The Washington Life 2020 Social List

by Editorial

The 25th annual record of notably social individuals from politics, diplomacy, business, philanthropy and the arts.

Michael & Cleo Gewirz

Michael Gewirz is president of Potomac Investment Properties, a Washington, D.C. real estate investment firm. Cleo Gewirz serves on the boards of the Alliance Francaise of Washington, the Piedmont Environmental Council and the Newport Art Museum.

You divide your time among Washington, D.C., the Virginia hunt country and Newport, R.I. What is your major focus in each? When we are in Virginia our lifestyle is casual, we enjoy hosting tailgates at the steeplechase races, putting together a group for the Middleburg Film Festival, country sports like riding and foxhunting, shooting, hiking, biking, etc. Newport is very social too, and a bit more formal. You can go out every night! We play a lot of tennis and golf, spend time on the water and at the beach, and we love the Newport Folk Festival and newportFILM. We host a lot of houseguests (family and friends) there.

How would you describe your entertaining style? In Newport we do all the black-tie galas, but our favorite thing is to have people over for dinner or cocktails, which sometimes turn into dinner! It’s also fun to organize a picnic at Newport Polo or for newportFILM (weekly movies shown outside at incredible locations). In Virginia, we mostly have people to dinner at home.We both love to cook and Michael is a great bartender and DJ. I enjoy growing and arranging my own flowers for the house and table. Our style is casual and easy unless we are having a larger party and then I call in help!

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Mr. and Mrs. JAMES ABDO (Mai)

Mrs. JOHN WILLIAM ABEL-SMITH (Mimi)

The Honorable and Mrs. TYLER ABELL (Bess)

Mr. JOHN B. (JAY) ADAMS, JR.

Mr. THEO ADAMSTEIN

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER ADDISON (Sylvia Ripley)

Mr. and Mrs. JORGE ADELER (Graziela) Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT S. AIKEN (Loran) Mr. and Mrs. DADI AKHAVAN (Farinaz) Mr. and Mrs. JOHN E. (CHIP) AKRIDGE, III (Sally)

Mr. DAVID ALBERSWERTH and Ms. CARY RIDDER

Her Royal Highness PRINCESS LALLA JOUMALA ALAOUI, Ambassador of Morocco, and Mr. MUHAMMAD REZA NOURI ESFANDIARI

The Honorable MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT Mr. JAMES A. ALEFANTIS

The Honorable and Mrs. LAMAR ALEXANDER (Honey)

Associate Justice and Mrs. SAMUEL ALITO, JR. (Martha-Ann)

His Excellency the Ambassador of Bahrain ABDULLA BIN RASHED AL- KHALIFA and Her Excellency Sheikha AISHA BINT JABER AL-KHALIFA

Mrs. JOE L. ALLBRITTON (Barbara Jean/“Barby”)

Mr. ROBERT L. ALLBRITTON and Dr. ELENA ALLBRITTON

Her Excellency the Ambassador of Oman HUNAINA AL-MUGHAIRY and Mr. FUAD AL-HINAI

His Excellency the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates and Mrs. YOUSEF AL OTAIBA (Abeer)

His Excellency the Ambassador of Kuwait Sheikh SALEM ABDULLAH AL-SABAH and Sheikha RIMA AL-SABAH

His Excellency the Ambassador of Qatar Sheikh MESHAL BIN HAMAD AL- THANI and Sheikha EVA AL-THANI

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT ALTMAN (Lynda Carter) Mr. ANTONIO ALVES
Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL ANSARI (Karen)
Mrs. R. W. APPLE, JR. (Betsey)

His Excellency the Ambassador of France PHILIPPE E?TIENNE and Madame E?TIENNE (Patricia)

Mr. and Mrs. LOUIS M. ARONSON (Ami Becker) Ms. ADRIENNE ARSHT
Mrs. ARTHUR W. ARUNDEL (Margaret)
Mr. ANDREW ATHY, JR.

The Honorable ALEX M. AZAR, II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, and Mrs. (Jennifer) AZAR

 

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Mr. and Mrs. BRET BAIER (Amy)

Mr. JAMES BANKOFF and Ms. DIANE ELSON

Mr. and Mrs. ANTHONY (ANKIE) BARNES (Fran) Mr. ROBERT BARNETT and Ms. RITA BRAVER Mr. and Mrs. ALEXANDER BARTH (Mary)
Mrs. CHARLES L. BARTLETT (Martha)

Ms. JUDITH N. BATTY

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN S. BEALE, JR. (Louise)

Mr. and Mrs. MORTON BENDER (Grace)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT BENNETT (Ellen)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM J. BENNETT (Elayne)

Mr. and Mrs. RAYMOND (RAY) BENTON (Nina)

The Honorable and Mrs. ALAN BERMAN (Michele)

The Honorable and Mrs. WAYNE L. BERMAN (Lea)

Mr. and Mrs. ADAM K. BERNSTEIN (Tracy) The Honorable and Mrs. STUART

A. BERNSTEIN (Wilma)

Mr. MAX N. BERRY

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL BESCHLOSS (Afsaneh)

The Honorable and Mrs. ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE, III (Madzy)

The Honorable and Mrs. DONALD F. BEYER, JR. (Megan)

Mrs. JAMES H. BILLINGTON (Marjorie)

Mrs. ROBERT O. BLAKE (Sylvia)

The Honorable ANTONY J. (TONY) BLINKEN

and the Honorable EVAN RYAN

Ms. CAROL BLUE

The Honorable and Mrs. ROY BLUNT (Abigail)

Mr. and Mrs. DOUGLAS C. BOGGS (Virginia/”Nina”)

Mrs. THOMAS HALE BOGGS (Barbara)

Mrs. SAMUEL E. BOGLEY (Rose Marie)

The Honorable and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER S. (KIT) BOND (Linda)

Countess PEDER BONDE (Clarissa)

Mr. and Mrs. SHELBY BONNIE (Carol)

Mr. and Mrs. LYNDON BOOZER (Karen)

The Mayor of Washington, D.C.,

MURIEL BOWSER

Mr. and Mrs. BRUCE F. BRADLEY (Sharon)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT S. BRANDT (Hilary)

Mr. and Mrs. SCOTT BRICKMAN (Patrice)

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM (BILL) BRAWNER (Greta)

Miss EDITH H. (BOBBIE) BREWSTER Associate Justice and Mrs. STEPHEN

G. BREYER (Joanna)
Mr. and Mrs. ARTURO E. BRILLEMBOURG

(Hilda Ochoa Brillembourg)
The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM

