Christopher Addison and John Warner Diana Nash and Flo Stone
Marion Guggenheim and Wendy Burden Morgan WL EXCLUSIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL AWARD National Geographic Society | PHOTOS BY ALFREDO FLORES WILLY’S WAY: Founded by the Warner and Kaempfer families in 2015 to honor acclaimed author William W. Warner’s life-long captivation with nature and ability to inspire others to treasure the environment. The Beautiful Swimmers Award, named after his Pulitzer-Prize-winning 1977 book, is bestowed annually on a film that “embodies the spirit of a naturalist’s life.” LIFE OF THE LAND AND ITS PEOPLE: Laura Dunn earned this year’s honor by directing and producing “The Seer: A Portrait of Wendell Barry,” a portrait of the changing landscape of rural life in Harlan County, Ky.
Jef Sewell and Laura Dunn
Georgiana Warner and Maribel Guevara VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM
Chief of Protocol Peter Selfridge, Amb. of Grenada Angus Friday and Neil Parsan
John McCarter and Alicia Adams WL EXCLUSIVE
SMITHSONIAN SECRETARY HONORED Ambassador of Monaco’s Residence
Amb. of Monaco Maguy Maccario Doyle and Smithsonian Secretary David Skorton
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Terry Crouch, Gideon Malone, Gustavo Morales and Bulgarian Amb. Elena Poptodorova
Amb. of Iceland Geir H. Haarde and Amb. of Mauritius Sooroojdev Phokeer
KEEPER OF AMERICA’S ATTIC: The Smithsonian Institution’s secretary, David Skorton, arrived in Washington less than a year ago and is still meeting local residents from all walks of life. “It’s been a whirlwind nine months,” the saxophone-and-fluteplaying board certified cardiologist said at the meetand-greet hosted by Amb. of Monaco Maguy Maccario Doyle at her residence. The old saying the Smithsonian’s collection includes “everything under the sun” is “a bit of an understatement,” he told guests, making sure to note that it did have “everything from astrophysics to art history” in its 16 million-item collection.
Maestro Philippe Auguin and Amb. of Kosovo Vlora Citaku VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS AT WWW WASHINGTONLIFE COM
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