We proudly present the 35th Annual

In honor of The Diplomatic Corps of Washington

Wednesday, the eleventh day of September Two thousand thirteen

The JW Marriott Hotel 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC

to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society National Capital Chapter 2013 Ambassadors Ball

Co-Chairs Mrs. Terese Casey Mrs. Mylene Walden

Honorary Diplomatic Co-Chair Mrs. Esther Coopersmith

Honorary Past Co-Chairs Mrs. Sharon Archer Mrs. Nancy Kanjorski Mrs. Linda Bachus Mrs. Hadassah Lieberman Mrs. Susan Baker Mrs. Bonnie Livingston Mrs. Susan Bayh Mrs. Kitty Martinez Mrs. Joyce Bennett Mrs. Doris Matsui Mrs. Gail Berendzen Mrs. Judy McCarthy Dr. Susan Blumenthal Markey Mrs. Donna McLarty Mrs. Abigail Blunt Mrs. Simone-Marie L. Meeks Mrs. Debbie Boehner Mrs. Ursula Meese Mrs. Lois Breaux Mrs. Nancy Murkowski Mrs. Barbara Bush Mrs. Diane Nelson Mrs. Lucy Calautti Mrs. Linda Nickles Mrs. Nancy Camp Mrs. Patricia Oxley Mrs. Diana Cantor Mr. Paul Pelosi Mrs. Kathleene Card Mrs. Alma Rangel The Honorable Elaine L. Chao Mrs. LaVerne Rostenkowski Ms. Lisa Collis Mrs. Christine Sarbanes Mrs. Annie Coons Mrs. Emilie Shaw Mrs. Esther Coopersmith Mrs. Annette Shelby Mrs. Linda Daschle Mrs. Ann Simpson Mrs. Deborah I. Dingell Mrs. Honey Skinner Mrs. Kimberly Dorgan Mrs. Cindy Stenholm Mrs. Loretta Durbin Mrs. Nancy Sununu Mrs. Diana Enzi Mrs. Audrey Ullman Mrs. Georgia Gilman Mrs. Amey Upton Mrs. Melodee Hanes Mrs. Carol Vander Jagt Mrs. Mary Johnston Mrs. Janet Waxman Mrs. Terese Casey Mrs. Mylene Walden To Our Dedicated Supporters, Thank you for joining us this evening for the 35th Annual Ambassadors Ball to benefit the National Capital Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. As co-chairs, we are honored to continue the tradition of this event in support of such an important cause. We would also like to welcome the newly arrived ambassadors, and their families, to Washington, D.C. Tonight, Washington’s business, legislative, and philanthropic leaders will join us in honoring the Washington Diplomatic Corps for their invaluable generosity and contributions to our community. The support of such a diverse group tonight is a reflection of the realities of this disease – MS knows no state or national boundaries. This disease will continue to affect hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. and 2.5 million worldwide until we find a cure. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society mobilizes people and resources to fund research for a cure, and to address many of the challenges faced by all those affected by MS. We are proud to join the National MS Society to express our gratitude for all your contributions to further this mission. Welcome to the 35th Annual Ambassadors Ball – we wish you a wonderful evening!

Sincerely, Terese Casey and Mylene Walden

Co-Chairs, 35th Annual Ambassadors Ball 2013 Ambassadors Ball

Executive Committee Members

Cristina Antelo Lisa Maher Stacey Bowlin Beverly Marshall Jim Conzelman Yancy Molnar Marilyn Harris Rita Norton Lisa Hayes Shawn O’Neail Julius Hobson, Jr. Joann Piccolo Kay Holcombe Debi Schiff Linda Jenckes Brian Wolff Abbie Laugtug Brian Woolfolk

J. Christopher Broullire Emily Cooney Courtney Flanagan Abra Frankel Anna Jinkerson Lauren Moses Jessica Szatkowski Rosa Toledo Alexandra Whetzel Program

Silent Auction

Emcee Ms. Nancy Cordes CBS News Congressional Correspondent

Remarks Congressman Michael Burgess Founding Co-Chair of the Congressional MS Caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives

Welcome J. Christopher Broullire Chapter President National Multiple Sclerosis Society National Capital Chapter

