Ngandu, 49, replaced Marie-Hélène Mathey-Boo Lowumba as Congo’s ambassador to the United States on Oct. 30, 2025.

This month's Diplomatic Spotlight highlights NUSACC's annual Iftar and the Embassy of Greece's independence day celebration.

On March 28, Right Now for Jamaica (RNFJ) held a gala dinner and concert to raise money for long-term relief following Hurricane Melissa.

Such small-scale options probably won’t quickly achieve either unconditional surrender or regime change, and might even spark a larger, longer conflict involving Iran’s military elites. Before the ...

Washington’s newest crop of ambassadors includes five women, two diplomats who have previously served here, and one son of a former ambassador. They represent a variety of countries ranging from the ...

Washington’s newest crop of ambassadors includes five women, two diplomats who have previously served here, and one son of a former ambassador. They represent a variety of countries ranging from the ...

The wives and husbands of ambassadors posted in the nation’s capital take center stage in cultural diplomacy, bringing the traditions of their countries to the United States while engaging in the ...

Pjer Šimunović, Croatia’s ambassador to the US, says stopping Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is among his nation’s highest priorities. Sweden is about to join the NATO military alliance—its ...

Kristjan Prikk, Estonia’s man in Washington, sees no imminent Russian invasion of the Baltics following its carnage in Ukraine. But he’s clearly worried that if the world doesn’t teach Vladimir Putin ...

On the morning of June 18, diplomats, executives and tennis enthusiasts gathered for a practice drill at the residence of Arthur Sinodinos, Australia’s ambassador to the United States.

Lively music and an expansive feast of international cuisines marked Washington Educational and Cultural Attaché Association’s second annual DC Diplomatic Day of Kindness on Nov. 22. This year’s event ...

Ever since Russia began bombing Ukraine four months ago, the 23 million inhabitants of Taiwan have been eyeing the war nervously, worried that Beijing might want to launch its own invasion. Read what ...