Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex visited Washington,D.C. for the first time since their marriage in June 1999 to attend a receptionon February 2nd at The Library of Congress in recognition of The CongressionalAward, the United States Congress’s program for youth development.Melba Moore, Countess Clarke, and students from the Duke EllingtonSchool of the Arts entertained invited guests. His Royal Highness, The Earl ofWessex (Prince Edward), is chairman of The International Award Council ofwhich The Congressional Award is a member, along with over 100 nonprofitorganizations from around the world.