Amb. of Singapore Ashok Mirpuri and Antonio Alves HIlary Geary Ross and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross
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Dale Jones and Bill Webster
SPRING KICKOFF The Ambassador of Singapore Ashok Mirpuri and his wife Gouri Mirpuri graciously welcomed guests into their home for a celebration honoring Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. The dinner also served as the kickoff event for Harvard Business School’s third annual Leadership Gala, which will be held on June 13 at the Four Seasons and co-chaired by Ambassador Mirpuri. Ross was was feted among friends and distinguished guests including Judge Bill Webster, Annie Totah, Mark Lowham, Susan Carmel, Dale Jones, Elizabeth and Paul Centenari and Diane Brown. Before being seated for a five-course dinner with wine pairings courtesy of Moet Hennessy, guests took advantage of the lovely spring weather on the residence’s patio with glasses of rose champagne in hand.
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Sir Kim Darroch and Sir Tim Rice Fred Ryan, Jane Harman and Genny Ryan
Robin West, Joan Tobin and Eileen Shields-West
HONORING SIR TIM RICE British Ambassador’s Residence | PHOTOS BY ALFREDO FLORES SINGING HIS SONGS Being honored with a Q&A at the British Embassy followed by a VIP reception is an experience afforded to very few indeed and in Sir Tim Rice’s case three Oscars, three Golden Globes, one Tony and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame were reason enough. “He’s part of the soundtrack of our lives,” Ambassador-cum-interlocutor Sir Kim Darroch said before listing Sir Tim’s collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber on “Jesus Christ Superstar” and “Evita,” with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA on “Chess” and with Sir Elton John on “The Lion King.” HELPFUL HINT: “The key thing is the story,” the self-styled “failed-solicitor-turnedsongwriter” told the crowd. “Even with a bad score it can be a hit.”
William Nitze, Jacqueline Mars and Bill McSweeny
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