Moldova recently made world headlines when voters decisively rejected efforts by the Kremlin to install a pro-Russia party in ...

For the 57 th year, leaders from Embassy Row, Capitol Hill, media, business and other spheres of D.C.  gathered at the ...

Vladyslav, a combat lifesaver in the Ukrainian Army whose call sign is “Savage,” was completely drained after two years of ...

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (3rd from left) receives NUSACC President and CEO David Hamod; Mohamed Melainine Ould Eyih, Mauritania's minister of professional development; and Mauritanian Ambassador Cissé ...

On Oct. 3, the Bulgarian Embassy hosted a dynamic showcase of youth talent by the Washington International Young Artists Music Series (WIYAMS). Partnering with the Bulgarian Music Society, ten ...

Larry Luxner, news editor of The Washington Diplomat, interviews Ukrainian Ambassador Olga Stefanishyna on Oct. 20 as part of our Ambassador Insider Series. (All photos by John Ganjei) Early on the ...

Muath Edriss, at left, sings and plays the oud during a recent Arab Heritage Month concert in Montgomery County, Maryland. (Photos courtesy of Muath Edriss) Born in Syria and raised in Saudi Arabia, ...

President Donald Trump poses for an Oval Office photo with Paraguayan businessman and lawmaker Gustavo Leite Gusinky, the country's new ambassador in Washington. (Photo courtesy of the White House) ...

Five newly appointed ambassadors have recently joined Washington’s diplomatic scene, representing Benin, Burkina Faso, Germany, Liberia and Malaysia. The longest vacant position was that of Burkina ...

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 ...