Exterior of the Smithsonian Freer Gallery of Art, a museum that focuses on Asian Art, located on the National Mall. (Eurobanks/Shutterstock) Spectacular inscribed vases, dazzling pen cases, cups ...

Early autumn diplomatic events in Washington have celebrated the national days of Botswana and Saudi Arabia, recognized Spain ...

Meridian International Center's new president and CEO, David Bohigian, is driving the organization's open diplomacy ...

I set out to argue that the pandemic has had a “positive” effect on diplomacy. I do so fully aware that I could have always resorted to the overused adjective “interesting” to describe that very ...

For most of human history, headdresses—hats, scarves, crowns, caps and other head coverings—have served both utilitarian and expressive purposes. They are both a tool and a visual business card, ...

Djibouti Ambassador Mohamed Siad Doualeh and Mrs. Fatouma Aouled hosted a reception to commemorate Djibouti’s 49th anniversary of independence on June 25 at The Willard Hotel. The diplomatic community ...

People often think of the American Revolution as a specific event that unfolded in an orderly way, rushing inexorably toward the reality of an independent nation that was destined to grow into a ...

Adrienne Ross interviews Luxembourg's recently departed envoy Nicole Bintner-Bakshian at The Washington Diplomat's Ambassador Insider Series in July. (Photo by Ursula McNamara) Covering 998 square ...

Garments representing 59 countries were on display at the Woodrow Wilson House for the third installation of the Fashioning Power, Fashioning Peace Exhibition on April 27. (Photos courtesy of the ...

Back for its 11th year, the Institute for Education hosted its annual summer social at Congressional Country Club on Aug. 27, bringing together diplomats, government officials, nonprofit leaders and ...

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson shakes hands with Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon at Villa Somalia in 2013. (AMISOM Public Information / Flickr) Sweden’s Jan Eliasson is ...

The photograph almost tells the story by itself. Youssef Amrani, Morocco’s ambassador to the United States, stands at Mount Vernon in a white djellaba and red fez, a striking contrast against the ...