Dinner

Music From Around The World

Tribute to 2013 Honorees U.S. Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina Congressman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland

Introduction of 2013 Ambassadors Ball Co-Chairs Mrs. Terese Casey Mrs. Mylene Walden

Tribute to the Washington Diplomatic Corps Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall, former Chief of Protocol of the United States

Music & Dancing The Wright Touch 2013 Honorees

Senator Richard Burr First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994, Senator Richard Burr served five terms in the House and is currently serving North Carolina in his second term in the U.S. Senate. He is a vocal advocate for our men and women in the military and their families, and for the growing population of veterans across North Carolina. In the Senate, he serves as Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee where he works to improve the quality of health care and services that our nation’s veterans receive.

Senator Burr is a member of the Congressional MS Caucus. He is a strong champion of medical research and the National Institutes of Health, including a commitment to promoting a robust medical research pipeline in the U.S. He is a Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, the Senate Finance Committee, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs where he is the Ranking Minority Member.

The son of a minister, Richard and his family moved to Winston- Salem, North Carolina when he was a young child. After graduating from Wake Forest University, he began his career far from the halls of Congress by spending seventeen years in business with Carswell Distributing, a wholesale commercial products company. Richard and his wife, Brooke, have two sons. 2013 Honorees

Representative Chris Van Hollen Congressman Chris Van Hollen was elected to Congress in 2002 and is the Ranking Minority Member on the House Committee on Budget. As co-chair of the MS Caucus, he led the ‘Dear Colleague’ letter initiative that supported increased funding for the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program and strong funding for the National Institutes of Health in the past four fiscal years, as well as funding of the Lifespan Respite program from fiscal years 2011 to 2013. He was a lead sponsor of the MS and Parkinson’s Disease Registries Act in the House and strongly supports many of the National MS Society’s Principles for Health Care Reform including the enactment of comprehensive health reform legislation. Congressman Van Hollen also focuses his attention on job creation, reduction of air and water pollution, investments in climate change research, and quality education for all children.

Before his election to the U.S. Congress, Congressman Van Hollen served 12 years in the Maryland General Assembly. Previously, he served as a Senior Legislative Advisor for Federal Affairs to Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer and also as a Professional Staff Member on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee specializing in national security and a range of foreign policy issues. Earlier, he served as the Legislative Assistant for Defense and Foreign Policy to former Maryland Senator Charles McC. Mathias, Jr.

Congressman Van Hollen received an undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, a Masters in Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. Congressman Van Hollen lives in Kensington, Maryland with his wife, Katherine, and their three children, Anna, Nicholas, and Alexander. 2013 Honorees

The Honorable Capricia Penavic Marshall Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall served as the Chief of Protocol of the United States from 2009 until 2013. During her tenure, Ambassador Marshall was the lead representative of her country in setting the stage for successful diplomatic engagement with other nations at the highest levels.

In serving on the front lines of diplomacy, hers was the first hand extended to welcome presidents, prime ministers, ruling monarchs, and other foreign dignitaries to the United States. She oversaw the coordination of five international summits hosted by President Barack Obama, six State and Official Visits, and hundreds of other bilateral and multilateral meetings with President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, as well as Secretaries of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and John Kerry.

Ambassador Marshall also served as the principal liaison between the United States government and foreign Chiefs of Mission in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, she established a new office—the Diplomatic Partnerships Division—to promote cross-cultural exchange and build new international partnerships with leaders in business, culture, and government throughout the country.

Ambassador Marshall holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Purdue University and a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. We Graciously Thank the Following Supporters:

Quest for the Cure Sponsor

Hope Sponsors Sponsors

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

Benefactors American Physical Therapy Association Manatt Health Solutions AmerisourceBergen Marathon Oil Amgen Marriott, David and Carrie APCO Worldwide National Association of Broadcasters Biotechnology Industry Organization Pepco Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. Pinnacle West Capital Corporation CVS Caremark Polsinelli PC Emergent BioSolutions RSG Fund Express Scripts Secor Group Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Tiber Creek Health Strategies Kevin McCarthy for Congress T-Mobile KPMG Union Pacific Corporation Kraft Foods Media Sponsor

Commitments as of September 4, 2013 Making A Difference

Over the past 35 years, the Ambassadors Ball has raised nearly $18 million in support of the National Capital Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Funds raised have supported cutting-edge MS research projects and provided vital programs and services to countless families in the Washington, D.C. area who are impacted by the disease.