E. BROCK, III (Sandra)
Mr. and Mrs. KENNETH D. BRODY (Carolyn)

Mr. and Mrs. MATTHEW BRONCZEK (Ashley Taylor)

Mr. and Mrs. RAYMOND C. BROPHY (Jeanette) The Honorable ANN BROWN

Mr. and Mrs. LEONARD H. BROWN, III (Diane Ray)

Ms. MAGALEN OHRSTROM BRYANT Mrs. WILLIAM L. BRYANT (Aliki)

The Honorable and Mrs. MARK BRZEZINSKI (Natalia)

Mrs. ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI (Emilie)
Mr. and Mrs. ANTHONY D. BRUCE (Collette)

Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS W. (TOMMY) BRUCE (Constance)

Mr. and Mrs. WILEY T. BUCHANAN, III (Janis) Mr. and Mrs. JOEL BUCHWALD (Tamara)

The Right Reverend MARIANN EDGAR BUDDE, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, and Mr. PAUL BUDDE

Mrs. KATHLEEN BUHLE

The Honorable LONNIE G. BUNCH, III, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and Mrs. MARIA MARABLE-BUNCH

Ms. MAUREEN BUNYAN
Mr. and Mrs. CHILDS FRICK BURDEN (Elaine)

Mr. and Mrs. I. TOWNSEND BURDEN, III (Valerie)

The Honorable RICHARD R. BURT Mr. and Mrs. DWIGHT L. BUSH

(Antoinette/Tony)
Mr. and Mrs. MARVIN P. BUSH (Margaret)
Mr. and Mrs. WESLEY G. (WES) BUSH (Natalie) Mr. and Mrs. C. MICHAEL BUXTON (Charlotte)

 

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Mr. and Mrs. CALVIN CAFRITZ (Jane)

Mr. and Mrs. CONRAD CAFRITZ (Ludmila) Mrs. WILLIAM N. CAFRITZ (Buffy)
Mrs. CHARLES A. CAMALIER, JR. (Anne) Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES A.

CAMALIER, III (Patricia)

Mr. and Mrs. F. DAVIS CAMALIER (Lynda)

Ms. LORI D. CAMALIER

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN CAMPANELLA (Kathy)

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL CANTACUZENE (Elizabeth)

Mrs. RODION CANTACUZENE (Melissa) Mr. L. MICHAEL CANTOR and

Ms. JENNY SPRINGER

Mr. and Mrs. BERNARD J. CARL (Joan)

Ms. MARGARET CARLSON

The Honorable and Mrs. RICHARD W. CARLSON (Patricia)

Mr. and Mrs. TUCKER CARLSON (Susan) Mrs. FRANK C. CARLUCCI (Marcia) Mrs. SUSAN CARMEL
Mr. and Mrs. IRA CARNAHAN (Kitty

Mr. JAMES (JAY) CARNEY and Ms. CLAIRE SHIPMAN

Mrs. JORGE E. CARNICERO (Jacqueline) Mr. and Mrs. JORGE J. CARNICERO (Rima)

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHANE CARNOT (Brooke)
Mr. and Mrs. PAUL CARTER (Rose)
Mr. TOM CARVER and Ms. KATTY KAY
Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN M. (STEVE) CASE (Jean) Mrs. EUGENE B. CASEY (Betty)

Mr. and Mrs. HENRY C. CASHEN, II (Diana) Mr. and Mrs. CARLOS CECCHI (Lisa)
Mr. and Mrs. ENRICO CECCHI (Andrea)
Mr. and Mrs. G. JOHN CECCHI (Kristin)
Mr. and Mrs. GIUSEPPE CECCHI (Mercedes) Mr. KEVIN ST. CLAIR CHAFFEE

The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN E. CHAPOTON (Sally)

Mrs. KEVIN P. CHARLES (Ellen MacNeille Charles)

Ms. JULIE CHASE
The Honorable RICHARD B. CHENEY

and the Honorable LYNNE B. CHENEY The Honorable and Mrs. MICHAEL

CHERTOFF (Meryl)

Mr. and Mrs. R. J. CICERO (Catherine Conover)

Mrs. BRICE MCADOO CLAGETT (Diana)

Mr. SNOWDEN CLARKE

Mr. STEVE CLEMONS and Mr. ANDREW OROS

The Honorable and Mrs. RAYMOND C. CLEVENGER, III (Leslie)

The Honorable WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON and The Honorable HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON

Mr. and Mrs. BROOKE COBURN(Gina)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN COCHRAN (Barbara)

Mr. and Mrs. ANDREW COCKBURN (Leslie)

Mr. and Mrs. C. SHELBY COFFEY, III (Mary Lee)

Mr. and Mrs. NEIL D. COHEN (Marcy)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM S. COHEN (Janet Langhart)

Mr. CARL COLBY

Mr. and Mrs. ELBRIDGE COLBY (Susana)

Mr. and Mrs. JONATHAN E. COLBY (Susan)

Mrs. WILLIAM T. COLEMAN (Lovida)

The Honorable SUSAN M. COLLINS and Mr. THOMAS DAFFRON

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT CONNOLLY(Evonne) Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL M.

(MIKE) CONNORS (Julia) Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE T.

CONWAY, III (Kellyanne)
The Honorable ESTHER COOPERSMITH Mr. and Mrs. JOHN COREY (Page Evans) Dr. and Mrs. MILTON CORN (Gilan Tocco) Ms. JAN COUSTEAU

Mr. and Mrs. WARREN J. COX (Claire) Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT H.

CRAFT, JR. (Margaret)

Ms. FRANCESCA CRAIG

Miss CAROLINE CROFT

Ms. LAVINIA CURRIER

The Honorable and Mrs. WALTER L. (WALT) CUTLER (Didi)

 

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Mr. and Mrs. ALAN DABBIERE (Ashley)

Mr. and Mrs. GORDON T. DALE (Connie Carter)

Mr. and Mrs. LEO A. DALY, III (Grega) Mr. and Mrs. JOHN M.

DAMGARD, II (Britty Bardes)
Miss REBECCA P. DARLINGTON

The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS A. DASCHLE (Linda Hall)

Mrs. STUART C. DAVIDSON (Sally) Mr. JOHN L. (JACK) DAVIES

and Ms. KAY KENDALL
Mr. and Mrs. ELI WHITNEY

DEBEVOISE, II (Heidi) Mrs. ARNAUD DE

BORCHGRAVE (Alexandra) Mr. DAVID A. DECKELBAUM Mr. and Mrs. JOHN J.

