AMBASSADORS: Archives

Turkey: A Democratic, Dynamic, Transforming Country 08/02/2010 Iceland: A Resilient People 05/20/2010 Kosovo: A Fresh Start 03/12/2010 Taiwan: A Beacon of Democracy 12/31/2009 Liberia – A Country of Firsts 12/11/2009 Moldova – A Painful Transition to Democracy 07/01/2009 Bosnia -- Under War’s Shadow 04/15/2009 Croatia - Looking to a Bright Future 01/07/2009 Singapore: A City With A Buzz 06/12/2008 Latvia - A Fresh Start 05/16/2008 Czech Republic: A 21st Century Czech Mate 01/06/2008 Striving Toward Healthy Relationships 11/29/2007 Portugal: At the Center of Globalization 08/15/2007 Imagine the Role of a Reunited Cyprus 06/19/2007 Promoting Finland’s Business 02/20/2007 The European Union: A Developing Ideal 10/31/2006 Palestine: A Change of Peace 04/06/2006 Taiwan’s Burden of Balance 12/12/2005 Costa Rica: Leading the CAFTA Effort 09/08/2005 Nicaragua: Struggling Toward a Hopeful Future 05/29/2005 Venezuela: A Partner — Why Not ? 11/05/2004 France: Our First Ally, Still Our Ally 03/10/2004 Liechtenstein: The Unknown Heart of Europe 09/05/2003 Cyprus: Finally a Break in the Clouds 05/07/2003 Luxembourg: Ambassador Arlette Conzemius 01/22/2003 Bulgaria: Ambassador Elena Borislavova Poptodorova 10/24/2002 Norway- Ambassador Knut Vollebaek. 05/13/2002 Azerbaijan: Ambassador Dr. Hafiz Pashayev 02/26/2002 Finland: Ambassador Jaakko Laajava 02/17/2002 Germany: Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger 08/24/2001 Cambodia: Ambassador Ron Eng 04/06/2001 Cyprus: Ambassador Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis 01/21/2001 Ghana: Ambassador Koby Koomson 08/10/2000 MALAYSIA: Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir 06/20/2000 Taiwan: Representative C.J. (Chien-Jen) 06/09/2000 Albania: First Lady Lidra Meidani 06/04/2000 Ireland: Ambassador Sean O'Huiginn. 04/19/2000 Brazil: Ambassador Rubens Antonio Barbosa 12/20/1999 Turkey: Ambassador Baki Ilkin 08/21/1999 Republic of China: Stephen S. F. Chen 06/07/1999 New Zealand: Former Prime Minister James Bolger 10/22/1998 Republic of China: Premier Lien Chan--STATEMENT 03/11/1997 Bosnia & Croatia: Dr.Nedzib Sacirbey 09/15/1996 Bosnia: Dr. Nedzib Sacirbey 09/08/1996 Indonesia: Ambassador Dr. Arifin M. Siregar 05/27/1996

EDITOR'S CORNER: Archives

'Every Man Dies Alone' 07/07/2010 Heartbroken Haiti 04/02/2010 The Nascent Obama Foreign Policy Doctrine 10/30/2009 Dresden Loses UNESCO Designation 08/06/2009 The Mind of Obama and the Speech in Cairo 06/06/2009 Obama and Clinton -- Sweeping up the Mess 04/08/2009 Do We Expect Too Much? 12/30/2008 A Reason for Hope 05/16/2008 The Mosul Dam -- Iraq’s Imminent Disaster! 11/30/2007 Poetry on Iraq 03/07/2007 The Pope and the Missing Point 09/21/2006 Warren Buffet — Breaking the Mold and Cracking the Code 07/11/2006 The World 2006 04/13/2006 New Orleans: A National Treasure 09/08/2005 Mourning Has Broken 07/06/2005 Tsunami Grief and the World’s Problems 01/08/2005 Election 2004 -- Has America Missed a Great Opportunity? 11/07/2004 Regaining Our Balance as a Nation 05/11/2004 What Happened to Reason in the 21st Century? 11/05/2003 War and a Moment of Truth 05/21/2003 For The Children Of Iraq 10/24/2002 America the 'Super Power' 07/01/2002 Shaking the Sacred Pillars. 04/01/2002 Is War Inevitable? 02/01/2001