We sincerely thank you for being here tonight and for helping drive the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s mission to address the challenges of everyone affected by MS. Menu

Selection of assorted breads and rolls

First Course Poached pear salad with bibb lettuce, goat cheese, golden raisins and candied pecans with Champagne vinaigrette

Second Course Roasted garlic parmesan crusted braised beef short ribs with cabernet sauce

Dessert Dark chocolate mousse with berries and papaya in a chocolate tulip cup

Wine and Champagne Provided by The National Capital Chapter extends a very special thank you to the Multiple Sclerosis Congressional Caucuses

U.S. Senators Leading the Congressional MS Caucus

Co-Chair Robert Casey (D-PA)

Members

Richard Blumenthal (CT) Orrin Hatch (UT) Sherrod Brown (OH) Johnny Isakson (GA) Richard Burr (NC) Mike Johanns (NE) Maria Cantwell (WA) Tim Johnson (SD) Chris Coons (DE) Bob Menendez (NJ) John Cornyn (TX) Jerry Moran (KS) Susan Collins (ME) Patty Murray (WA) Tom Coburn (OK) James Risch(ID) Michael Crapo (ID) Bernard Sanders (VT) Richard Durbin (IL) Charles Schumer (NY) Michael Enzi (WY) John Thune (SD) Dianne Feinstein (CA) Tom Udall (NM) Al Franken (MN) Sheldon Whitehouse (RI) Kay Hagan (NC) Roger Wicker (MS) U.S. Representatives Leading the Congressional MS Caucus*

Co-Chairs

Michael Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) Chris Van Hollen (MD-8)

Members Robert Aderholt (AL-4) Lloyd Doggett (TX-35) Rodney Alexander (LA-5) Mike Doyle (PA-14) Robert Andrews (NJ-1) John J. Duncan, Jr. (TN-02) Lou Barletta (PA-11) Keith Ellison (MN-5) Karen Bass (CA-37) Eliot Engel (NY-16) Gus Bilirakis (FL-2) Anna Eshoo (CA-18) Tim Bishop (NY-1) Randy Forbes (VA-4) Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) Cory Gardner (CO-4) Corrine Brown (FL-5) Scott Garrett (NJ-5) Vern Buchanan (FL-16) Jim Gerlach (PA-6) Ken Calvert (CA-42) Bob Goodlatte (VA-6) Shelley Moore Capito (WV-2) Gene Green (TX-29) Lois Capps (CA-24) Tim Griffin (AR-2) Michael Capuano (MA-7) Brett Guthrie (KY-2) Andre Carson (IN-7) Richard Hanna (NY-22) Bill Cassidy (LA-6) Jaime Herrera Beutler (WA-3) Steve Chabot (OH-1) Brian Higgins (NY-26) David Cicilline (RI-1) James Himes (CT-4) Yvette Clarke (NY-9) Rush Holt (NJ-12) Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-1) Robert Hurt (VA-5) Howard Coble (NC-6) Steve Israel (NY-3) Mike Coffman (CO-6) Darrell Issa (CA-49) Steve Cohen (TN-9) Lynn Jenkins (KS-2) Tom Cole (OK-4) Hank Johnson (GA-4) Mike Conaway (TX-11) Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) Gerald Connolly (VA-11) Dan Kildee (MI-5) Susan Davis (CA-53) Derek Kilmer (WA-6) Peter DeFazio (OR-4) Peter King (NY-2) Diana DeGette (CO-1) Ann McLane Kuster (NH-2) U.S. Representatives Leading the Congressional MS Caucus* Jim Langevin (RI-2) Charles B. Rangel (NY-13) Robert Latta (OH-5) Tom Reed (NY-23) Barbara Lee (CA-13) Dave Reichert (WA-8) John Lewis (GA-5) Phil Roe (TN-1) Daniel Lipinski (IL-3) Jon Runyan (NJ-3) Frank Lobiondo (NJ-2) C.A.”Dutch” Ruppersberger (MD-2) David Loebsack (IA-2) Tim Ryan (OH-13) Zoe Lofgren (CA-19) Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) Nita Lowey (NY-17) Steve Scalise (LA-1) Frank Lucas (OK-3) Janice Schakowsky (IL-9) Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-3) Adam Schiff (CA-28) Ben Ray Lujan (NM-3) Aaron Schock (IL-18) Cynthia Lummis (WY-At Large) Allyson Schwartz (PA-13) Carolyn Maloney (NY-12) Austin Scott (GA-8) Doris Matsui (CA-6) David Scott (GA-13) Carolyn McCarthy (NY-4) Jose Serrano (NY-15) Kevin McCarthy (CA-23) Pete Sessions (TX-32) Jim McDermott (WA-7) Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) Jim McGovern (MA-2) Adam Smith (WA-9) Mike McIntyre (NC-7) Jackie Speier (CA-14) Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-5) Steve Stivers (OH-15) Michael Michaud (ME-2) Lee Terry (NE-2) James P. Moran (VA-8) Bennie Thompson (MS-2) Tim Murphy (PA-18) Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-5) Grace Napolitano (CA-32) Mike Thompson (CA-5) Randy Neugebauer (TX-19) Patrick Tiberi (OH-12) Eleanor Holmes Norton Paul Tonko (NY-20) (DC-At Large) Mike Turner (OH-10) Pete Olson (TX-22) Fred Upton (MI-6) Donald Payne (NJ-10) Greg Walden (OR-2) Ed Perlmutter (CO-7) Henry Waxman (CA-33) Collin Peterson (MN-7) Peter Welch (VT-At Large) Tom Petri (WI-6) Lynn Westmoreland (GA-3) Joseph Pitts (PA-16) Robert Wittman (VA-1) David Price (NC-4) Frank Wolf (VA-10) Nick Rahall (WV-3) C.W. Bill Young (FL-13)

