DIPLOMATIC SPOTLIGHT
The Washington Diplomat
January 2014
Diplomats at DC Central Kitchen
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From left, Amani Amin, her husband, Ambassador of Egypt Mohamed Tawfik, and Monica Pellegrini, wife of the Chilean ambassador, enjoy a day at DC Central Kitchen, which prepares 5,000 meals a day for poor people throughout the area.
Rifat Sultana Akram, wife of the Bangladeshi ambassador, participates in a pre-Thanksgiving event to showcase local charities organized by the State Department’s Protocol Office.
Ambassador of St. Vincent and the Grenadines La Celia Prince seals trays full of turkey with cellophane wrap at DC Central Kitchen as part of a State Department “Share the Season” showcase to give the diplomatic corps a look at local community service projects that help the needy during the holidays.
Ambassador of Switzerland Manuel Sager, clad in a mandatory hairnet, was one of several ambassadors who volunteered at DC Central Kitchen as part of a State Department event to learn more about local charities and nonprofits (see full story on page 14).
Josefina Martínez Gramuglia, political affairs counselor at the Embassy of Argentina, volunteers at DC Central Kitchen, which offers culinary job training, local farm partnerships and other programs to break the cycle of hunger and poverty.
Estefania Rubiniak of Embassy of Argentina joined other diplomats at DC Central Kitchen to learn more about local community service projects and donation drives.
Indonesia Goes Out in Style
Photo: Alessandro De Giacomo
From left, Ambassador of Singapore Ashok Kumar Mirpuri and his wife Gouri Mirpuri join Rosa Rai Djalal and Ambassador of Indonesia Dino Patti Djalal at a reception marking Indonesia’s 68th Independence Day and to bid farewell to Ambassador Djalal, who is running for president (see cover profile).
photos: gail scott
Rosa Rai Djalal, left, joins hostess Shaista Mahmood at her farewell reception, hosted by the Muslim Women’s Association; Djalal was the group’s president last year.
Sultana Hakimi, wife of the Afghan ambassador and president of the Muslim Women’s Association (MWA), left, and Lala Abdurahimova, wife of the Azeri ambassador, attend a MWA sendoff for Rosa Rai Djalal, wife of the outgoing Indonesian ambassador.
Carmen Stull, left, and Amani Amin, wife of the Egyptian ambassador, attend a farewell reception for Rosa Rai Djalal, wife of the outoing Indonesian ambassador; both Amin and Djalal are dentists back home.
Ambassador of Indonesia Dino Patti Djalal, right, shakes hands with Dr. Alfred Munzer, a Holocaust survivor who was rescued by an Indonesian immigrant family in the Netherlands during World War II, at the event “Indonesian Lullaby: Compassion in a Time of Hate.”
From left, Brunei Ambassador Dato Paduka Haji Yusoff bin Haji Abdul Hamid and his wife Datin Mahani binti Dato Abu Zar join hosts Rosa and Dino Djalal, the departing ambassador of Indonesia who is returning home to run for president, at the American Batik Design Competition Gala. photo: gail scott
The kick-off for Indonesia Celebration Week was the American Batik Design Competition Gala at the Mandarin Oriential, which included two fashion shows by Mary Jaeger of New York and Alleira Batik of Indonesia. The competition challenged designers to create a traditional Indonesian batik garment in an American style. photos: gail scott
photo: gail scott
Rosa Rai Djalal, wife of the Indonesian Ambassador, joins Ambassador Melanne Verveer, executive director of the Georgetown University Institute for Women, Peace and Security and former U.S. ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues.
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Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, monarch of the historic Yogyakarta Sultanate in Indonesia, and his wife Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hemas, deputy speaker of the Regional Representative Council (DPD), attend the American Batik Design Competition Gala.
Hostess Rosa Rai Djalal, second from right, welcomes panelists to “Invest in Women, Transform the World,” the inaugural event of the Indonesia-U.S. Women’s Council: from left, former Indonesian Minister of Human Settlements and Regional Development Erna Witoelar, World Bank Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director Sri Mulyani Indrawati, and Secretary-General of the Indonesian Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection Sri Mulyani.
photo: kate oczypok
From left, Judith Edstrom, who worked with RTI International in Indonesia to manage the largest USAID governance project outside Iraq; Jean Rogers; President, CEO and co-founder of WEConnect International Elizabeth Vazquez; and Kerri Norris attend the inaugural event of the Indonesian-U.S. Women’s Council.
photo: kate oczypok
photo: gail scott
photo: kate oczypok
Gaby Hasnan, economic affairs assistant at the Embassy of Indonesia, left, and Thomas Snitch, professor at the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies at University of Maryland, attend the launch of the Indonesian-U.S. Women’s Council.
Moderator Victoria Budson, executive director of the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, left, and former Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky spoke at the inaugural meeting of the Indonesian-U.S. Women’s Council.
Janet Steele, associate professor of media and public affairs at the George Washington University, left, and Voice of America Indonesian Service Chief Norman Goodman attend the launch of the Indonesian-U.S. Women’s Council.
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Sofia Blake, left, and Maggie Farley, former LA Times correspondent, attend the inaugural event of the Indonesian-U.S. Women’s Council at the Indonesian Embassy.
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Director of Marketing and Communications at the Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Pamelo Nieto, left, and local artist Joanne Gigliotti, winner of the American Batik Design Competition, attend the launch of the Indonesian-U.S. Women’s Council.
The Washington Diplomat
January 2014