As the US prepares to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it is important to know the legacy ...

In 1777, Morocco’s Sultan Mohammed III issued a decree opening Moroccan ports to US ships. It was a quiet signal to the world ...

IFE hosted a farewell gathering for Estonian Ambassador Kristjan Prikk and the EU Delegation hosted its State of the Arts ...

The French-American Piano Society and the Safran Corporate Foundation for Music present Echoes of Farewell and Fantasy, a journey through the poetic, dramatic and visionary worlds of the piano ...

Bold black lines, floating red orbs and luminous bursts of yellow light dominate the Phillips Collection’s new exhibition celebrating Joan Miró and the American artists he influenced — and who, in ...

A handful of World War II veterans were guests of honor at two events in Washington, D.C., in May to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings and the end of the war in Europe 11 months ...

The Philippines, an archipelago of 7,600 islands in Southeast Asia, is the world’s fourth-most vulnerable country when it comes to natural disasters. And a new report by UNICEF Philippines warns that ...

The latest crop of 14 new ambassadors in Washington includes diplomats from two former Soviet republics, two Caribbean nations, three African countries and three Arab ones. The biggest of these 14 ...

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson shakes hands with Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon at Villa Somalia in 2013. (AMISOM Public Information / Flickr) Sweden’s Jan Eliasson is ...

Cissé Cheikh Boide has been Mauritania's ambassador to the US since March 2021. (Photo by The Washington Diplomat) Mauritania, roughly the size of Texas and California combined, is home to just 4.3 ...

“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 ...