The Ambassador Leading Diplomacy’s AI Revolution

Ambassador Sinisa Grgic, the Croatian ambassador in Stockholm, believes artificial intelligence will do for diplomacy what the harnessing of fire did for humanity—and he is already building the tools he thinks will decide who survives the transition.

The Lion and the Rose

The Dupont mansion that now serves as the Embassy of Iraq was once the site of a quiet revolution in philanthropy.

Nairobi’s First Net Zero Embassy

The two-building five-acre compound has a design feature that makes it unique the world over – it was modeled after an eco-safari camp in the Kenyan bush.

La Scala in Washington: The Opera Wardrobe of Maria Callas

Maria Callas’ iconic opera costumes from La Scala in Milan are on exhibit now in Washington through a collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Washington, the Luther W. Brady Art Gallery and the Embassy of Greece, with the contribution of Fondazione Teatro Alla Scala and Fondazione Zeffirelli Onlus.

Custodians of Culture Gather at Villa Firenze

At the Italian ambassador’s residence, the historic Villa Firenze, diplomats, law-enforcement officials, and cultural heritage leaders gathered for “Custodians of Culture,” marking 25 years of the U.S.–Italy Cultural Property Agreement with a repatriation ceremony and policy dialogue.