
Social secretaries and cultural attachés at Meridian on August 11, 2021. Photo: Stephen Bobb

Remarks by Carlos Elizondo, Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Babara Brown-Hawthorne (Barbara Hawthorne Interiors Ltd.), Tracy Berstein, and Heather Florance at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Ambassador Stuart Holliday (Meridian), Fuad Sahouri (Sahouri Insurance), and Carlos Elizondo (The White House) Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Heather Florance, Debra Dunn (French American Cultural Foundation), Matthew Wendell (U.S. Department of State), Marilyn Baker, and Natalie Jones (Meridian) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Annabel Kempe (Embassy of the United Kingdom), Kiyomi Buker (Embassy of Japan), Alma Candelaria (Office of the Secretary of State, District of Columbia), Secretary Kimberly Bassett (Secretary of State, District of Columbia), Emily Martin (Office of the Secretary of State, District of Columbia), and Caitlin O’ Connor (Embassy of the United Kingdom) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Shannon Ricchetti (The White House) and Kiyomi Buker (Embassy of Japan) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Mark Dumas, Missy Owens, Ambassador Capricia Marshall (Atlantic Council), and Carlos Elizondo (The White House) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Barbara Brown-Hawthorn (Barbara Hawthorn Interiors Ltd), Bob Guberman, Rebekah Mechem-Nantz (Meridian), and Alma Candelaria (Office of the Secretary of State, District of Columbia) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Natalie Jones (Meridian) and Heather Florance at Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021

Popy Rufaidah (Embassy of Indonesia), Ambassador Capricia Marshall (Atlantic Council), and Tracy Bernstein (Meridian) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Shelia Dyson (U.S. Department of State), Jordan Hird (U.S. Department of State), and Debra Schiff (J. Street Group, LLC) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021.Photo: Stephen Bobb

Kiyomi Buker (Embassy of Japan) and Kristin Shoop (Embassy of the United Kingdom) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021. Photo: Stephen Bobb

Kristin Shoop (Embassy of Australia), Tais Howland (Embassy of New Zealand), Elisabeth Herndler (Embassy of Luxembourg), and Katrina Chan at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021. Photo: Stephen Bobb

Elisabeth Herndler (Embassy of Luxembourg), Carlos Elizondo (The White House), Frank Justice (Meridian), and Rossy Vargas (Sahouri Insurance) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021. Photo: Stephen Bobb

Alma Candelaria (Office of the Secretary of State, District of Columbia) and Mariam Keita (Embassy of Mali) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Clare Gallagher (Netflix) and Carlos Elizondo (The White House) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021. Photo: Stephen Bobb

Rebekah Mechem-Nantz (Meridian) and Kumud Shrestha (Embassy of Nepal) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021. Photo: Stephen Bobb

Kiki Somerville, Damion Thomas (Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture), and Ambassador Stuart Holliday (Meridian) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021. Photo: Stephen Bobb

Valeska Ruiken (Embassy of Norway), Mariam Keita (Embassy of Mali), Katy Renoir (Embassy of France), Rossy Vargas (Sahouri Insurance), Claudia Wilson (Embassy of Austria), and Popy Rufaidah (Embassy of Indonesia) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021.Photo: Stephen Bobb

Frank Justice (Meridian) and Luis Gonzalez (Embassy of Paraguay) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Aundrea Paulett (Embassy of Afghanistan), Annelisa Crabtree (Embassy of Germany), and Diane Flamini (Embassy of Spain) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception Photo: Stephen Bobb

Secretary Kimberly Bassett (Secretary of State, District of Columbia) and Popy Rufaidah (Embassy of Indonesia) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Mariam Keita (Embassy of Mali) and Sebastian Di Luca (Embassy of Argentina) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Katy Renoir (Embassy of France), Rossy Vargus (Sahouri Insurance), Annabel Kempe (Embassy of the United Kingdom), Kiyomi Buker (Embassy of Japan), and Annelisa Crabtree (Embassy of Germany) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Tais Howland (Embassy of New Zealand), Elisabeth Herndler (Embassy of Luxembourg) and Claudia Wilson (Embassy of Austria) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Kristin Shoop (Embassy of Australia) and Fuad Sahouri (Sahouri Insurance) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Marilyn Baker, Matthew Wendell (U.S. Department of State), and Heather Florance at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Kumud Shrestha (Embassy of Nepal) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021Photo: Stephen Bobb

Diane Flamini (Embassy of Spain), Alma Candelaria (Office of the Secretary of State, District of Columbia), and Secretary Kimberly Bassett (Secretary of State, District of Columbia) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Beatriz Nava (Embassy of Mexico/Mexican Cultural Institute), Ix-Nic Iruegas (Mexican Cultural Institute of the Embassy of Mexico), Sebastian Di Luca (Embassy of Argentina), and Mariana Rosales (Embassy of Costa Rica) at Meridian Social Secretaries Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb

Rebekah Mechem-Nantz (Meridian) and Alma Candelaria (Office of the Secretary of State, District of Columbia) at Meridian Social Secretaries and Cultural Attachés Reception on August 11, 2021 Photo: Stephen Bobb