling BRADLEY LANE in Chevy Chase for the list price of $5,495,000. Mr. Wilder is the founder of Austin Grill and currently the CEO of Think Food Group. He manages Washington hot spots Jaleo, Cafe Atlantico, Minibar, Oyamel and Zaytina along with celebrity chef JosĂŠ AndrĂŠs. Dubbed “Wirelawnâ€? by its former owners, Mr. and Mrs. C. Raymond Wire, the nine-bedroom Georgian mansion was built in 1905 and was the site of one of Harry Truman’s inaugural balls. The property is this year’s Washington, DC Design House and as such has been redecorated by 22 local designers.
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Kalorama, DC
Meticulously renovated 6 BR, 7.5 bath home on a prime lot in the heart of Kalorama, optimizes modern convenience, while celebrating its grand, period architectural character. It features refined and elegant finishes and exquisite molding and woodwork. A rare find, the home blends the warm intimacy of a family home with the stately elegance of an ambassadorial residence. Garage and driveway parking. $5,995,000.
Forest Hills, DC
Outstanding 7 BR, 5.5 bath Colonial has it all. Features include a sun-drenched floor plan with excellent flow for entertaining and everyday living. Features generous living room with fireplace, banquet sized dining room, expansive family room/ master suite addition, finished lower level with rec-room and bedroom with bath. An abundant, level lot with a two car garage completes this exceptional offering. $2,795,000.
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Elegant East Village home with great entertaining flow features beautiful parlor with built-ins, wood burning fireplace and French doors overlooking a very private landscaped garden. Separate dining room seats 14+. Garden facing Master suite with 2 walk-in closets. Two extra bdrooms and hall bath. Lower level library/den/ media room with sound system. Staff quarters. Attached garage. $2,285,000.
Exceptional 5,000+ sq ft Colonial with modern amenities & updates sits on an 18,000 sq ft private and wooded lot overlooking Rock Creek Park. Features include a sleek open kitchen, media room, formal living & dining rooms. 6 BR, 6.5 baths include a separate in-law suite. Multiple gardens & stone terraces with mature professional landscaping. 2-car garage. $1,995,000.
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Crestwood, DC
Stately center hall Colonial sited on a large lot on picturesque Randolph Street, one of the most coveted streets in Crestwood. Thoughtfully renovated by its current owners, the home features large, welcoming rooms with great flow for entertaining. Four finished levels offer 6 BR, 4.5 baths, a renovated table space kitchen with mud room, a separate, beautifully renovated 1 BR in-law suite and a 2 car garage. $1,395,000.
Carrie Carter 202.421.3938
Annandale, VA
Stunning Beautiful former “model” in a great location. Ideally located at the end of a cul-de-sac and the yard backs to a Park! Gourmet kitchen with open floorplan. Cathedral Ceiling in Great Room, gas fireplace, walkin closets and professionally landscaped property. The lower level has 2 additional bedrooms, an exercise room, office and kitchette with entertainment room. 2 car garage. $999,000.
Location, Location! Completely renovated with charm and tasteful details. Beautiful kitchen with SS and granite, breakfast room, cozy front porch and rear deck, living room with fireplace, spacious master BR with den, garage. Near Green Line, Tivoli, Giant, Target, Best Buy, eateries & Adam’s Morgan. $599,000.
Adams Morgan, DC
Incredible dramatic loft space, with maple floors, high ceilings, and exposed ductwork. Over 1,100 sq ft, 1 BR + den/2 baths, upgraded low-voltage halogen lighting, flat screen TV and surround sound. Garage parking included. $549,000.
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Of course, they say the decor has come a long way. John and Angie were less than 0 3 years old when they moved into the house and just beginning to raise a family. John remembers, “We were on a much tighter budget then and we wanted our home to evolve over time. We rode bikes with the kids in the unfinished basement and our pool table was the only piece of furniture in the living room for almost 10 years.”
