DIPLOMATIC SPOTLIGHT
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Italian National Day
Mentor Foundation
Georgian Independence
photo: gail scott
From left, Assistant Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., Minister of Foreign Affairs for Georgia Maia Panjikidze, and recently appointed Ambassador of Georgia Archil Gegeshidze attend the Georgian Independence Day reception at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium.
photos: Derek Parks / embassy of italy
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), center, joins Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero and his wife Laura Denise Bisogniero to celebrate the Italian National Day at the embassy.
July 2013
Ambassador of Italy Claudio Bisogniero and his wife Laura Denise Bisogniero greet Leila Beale, wife of the Barbados ambassador, at the Italian National Day held at the Italian Embassy.
From left, coach Kathy Kemper, Eva Hafström, wife of the outgoing Swedish ambassador, Kelsey Kemper Valentine, and Christina Kemper Valentine attend a reception celebrating Mentor Foundation USA, which works to increase opportunities for youth through school-based mentoring programs, career and community workshops.
Photos: Lisa Göransson
From left, Susanna Michelsen Hermesch; Alan Hermesch, a board member of Mentor Foundation USA; Yvonne Thunell, chairwoman of Mentor Foundation USA; hostess Eva Hafström, wife of the outgoing Swedish ambassador; and Diana Hannes attend a reception for Mentor Foundation USA held at Jimmy Choo in Chevy Chase, Md.
Ball on the Mall
From left, Sally Akridge, Matthew Jacobs, and Caroline Cunningham, president of the Trust for the National Mall, attend the L’Enfant Society’s fifth annual Ball on the Mall to benefit the Trust for the National Mall, a nonprofit partner of the National Park Service that works to restore and improve America’s Front Yard for its 25 million annual visitors.
Daniel E. O’Brien, chief of staff for Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), and his wife Julia attend the Ball on the Mall — held in a large tent on the National Mall — to benefit the Trust for the National Mall, formed in 2007 to revitalize the Mall.
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From left, Bob Wulff, Deby Wulff, and Ekaterini Malliou, policy coordinator in the Immediate Office of the Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, attend the fifth annual Ball on the Mall.
From left, Joe Barresi, Chanel Arola of Volkswagen of America Inc., Tracy Lapa, and Tony Pappas attend the fifth annual Ball on the Mall.
Al Thomson, left, and Carol Michaelsen attend the fifth annual Ball on the Mall.
Arab League
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From left, Robert Hormats, U.S. undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment, center, joins Ambassador of the League of Arab States Mohammed Alhussaini Alsharif and his wife Iman Attallah at the Arab League National Day reception held at the Willard InterContinental Washington hotel.
From left, Vice President of Industry Development for the Electrical Alliance Michael Mock, Evelyn McKay, and President and CEO of Mona Electric Group David F. McKay attend the Ball on the Mall.
From left, Dan and Laura Murphy join Dave Carlin and John Nguyen at the fifth annual Ball on the Mall to help restore and repair the National Mall.
Carrie Perry, left, and Mary Beth L. McGowan, government policy advisor at Dykema, attend the fifth annual Ball on the Mall.
Eurovision Contest
WIPAC Concert
From left, Minister and Alternate Representative in the Jamaican Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States Marsha Coore-Lobban, Ambassador of Brazil Mauro Vieira, and Secretary at the Brazilian Embassy Filipe Nasser attend the Arab League National Day reception.
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Donald and Zina Jemison attend the Ball on the Mall to raise funds to help revitalize the National Mall, which faces 30 years of deferred maintenance and $400 million in repairs.
photos: gail scott
Eva Hafstrom, wife of the Swedish ambassador, left, joins Deputy Chief of Mission at the Swedish Embassy Karin Höglund for a screening of the Eurovision Song Contest hosted by the House of Sweden (Sweden won last year’s competition).
Families came to the House of Sweden in Washington to watch this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, which was won by Den mark, with Azerbaijan coming in second and Ukraine third.
photo: jan du plain
From left, Susanne Eisinger, president of the Washington International Piano Arts Council (WIPAC) Executive Committee; pianist John Gardecki; Chateau Gardecki, WIPAC chair and founder; Jerome Barry, founder and artistic director of the Embassy Series; and Rhoda Septilici, WIPAC program committee chair, attend WIPAC’s 12th annual Winners Grand Prix concert and dinner held at the Austrian Embassy.
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Evermay Discussion From left, Edie Fraser, the new chair of World Affairs Council-Washington, DC; Sachiko Kuno, president and CEO of the S&R Foundation and owner of the Evermay Estate, and World Affairs Council DC President Heidi Shoup attend an international affairs discussion hosted by the WAC-DC and S&R featuring former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff.
July 2013