CELEBRATION OF WOMEN DIPLOMATS
12th Annual Celebration of Women Diplomats New York, NY
New York, NY—On March 28, 2019, the Women’s Foreign Policy Group held its annual Celebration of Women Diplomats at the home of WFPG member Geraldine Kunstadter. The program honored the achievements of women permanent representatives to the United Nations, deputy permanent representatives to the United Nations, and consuls general. Honorees included Ambassadors to the United Nations: H.E. Mirgul Moldoisaeva of Kyrgyzstan, H.E. Amatlain Elizabeth Kabua of the Marshall Islands, H.E. Milica Pejanović Đurišić of Montenegro, H.E. Maleeha Lodhi of Pakistan, H.E. Pennelope Beckles of Trinidad and Tobago, Chargé d'Affaires Sanja Zografska Krsteska of North Macedonia, and US Ambassador for UN Management and Reform Cherith Norman-Chalet. WFPG also recognized the Deputy Permanent Representatives of Bulgaria, Georgia, and Serbia, and the Consuls General of Bulgaria, Ecuador, Estonia, Guyana, Luxembourg, and Peru. Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, made brief opening remarks on behalf of the honorees.
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US Ambassador for UN Management and Reform Cherith Norman-Chalet and Special Adviser to the US UN Mission Margarita Palau-Hernandez
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Ambassador Lodhi of Pakistan makes remarks. Also pictured: Kristan Hamlin, Kim Kahnhauser Freeman, hostess Geraldine Kunstadter, and Ambassador Đurišić
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Ambassadors Milica Pejanović Đurišić of Montenegro and Pennelope Beckles of Trinidad and Tobago
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WFPG Executive Director Kim Kahnhauser Freeman welcomes guests and recognizes honorees
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Chargé d'Affaires Sanja Zografska Krsteska of North Macedonia, DPR of Serbia Marina Ivanovic, and WFPG Board Member Maureen White
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Ambassador Marita Landaveri Porturas, Consul General of Peru
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Hostess Geraldine Kunstadter greets Consul General Jeanne Crauser of Luxembourg
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Linda Boughton, Geraldine Kunstadter, Consul General of Ecuador Linda Machuca Moscoso, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi and Consul General of Bulgaria Maya Hristova
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Margarita Palau-Hernandez, Special Adviser to the US UN Mission
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Ambassador Amatlain Kabua of the Marshall Islands and Marina Ivanovic, DPR of Serbia
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Andrea Appell of the US Department of State and WFPG Board Member Jennifer Clinton
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Dilek Tas of NYU, Consul General of Ecuador Linda Machuca Moscoso, and Melody Chang of WGCA
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UN Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance Jan Beagle with Zoe Leung and Teresa Val of the EastWest Institute
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Ambassador Cherith Norman Chalet, Betty Emamian, Kristan Hamlin, Ellen Itskovitz, and WFPG Board Member Maureen White
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Consul General of Guyana Barbara Atherly, Ambassador Pennelope Beckles of Trinidad and Tobago, and Alexa Ward
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Ambassador Mirgul Moldoisaeva of Kyrgyzstan and Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi of Pakistan
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WFPG Executive Director Kim Kahnhauser Freeman and Elene Agladze, Deputy Permanent Representative of Georgia
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Ellen Itskovitz, Special Adviser to the US UN Mission Margarita Palau-Hernandez, Chargé d'Affaires Sanja Zografska Krsteska of North Macedonia, and Melissa Reed
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Hostess Geraldine Kunstadter and UN Under-Secretary-General Jan Beagle
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Dilek Tas of NYU and Melody Chang of WCGA
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Ambassador Pennelope Beckles of Trinidad and Tobago and Nina Lahoud
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Chargé d'Affaires of North Macedonia Sanja Zografska Krsteska and Melody Chang of WGCA
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