(JACK) DEGIOIA (Theresa) F Ms. JULEANNA GLOVER

The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN DELANEY (April)

Mr. and Mrs. DONALD DELL (Carole)

Ms. OLVIA DEMETRIOU

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES J. DIBONA (Evelyn)

Mrs. C. WYATT DICKERSON (Tandy)

The Honorable DEBBIE DINGELL

Ms. GLORIA STORY DITTUS

Mr. BARRY DIXON

The Honorable PAULA J. DOBRIANSKY

The Honorable and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER J. DODD (Jacki Clegg)

The Honorable ROBERT J. (BOB) DOLE and the Honorable ELIZABETH DOLE

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER J. DONATELLI (Karen)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN DONOVAN (Linda Semans) Mrs. CHRISTINE DOWNEY

Her Excellency the Ambassador of Monaco

MAGUY MACCARIO DOYLE Ms. ELIZABETH DREW

The Honorable and Mrs. KENNETH M. DUBERSTEIN (Jacqueline)

Mrs. RICHARD N. DUBIN (Elizabeth)

Mrs. ROBERT W. DUEMLING (Louisa)

The Honorable JOSEPH D. (JOE) DUFFEY

Ms. JAN DUPLAIN

Mr. LAMMOT du PONT

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM H. (MIKE) du PONT (Rein)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT DUVALL (Luciana Pedraza)

Geoffrey & Anne Pohanka

Geoff Pohanka is president of Pohanka Automotive Group. Anne Kline Pohanka is a business banker at Revere Bank.

You are a keen supporter of arts and education causes. What keeps you busy these days?
ANNE KLINE POHANKA: I’m taking five different groups of people to see “Magic Flute” at the Kennedy Center, including alumni from my alma mater, Lehigh University. I just started going back toThe Barns atWolfTrap for some shows and whenever I can, I try to catch a performance with theWashington National Opera’sYoungArtists.I also love hosting my W*O*W—Women, Opera, and Wine— events to help my girlfriends learn about opera.

You are known for your belief that small schools make a difference. How do you put that into practice?
GEOFF POHANKA: I am the board chairman and an alumnus of Saint James School in western Maryland, grades 8-12.They offer a great education. It is easier to see one’s impact when giving to a small school.The Pohanka Fine Arts Center will soon open there.

 

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Mr. and Mrs. MARK D. EIN (Sally)

Ms. SUSAN EISENHOWER

Mr. JAMES P. ELDER, JR.

Mr. PETER ELLEFSON and Ms. DEBORAH F. RUTTER

Mrs. ANNE LIVINGSTON EMMET

The Reverend Monsignor JOHN J. ENZLER

Mr. XAVIER F. EQUIHUA

Mr. and Mrs. RICARDO ERNST (Isabel)

Dr. and Mrs. AHMAD R. ESFANDIARY (Judy)

His Excellency the Ambassador of France PHILIPPE E?TIENNE and Madame PATRICIA E?TIENNE

Mrs. BENJAMIN C. EVANS, JR. (Jan) Mrs. ROWLAND EVANS, JR. (Katherine)

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Mrs. RICHARD M. FAIRBANKS, III (Shannon) Mr. and Mrs. A. HUDA FAROUKI (Samia) Mrs. NORMAN FARQUHAR (Elinor)
Mr. and Mrs. HOSSEIN FATEH (Dalia)

Mrs. MICHELLE CROSS FENTY

Mr. and Mrs. RAUL J. FERNANDEZ (Jean-Marie)

Mrs. GEORGE M. FERRIS, JR. (Nancy)

The Honorable JULIE FINLEY

Mr. JOHN D. FIRESTONE

Mrs. HAMILTON FISH, JR. (Mary Ann)

Mr. and Mrs. ROLAND A. FLAMINI (Diane)

Mr. ALAN FLEISCHMANN and Ms. DAFNA TAPIERO

Mr. and Mrs. LEE M. FOLGER (Juliet)

Mrs. NANCY MCELROY (BITSEY) FOLGER

Mr. and Mrs. NEIL C. FOLGER (Izette)

Mr. and Mrs. HENRY FONVIELLE (Lee)

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES C. FREE (Ann)

Ms. MICHELLE FREEMAN

Mr. and Mrs. ALFRED FRIENDLY, JR. (Marie Louise/”Pie”)

Mr. DAVID FRUM and Ms. DANIELLE CRITTENDEN

The Honorable and Mrs. CRAIG L. FULLER (Karen)

 

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Mr. JAMES E. GALE and Ms. LISA B. BARRY Mr. and Mrs. DOUGLAS GANSLER (Laura)

Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM B. GARRISON, JR. (Mary)

Dr. and Mrs. MATTHEW B. GAVIN (Holidae Hayes)

Reverend WILLIAM GEORGE, S.J.
Ms. ANN GERACIMOS
Mr. BERNARD S. GEWIRZ
Mr. and Mrs. CARL S. GEWIRZ (Nancy) Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL K. GEWIRZ (Cleo) Mr. and Mrs. STEVEN B. GEWIRZ (Katrina) The Honorable and Mrs. JOSEPH

B. GILDENHORN (Alma)
The Honorable and Mrs. DOUGLAS

H. GINSBURG (Deecy)

Associate Justice RUTH BADER GINSBURG

Ms. SUSAN GINSBURG

Mr. BRENT GLASS and Ms. CATHRYN KELLER

The Honorable and Mrs. DANIEL R. GLICKMAN (Rhoda)

Mr. and Mrs. DONALD GLICKMAN (Mia)

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN GOLDBERG (Diana) Ms. KATE GOODALL

The Honorable and Mrs. BARTON J. (BART) GORDON (Leslie)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN C. GORE (Antonia/”Toni)” Mrs. MARY ELIZABETH (TIPPER) GORE
Mr. and Mrs. KINGDON GOULD, III (Kristin) Mr. DONALD E. GRAHAM and

Ms. AMANDA BENNETT

The Honorable C. BOYDEN GRAY

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN D. GRAY (Melissa Phipps)

Mr. GEORGE GRAYSON

Mrs. HERMEN GREENBERG (Monica)

The Honorable ALAN GREENSPAN

and Ms. ANDREA MITCHELL

Mr. and Mrs. G. LAUDER GREENWAY, II (Abigail Adams)

Ms. NELSE L. (KUBIE) GREENWAY Mr. and Mrs. ANDERSON

GRENNAN (Mae Haney)

Mr. and Mrs. ROLF GRAAGE (France)

Mr. and Mrs. CARTER GRIFFIN (Margaret

Ms. ANNIE GROER

Mrs. RUTH NOBLE GROOM

Mr. KEN GROSSINGER and Ms. MICHELINE KLAGSBRUN

Mr. and Mrs. EDWIN S. GROSVENOR (Deborah) Mr. and Mrs. GILBERT M.

