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BULGARIAN AMBASSADOR ELENA POPTODOROVA
CONGO AMBASSADOR FAIDA M MITIFU
In a sense it’s déjà vu all over again for Poptodorova since she held the post once before from 2002 to 2008. After two years of senior jobs in the Bulgarian foreign ministry in Sofia, she is back for a second term as her nation’s ambassador to Washington. During her first tenure, she helped secure the release of five Bulgarian nurses falsely imprisoned in Libya and played a key role in negotiating Bulgaria’s entry into NATO.
The longest serving of A f r ica’s a mba s sador s, Mitifu holds a degree in biochemistry from the University of Kinshasa, a Masters from Auburn University and a Ph.D. in Romance Languages from the University of Georgia, where she subsequently taught French, African, and Caribbean literature. She made the transition to ambassador in 1999. She has testified before Congress on the political situation in her complex and troubled country.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, whose parents were Jamaican, turned out to celebrate Marks’ confirmation during a June party at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City. She is an entrepreneur who has launched seven businesses, including Jamaica’s first multipayment agency and a 100-acre banana farm.
since 1996, one of Chan’s best memories was the standing ovation she received from the entire U.S. Congress when, as vice dean of the diplomatic corps, she entered the chamber to listen to an address by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in March 2009. Her many books include a prize-winning biography of David Marshall, who played a major role in Singapore’s independence.
202-234-5414 3212 Brooklawn Terr., Chevy Chase, Md. 20815
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Mamadou Traore Sarafing Traore EMBASSY: 2130 R St. NW, 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-332-2249 RESIDENCE: 2131 R St. NW, 20008 AMBASSADOR: SPOUSE:
MALTA Mark Anthony Miceli SPOUSE: Josette Miceli EMBASSY: 2017 Connecticut Ave. NW, 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-462-3611 RESIDENCE: 4501 29th St. NW, 20008 AMBASSADOR:
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deBrum 2433 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008
MAURITANIA Mohamed Lemine El Haycen SPOUSE: Laaziza Houzali EMBASSY: 2129 Leroy Pl. NW, 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-232-5700 RESIDENCE: 2339 S St. NW, 20008 AMBASSADOR:
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The first woman ambassador to the U.S. from an Arab nation, Al-Mughairy is an economist with an extensive business background – and the opposite of the stereotypical Arab woman covered from headto-toe in traditional garb. Before moving to Washington she spent eight years running Oman’s investment and export development office in New York. Most recently, she was involved in Oman’s efforts to negotiate the release of three American hikers held captive in Iran.
MICRONESIA Yosiwo P. George Antilise Y. George EMBASSY: 1725 N St. NW, 20036 TELEPHONE: 202-223-4383 AMBASSADOR: SPOUSE:
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Igor Munteanu 2101 S St. NW 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-667-1130
MONGOLIA Arturo Sarukhan Verónica
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MONACO Gilles Noghès Ellen Noghès EMBASSY: 3400 International Dr. NW, Ste. 2K-100, 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-234-1530 RESIDENCE: 2315 Wyoming Ave. NW, 20008 SPOUSE:
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Outra Nayek EMBASSY: 1709 N St. NW, 20036 TELEPHONE: 202-244-1491
MEXICO
2833 M St. NW, 20007 202-333-7117 RESIDENCE: 1021 Irongate Rd., Potomac, Md. 20854 EMBASSY:
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OMAN AMBASSADOR HUMAINA SULTAN AL-MUGHAIRY
Valencia-Sarukhan EMBASSY: 1911 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 20006 TELEPHONE: 202-728-1600 RESIDENCE: 4925 Loughboro Rd. NW 20016
CHARGé D’AFFAIRES: Joyker Nayeck
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Shankar is the second woman ambassador to Washington from her country, but the first career diplomat in more than 20 years. Between 19911995 she served in the Washington embassy as the minister responsible for commercial affairs. In the interim, relations between her increasingly powerful country and the U.S. have undergone a sea change; and she has said she finds official Washington more welcoming the second time round.
SINGAPORE AMBASSADOR CHAN HENG CHEE En poste
JAMAICAN AMBASSADOR AUDREY MARKS
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INDIA AMBASSADOR MEERA SHANKAR
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Khasbazaryn Bekhbat SPOUSE: Gerelmaa Jamsran
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MONTENEGRO Miodrag Vlahovic Natasa Vlahovic EMBASSY: 1610 New Hampshire Ave. NW, 20009 TELEPHONE: 202-234-6108 AMBASSADOR: SPOUSE:
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