Judith Dodge, Joseph Duffy and Selwa “Lucky” Roosevelt
John R. Beyrle and Susan Lehrman with Marjorie and James Billington
Russian Amb. Sergey Kislyak and Nataly Kislyak WL EXCLUSIVE
RUSSIAN ‘1812’ GALA Russian Embassy | PHOTOS BY SHMULIK ALMANY
Arnaud and Alexandra de Borchgrave
James Symington, Joseph Duffy and David Kendall
TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE: The American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation, with help from co-chairwomen Susan Lehrman and Selwa “Lucky” Roosevelt, created a Russian wonderland with an 18th-centurystyle rock band, ballet dancers, caviar and vodka to honor the foundation’s 20th anniversary, and Russia and America’s triumphs in the Wars of 1812. PEPSI GENERATION: Honoree former PepsiCo chairman and CEO David Kendall received an original work of art by famed Russian sculptor Gregory Pototsky, presented by ARCCF board chairman James Symington, who later delighted with a humorous sketch on what John Quincy Adams may have thought of modern diplomacy.
Nova Era band
Ehsan Yarshater and Sahar Ghanaati Hassani Mehran and Hooshin Noshrivani
Siamak Dehghanpour, Ahmad Karimi-Hakak and Trita Parsi
Pooya Alaedini WL EXCLUSIVE
Mona Khademi
RECEPTION FOR ENCYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA ANNIVERSARY
Shahin Mafi and Fatia Adib
Freer Gallery of Art | PHOTOS BY KYLE SAMPERTON
Nadina Gardner, Jim Leach and Alidad Mafinezam 82
ACADEMIC AFFAIR: A mix of scholars, philanthropist and leaders of the Iranian community mingled at the 30th anniversary of the Encyclopaedia Iranica, an in-progress comprehensive account of Iranian history and culture. Honored guest and founding Editor-in-Chief Ehsan Yarshater was the man of the hour. Among the group of intellectuals were National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities chairman Hon. Jim Leach and director of preservation and access, Nadina Gardner, along with National Iranian American Council President Trita Parsi. WA S H I N G T O N L I F E
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