DIPLOMATIC SPOTLIGHT
The Washington Diplomat
April 2012
Celebrating Women
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From left, Suzy Shoukry, wife of the Egyptian ambassador; Gwen Holliday, wife of Meridian President Stuart Holliday; and Ambassador of Finland Ritva Koukku-Ronde attend the seminar “Empowering Women: The Way Ahead” held at the Pakistani Embassy to mark International Women’s Day.
Ambassador of Pakistan Sherry Rehman, left, joins Shaista Mahmood at an International Women’s Day seminar held at the Pakistani Embassy.
From left, Khawar Mumtaz, CEO of Shirkat Gah, a Pakistani women’s resource center, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Pakistani Embassy Iffat Imran Gardezi, and Ambassador-atLarge for Global Women’s Issues at the State Department Melanne S. Verveer attend an International Women’s Day seminar held at the Pakistani Embassy.
From left, wife of the Luxembourg ambassador Louise Åkerblom, wife of the South African ambassador Rosieda Shabodien, wife of the former Afghan ambassador Shamim Jawad, wife of the Monaco ambassador Ellen Noghès, and Institute for Education CEO Kathy Kemper attend an International Women’s Day event hosted by Rev. Cecilie Joegensen Strommen, wife of the Norwegian ambassador, featuring an “instant version” of Henrik Ibsen’s play “A Doll’s House” at the Norwegian Residence.
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From right, Larry Sampler, principal deputy assistant administrator for USAID’s Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs; Ambassador of Afghanistan Eklil Hakimi; Melanne Verveer, ambassador-atlarge for global women’s issues at the State Department; Wendy Chamberlin, president of the Middle East Institute and former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan; and Ambassador of Slovenia participate in a panel discussion at the Slovenian Embassy titled “Afghanistan: Moving Forward” co-hosted by the Virginia-based International Relief & Development (IRD).
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Ambassador of Sweden Jonas Hafström, left, joins Ambassador of Estonia Marina Kaljurand at a seminar on “Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan” at the Embassy of Finland.
Ambassador of Finland Ritva Koukku-Ronde introduces speakers for a panel on “Women, Peace and Security in Afghanistan: Prospects on the Way Forward” hosted by the U.S. Institute of Peace at the Finnish Embassy.
From left, panel moderator Frederica Dunn, Ambassador of the African Union Amina Salum Ali, Sophia Ghezai, the first commercial pilot for Ethiopian Airlines, and Aoko Midiwo-Odembo, wife of the Kenyan ambassador and consultant manager of East African Programs, attend a discussion at the Meridian International Center hosted by THIS for Diplomats on “The Changing Role of Women in Africa.”
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From left, American University law professor Diane Orentlicher, Ambassador of the Netherlands Renée JonesBos, Director of the American University War Crimes Research Office Susana SaCouto, and Dean of the American University Washington College of Law Claudio Grossman attend a discussion on sexual and gender-based violence in conflict and post-conflict states at American University.
Wife of the South African ambassador Rosieda Shabodien, left, joins wife of the Gambian ambassador and Judge Aminatta N’Gum for a conference on sexual violence.
From left, Naima Aujali, wife of the Libyan ambassador; Kinza Tekaya, wife of the Tunisian ambassador; and Amina Olhaye, wife of the Djibouti ambassador, attend a meeting of the Muslim Women’s Association.
From left, Rosa Djalal, wife of the Indonesian ambassador and president of the Muslim Women’s Association; Muslim scholar Akbar Ahmed of the Brookings Institution and American University; and Suzy Shoukry, wife of the Egyptian ambassador and vice president of the Muslim Women’s Association, attend the association’s February meeting at the Indonesian Residence, where Ahmed gave a speech titled “Paradise Lies at the Feet of the Mother.”
Guatemalan Artifacts
King Peggy Book Launch
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From left, President and CEO of Herndon & Associates (and cousin of Maya Angelou) Gloria Herndon, Chair of the International Correspondents Committee Myron Belkind, Executive Director of Cultural Tourism DC Linda Harper, King Peggy of Ghana, author Eleanor Herman, and Jan Du Plain attend a book launch at the National Press Club of “King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and How She Changed an African Village.”
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From left, Guatemalan Minister of Foreign Affairs Harold Caballeros, Ambassador of Guatemala Julio Martini Herrera, and Assistant Secretary of the Office of International Affairs for U.S. Customs and Border Protection Charles Stallworth attend a press conference announcing the “Cultural Repatriation of Pre-Columbian Mayan Artifacts to the People of Guatemala” from the U.S. government.
From left, Senior Analyst of Cultural Heritage at the State Department Greg Borgstede, Cultural Attaché at the Guatemalan Embassy Maria Eugenia Alvarez, and Commercial Attaché at the Guatemalan Embassy Jose Lambour attend an event celebrating the return of pre-Columbian artifacts to the Guatemalan government.
Emerging Markets at Jordan The Institute for Education (IFE) held an IFE Emerging Markets Roundtable at the Embassy of Jordan on March 6. Posing in front of a photo of the Treasury at Petra are, from left, IFE Emerging Markets founder Aaron Sokasian, IFE CEO and founder Kathy Kemper, IFE Emerging Market founder John Farmer, Ambassador of Jordan Alia Hatoug-Bouran, K12 CEO and founder Ron Packard, and Andrew Mitchell.
The Washington Diplomat
April 2012