An Inside Look: John Marriott’s Personal Touch 9900 New London Drive, Potomac, Maryland BY STAC E Y G R A Z I E R P FA R R
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t was just before Christmas 1986 when hotel executive John Marriott heard that the 1,100-acre Avenel Farm in his hometown was slated to be developed into a residential neighborhood. He and his wife, Angie, were living in Boston at the time, but John Marriott explains they always looked forward to the day they would live in the D.C. area – where he was born and raised. After searching for days around the Bethesda and Potomac area, they found the
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perfect property: a 2.6-acre, densely wooded lot on the corner of Natelli Woods Lane and New London Drive. “I knew the property well because in high school I used to ride my dirt bike on trails that ran throughout the property,” he says. “Today, some of those same trail are used as equestrian trails – and an occasional dirt bike.” The couple spent the next year and a half designing the seven-bedroom house – and the following two years building it.
“We have been very blessed with a wonderful family, terrific children – now adults, and the opportunity to travel, to learn and to experience a wide range of places, ideas, and cultures,” Marriott says.“The opportunity to build and develop our home as we have grown and developed ourselves has been a lot of fun and very rewarding.” John and Angie Marriott’s home is listed for $5.7 million through Long & Foster’s Banner Team. For more information, please call 301-365-9090.
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Clockwise from top left: FAMILY SEAT: John Marriott’s fondest childhood memories are of weekends he used to spend with his grandfather on his farm in Hume, Va., a Georgian mansion built in 1817 and once owned by Chief Justice John Marshall’s family and a summer retreat for Jesse James. He and his wife, Angie, decided to model their new home after that family property, using red, hand-molded brick with Flemish bond, white trim, a palladium window above the front door and a slate roof. THE BILLIARDS ROOM: “As the kids grew older, we stopped drawing on the unfinished basement walls, put the bikes and tennis rackets away, covered the walls with quartersawn white oak paneling, installed a Jerusalem limestone floor, and moved the pool table from the living room to the basement,” Marriott explains. State-of-the-art media and sound systems were added and the family hung the art they had collected over the years, ranging from a double-headed eagle owned by Russian czars to paintings done by the couple’s daughters in the first grade. “Justine Sancho has been a tremendous help to us with the interior decorating for almost 20 years,” he says. “She is terrific: creative, opinionated, and open-minded.” FIRM FOUNDATIONS: Aided by the expertise of several top architects and engineers working at Marriott Corporation, the house was built as if it were a commercial project. “The foundations are 24-feet thick concrete walls. Instead of 2-by-4’s, they used 2-by-8’s to frame the house; and the rain gutters are built into the slate roof. Today the house is as strong and solid as it was when we moved in 20 years ago,” Marriott says with pride. NATURAL BEAUTY: “We worked on the conceptual design with a friend, Garr Campbell, who has a Master’s in landscape architecture, worked in Europe, and is the most talented architect I’ve met,” Marriott says. “He has a tremendous sense of scale and helped integrate the interior of the house with the natural beauty outside. From almost anywhere in the house you look into gardens with flowers, trees, lawn.” Indeed, Yoshina cherry trees line the driveway, climbing roses cover a brick wall outside the breakfast and dining rooms, a wisteria drapes over a pergola in the courtyard, and azaleas run across the backyard between the house, the pool, and the woods. “A lot of thought and care over the past 20 years have created beautiful, mature gardens with brilliant color that is in bloom from March to November.” DEFINING DETAIL: The Marriotts took their time and enjoyed decorating the house with furnishings they collected over the years. “We found an 18th-century Chinese ancestral portrait in Singapore that is six-feet-tall and hangs in our bedroom. One year I bought a used piano for Christmas and had it refinished for half the cost of a new one . It turned out to be a 1916 Steinway. Over the years, we found a pair of crystal chandeliers from the 1800s, antique sconces from Larry Lomax and a hand carved French desk with faces and fruit also from the 1800s.”
Large grounds and proximity to the city give “Eaglecrest” the best of both worlds. “The property is spacious but landscaped to provide privacy. It has been beautifully done. Rows of cherry trees line the driveway and explode with color in spring,” Thomas Phillips says. The best thing about the grounds is that they are large for a property inside the Beltway. That’s unusual and we love being so close to both downtown and Tyson’s, and yet feeling like we are actually farther out because of how much land we have.”