GROSVENOR (Mary Helen)

Miss SARA A. GROSVENOR

Mrs. CHARLES GUGGENHEIM (Marion)

Mr. and Mrs. ARUN GUPTA (Anjali)

The Honorable and Mrs. CARLOS M. GUTIERREZ (Edi)

 

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Ms. TAMMY HADDAD

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT M. HAFT (Mary)

Mr. and Mrs. GREGORY HALL (Wendy Adeler)

The Honorable and Mrs. LLOYD N. HAND (Ann)

Mr. and Mrs. FRANKLIN L. HANEY, SR. (Emmy)

Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD HANLON (Pamela)

Mr. THOMAS HARDHART and Ms. VIRGINIA SHORE

The Honorable JANE HARMAN The Honorable and Mrs. BARTON

J. (BART) GORDON (Leslie)
The Honorable PATRICIA de STACEY

HARRISON and Mr. E. BRUCE HARRISON Mr. MATTHEW T. HASTINGS

Mr. TODD HATHAWAY and Ms. NORA MACCOBY HATHAWAY

The Honorable CARLA D. HAYDEN, Librarian of Congress

Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN A. HAYES (Theo)

Mr. and Mrs. WEBB COOK HAYES, IV (Sara)

Mr. and Mrs. S. ROSS HECHINGER (Susan)

Mr. ROBERT E. (BOB) HEGGESTAD

Mr. and Mrs. J. RODERICK HELLER, III (Kay)

Ms. CAM HENDERSON,Chief of Protocol of the United States

Ms. HELEN LEE HENDERSON

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN HENDRICKS (Maureen)

Mr. C. WOLCOTT HENRY

Mr. JOHN HENRY and Ms. ANN CRITTENDEN

Mr. and Mrs. PHIL;IP R. HERGET (Lisa)

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL HERRALD (Susan)

Mrs. ANITA G. HERRICK

Mrs. CHRISTIAN A. HERTER, JR. (Catherine)

Mr. ROBIN HILL and Mrs. MARCIA MCGHEE CARTER

The Honorable CARLA HILLS

Ms. IRENE HIRANO

Mr. ROBERT G. HISAOKA

Mr. JIM HOAGLAND and Ms. JANE STANTON HITCHCOCK

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTIAN C. HOHENLOHE (Nora)

The Honorable ERIC H. HOLDER, JR. and Dr. SHARON MALONE

Mrs. WALLACE F. HOLLADAY (Wilhelmina) Mr. and Mrs. WALLACE F.

HOLLADAY, JR. (Winton)
The Honorable and Mrs. STUART

W. HOLLIDAY (Gwen)
The Honorable and Mrs. SVEN ERIK

HOLMES (Lois Romano)
The Honorable and Mrs. LINWOOD

HOLTON (Virginia/”Jinks”) Mr. and Mrs. H. CARTER

HOOD (Amanda Smith)
Mr. and Mrs. OUTERBRIDGE

HORSEY (Georgina)

Mr. and Mrs. PAUL HORVATH (Cecile)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN K. HOSKINSON (Ana)

Miss JANET A. HOWARD

Mr. and Mrs. HORACE HOWELLS (Ivy)

The Honorable STENY H. HOYER

Mr. AL HUNT and Ms. JUDY WOODRUFF

The Honorable BONNIE MCELVEEN HUNTER

Mr. and Mrs. HARRIS HYMAN (Stephanie)

Mary Mochary

Businesswoman, philanthropist and lawyer

You’ve had a fascinating and varied career. What have the highlights been? Born in war-torn Budapest, I’ve been extremely fortunate to live the American dream. I benefited greatly from the women’s movement as first woman mayor of Montclair, N.J., the first woman to be her party’s candidate for U.S. Senate in New Jersey and the first woman principal deputy legal advisor in the U.S. Department of State. But the thing I’m most proud of are my children, son Matthew and daughter Alexandra, wonderful contributing people making the world a better place.

Your family foundation has a major private art collection. What are your plans to share these works with the public both now and in the future? The art collection, started by my parents, and continually being expanded by myself and my brother, has been exhibited by the Kasser Mochary Foundation in many museums both in the U.S. and abroad.The collection includes works by major 19th- and 20th-century European and North and South American artists (Rodin, Monet, Diego Rivera, Giacometti, Henry Moore, Mary Cassatt, etc.).The Tucson Museum of Art currently has a smaller exhibition and in 2021 we plan a major exhibition at the National Museum of Luxembourg. Between the foundation’s major shows, many works are lent to various museums for specialized exhibitions.

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Mr. and Mrs. DAVID IGNATIUS (Eve)

The Honorable PAUL R. IGNATIUS
Mr. JOHN PETERS IRELAN
Ms. MAXINE ISAACS
Mrs. C. OLIVER ISELIN, III (Swannie)
Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER ISHAM (Jennifer) Mrs. EUGENE ISTOMIN (Marta)

 

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Mr. and Mrs. SIMON T. JACOBSEN (Ruth)

Mr. and Mrs. ERNEST D. (ERNIE) JARVIS (Debbie)

Mr. JOHN JEPPSON, III and Ms. WENDY BENCHLEY

Mr. and Mrs. FREEBORN GARRETSON JEWETT, JR. (Joan)

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES A. JOHNSON (Heather) Admiral (U.S.N. Ret’d.) and Mrs. JAY

L. JOHNSON (Sydney/”Nini”)
Mr. ROBERT (ROBIN) JOHNSON
Mr. and Mrs. EVAN JONES (Cindy)
Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN JORDAN (Roxana) Mr. and Mrs. VERNON E. JORDAN (Ann) Mrs. J. HOWARD JOYNT, III (Carol)

 

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Mr. MICHAEL KAISER and

Mr. JOHN ROBERTS
Her Excellency the Ambassador

of Jordan DINA KAWAR

Mrs. ALAN I. KAY (Dianne)

Associate Justice (Retired) and Mrs. ANTHONY M. KENNEDY (Mary)

Mrs. EDWARD M. KENNEDY (Victoria Reggie) The Honorable and Mrs. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY,

III, and Ms. LAUREN BIRCHFIELD Mr. JOSEPH KEUSCH and

Ms. JAN NEUHARTH
Mrs. MAHA KADDOURA
Mr. and Mrs. ROY KAPANI (Manisha)
Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM E. KAYE (Ann)
Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM J. KILBERG (Bobbie) Mr. and Mrs. MARK KIMSEY (Sarah)
Mr. and Mrs. KNIGHT A. KIPLINGER (Ann) Mr. JAY KLUG and Ms. JAMIE HECHINGER Mr. and Mrs. STEVEN KNAPP (Diane)
Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER KOCH (Susan)

Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD KOCH (Doro Bush) Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT KOGOD (Arlene)

The Honorable TOM C. KOROLOGOS and the Honorable ANN DORE MCLAUGHLIN KOROLOGOS

Mr. THOMAS KRAHENBUHL and Ms. DOROTHY M. KOSINSKI

Mr. and Mrs. RAJ KUMAR (Maria Teresa) Dr. SACHIKO KUNO

Mr. JARED C. KUSHNER and Ms. IVANKA TRUMP

 

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The Honorable and Mrs. JAMES

C. LANGDON, JR. (Sandy) Mrs. CHISWELL DABNEY

LANGHORNE, JR. (Barbara)

Mr. and Mrs. ANTHONY LANIER (Isabelle)

Mr. and Mrs. ERIC J. LARSEN (Susi)

Mr. and Mrs. CLIMIS G. LASCARIS (Carol)

Mr. and Mrs. MATTHEW J. (MATT) LAUER and Ms. SAMANTHA SAULT

Mrs. PAUL LAXALT (Carol)
The Honorable and Mrs. PATRICK

LEAHY (Marcelle)

Mr. ROBERT E. LEE, IV

Mr. and Mrs. DANIEL H. LEEDS (Sunita)

Mrs. LASALLE D. LEFFALL, JR. (Ruthie)

Mr. LASALLE D. (DONNEY) LEFFALL, III

Mr. and Mrs. JONATHAN LEGG (Liz)

Mr. CATESBY LEIGH

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES LEHRER (Kate)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT LEHRMAN (Aimee)

Mr. JAMES H. LEMON, JR.

The Honorable and Mrs. THEODORE J. (TED) LEONSIS (Lynn)

Mr. and Mrs. DANI LEVINAS (Mirella)

Mr. DAVID C. LEVY and Ms. CAROLE L. FELD

Mr. and Mrs. H. FINLAY LEWIS (Willee)

Mr. CHRISTOPHER LIDDELL and Ms. RENEE HARBERS LIDDELL

Mr. THOMAS L. LILJENQUIST

Mr. and Mrs. JUSTIN W. LILLEY (Stephanie)

Mr. and Mrs. JAN M. LODAL (Elizabeth)

Mr. and Mrs. SCOTT ALAN LOGAN (Lydia)

Mr. and Mrs. WINSTON BAO LORD (Stephanie)

Mr. and Mrs. JOSEPH LOTUFF (Tia) Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE LUND (Kristen)

 

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The Honorable JOHN D. MACOMBER

Mr. and Mrs. VICTOR MADDUX (Michelle)) Mr. and Mrs. RAY MAHMOOD (Shaista) Mrs. CHRISTOPHER J. MAKINS (Wendy) Mrs. FREDERIC V. MALEK (Marlene)

Mr. and Mrs. FREDERIC W. MALEK (Britlan) Ms. ANN WALKER MARCHANT

The Honorable EDWARD J. MARKEY and Dr. SUSAN J. BLUMENTHAL

Mr. and Mrs. DAVID S. MARRIOTT (Carrie) Mr. and Mrs. RICHARD E. MARRIOTT (Nancy)

Mr. and Mrs. J. WILLARD MARRIOTT, JR. (Donna Rae)

Ms. JACQUELINE BADGER MARS

Mrs. VIRGINIA CRETELLA MARS

Mr. and Mrs ALEX MARSHALL (Amanda)

The Honorable CAPRICIA P. MARSHALL

and Dr. ROBERT MARSHALL

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN J. MASON (JoAnn)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN MURDOCH MATHESON (Susan)

Mr. GARY MATHER and Ms. CHRISTINA CO MATHER

Mrs. BONNIE BUCHANAN MATHESON

Mr. and Mrs. CHARLES T. MATHESON (Julie)

Mr. MALCOLM MATHESON, III

Mr. CHARLES B. MATHIAS

Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD J. MATHIAS (Dale)

The Honorable DORIS MATSUI

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER MATTHEWS (Kathleen)

The Honorable TIMOTHY J. MCBRIDE and The Honorable ANITA MCBRIDE

Mrs. JOHN S. MCCAIN, JR. (Cindy)

Mrs. JOHN S. MCCAIN, SR. (Roberta)

The Honorable MITCH MCCONNELL and the Honorable ELAINE LAN CHAO, Secretary of Transportation

Ms. DOROTHY MCGHEE
The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS F.

(MACK) MCLARTY, III (Donna) Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM F.

MCSWEENY (Dorothy)
The Honorable and Mrs. MARK

MEADOWS (Debbie)
Mr. THEODORE A. MILES and Dr.

CARLOTTA (BUFFY) MILES
Dr. and Mrs. WENDELL G. MILES (Ann)
Mr. SCOTT MILLER and Ms. SHARON VIRTS Mr. and Mrs. JAMES P. MILLS, JR. (Deborah)

The Honorable and Mrs. NORMAN MINETTA (Danealia/“Deni”)

The Honorable and Mrs. GEORGE J. MITCHELL (Heather)

The Honorable and Mrs. STEVEN T. MNUCHIN (Louise Linton)

The Honorable MARY V. MOCHARY Mr. and Mrs. ROGER MODY (Kyle)

The Honorable and Mrs. ANTHONY J. (TOBY) MOFFETT, JR. (Myra)

Ms. JULIA MOFFETT

Mr. and Mrs. JARL MOHN (Pamela)

Mr. ADAM MOHR

Mr. and Mrs. C. BRAXTON MONCURE (Deborah)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT LATANE? MONTAGUE, IV (Patricia)

Mr. and Mrs. MARK MOORE (Brenda)
The Honorable CONSTANCE A. (CONNIE)

MORELLA and Mr. DAVID MORELLA Mrs. WENDY BURDEN MORGAN

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT (ROB) MOSBACHER, JR. (Carolina Barco)

Mr. ERIC L. MOTLEY

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT MOUNTCASTLE (Lisa)

Mr. ROGER H. MUDD

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER MURRAY (Carlotta)

Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS J. MURRAY (Evelyn)

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT MUSSELEWHITE (Jeannie)

Curtis & Amanda Polk

Curtis J. Polk is the Managing Partner of the Charlotte Hornets N.B.A. basketball team and Hornets Sports & Entertainment and oversees the family office of basketball great Michael Jordan. Perfumer Amanda Polk launched the Saudade fragrance and cosmetic house in 2018. They reside in Washington and Palm Beach, Fla.

