British ambassador Peter Mendelson is fired the same week as 10 new ambassadors present their credentials in a White House ...

Congolese Ambassador Serge Mombouli, died in Washington on Sept. 5. (Photo by the Embassy of the Republic of Congo) Ambassador Serge Mombouli, the longest-serving African envoy to the United States, ...

Ambassadors Lilit Makunts of Armenia and Khazar Ibrahim of Azerbaijan both tell the Washington Diplomat they look forward to a new era of peace and friendship between their two countries. (Photo by ...

From L to R: Shaikha Aisha Al Khalifa, wife of Bahrainian Ambassador Shaikh Abdulla Rashed Al Khalifa; Bich Van Tran, wife of Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dzung; Fatouma Souleiman Aouled, wife of ...

“From Exile to Avant-Garde: The Life of Princess Natalie Paley” is on view at Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens’ Adirondack Building through Jan. 4, 2026. (Mark Finkenstaedt / Hillwood Estate, Museum ...

EU Ambassador Jovita Neliupšienė hosts the Transatlantic Bridge Awards on May 7. When Lithuania’s Jovita Neliupšienė was born in 1980, in the city of Panevėžys, her country was still part of the ...

The Embassy of China showcased performing arts for the Around the World Embassy Tour on May 3 (Photo by Patricia McDougall). Colorful Chinese dragon dances, Peruvian music and the aroma of rich ...

Sikh foreman looks on as his workers repair a valve at the Faregh gas complex near Jalu, deep in Libya's Sahara Desert. (Photo by Larry Luxner) Nearly 14 years after the overthrow and killing of Libya ...

Dutch-speaking Suriname is the smallest independent nation in South America. Rainforests cover 94% of its area, and its biodiversity is exceeded only by its ethnic richness—an unusual mix of East ...

NUSACC’s annual iftar hosted top business and government leaders, including 14 current and former ambassadors. (Photo by NUSACC) Ramadan brought together Washington diplomats, cultural organizations ...

Gustavo Petro, 62, is a former M-19 guerrillero who in 1985 was captured and tortured by the army, served 18 months in prison, eventually went into politics and in 2022 won election as the 34th ...

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 ...