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An Inside Look: Mr. & Mrs.Thomas Phillips’ ‘Eaglecrest’ 1015 Basil Road, McLean, Va. BY K A R I N TA N A B E
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o describe “Eaglecrest” as spacious would be an understatement. Despite its unabashed grandeur it is still very much a lived-in home for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Phillips and their children. “The house is glamorous, yet more people than we can count have told us that it feels cozy and warm,” Thomas Phillips says. A comfor table house, perfect for entertaining, the Phillips family has hosted events for up to 200 guests here, often of a corporate or charitable nature. The front and back gates are ideal for valet parking and the indoor recreation pavilion holds an additional
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200 guests and includes three separate powder rooms. In the case of inclement weather, visitors will never have to tap their toes in the dark since the house has a generator powerful enough to illuminate the entire neighborhood. Other details of note include an automated flagpole that lowers Old Glory and tucks it into an interior space at dusk, then raises it again at dawn; His and Her luxurious master baths; and a children’s playroom with an area especially designed for arts and crafts. The gated 2.4-acre estate’s guesthouse and recreation pavilion are ideal for visitors,
although the family spends most of its time within the main house’s old world interiors that include six bedrooms, seven full and four half bathrooms, and family and staff kitchens. The family hopes that future residents of “Eaglecrest” will use it to its maximum potential. As Thomas Phillips points out, “It is a home that deserves to have its beautiful features shared with others. It really seems to light up and shine when it is time to entertain.” The Phillips’ home is listed for $9,997,000 through Washington Fine Properties. For more info please contact 202-243-1620.
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Clockwise from top left: LIBRARY: This has been a family home, where all rooms are kid friendly and every space is shared. The Phillipses note that the perfect places for the family to curl up together are in front of the library and master bedroom fireplaces. “Those memories are as precious as the grand ones. There has been a lot of joy here!” Thomas Phillips says. RECREATION PAVILION: One of the property’s most attractive features is the tournament-worthy enclosed tennis court building, which also doubles as an ideal space for formal and casual events. On one occasion it was transformed into Studio 54 with “The Right On!” band playing 70’s music. As Thomas Phillips explains, “The tennis court in the recreation pavilion is an actual regulation court and we know there are some pretty amazing people who used to play there before we owned it – political and business stars and even some special tennis pros. The irony is that no one in our family plays tennis! But we have used it plenty for kids to play and ride bikes in winter or rain. It truly is a “multi-purpose” building.” MOVIE THEATER: Where better to screen Oscar-worthy flicks than in the comfort of your own home? “It would be hard to pick a favorite room, but the theater has such a great old world feel and yet our kids still love to play on the little stage and put on shows, so it’s breathtaking but fun at the same time,” the owners say. LIVING ROOM: The living room and large dining room were the perfect space for the family’s Christmases and their annual black-tie Valentine’s Day party. ENTRANCE: “We love Eaglecrest because it’s a grand but warm home, large and very functional,” says Thomas Phillips. “It’s a beautiful house and living here we’ve felt as if we are in some Golden Age era, glamorous Hollywood movie,” adds his wife.
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A stainless steel kitchen with custom-built island reflects the industrial feel sought by owner Max Brown.