You are generous supporters of many local causes. Which are the most important to you and why? They are all important, from D.C. Humane Rescue to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance.We like to come into an organization, shake things up, take them to a new level and let them grow from there. Communities have many different needs, so we go where we are needed.We like to help in many different areas to make the community better as a whole.

How do you describe your entertaining style? It’s all about fun, fun, fun. Nobody wants to go out for just an okay or awkward time. I love putting the ladies together at one end of the table and gentleman at the other. We have our girls/guys night out at the same time and always keep new couples to the group close to each other so they don’t feel awkward.

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Mr. and Mrs. VALI R. NASR (Darya)

The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN D. NEGROPONTE (Diana)

Mr. and Mrs. BRAD NIERENBERG (Callie) Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM V. NEWLIN (Louisa)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM T. NEWMAN, JR. (Sheila Johnson)

Mr. and Mrs. MATTHEW NICELY (Severina) Mrs. ROBERT C. NICHOLAS, III (Lynn)
Dr. and Mrs. THOMAS P. NIGRA (Jane)
The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM

A. (BILL) NITZE (Ann)
Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT H. (BOB) NIXON (Sarah) Her Majesty Queen NOOR AL-HUSSEIN
Mr. and Mrs. FRANCO NUSCHESE (Tania)

 

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The Honorable and Mrs. BARACK

OBAMA (Michelle)
Ms. DIANA (DEEDY) OGDEN and

Ms. MARGO L. CARPER

Mr. and Mrs. CLARKE OHRSTROM (Molly)

Mrs. GEORGE L. OHRSTROM, JR. (Jacqueline)

Mrs. RICARD R. OHRSTROM (Allen

Dr. MICHAEL OLDING

Her Excellency the Ambassador of Sweden KARIN OLOFSDOTTER and Mr. MARTIN BENGTSSON

Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER OLSEN (Michelle) Ms. MAUREEN ORTH

Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE P. O’SULLIVAN (Nancy Howar)

 

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Her Imperial Majesty FARAH PAHLAVI Their Imperial Highnesses Prince REZA

PAHLAVI and Princess YASMINE PAHLAVI Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM CUSHING

PALEY (Alison)

Mr. and Mrs. NEIL PATEL (Amy)

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN C. PATY, III (Alma)

Mr. MALCOLM E. (MIKE) PEABODY

Mr. and Mrs. PAYSON R. PEABODY (Karin)

Mr. and Mrs. HAVEN N. B. PELL (Mina)

The Speaker of the House of Representatives NANCY PELOSI and Mr. PAUL PELOSI

Mr. LUCIAN PERKINS and Ms. SARAH TANGUY

Mr. and Mrs. DAVID PERLIN (Skye Raiser)

Mr. JOSEPH G. PERPICH and Ms. CATHY SULZBERGER

Mrs. LORI PETERS LAUTHIER

Mr. and Mrs. MILTON V. PETERSON (Carolyn)

Ms. LAUREN PETERSON

Dr. and Mrs. MICHAEL J. PETITE (Jeannette)

The Honorable THOMAS R. PICKERING

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL P. PILLSBURY (Susan)

Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP W. PILLSBURY, JR. (Nina)

Mr. and Mrs. RORY L. PILLSBURY(Lauren)

Mr. and Mrs. WALTER H. PINCUS (Ann)

Mrs. SALLY ENGELHARD PINGREE

The Honorable CHELLIE PINGREE and Mr. DONALD SUSSMAN

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN D. PODESTA (Mary) Mr. ANTHONY T. (TONY) PODESTA

Mr. GEOFFREY P. POHANKA and Mrs. ANNE R. KLINE POHANKA

Mr. and Mrs. JOHN J. POHANKA (Lynn)

Mr. and Mrs. CURTIS POLK (Amanda)

Mrs. ABE POLLIN (Irene)

The Honorable MIKE POMPEO, Secretary of State, and Mrs. (Susan) POMPEO

Mrs. HERMAN PORTEN (Regina) The Honorable and Mrs. COLIN

L. POWELL (Alma)

Miss JUDY LYNN PRINCE

Mrs. FREDERICK H. PRINCE, IV (Diana)

Dr. and Mrs. JEROLD J. PRINCIPATO (Marjorie)

Mr. JOHN PYLES and Ms. BARBARA HARRISON

 

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Mr. and Mrs. WHAYNE S. QUIN (Ursula) Mrs. J. EUGENE QUINN (Irene/”Margy”)

The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN M. (JACK) QUINN (Susanna)

Ms. SALLY QUINN
Mr. THOMAS H. (TOMMY) QUINN

 

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The Honorable MARY (MOLLY) RAISER

Mr. and Mrs. MITCHELL (MITCH) RALES (Emily)

Mr. and Mrs. W. RUSSELL RAMSEY (Norma)

Mr. FRANK B. RANDOLPH

Mrs. DONALD RAPPAPORT (Susan)

The Honorable and Mrs. JAMIN B. (JAMIE) RASKIN (Sarah Bloom)

Mr. and Mrs. GANT REDMON (Frances) Mr. and Mrs. SAMUEL S. REED (Juliet)

Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS A. REED (Vanessa) Ms. DIANE REHM and The Reverend

Dr. B. JOHN HAGEDORN, JR.

Mr. CHRISTOPHER REITER

Mr. and Mrs. RANDOLPH W. RENCHARD (Lila)

Mr. JAMES V. REYES

Mr. and Mrs. R. ROLAND REYNOLDS (Diana)

Mr. and Mrs. WAYNE REYNOLDS (Catherine)

Mrs. WALTER T. RIDDER (Marie)

The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS J. RIDGE (Michele)

The Honorable CHARLES RIVKIN and Ms. SUSAN TOLSON

The Honorable and Mrs. CHARLES S. (CHUCK) ROBB (Lynda)

The Chief Justice of the United States and Mrs. JOHN G. ROBERTS (Jane)

Ms. ROXANNE ROBERTS Mr. STEPHEN ROBERTS

The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN D. (JAY) ROCKEFELLER, IV (Sharon)

The Honorable and Mrs. FREDERICK B. ROONEY (Evelyn)

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES ROONEY (Jennifer) Mr. TIMOTHY C. ROONEY and

Ms. DANA DEMANGE The Honorable SELWA S.

