John Shaw is a contributing writer for the Diplomat and is the director of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University. Sweden’s Jan Eliasson is one of the most skilled and ...

Lively music and an expansive feast of international cuisines marked Washington Educational and Cultural Attaché Association’s second annual DC Diplomatic Day of Kindness on Nov. 22. This year’s event ...

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

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 ...

Passport DC, a series of programs in May featuring Washington’s diplomatic community and its diverse culture, is returning for the first time since the pandemic began, allowing the public to visit ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Sunita Williams and three other NASA crew members of Expedition 72—known for their impromptu nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station—received a warm welcome Sept. 17 by the Embassy ...

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) ...

“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 ...