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An Inside Look: Max Brown’s Modern Transformation 475 H Street NW, Washington, D.C. BY K A R I N TA N A B E
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uilt around the turn of the century and once home to the corporate headquarters of the District of Columbia Lung Association, 475 H St. NW was just another traditional building in an historical district. With a classic limestone façade that had to remain intact in accordance with city regulations, the interior had long floors of commercial office space with windows only at either end and low nine-foot ceilings. It was a dark oppressive interior unsuitable for a living space. Not now.When architect Robert M. Gurney took over, he gutted the interior, added a third floor and roof deck, and glass to the back of the building. “I removed 12 feet of the second floor and
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roof at the center of the building and added a skylight the width of the building in an effort to flood the space with natural light. “The existing brick walls were retained and painted white to introduce texture to the spaces,” Gurney says. One of the architect’s favorite features in a house that has won both an AIA National Honor Award in 2009 and American Architecture Award in 2010 is the galvanized steel wall that rises up three floors. A series of different panels, all layered against each other, become a three-dimensional wall set off by blue epoxy resin floors. Originally built with the first floor intended for commercial occupancy, Gurney and his team left the space undefined since the type of business
that would move in was unknown at the time. With a nod to the days when one lived above the store, owner Max Brown - CEO of 360jmg, a branding and marketing firm, former legal counsel to former Washington Mayor Tony Williams, and a local entrepreneur - decided to open Chinatown Coffee directly below his home. It’s a modern paradise that serves as both work and living areas. As Gurney notes, “Good architecture is about providing good space. A well designed commercial space can make good living quarters and vice versa.” The property is listed for $2,495,000 through TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. For more information, please contact 202-276-3344.
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Clockwise from top left: MASTER BATHROOM: The bathroom features stainless steel, glass, and exposed brick walls. LIVING ROOM: The bright blue floors on all three stories can be seen from the upper hallways. “This was a client who did not like wood. The floor structure was already made of wood, so I was wary of using stone on the floors,” Gurney says. “I wanted something more malleable, so we used poured-on rubber that can move when the floor structure moves.” ENTRANCE: There are now separate entrances to the living area and the storefront, though the façade remained unchanged. The rear of the house was under less-stringent regulations and was completely redone to provide additional light. “The house really represents the urban lifestyle that was once only available in New York City,” says building owner Max Brown. WALKWAY: In a building with vertical orientation, the removal of floor areas transforms the entire space into one that is airy and full of light. “We have bridges connecting spaces – it’s dynamic rather than static,” Gurney explains. ROOF DECK: Due to city regulations, the added third floor could not be visible from any public space. “The property is 18 by 100 feet with no outdoor space and the client had two young children. We put in a deck on either side of the third floor with glass garage doors that fold open and provide a 60-foot-long expanse of indoor/outdoor space,” Gurney says. Brown describes the third floor as “great for either reading the Sunday paper, entertaining, or letting the kids play around with the water hose – an oasis in the middle of city all within two blocks of tons of restaurants and shopping.”
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Interior Impresarios Five interior designers talk personal style, unique vision, and the importance of color
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Anywhere with a water view and a terrace or deck
Thoroughly Modern Millie has Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Don’t only look at it in one light — you must see it in day and night light and on different walls. The same color can look entirely different depending on the light!
Rooms with character, such as the State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms and the White House Oval Office (love the big windows!)
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Don’t choose it in the dark – you can’t perceive color without light.
Modern influences and contemporary design
Some people think I should reside at St. Elizabeth’s [Hospital]; nevertheless, as much as I like my current residence, a condominium at Donald Trump’s “Mar-a-Lago” would be the cat’s meow.
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Don’t use primary colors – throw away the paint wheel and hire a professional decorator instead.
White House crashers
I can’t tell you before its pictures are published!
Soft but modern
Don’t ever say never – used properly, every color is beautiful … and therein lies the challenge.
Urban life
There are two: Washington D.C. and Sarasota on the West coast of Florida
Something’s Gotta Give
Don’t be shy.
Sunny days
President, Barbara Hawthorn Interiors Ltd.
DOMINIQUE ALEXANDER Design Director, LUXE Studio
CHRISTOPHER BARSON Proprietor, Christopher Barson Interior Associates
ERNESTO M. SANTALLA President, Studio Santalla, Inc.
PAMELA HUGHES President, Hughes Design Associates
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Located in Georgetown Heights, this expansive 2,653-square-foot penthouse has walls of French doors throughout. The highly upgraded residence offers wide-plank hardwood floors, Viking appliances, marble baths, a large balcony, and 2-car parking with a private garage and storage. Ricki Gerger 202.364.5200 (O).
