From left, Hiba Bittar Hakki and her daughters, Maha Hakki and Dannia Hakki of MoKi Media.
Rena Raff, left, and Jamilla Abarkane are both from the European Union Delegation to the United States.
Christelle Bernardin, administrative assistant at the Haitian Embassy, left, and Clara Benice, communications advisor to the Haitian Embassy.
3Violin music plays at The Washington Diplomat’s 20th anniversary reception.
Coach Kathy Kemper, founder and CEO of the Institute for Education (IFE), left, and Joanne Ke, an IFE Fellow who is a consultant at the International Finance Corporation.
Hector Torres, vice president of Capital Hotels & Suites and general manager of the Beacon Hotel, left, and Jay Haddock, president of Capital Hotels & Suites, which includes the Beacon and St. Gregory Luxury Hotel.
4From left, Tara Compton, cultural diplomacy consultant and ballet dancer; Ambassador of Trinidad and Tobago Neil Parsan; and public relations consultant Jan Du Plain.
Laura Kasper, left, and Faith Grant of the Brazil-U.S. Business Council.
4Operations director Fuad Shiblie, third from left, and publisher Victor Shiblie, second from right, join the staff of the Melrose Hotel: From left are sales manager Denise Borland, business travel director Shabnam Bastansiar, general manager Jale Hashimi, diplomatic and government sales director Ella Savon and catering sales/convention services manager Heather Renz.
3Washington Diplomat managing editor Anna Gawel, left, and former Washington Diplomat sales director Jorge Posada.
From left, Zane Razane; Vineta Mekone, political counselor at the Latvian Embassy; and Gunta Razane, wife of the Latvian ambassador. 3From left, Washington Diplomat news editor Larry Luxner; Ivan Mangov; Ivana Mangov, secretary at the Serbian Embassy; and Washington Diplomat managing editor Anna Gawel.
4Shahin Mafi, founder and CEO of Home Health Connection Inc., left, and Hosai Rashid of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
Spa Logic President Fadi Gharbieh, left, and manager Kathy Luu.
Deborah Nga, public policy and government affairs officer for Google, left, and Mehmet Saracoglu, director of government, media and community affairs for the Rumi Forum.
3From left, Ryan Hu, passenger sales manager for Air China; photographer Yvie Li; and Paul Cohen, vice president of Optriant.
Barbara Bahny, director of public relations for the Willard InterContinental in Washington and New York, left, and Michael Reilly, executive director of the Opera Camerata of Washington, talk with guests.
4From left, Ambassador of Liechtenstein Claudia Fritsche, John Shaw, a contributing writer for The Washington Diplomat and Market News International, and his wife Mindy Shaw.
From left, Thomas Coleman, former U.S. Assistant Chief of Protocol Lawrence Dunham and his wife Deborah Dunham.
Some 200 people enjoy hors d’oeuvres and drinks in the lobby of the Melrose Hotel to celebrate The Washington Diplomat.
November 2014
Felipe Herrera of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic, left, and Andrew Zoca.
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