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Honoring Women Envoys

Photos: anna gawel / meridian international center

From left, Ambassador of Oman Hunaina Sultan Ahmed, Evelyn DiBona of MHz Networks, Ambassador of Costa Rica Muni Figueres Boggs, and Didi Cutler attend a reception celebrating women ambassadors as well as the Meridian Council on Women’s Leadership.

Chair of the Meridian Council on Women’s Leadership Michele Manatt, left, and U.S. Chief of Protocol Capricia Marshall talked about the Council on Women’s Leadership at Meridian, which strengthens international understanding of the political, economic and social factors that accelerate the empowerment of women locally, nationally and globally.

From left, Ambassador of Finland Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Meridian Board of Trustees Chairman James J. Blanchard, also a partner at DLA Piper, and Claudia Salomon of DLA Piper attend a reception celebrating the Meridian Council on Women’s Leadership, co-hosted by the Meridian International Center, DLA Piper and Visa.

Ambassador of Mozambique Amélia Matos Sumbana, left, joins Monica Lewis at a reception celebrating women ambassadors, nine of whom were in attendance, held at the Meridian International Center.

Senior Vice President and Deputy of the Meridian International Center Sharon P. Wilkinson, left, joins Ambassador of Botswana Tebelelo Seretse at a Meridian reception celebrating women ambassadors in Washington.

Photo: jan du plain

Women Ambassadors Foundation From left, Ambassador of Tanzania Mwanaidi Sinare Maajar, Ambassador of Zambia Sheila Siwela, Meridian Council on Women’s Leadership member Ellen Schreiber, and Ambassador of Cape Verde Maria de Fatima Lima da Veiga attend a reception for women ambassadors held at the Meridian International Center.

From left, President of the Women Ambassadors Foundation (WAF) Marilyn Sephocle, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Brazilian Embassy Ernesto H. F. Araujo, and WAF Ambassador in Residence and Chair Emeritus Ljubica Z. Acevska attend the 17th Annual Women Ambassadors Conference at Howard University exploring the topic of “People, Democracy and Resources in a World of Transition.”

John Phipps, senior director of global government relations at Visa, left, joins President and CEO of the Meridian International Center Stuart Holliday at a Meridian reception celebrating women ambassadors in Washington.

Taste of Iceland

Beacon Martini Contest

Photos: thomas coleman

From left, President of Capital Hotels & Suites Jay Haddock; Beacon Bar and Grill general manager Kamran Vakili; Tom Crotteau, distributor for Skyy Vodka; Aaron Joseph, bartender at Sax Bar and the Four Seasons; and Hector Torres, general manager of the Beacon Hotel & Corporate Quarters, announce the winners of the Beacon’s fifth annual Best Martini in DC Contest, in which Joseph took top honors.

The Washington Diplomat was honored to be a celebrity judge at the Beacon Hotel’s fifth annual Best Martini in DC Contest. From left, D.C. Councilmember David Catania, Washington Diplomat Managing Editor Anna Gawel, and Publisher of Metro Weekly Sean Bugg judge different martini creations made from Skyy Vodka.

From left, chef Ris Lacoste of RIS Restaurant, Consul of the Icelandic Consulate-General in New York Hlynur Gudjonsson, and Ambassador of Iceland Gudmundur Árni Stefansson talk to industry insiders at a preview for “A Taste of Iceland,” a multiday event in mid-April highlighting Icelandic cuisine, music, film and culture in Washington.

Photos: thomas coleman

Acclaimed Icelandic chef Thrainn Freyr shows dishes such as Icelandic cod and free-range lamb that were part of the “A Taste of Iceland” menu at RIS Restaurant.

Mayor Gray at IFE

‘Prêt-à-Papier’ at Hillwood From left, Mrs. and Ambassador of Belgium Jan Matthysen, Institute for Education (IFE) founder and CEO Kathy Kemper, Judge William Webster, Ambassador of Bulgaria Elena Poptodorova Petrova, Ambassador of Liechtenstein Claudia Fritsche, former D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams, Ambassador of Finland Ritva Koukku-Ronde, Ambassador of Turkey Namik Tan, Ambassador of Kazakhstan Erlan Idrissov, and Ambassador of Luxembourg Jean-Paul Senninger attend an IFE-INFO breakfast roundtable featuring D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray.

Photos: institute for education

Judge William Webster, left, talks with D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray at an Institute for Education INFO Public Policy Roundtable held at the Belgian Residence, where Mayor Gray spoke about his plans for the city.

June 2012

photo: hillwood museum

From left, U.S. Ambassador to the European Union William E. Kennard, Deborah Diane Kennedy, artist Isabelle de Borchgrave, Hillwood Executive Director Kate Markert, and Bunky Markert visit de Borchgrave’s studio in Brussels to prepare for the June exhibition “Prêt-à-Papier: The Exquisite Art of Isabelle De Borchgrave” at the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens in Washington.

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