TAIWAN EDITORIAL: Archives

Toward a New Female Future 06/01/2010 Taiwan Strives Toward Full Engagement 05/10/2010 International Cooperation for Climate Change Mitigation 10/16/2009 Chinese Literature Creates a Garden of Meditation 08/07/2009 WHO Invites Taiwan Participation 05/13/2009 Bringing Museums To Life 04/07/2009 UN Bid: Determined and Pragmatic 09/10/2008 Global Disease Prevention Network Must Include Taiwan 04/24/2008 True Colors 09/17/2007

TRAVEL UPDATE: Archives

Travel Update - September 1, 2010 09/01/2010 Travel Update - August 25, 2010 08/25/2010 Travel Update - August 11, 2010 08/11/2010 Travel Update - August 4, 2010 08/04/2010 Travel Update - July 28, 2010 07/28/2010 Travel Update - July 21, 2010 07/21/2010 Travel Update - July 14, 2010 07/14/2010 Travel Update - July 7, 2010 07/07/2010 Travel Update - June 30, 2010 06/30/2010 Travel Update - June 23, 2010 06/23/2010 Travel Update - June 17, 2010 06/17/2010 Travel Update - June 2, 2010 06/02/2010 Travel Update - May 26, 2010 05/26/2010 Travel Update - May 12, 2010 05/12/2010 Travel Update - May 5, 2010 05/05/2010 Travel Update - April 28, 2010 04/28/2010 Travel Update - April 21, 2010 04/21/2010 Travel Update - April 7, 2010 04/07/2010 Travel Update - March 31, 2010 03/31/2010 Travel Update - March 10, 2010 03/10/2010 Travel Update - March 2, 2010 03/02/2010 Travel Update - February 23, 2010 02/23/2010 Travel Update - February 16, 2010 02/16/2010 Travel Update - February 10, 2010 02/10/2010 Travel Update - February 3, 2010 02/03/2010 Travel Update - January 27, 2010 01/27/2010 Travel Update - January 20, 2010 01/20/2010 Travel Update - January 12, 2010 01/12/2010 Travel Update - January 5, 2010 01/05/2010 Travel Update - December 23, 2009 12/23/2009 Travel Update - December 16, 2009 12/16/2009 Travel Update - December 9, 2009 12/09/2009 Travel Update - December 2, 2009 12/02/2009 Travel Update - November 25, 2009 11/25/2009 Travel Update - November 18, 2009 11/18/2009 Travel Update - November 4, 2009 11/04/2009 Travel Update - October 28, 2009 10/28/2009 Travel Update - October 21, 2009 10/21/2009 Travel Update - October 14, 2009 10/14/2009 Travel Update - October 7, 2009 10/07/2009 Travel Update - Sept. 29, 2009 09/29/2009 Travel Update - Sept. 16, 2009 09/16/2009 Travel Update - Sept. 9, 2009 09/09/2009 Travel Update - Sept. 2, 2009 09/02/2009 Travel Update - August 19, 2009 08/19/2009 Travel Update - August 5, 2009 08/05/2009 Travel Update - July 29, 2009 07/29/2009 Travel Update - July 8, 2009 07/08/2009 Travel Update - July 1, 2009 07/01/2009 Travel Update - June 17, 2009 06/17/2009 Travel Update - June 3, 2009 06/03/2009 Travel Update - May 27, 2009 05/27/2009 Travel Update - May 13, 2009 05/13/2009 Travel Update - May 6, 2009 05/05/2009 Travel Update - April 29, 2009 04/29/2009 Travel Update - April 22, 2009 04/22/2009 Travel Update - April 15, 2009 04/15/2009 Travel Update - April 8, 2009 04/08/2009 Travel Update - April 1, 2009 04/01/2009 Travel Update - March 25, 2009 03/25/2009 Travel Update - March 18, 2009 03/18/2009 Travel Update - March 11, 2009 03/11/2009 Travel Update - February 18, 2009 02/18/2009 Travel Update - February 4, 2009 02/04/2009 Travel Update - January 21, 2009 01/21/2009 Travel Update - January 14, 2009 01/14/2009 Travel Update - January 7, 2009 01/07/2009 Travel Update - December 31, 2008 12/31/2008 Travel Update - December 17, 2008 12/17/2008 Travel Update - December 10, 2008 12/10/2008 Travel Update - November 26, 2008 11/26/2008 Travel Update - November 19, 2008 11/19/2008 Travel Update - November 12, 2008 11/12/2008 Travel Update - November 4, 2008 11/04/2008 Travel Update - November 3, 2008 11/03/2008 Travel Update - October 22, 2008 10/22/2008 Travel Update - October 15, 2008 10/15/2008 Travel Update - October 8, 2008 10/08/2008 Travel Update - October 1, 2008 10/01/2008 Travel Update - September 24, 2008 09/24/2008 Travel Update - September 17, 2008 09/17/2008 Travel Update - September 10, 2008 09/10/2008 Travel Update - August 27, 2008 08/27/2008 Travel Update - August 6, 2008 08/06/2008 Travel Update - July 30, 2008 07/30/2008 Travel Update - July 23,2008 07/23/2008 Travel Update - July 9, 2008 07/09/2008 Travel Update - July 2, 2008 07/02/2008 Travel Update - June 18, 2008 06/18/2008 Travel Update - June 11, 2008 06/11/2008 Travel Update - May 28, 2008 05/28/2008 Travel Update - May 21, 2008 05/21/2008 Travel Update - May 7, 2008 05/07/2008 Travel Update - April 30, 2008 04/30/2008 Travel Update - April 23, 2008 04/23/2008 Travel Update - April 16, 2008 04/16/2008 Travel Update - 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FEATURE TRAVEL: Archives

