Ambassadors David Ivry of Israel, EdithSsempala of Uganda, Lalit Mansingh ofIndia and other distinguished guestsgathered at Decatur House onFebruary 26 for a reception to kick offthe Tenth Annual Kennedy CenterSpring Gala. Mayor Anthony Williams,honorary chair of the gala, proclaimedFebruary 26 as Kennedy Center Day inthe District of Columbia. DelphineDaft, the gala’s international chairmanand the wife of the chairman of theCoca-Cola Company, co-hosted thereception with Anthony and BeatriceWelters and Kennedy Center presidentMichael Kaiser.