(LUCKY) ROOSEVELT
Mrs. ROBERT M. ROSENTHAL (Marion)

The Honorable JONATHAN C. ROSE and The Honorable SUSAN PORTER ROSE

Mr. ROB ROSENSTEIN and Ms. GEORJEANA (JEAN) HARVEY

The Honorable WILBUR L. ROSS, JR., Secretary of Commerce, and Mrs. (Hilary) ROSS

Mr. and Mrs. BRUCE C. ROSS-LARSON (Shelly)

Ms. RYNTHIA M. ROST

Mrs. RANDOLPH D. ROUSE (Michelle)

The Honorable EDWARD (ED) RANDALL ROYCE and The Honorable MARIE ROYCE

Mr. DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN

Mr. and Mrs. MILES RUBIN (Nancy)

Mrs. OTTO J. RUESCH (Jeanne)

Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS D. RUTHERFOORD, JR. (Jean)

The Honorable and Mrs. FREDERICK J. RYAN, JR. (Genevieve/”Genny”)

Mr. CHASE W. RYND

 

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Miss PATRICIA BENNETT SAGON
Mr. and Mrs. KYLE SAMPERTON (Kim)

Mr. ROGER SANT
Mr. CHRISTOPHER S. SARGENT

and Ms. IRENE P. PRITCHARD
Mr. and Mrs. JOHN A. SARGENT (Susan)

Mr. and Mrs. ARTURO SARUKHAN (Veronica Valencia)

Mr. and Mrs. B. FRANCIS SAUL, II (Tricia) Mr. and Mrs. JAMES SAVIN (Nazlee)
Mrs. ANTONIN SCALIA (Maureen)
Mr. and Mrs. ARLIE SCHARDT

(Bonnie Nelson Schwartz)

Mr. and Mrs. FRED SCHAUFELD (Karen)

Mr. and Mrs. BOB SCHIEFFER (Patricia)

Mr. and Mrs. NASH WHITNEY SCHOTT (Aniko Gaal Schott)

The Honorable CAROL L. SCHWARTZ Ms. GAIL SCOTT
Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN T. SEARS (Starr)

His Imperial Highness Prince ERMIAS SAHLE-SELASSIE HAILE SELASSIE and Her Highness Princess SABA KEBEDE

Her Highness Princess GELILA SELASSIE The Honorable PETER A. SELFRIDGE

and Ms. PARITA SHAH
The Honorable and Mrs. IVAN SELIN (Nina)

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM S. SESSIONS (Alice)

Mr. VICTOR SHARGAI and Mr. CRAIG PASCAL Mr. PAUL SHERRILL
Mrs. DONNA HAMILTON SHOR
Mr. and Mrs. MARK SHRIVER (Jeanne) Mr.TIMOTHY SHRIVER and

Ms. LINDA POTTER
Mr. and Mrs. SIMON SIDAMON-

ERISTOFF (Nancy)
Mrs. DONALD SIGMUND (Deborah)

Mr. JONATHAN SILVER and Ms. MELISSA MOSS

Ms. JANE SLOAT

Mr. and Mrs. ALBERT H. SMALL (Shirley)

Mr. and Mrs. DOUGLAS SMITH (Gabriella)

Ms. JAN SMITH

Ms. MOLLY SMITH

Mr. and Mrs. ROBERT BLAND (BOB) SMITH, JR. (Niente)

Mrs. ROBERT H. SMITH (Clarice) Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN SMITH

(Sally Bedell Smith)
The Honorable MARION H. (JOE) SMOAK
Mr. and Mrs. DANIEL SNYDER (Tanya)
Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM C. SONNEBORN (Karen)

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL R. SONNENREICH (Linda)

Mr. JONATHAN SPALTER and Ms. CARRISA GOUX (Carrie)

Mr. GENE SPERLING and Ms. ALISON ABNER Mr. and Mrs. EARL W. STAFFORD, SR. (Amanda) Mr. and Mrs. DAVID J. STEEL (Susan Watters)
Mr. and Mrs. PATRICK STEEL (Lee Satterfield) Mr. T. GARRICK STEELE

Mr. and Mrs. JAMES MORGAN (JAMIE) STERLING (Lisa)

Mrs. ISAAC STERN (Linda)
Mr. and Mrs. EDWARD R. (TED)

STETTINIUS (Sarah)

Mrs JOSEPH STETTINIUS, JR. (Regina)

Ms. MARY STUART (CRICKET) STETTINIUS

Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE C. STEVENS, JR. (Liz)

Mrs. THEODORE F. STEVENS (Catherine)

The Honorable ANN STOCK and Mr. STUART C. STOCK

Mrs. AUCHINCLOSS STRAIGHT (Nina)

Mr. and Mrs. OAK STRAWBRIDGE (Susan)

Mrs. FRANKLIN L. STROUD (Kandy)

His Excellency the Ambassador of Japan and Mrs. SHINSUKI J. SUGIYAMA (Yoko)

Mr. A. MICHAEL SULLIVAN, JR.
Mr.. KEVIN SULLIVAN and Ms. MARY JORDAN

The Honorable and Mrs. JAMES WADSWORTH SYMINGTON (Sylvia)

LaSalle D. (Donney) Leffall, III

Businessman and lawyer

You have a hectic professional, sporting, and social life. What are you focusing on most these days? I travel to Atlanta and New York frequently for my work on the boards of FHLB Atlanta and Mutual of America mutual funds and for business.When home, I am an avid tennis player and enjoy playing at St. Albans Tennis Club and the Chevy Chase Club. Our family would celebrate special occasions at Citronelle (I still miss it) and The Metropolitan Club. I explore the vibrant restaurant scene in our area. Out of town visitors, especially those from London and New York, are surprised at the variety, quality, and reasonableness of prices (the last point proving that everything is relative).

You are following in the footsteps of your parents, LaSalle D. Leffall Jr. and Ruthie Leffall, in supporting many local causes. Which mean the most to you? The National Museum of African American History and Culture,The National Gallery, Howard University, the BishopWalker School and the DC Prep charter school.Why? Educational institutions provide opportunity,the artistic help us appreciate beauty and provide different perspectives,and the spiritual challenge to understand better why we are here and how to live. (Since my days at Beauvoir and St. Albans, Washington National Cathedral has always been special. Perhaps I am atoning for the mischief I caused.At Beauvoir, I was sent to the principal’s office so often, I knew how to operate the phone system).

