Jul 3, 2024 · Washington boasts two clubs on the 11 Most Exclusive Private Clubs in America list, created by Los Angeles-based consultancy Club Marketing. One of these, the University Club, about a half mile north of the White House at 930 Sixteenth St. NW, ranks fifth on the list.

Mar 28, 2024 · Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova speaks at our Feb. 29 event in Bethesda, Maryland. “Putin has been very open about what his goals are,” she said.

Oct 11, 2024 · Washington’s newest crop of ambassadors includes five women, two diplomats who have previously served here, and one son of a former ambassador. They represent a variety of countries ranging from the world’s most populous, India, with just over 1.45 billion inhabitants, to one of its smallest—tropical Barbados—with only 282,000.

A career diplomat, an advocate of Tunisian-U.S. relations, and a champion for women’s freedoms in her country; this is the resume of Hanène Tajouri Bessassi and she was recently named the National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Ambassador of the Year.

Nov 9, 2010 · Pakistani envoy defends human rights record, urges closer US ties; DC-based embassies celebrate Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration; Top diamond exporter Botswana aims to diversify its economic base

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4 days ago · Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, Pakistan's new ambassador in Washington, speaks at our Ambassador Insider Series event on Jan. 28. (Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan) Within just 25 years, Pakistan—currently home to 245 million people—will be the world’s fifth most populous country, with 367 million ...

4 days ago · The annual American Middle Eastern Inauguration Celebration was held on Jan. 18 (Photo by Neshan H. Naltchayan). Foreign embassies around the nation’s capital welcomed the second Trump administration into office with a series of celebrations leading up to the Jan. 20 inauguration of the 47th ...

Mar 14, 2024 · Dominican Republic marks 180 years since ‘El Trabucazo’ Dominican Republic Ambassador Sonia Guzmán hosted diplomats and State Department officials at her residence in early March to celebrate the 180 th anniversary of independence of the nation, which is on the same island as troubled Haiti. “The great action that took place on February 27, 1844 … was the event that began the ...

Sep 26, 2024 · The Biden administration just made a worthy pledge: “The United States is committed to sustaining critical investments in the fundamentals of thriving societies,” the White House stated a few days ago in its U.S. Strategy on Global Development, which received no news coverage.. The report highlights the importance of education.