Turks and Caicos - Parrot Cay Resort 10/10/2009 Caneel Bay Resort: St. John, US Virgin Islands 01/15/2009 2008: Quebec City's 400-Year Anniversary 08/30/2008 Tribute Meets the Challenge of the Panama Canal 07/30/2008 NEVIS ISLAND - Montpelier and Nisbet Plantation Inns 12/03/2007 Barging in Burgundy 02/03/2007 Portugal: Sardine Heaven 09/23/2006 Ireland: Escape to Clare Island 03/10/2006 Schwaebisch Hall Germany 08/21/2005 Florida's Most Enticing Feature: Captiva Island 07/05/2005 France: Exploring the Chateaux of the Loire Valley 01/19/2005 Kerry, Ireland -- Blessed by the Gods 06/16/2004 Paris -- Falling in Love Again! 09/05/2003 TOBAGO: Serene, Spectacular, and Spirited 05/12/2003 Germany: Dresden, Leipzig and Weimar 05/24/2001 Hungary: Budapest- A capital city for all the senses 04/10/2001 St. Vincent and the Grenadines-- An Inviting Discovery in the Caribbean. 03/22/2001 Cuba - After the Pope's Visit 10/25/2000 Mongolia... Ancient, Mysterious & Mystical 10/17/2000 Ghana:The New Gateway To Africa 07/21/2000 Eastern France: Franche- Comte's --unspoiled pleasures. 05/25/2000 Jost Van Dyke - A Tranquil Caribbean Retreat 04/24/2000 Indonesia: Bali & Java 04/24/2000 IRELAND: Embraced in Green Velvet 04/21/2000 Switzerland: Alpine Trekking. 03/25/2000 Croatia: Red Roofs of Dubrovnik Radiant Again 03/22/2000 Cyprus - A Break in the Clouds? 01/30/2000 Mexico: Exploring the Heart of Oaxaca 03/30/1999 Canada: Quebec: Beautiful, Cheap and Easy to Reach 10/22/1998 Russia: St. Petersburg 03/29/1997 Russia: The Mystery and Magic of Moscow 09/19/1996 Austria: Treasures of an Imperial Past 03/04/1985