*Members as of May 8, 2013 About the National Multiple Sclerosis Society MS stops people from moving. The National MS Society exists to make sure it doesn’t. We fund more MS research, provide more services to people with MS, offer more professional education, and further more advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world.

Studies show that early and ongoing treatment with an FDA-approved therapy can reduce future disease activity and improve quality of life for many people with multiple sclerosis. Talk to your health care professional and contact the National MS Society to learn about ways to help manage multiple sclerosis and about current research that may one day reveal a cure.

About the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation The Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (MSIF) was established in 1967 as an international body linking the activities of National MS Societies around the world. The mission of the MSIF is to lead the global MS movement by stimulating research into the understanding and treatment of MS and by improving qualify of life of people affected by MS. In undertaking this mission, the MSIF utilizes unique collaboration with National MS Societies, health care professionals, people affected by MS, and the international scientific community The Washington Diplomatic Corps

Former Chief of Protocol Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall

The Washington Diplomatic Corps: Order of Precedence and Date of Presentation of Credentials

H.E. Roble Olhaye, Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, The Ambassador of the Republic of Djibouti H.E. Hersey Kyota, The Ambassador of the Republic of Palau H.E. Faida Mitifu, The Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo H.E. Claudia Fritsche, The Ambassador of the Principality of Liechtenstein H.E. Meret Bairamovich Orazov, The Ambassador of Turkmenistan H.E. Segbe Cyrille Oguin, The Ambassador of the Republic of Benin H.E. Serge Mombouli, The Ambassador of the Republic of Congo H.E. Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al Jaber Al-Sabah, The Ambassador of the State of Kuwait H.E. Ali’ioaiga Feturi Elisaia, The Ambassador of the Independent State of Samoa H.E. Bayney R. Karran, The Ambassador of Gyuana H.E. Collin D. Beck, The Ambassador of the Solomon Islands H.E. Deborah Mae Lovell, The Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda H.E. Tatoul Markarian, The Ambassador of Republic of Armenia H.E. Hunaina Sultan Ahmed Al Mughairy, The Ambassador of Sultanate of Oman H.E. Purificacion Angue Ondo, The Ambassador of the Republic of Equitorial Guinea H.E. Machivenyika Tobias Mapuranga, The Ambassador of the Republic of H.E. Marlene Inemwin Moses, The Ambassador of the Republic of Nauru H.E. Ambassador Imparted, The Ambassador of Sao Tome & Principe H.E. Aldred Nnam, The Ambassador of The Republic of Uganda H.E. Gilles Alexandre Noghes, The Ambassador of Monaco H.E. Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir, The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia H.E. Eduardo Tomas Medina-Mora Icaza, The Ambassador of Mexico H.E. Zoran Jolevski, The Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia H.E. James Kimonyo, The Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda H.E. Kairat Umarov, The Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Paolo Rondelli, The Ambassador of the Republic of San Marino H.E. Michael Collins, The Ambassador of Ireland The Washington Diplomatic Corps

