Imperial Court Portraits Illuminate Chinese Golden Age
Jul 27, 2011 · Photos: Neil Greentree / Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution “Portrait of an Unidentified Courtier in front of a Table” is among 16 portraits at the Sackler Gallery that offer a glimpse inside the lavish court of the Qing dynasty during China’s golden age of prosperity.
17 new faces: A look at the newest ambassadors on DC’s Embassy …
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.
Spotlight: Thousands tour DC embassies during open house
May 10, 2024 · Visitors stamped souvenir passports as they walked around Washington, D.C., during Passport DC’s “Around the World Embassy Tour” event on May 4, in which more than 50 embassies, representing countries from Armenia in West Asia to Zambia in southern Africa, took part.. The aromas of different cuisines filled the air in parts of the U.S. capital, more than they usually do, and D.C ...
Private clubs in Washington, D.C. | Washington Diplomat
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.
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Nov 9, 2010 · Italian Embassy promotes G7’s 2025 Ukraine reconstruction conference; The statesmanship of Sweden’s Jan Eliasson; Cypriot ambassador in DC laments half-century of Turkish occupation
After Four Years of Fame, Volt Still Energizes Historic Frederick
Jul 31, 2012 · To house their new venture, the team selected a Frederick landmark, the Houck Mansion. Designed by noted architects J.A. and Reinhardt Dempwolf in 1890, the three-story, 8,000-square-foot brick mansion was the private home of the six Houck sisters, who occupied and entertained in the building until the last sister died in 1924.
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Sweden’s Jan Eliasson is one of the most skilled and respected diplomats of his generation. He soared through the ranks of Swedish diplomacy, from advising prime ministers and foreign ministers, to becoming Sweden’s ambassador to the United Nations, ambassador to the United States and serving as his country’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
After Years of Revitalization, Penn Quarter’s Personality Shines
Aug 31, 2011 · Similarly, the arts and culture scene is thriving, propelled by the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Newseum, Landmark’s E Street Cinema, Madame Tussaud’s wax museum, the Goethe-Institut German cultural center, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, and — long overdue — Riot Act, a brand new comedy club to compete with the aging DC Improv.
State Department Unveils New Design for Diplomatic Plates
Nov 18, 2010 · Diplomatic license plates are sporting a new look for the first time in 23 years. On Aug. 28, the State Department’s Office of Foreign Missions (OFM) began issuing the redesigned plates for new diplomatic registrations, and it will renew active diplomatic registrations using the new plates as they expire month by month.
Embassy Directory - Washington Diplomat
Putting together a comprehensive and standardized directory of all foreign ambassadors to the United States is a daunting task at a minimum. We have counted 177 embassies in Washington D.C.