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Diplomatic Spotlight
September 2019
Phillips Collection Annual Gala The Phillips Collection’s 2019 Annual Gala, “Mexico: A Land of Beauty,” celebrated the art and culture of Mexico in conjunction with the exhibition “The Warmth of Other Suns: Stories of Global Displacement” (see story on page 28), which features the work of 75 artists, including many from Mexico. Guests attended dinner at the museum, which was followed by cocktails and dancing at The Contemporaries Bash, “Maravillas de México (Wonders of Mexico),” at Dock 5 in Union Market. Proceeds for both events benefit the museum’s awardwinning education programs.
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Gala co-chairs Sarah Eastright and Josh Eastright, CEO of Bloomberg BNA, join Phillips Collection Director and CEO Dorothy Kosinski and Thomas Krähenbühl.
Phillips Collection Board Chair Dani Levinas and Mirella Levinas.
Ambassador of Mexico Martha Bárcena, the gala diplomatic chair, and her husband Agustín GutiérrezCanet, a retired career diplomat.
Ambassador of Mexico Martha Bárcena, second from left, joins the evenings honorees. From left are artist Bosco Sodi, Pati Jinich of the PBS series “Pati’s Mexican Table” and artist Aliza Nisenbaum.
Guests dined amid the artwork at the Phillips Collection.
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Carlton Arrendell of Capricorn 25 Development LLC and Dr. Kimberly Arrendell.
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Phillips Collection Director and CEO Dorothy Kosinski and CEO of Bloomberg BNA Josh Eastright.
Graham Bolton, Beatriz Bolton and Peter Bolton.
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Guests dance at Dock 5 during The Contemporaries Bash.
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Kish Rusek of the D.C. government and Benjamin Rusek of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
At right, Karen Schandler, Poetry Sayer, stylist Kelley Kirchberg and cyber policy analyst Megan Caposell.
Diya Eggleston of Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies, Svetlana Legetic, CEO of the Exactly Agency, and Lia Seremetis, founder of DC Bike Party.
Joe Caruso and Celina Caruso.
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Actress Marian Licha, actor Gerard Ender, Donald Syriani of Stantec and Jasmin Navarro.
Breann Sitton of Children’s National Medical Center and Ryan Codi.
Agora Tysons Opening Ambassador of Turkey Serdar Kiliç joined other guests to celebrate the grand opening of Agora Tysons located in the Nouvelle residences in Tysons Corner, Va. The new 4,000-square-foot mezze eatery is the second location of the popular Dupont Circle restaurant from husband-and-wife duo Ismail and Betul Uslu.
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Chris Harris, Nancy Harper, Sam Harper, Jenn Seligmann, Adriana Brown and Preston Brown.
At left, Ambassador of Turkey Serdar Kiliç, center, joins Agora owners Betul Uslu, left, and Ismail Uslu.
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Lauren Seibert and Alexis Fox.
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Takisha Carrington. Dr. Alex Naini and Barnette Holston.