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$5,900,000
Presiding on over 2.5 acres, this magnificent French manor-style residence with a carriage house was custom-built only 5 years ago. A spectacular pool and an outdoor kitchen enhance the rear grounds, offering an unparalleled setting for al fresco entertaining. Krystyna Litwin 301.299.6098/ 301.983.0060 (O).
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One will enjoy spectacular golf course views from this 2-acre estate with a tennis court. The custombuilt home offers a well-maintained contemporary, open floor plan with an abundance of light over 3 floors and a chef’s kitchen with dual islands. Krystyna Litwin 301.299.6098/ 301.983.0060 (O). k.litwin@lnf.com.
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Located one hour from Washington, D.C., this 13acre estate with a pool, a tennis court, and historic dependencies is ideal for entertaining and family enjoyment. The home has been renovated, yet retains the beauty of its 1799 colonial heritage. Karen Barker 703.928.8384/ 202.363.1800 (O).
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This stunning Georgian colonial-style home is set on over a half acre in sought-after Langley Farms. The residence boasts a grand 2-story foyer, a banquet-sized dining room, a breathtaking living room, a private pool/ hot tub, and impeccable landscaping.www.lilian.com. Lilian Jorgenson 703.407.0766/ 703.790.1990 (O).
Dupont, D.C. $1,490,000 This Circa-1881 Victorian home has undergone a stunning renovation in sought-after Dupont Circle. The residence futures the finest in luxury materials, balanced with original period appointments, fluid light-filled spaces, garage parking, a rear patio, a wine cellar, and a legal rental unit. Matt Zanolli 202.744.5799/ 202.483.6300 (O).
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This incredible home has lovely street presence and lush gardens. The residence includes spacious and updated living spaces, a family room/kitchen, and an all-season suite with a bath above the detached garage. Bethesda All Points Office 301.229.4000.
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This unique luxury home features 6,300-plus square feet of custom interior finishes and gorgeous living spaces. Built in 2006 with meticulous attention to detail, this turnkey residence is only a quarter mile from NIH. Bethesda Avenue Office 240.497.1700.
This stylish Water Street address boasts sweeping river views of the Potomac, Key Bridge, and the Kennedy Center. Luxurious amenities include a rooftop pool, concierge, a fitness center, 24-hour security, and 2 garage spaces. Terri Robinson 202.607.7737 or Charlie Hein 202.244.5957/ 202.944.8400 (O).
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Chevy Chase, Maryland
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One of the grandest homes in new Spring Valley, this 4-story residence with an elevator offers nearly 8,000 square feet of elegantly appointed and comfortable living spaces. Representing a truly amazing value, the lovely gardens and terraces overlook tranquil Mill Creek. Spring Valley Office 202.362.1300.
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Sited in Chain Bridge Forest, this center-hall colonialstyle home features an elegant dining room with a fireplace, a kitchen with a breakfast room, and a sunroom. The upper level hosts 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths including an owner’s suite with a sitting room and a fireplace. Libby Ross 703.284.9337/ 703.522.0500 (O).
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Presenting a show-stopping renovation, this craftsman-style home has a superb location. The residence is appointed with a full main-level owner’s suite, 2 flexible bonus rooms, family room space on a large central landing, an office, a breakfast room, and an eat-in kitchen. Chevy Chase Office 202.363.9700.