UNITED NATIONS: Archives

Spotlight Back on Haiti 05/03/2010 UN: Long Road to Copenhagen 11/09/2009 President Obama and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon - Still Popular? 09/30/2009 President Obama and the UN 03/26/2009 Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Magna Carta for the World 11/11/2008 US and UN: On a Slippery Slope? 06/11/2008 UN Spearheads Climate Change Debate 02/08/2008 Can the UN Save the US and Iraq? 08/23/2007 UN - Still Popular in US and Abroad 06/11/2007 UN: Back (or Still) in Iraq? 05/10/2007 UN Challenges “Conflict of Civilizations” Theory 02/07/2007 Back in the Limelight on Center Stage 11/05/2006 US and UN: Strange Bedfellows 07/06/2006 UN Approves Landmark Human Rights Council 03/17/2006 Oil for Food Program: RIP 12/15/2005 Reform or Perish? 08/09/2005 Allegations Against UN Oil for Food Program Are Murky 05/15/2005 Much Ado About Little 01/19/2005 World To Rally Around UN Goals? 11/03/2004 A Life Or Death Decision 07/30/2004 UN: US’s Secret Weapon 05/11/2004 UN: Last Hope for Peace 02/25/2004 Is the UN Back, or Is the US Back? 07/23/2003 UN: Even More Relevant and Responsible 03/29/2003 US and Iraq: Staring Into the Abyss 12/31/2002 Coalition Built on Shifting Sands? 06/20/2002

HOTEL SPOTLIGHT: Archives

TURKEY: Istanbul’s glorious CIRAGAN PALACE 06/30/2010 Dresden - Hotel Bulow Residenz: A Perfect Baroque Setting 09/17/2009 Dublin - The Fabulous Shelbourne Hotel 12/17/2008 FRANCE: Hotel MEURICE - A Parisian Jewel 04/01/2008 SEDONA, Arizona: Enchantment Resort and Mii amo Spa 03/14/2007 BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: Biras Creek Resort 10/03/2006 TUCSON, AZ: Arizona Inn 06/09/2006 GERMANY: The Kempinski TASCHENBERGPALAIS 12/02/2005 IRELAND: Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort 03/09/2005 IRELAND: Blue Book Country Houses 03/29/2004 NEW YORK: Hotel Plaza Athenee 03/28/2004 PARIS: The Distinguished CONCORDE Hotels 09/09/2003 TOBAGO: Stonehaven Villas 05/07/2003 HOT SPRINGS, VA: The Homestead 03/24/2003 CANADA: Vancouver's Elegant WEDGEWOOD HOTEL 09/07/2002 CYPRUS: ANASSA HOTEL -- Subtlety magnificent! 09/07/2002 PENNSYLVANIA: The NEMACOLIN Woodlands Resort & Spa 06/20/2002

WINTER GETAWAY: Archives

British Virgin Islands - Biras Creek Resort 01/01/2009

DRESDEN REVISITED: Archives

Dresden -- 20 Years After Communism 12/16/2009

IRELAND'S FINEST: Archives

Blue Book Country Houses of Sligo and Mayo 05/24/2007

INTERNATIONAL PERSONALITIES: Archives

Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy - Dedicated to Proactive Approaches 05/03/2007 Sir John Noble and Dresden 09/07/2006 A Dedication to Palestinian Women 02/28/2005 Zainab Salbi: An Iraqi Driven to Rectifying Injustice 04/15/2004 U.S. Policy in the Caucasus 10/25/2002 Betty Bumpers: The World Enmeshed in a Nuclear Mess 10/24/2002 Republic of China’s Vice President: 06/20/2002 Dr. Oscar Arias: Nobel Peace Laureate 12/13/2001 Dr. Guenter Blobel: Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine, 1999 08/19/2001 Dr. Amatai Etzioni: Professor and Author of 'The Road to the Good Society' 04/16/2001 Septime Webre: Washington Ballet Artistic Director 03/03/2001 Phil Borges: World Photographer 10/22/2000 Harry Belafonte 07/03/2000 Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith's Irish heritage. 03/19/2000 Kevin McClory: James Bond filmmaker. 08/20/1999

CAPITOL CITY EVENTS: Archives

Washington DC - The American Experience 05/03/2007