Ambassadors Ball
Silver Anniversary Soiree

The Ambassadors Ball celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Grand Hyatt Washington on September 30. Congressional leaders were among the guests who gathered to honor newly arrived and longtime ambassadors and their spouses both for their support of the many charitable activities and humanitarian endeavors that take place in D.C. A reception and silent auction preceded the dinner.

The ball raised $650,000 toward research, programs, and services for individuals with multiple sclerosis. The event co-chairs were Kitty Martinez, Diane Nelson and Diana Cantor.

1) Anne and Lee Sittwell 2) General Robinson, Rene Robinson, and Chief of Protocol Donald Ensenat 3) Garnett Stackelberg, Dominican Republic Ambassador Hugo Guiliani and his wife Melody 4) Ambassador of Senegal Amadou Lamine Ba and his wife Oulimata 5) Liechtenstein Ambassador Claudia Fritsche and Manfred Fritsche 6) Ambassador of Grenada Denis Antoine, Ambassador Carmen Marine Gutierrez (Nicaragua to the OAS), Andrew Milliongton, Ambassador of the Bahamas Joshua Sears, Ambassador of Belize Lisa Shoman, and Ambassador of St.Vincent and the Grenadines Ellsworth John 7) Colombian Ambassador Luis Alberto Moreno and Israeli Ambassador Daniel Ayalon 8) Indian Ambassador Lalit Mansingh and his wife Indira Mansingh 9) Turkish Ambassador Osman Logoglu and his wife Mimi 10) Swiss Ambassador Christian Blickesnstorfer and wife Susanne, Carmen Ducaru and her husband Romanian Ambassador Sorin Ducaru.

Photos by Lili Iravani

Ambassadors Ball Silver Anniversary Soiree

Ambassadors Ball
Silver Anniversary Soiree