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Extraordinary city home in private location. Light-filled with beautiful architectural details. Exceptional kitchen, 5BR; terrace with “sip & dip” pool; 2-car garage. $4,850,000
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Fabulous new Colonial sited on estate-like street. Inviting front porch leads to a classic floor plan. Gourmet kitchen adjacent to family room. 4 finished levels, 6BR, 6.5BA. Screened porch overlooks garden. 2 car garage. $2,069,000
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Stunning renovation unites historic architecture and impeccable interior design in this Victorian mansion. Soaring entertaining spaces, massive gourmet kitchen & grand master suite. Au pair suite, 3-car parking. $6,500,000
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Park Avenue comes to DC. This 3 level penthouse with elegant limestone foyer with crown molding, double living room with fireplace. Large dining room leads to first floor terrace. 3BR/3 marble BA. 2 car parking. $2,185,000
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Marsha Schuman
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Camotop at its best! Former model Colonial with parklike setting and pool with flagstone terraces. Great floorplan & high celings. Lots of light & upgrades! Walk-out lower level with in-law suite. 5 car garage. $1,875,000
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GEORGETOWN, WASHINGTON, DC
Historic Federal completely updated. Gracious principal rooms, chef ’s kitchen, master suite with garden. $2,195,000
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My Washington P L Ă C I D O D O M I N G O, A R T I S T I C D I R E C TO R , WA S H I N G TO N N AT I O N A L O P E R A
While leading the Opera, I savor opportunities to enjoy Washington and take in all it has to offer. I am always struck by the beauty of the city’s architecture and Pierre L’Enfant’s elegant, sophisticated design – it really is reminiscent of Paris. I particularly enjoy the interior of the Capitol with Brumidi’s exquisite fresco, “Apotheosis of Washington.� Washingtonians are rightfully proud of their city: it is beautiful, diverse and culturally rich.
THE MONUMENTS AFTER DARK After an evening at the Opera House, I sometimes drive down Constitution Avenue and marvel at the majestic beauty of the monuments in darkness.With the spotlights shining upon these testaments to the American spirit, they are at once peaceful and aweinspiring. Late at night is the time to walk to the Lincoln Memorial and quietly reflect.
BACKSTAGE AND ORCHESTRA PIT OF THE KENNEDY CENTER OPERA HOUSE Stunning views from the terraces, elegant performance spaces, and the red velvet make a perfect backdrop for the performing arts. But for me, it’s backstage and in the orchestra pit that feel most like home. That is where the magic happens: rehearsing, working with artists, and preparing for performances. I find great comfort in the warmth of the staff and the palpable energy of art being made. The simple, utilitarian design is a real contrast to the “front of house� elegance and a reminder of all the work that goes into putting great art on stage.
ROCK CREEK PARKWAY IN SPRING Washington National Opera’s studios are located in Takoma Park, so I’m often shuttling between there and the Kennedy Center on Rock Creek Parkway, the fastest way to get from one end of the city to the other. It’s most beautiful in Spring, when the cherry trees and forsythia bloom, the creek is rushing, and everything else is 100 shades of green. Far removed from the busy pace of the city, it is like Beethoven’s Pastorale in motion.
ZENGO I am a partner in several restaurants, including Zengo, with Richard Sandoval. Zengo is more than Mexican-Asian-fusion. With its busy Chinatown location and diverse clientele – artists, politicians, Capitals hockey players, tourists – it is a fusion of Washingtonians from many different walks of life.
NATIONALS BALLPARK The home of Washington’s baseball team is a cornerstone of the revival of the city’s Southeast quadrant. It has also served as the setting for two events of great personal importance to me: the Papal Mass in 2008, and WNO’s Opera in the Outfield, which last fall brought 20,000 people there for free, live opera. This Fall, we will broadcast “Un Ballo in Maschera (A Masked Ball),� which will bring even more new friends to WNO.
THE MEXICAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE The Institute’s performance space, stunning 30-foot mural, and commitment to sharing Mexico’s rich cultural traditions with the local community make it one of the city’s hidden jewels. (The Spanish Embassy is also close to my heart.) GEORGETOWN WATERFRONT The banks of the Potomac are a wonderful place to take in fresh air and enjoy quintessential Washingtonian vistas – the Key Bridge, Kennedy Center, and Georgetown University. JOSÉ ANDRÉS’ RESTAURANTS JosÊ AndrÊs started out little by little, highlighting the best and most authentic in Spanish cuisine and creating dining rooms that are at once inviting and chic. Oyamel and Zaytinya are among the city’s best-loved restaurants and have helped put Washington on the culinary map.
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CAFÉ MILANO Proprietor Franco Nuschese is known for his great hospitality. If you are looking for a quiet retreat from the busy, joyful atmosphere, visit the Plåcido Domingo room, where Franco had a ceiling mural painted that depicts many of the operas I have performed with WNO.
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