H.E. Maria de Fatima da Veiga, The Ambassador of the Republic of Cape Verde H.E. Sven Jonas Hafstroem, The Ambassador of Sweden H.E. Roubani Kaambi, The Ambassador of the Union of Comoros H.E. Marie-Louise Cecile Potter, The Ambassador of the Republic of the Seychelles H.E. Wegger Christian Strommen, The Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian H.E. Cornelius Alvin Smith, The Ambassador of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas H.E. Adrian Cosmin Vierita, The Ambassador of Romania H.E. Bockari Kortu Stevens, The Ambassador of Sierra Leone H.E. Itangerel Bulgaa, The Ambassador of Mongolia H.E. La Celia Aritha Prince, The Ambassador of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines H.E. Kenichiro Sasae, The Ambassador of Japan H.E. Antoine Chedid, The Ambassador of Lebanon H.E. Nestor E. Mendez, The Ambassador of Belize H.E. Jaliya Wickramasuriya, The Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka H.E. Huda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain H.E. Yousef Mana Saeed Alotaiba, The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates H.E. Jean-louis Wolzfeld, The Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg H.E. Bienvenu Joseph C. Foe-Atangana, The Ambassador of the Republic of Cameroon H.E. Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak, The Ambassador of the Russian Federation H.E. Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed Tawflk, The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Abdallah Baali, The Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria H. E. Hem Heng, The Ambassador of Cambodia H.E. John Ernest Beale, The Ambassador of Barbados H.E. Jan Jozef Matthysen, The Ambassador of Belgium H.E. Vladimir Petrovic, The Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Winston Thompson, The Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji Islands H.E. Roman Kirn, The Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia H.E. Michael Scott Oren, The Ambassador of Israel H.E. Edawe Limbaye Kadangha Bariki, The Ambassador of the Republic of Togo H.E. Gillian M.S. Bristol, The Ambassador of Grenada H.E. Stanislas Moussa-Kembe, The Embassador of the Central African Republic H.E. Akramul Qader, The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh H.E. Angele Niyuhire, The Ambassador of the Republic of Burundi H.E. Dato Yusoff Abd Hamid, The Ambassador of the State of Brunei Darussalam H.E. Constancio da Conceicao Pinto, The Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste The Washington Diplomatic Corps