 

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The Honorable and Mrs. STROBE TALBOTT (Barbara)

Mr. and Mrs. JAKE TARR (Carrington) Mrs. W. WAVERLY TAYLOR (Edme?e) Mr. RILEY K. TEMPLE
Mr. and Mrs. MARK TERCEK (Amy) Mrs. DANIEL J. TERRA (Judith)

Mr. and Mrs. JONATHAN TERRELL (Christine) Mr. and Mrs. EVAN THOMAS (Oscie)
Mr. and Mrs. PHILIP THOMAS (Patti)
Mr. D. DODGE THOMPSON

and Ms. COLLEEN DALY

Mr. RICHARD E. THOMPSON

Mrs. MAURICE B. TOBIN (Joan)

Mr. and Mrs. VLADIMIR S. TOLSTOY- MILOSLAVSKY (Suzanne)

Mrs. SAMI E. TOTAH (Annie) The Honorable KATHLEEN

KENNEDY TOWNSEND
Mrs. LEWIS R. TOWNSEND (Ann Van Devanter)

Mr. GEOFFREY O. TRACY and Ms. NORAH O’DONNELL

Mr. and Mrs. MICHAEL D. TRAGER (Mariella) 60

Mr. and Mrs. C. BOWDOIN TRAIN (Georgina) The President of the United States and

Mrs. DONALD J. TRUMP (Melania)

 

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The Honorable and Mrs. TOM UDALL (Jill Cooper)

 

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Mr. JAMES F. VALENTINE and Ms. KATHY KEMPER

Mr. and Mrs. PETER P. VAN ROIJEN (Beatrice) His Excellency the Ambassador of Italy and Mrs.

ARMANDO VARICCHIO (Micaela Barbagallo) Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE D. VASSILIOU (Sarah)

The Honorable PHILIP L. VERVEER and the Honorable MELANNE VERVEER

The Honorable and Mrs. RICHARD N. VIETS (Dorette Fleischmann)

Mr. GEORGE VRADENBURG, III

 

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Mr. WILLIAM L. WALDE and Dr. MARY FRANCES SMOAK

Mr. ADAM WALDMAN and Dr. BARBARA STURM WALDMAN

Mr. and Mrs. MALLORY WALKER (Diana) Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM. M.

(WILLY) WALKER (Sheila) Mr. and Mrs. CHRISTOPHER

(CHRIS) WALLACE (Lorraine) Ms. CHRISTINE WARNKE

The Honorable and Mrs. JOHN W. WARNER (JeanneVander Myde)

Ms. MARGARET G. WARNER The Honorable and Mrs. MARK

R. WARNER (Lisa Collis)

Miss VIRGINIA (OZZIE) WARNER

Mrs. C. LANGHORNE WASHBURN (Judith)

Mr. GEORGE T. WEBB

The Honorable and Mrs. WILLIAM H. WEBSTER (Lynda)

The Honorable EDWARD L. WEIDENFELD and The Honorable SHEILA RABB WEIDENFELD

Mr. and Mrs. J. ROBINSON (ROBIN) WEST (Eileen Shields-West)

Mrs. TOGO. D. WEST, JR. (Gail) Ms. KATHARINE WEYMOUTH

Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE Y. WHEELER, III (Frances)

The Honorable and Mrs. THOMAS WHEELER (Carol)

Mr. DAVID WHITE and Ms. KIMBALL STROUD The Honorable and Mrs. SHELDON

WHITEHOUSE (Sandra)
Mr. and Mrs. STEPHEN H. WILLARD (Linda)

Mr. DAVID WILLIAMSON and Ms. ANDREA HAILEY

Mr. and Mrs. WESLEY S. WILLIAMS, JR. (Karen) Mr. and Mrs. GAVIN WILSON (Odile)
Mrs. CURTIN WINSOR, III (Deborah)
Mr. ELLIS WISNER

Mr. GRAHAM WISNER and Ms. RANIA HANANO WISNER

The Honorable NEAL S. WOLIN and Ms. NICOLE ELKON

Mr. and Mrs. KENNETH R. WOODCOCK (Dorothy)

Mr. ROBERT (BOB) WOODWARD and Ms. ELSA WALSH

Mrs. MICHAEL WOYEVODSKY (Xenia) Mrs. CATE MAGENNIS WYATT

 

IN MEMORIAM

Warren Adler
The Honorable Birch E. Bayh, Jr. Susan Brinkley
Elaine Broadhead
Donald A. Brown
Ruth Hale Buchanan
The Honorable Mortimer M. Caplin Marion Oates (Oatsie) Leiter Charles The Honorable Thad Cochran The Honorable John D. Dingell Carol Foley
Sarah Gewirz
Georgie Anne (GeeGee) Geyer The Honorable Ernest Hollings Pamela Howar
Nancy W. Ignatius
Dr. Marvin C. Korengold
Jane Carew Lee
Dr. LaSalle D. Leffall, Jr.
The Honorable Richard Lugar The Honorable FrederickV. Malek Edmund Morris
Mary Johnson Munroe Nancy Beebe Maguire Gray Pyne Cokie Roberts
Robert M. Rosenthal
John Safer
Vicki Sant
Elaine Silverstein
Helen (Leni) Stern Associate Justice John Paul Stevens

 

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Mr. and Mrs. ANGUS YATES (Elizabeth/“Sissy”)

Mr. and Mrs. GLENN YOUNGKIN (Susanne)

 

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Mr. and Mrs. JEFFREY ZELL (Lauri)

Mr. PAUL ZEVNIK and Ms. GINNY GRENHAM Mr. and Mrs. JEFFREY D. ZIENTS (Mary)

Eric & Susi Larsen

Eric Larsen is president of the Advisory Board Company,aWashington-based professional services firm that provides research, technology and strategic guidance to the healthcare industry. He also serves as chairman ofWashington National Opera. Susi Larsen, a former real estate executive, focuses on the couple’s three children and various arts organizations including the opera andThe Washington Ballet.

 

You set a major example for your business peer group because of your active involvement in the cultural life of the nation’s capital. What are your favorite causes?

ERIC LARSEN: Our first passion is of course Washington National Opera! We feel so fortunate to have this world-class company at the Kennedy Center. It’s up to us as Washingtonians to ensure its continued vitality and success and it is a joy to help evangelize to a new generation about the beauty of this art form. We are also endlessly inspired by what Julie Kent is doing at The Washington Ballet. She is a Washington treasure.

What describes your entertaining style?

SUSI LARSEN: We love to entertain at our house in McLean and invite a fun, unexpected and diverse combination of friends. We prefer intimate gatherings of 12-14 guests. Occasionally we’ll include an unannounced musical element. Recently we invited three brilliant young artists from the opera’s Domingo-Cafritz program to sing excerpts from Mozart’s “Magic Flute.” I don’t fancy myself much of a cook, so for formal dinners I work with a talented young chef to come up with thematic menus and wine pairings.

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