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 ...

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

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

Newly appointed diplomats gather at Meridian International Center's Welcome to Washington reception on Sept. 15. (Photo courtesy of Matthew Sprague) Exactly 50 years ago this week, agents of Chile’s ...

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 ...

Host Erin Como welcomes guests and kicks off the "Great Nordic Cook-Off" at the Embassy of Norway on Sept. 15. (Photos by Annie Leatherman) In Washington, diplomacy usually happens over briefing books ...

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, ...

At 79, Roelf Meyer should have been retired already. Born in 1947—the year before South Africa officially instituted apartheid—Meyer came from a white Dutch-descended Afrikaner family and studied law ...

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 ...

Moroccan Ambassador Youssef Amrani speaks at the country's Throne Day celebration in Washington. (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Morocco) US-Moroccan relations—from economic, defense and cultural ...

Team U.S.A. plays against Team Canada at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena during the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. (Grindstone Media Group / Shutterstock) As the speed of technology ...

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 ...