H.E. Maria de Fatima da Veiga, The Ambassador of the Republic of Cape Verde H.E. Gary Albert Doer, The Ambassador of Canada H.E. Sven Jonas Hafstroem, The Ambassador of Sweden H.E. Amelia Matos Sumbana, The Ambassador of the Republic of Mozambique H.E. Roubani Kaambi, The Ambassador of the Union of Comoros H.E. Narcis Casal de Fonsdeviela, The Ambassador of Andorra H.E. Marie-Louise Cecile Potter, The Ambassador of the Republic of the Seychelles H.E. Shankar Prasad Sharma, The Ambassador of Nepal H.E. Wegger Christian Strommen, The Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian H.E. Fernando Antonio Pfanni Cabllero, The Ambassador of Paraguay H.E. Cornelius Alvin Smith, The Ambassador of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas H.E. Daniel Ohene Agyekum, The Ambassador of Ghana H.E. Adrian Cosmin Vierita, The Ambassador of Romania H.E. Mauro L.I. Vieira, The Ambassador of Brazil H.E. Bockari Kortu Stevens, The Ambassador of Sierra Leone H.E. Kim Christian Beazley, The Ambassador of Australia H.E. Itangerel Bulgaa, The Ambassador of Mongolia H.E. Namik Tan, The Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey H.E. La Celia Aritha Prince, The Ambassador of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines H.E. Sonatane Tua Taumoepeau Tupou, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Tonga H.E. Kenichiro Sasae, The Ambassador of Japan H.E. Ilhomjon Tuychievich Nematov, The Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Antoine Chedid, The Ambassador of Lebanon H.E. Zhang Yesui, The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China H.E. Nestor E. Mendez, The Ambassador of Belize H.E. Cheikh Niang, The Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal H.E. Jaliya Wickramasuriya, The Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka H.E. Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria H.E. Huda Ezra Ebrahim Nonoo, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain H.E. Alieu Momodou Ngum, The Ambassador of Gambia H.E. Yousef Mana Saeed Alotaiba, The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates H.E. Stephen Charles Vasciannie, The Ambassador of Jamaica H.E. Jean-louis Wolzfeld, The Ambassador of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg H.E. Seng Soukhathivong, The Ambassador of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic H.E. Bienvenu Joseph C. Foe-Atangana, The Ambassador of the Republic of Cameroon H.E. Jorge Ramon Hernandez-Alcerro, The Ambassador of Honduras H.E. Sergey Ivanovich Kislyak, The Ambassador of the Russian Federation H.E. Francisco R. Altschul Fuentes, The Ambassador of El Salvador H.E. Mohamed Mostafa Mohamed Tawflk, The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Francisco Obadiah Campbell Hooker, The Ambassador of the Republic of Nicaragua H.E. Abdallah Baali, The Ambassador of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria H.E. Olexander Motsyk, The Ambassador of the Ukraine H. E. Hem Heng, The Ambassador of Cambodia H.E. Anibal de Castro Rodriguez, The Ambassador of the Dominican Republic H.E. John Ernest Beale, The Ambassador of Barbados H.E. Abednigo Mandla Ntshangase, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Swaziland H.E. Jan Jozef Matthysen, The Ambassador of Belgium H.E. Elkanah Odembo Absalom, The Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya H.E. Vladimir Petrovic, The Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia H.E. Mohamed Lemine El Haycen, The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania H.E. Winston Thompson, The Ambassador of the Republic of Fiji Islands H.E. Ebrahim Rasool, The Ambassador of the Republic of H.E. Roman Kirn, The Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia H.E. Elena Borislavova Poptodorova Petrova, The Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria H.E. Michael Scott Oren, The Ambassador of Israel H.E. Michael Kenneth Moore, The Ambassador of New Zealand H.E. Edawe Limbaye Kadangha Bariki, The Ambassador of the Republic of Togo H.E. Zygimantas Pavilionis, The Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania H.E. Gillian M.S. Bristol, The Ambassador of Grenada H.E. Aunese Makoi Simatl, The Ambassador of Tuvalu H.E. Stanislas Moussa-Kembe, The Embassador of the Central African Republic H.E. Peter Taksoe-Jensen, The Ambassador of Denmark H.E. Akramul Qader, The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh H.E. Martin Andjaba, The Ambassador of the Republic of H.E. Angele Niyuhire, The Ambassador of the Republic of Burundi H.E.Lily Letawo Munanka, The Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Dato Yusoff Abd Hamid, The Ambassador of the State of Brunei Darussalam H.E. Igor Munteanu, The Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova H.E. Constancio da Conceicao Pinto, The Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste H.E. Meta Shanon Figueres Boggs, The Ambassador of Costa Rica The Washington Diplomatic Corps

