Amy Martini and Ron Cohen
Antigua and Barbuda Amb. Deborah-Mae Lovell
Abigail and Rep. Roy Blunt
Antonia and John Gore
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THE AMBASSADORS BALL The Washington Hilton PHOTOS BY TONY POWELL
THE DIPLOMATS DANCE The Ambassadors Ball has long been an informal “coming-out party” for newly arrived diplomats, a major affair with a lavish auction and a swing band a er dinner to benefit the Multiple Sclerosis Society. This year’s 30th annual event honored Sens. Orrin Hatch and Byron Dorgan and Reps. Russ Carnahan and Michael Burgess, and the diplomatic hosts were Amb. Denis Antoine of Grenada, and Amb. LaCelia Aritha Prince of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. THE GUESTS Many of the city’s top diplomats, including ambassadors from Afghanistan, Switzerland, Gabone, Trinidad and Tobago, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Hungary, Mexico, Swaziland, and Luxembourg.
“Chef” Geoff Tracy with Lucy Calautti and Sen. Kent Conrad
Torsten Stiig Jansen and Catherine Gyldensted
Carrie and David Marriott with Emcee Norah O’Donnell
Marie and Rep. Ed Royce
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Rep. Henry and Janet Waxman
Ryan Martinegy and Gaby Hernandez
Diane Lewis and Julius Hobson
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