H.E. Olympia Neocleous, The Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus H.E. Stephen Dick Tennyson Matenje, The Ambassador of Malawi H.E. Dino Patti Djalal, The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia H.E. Alia Hatough Bouran, The Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan H.E. Tarek Amri, The Ambassador of Tunisia H.E. Manuel Sager, The Ambassador of H.E. Srdan Darmanovic, The Ambassador of the Republic of Montenegro H.E. Muktar Djumaliev, The Ambassador of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan H.E. Gilbert Galanxhi, The Ambassador of the Republic of H.E. Girma Birru Geda, The Ambassador of Ethiopia H.E Subhas Chandra Mungra, The Ambassador of the Republic of Suriname H.E. Somduth Soborun, The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritiana H.E. Gyoergy Bela Szapary, The Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary H.E. Nuno Filipe Alves Salvador e Brito, The Ambassador of Portugal H.E. Daouda Diabate, The Ambassador of the Republic of Cote D’Ivoire H.E. Neil Nadash Parsan, The Ambassador of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago H.E. Jacinth Lorna Henry-Martin, The Ambassador of Saint Kitts and Nevis H.E. Mikheil Darchiashvili, The Ambassador of the Republic of Georgia H.E. Tebelelo Mazile Seretse, The Ambassador of the Republic of H.E. Eklil Ahmad Hakimi, The Ambassador of Afghanistan H.E. Mario Ernesto Jaramillo Castillo, The Ambassador of the Republic of Panama H.E. Francois M. Delattre, The Ambassador of France E.E. Jose L. Cuisia , Jr., The Ambassdor of the Republic of the Phillipines H.E. Nguyen Quoc Cuong, The Ambassador of Vietnam H.E. Petr Gandalovic, The Ambassador of the Czech Republic H.E. Anibal de Jesus de Castro Rodriguez, The Ambassador of the Dominican Republic H.E. Niels Peter Georg Ammon, The Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany H.E. Harold Winston Forsyth Mejia, The Ambassador of Peru H.E. Ritva Inkeri Koukku-Ronde, The Ambassador of Finland H.E. Alberto do Carmo Bento Ribeiro, The Ambassador of the Republic of Angola H.E. Blaise Cherif, The Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau H.E. Seydou Bouda, The Ambassador of the Burkina Faso H.E. Michael Moussa-Adamo, The Ambassador of the Gabonese Republic H.E. Marina Kaljurand, The Ambassador of Estonia H.E. Charles Rudolph Paul, The Ambassador of the Republic of the Marshall Islands The Washington Diplomatic Corps

H.E. Nirupama Rao, The Ambassador of India H.E. Ali Suleiman Aujali, The Ambassador of Libya H.E. Gudmundur Arni Stefansson, The Ambassador of Iceland H.E. Eliachim Molapi Sebatane, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of H.E. Carlo Maria Vigano, The Ambassador of the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See H.E. Hans Peter Manz, The Ambassador of H.E. Saskia Nathalie Cely Suarez, The Ambassador of Ecuador H.E. Maman Sambo Sidikou, The Ambassador of the Republic of Niger H.E. Elin Suleymanov, The Ambassador of the Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Mohammed Rachad Bouhlal, The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco H.E. Jabir Habeb Jabir Hemaidawi, The Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq H.E. Maria Cecilia Nahon, The Ambassador of the Argentine Republic H.E. Sherry Rehman, The Ambassador of H.E. Al Maamoun Baba Lamine Keita, The Ambassador of the Republic of Mali H.E. Claudio Bisogniero, The Ambassador of Italy H.E. Asterio R. Takesy, The Ambassador of the Federated States of Micronesia H.E. Peter John Westmacott, The Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland H.E. Choi Youngjin, The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea H.E. Mohamed Abdullah M. Al Rumaihi, The Ambassador of the State of Qatar H.E. Felipe Bulnes Serrano, The Ambassador of the Republic of Chile H.E. Paul Getty Altidor, The Ambassador of the Republic of Haiti H.E. Jose Francisco Villagran de Leon, The Ambassador of Guatemala H.E. Chaiyong Satjipanon, The Ambassador of Thailand H.E. Josip Paro, The Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia H.E. Akan Ismaili, The Ambassador of the Republic of H.E. Jeremiah Congbeh Sulunteh, The Ambassador of the Republic of Liberia H.E. Othman bin Hashim, The Ambassador of Malaysia H.E. Ramon Gil-Casres Satrustegui, The Ambassador of Spain H.E. Maitine Djoumbe, The Ambassador of the Republic of Chad H.E. Cheikh Niang, The Ambassador of the Republic of Senegal H.E. Jadranka Negodic,The Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina H.E. Joseph Cole, The Ambassador of Malta H.E. Stephen Charles Vasciannie, The Ambassador of Jamaica H.E. Rudolf Simon Bekink, The Ambassador of the Royal Netherlands The Washington Diplomatic Corps

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