Our next Happy Hour is coming up right away on Wednesday,
May 4, 2022 at the Conrad Hotel, 950 New York Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20001
from 5:30 – 7:30 pm. (See invitation below.)
Our host, Alina Obgolts and her team will treat us to wine,
beer, and hors d’oeuvres on their beautiful rooftop. She will also
generously provide valet parking.
We had a waiting list for our Happy Hour yesterday, so RSVP right away to cc.programchair@gmail.com to make sure you can join us!
The Board is pleased to announce two upcoming professional
programs and three social event dates, including a NEW DATE FOR OUR ANNUAL
BALL!
The 2022 Consular Corps Annual Ball will now be on
Saturday, June 4, 2022 at the British Embassy, from 7:00 pm to 12:00
midnight! Dust off your formal attire, shine up those dancing shoes, and
get ready for a wonderful evening of fun, delicious food and wine, great music,
and (OF COURSE!) our famous Consular Corps raffle! After a long
COVID-induced hiatus, it is finally time to party!
Before then, though, we will have two professional programs
and two Happy Hours. Here is a list of the upcoming events:
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 – TWO EVENTS!
1. Professional Program in cooperation with the
Embassy of Canada
Introduction to ERO (Enforcement and Removal Operations)
ICE Officer John Carey, Speaker
Embassy of Canada
3:30 – 5:00 pm
2. Happy Hour at AKA White House from 5:30 – 7:00
pm
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Happy Hour at the Conrad from 5:30 – 7:30 pm
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Professional Program
When a Foreign National Dies in the US – What Consuls
Need to Know
Dr. Diaz, DC Chief Medical Examiner, Speaker
Embassy of Argentina
3:30 – 5:00 pm
Saturday, June 4, 2022
2022 Annual Consular Corps Ball!
British Embassy
7:00 pm – 12:00 midnight
We will have one final Happy Hour in June to close out the
year at the Fairmont. We’ll send that date out a little later.
You will receive individual invitations for each
event. The first Happy Hour invitation will be coming shortly.
The Board is looking forward to seeing you at both
professional programs, the Ball, and at one, both, or all three Happy Hours!
The Board is excited to invite you to our next professional
training program, A Primer on US Child Welfare Laws, which will take
place on Monday, March 28, 2022 from 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm, at the University of
Arizona College of Law, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington,
DC, 20004.
This important program is being presented in conjunction
with the University of Arizona College of Law, DC Campus. The speaker,
Professor Paul Bennett, will discuss child and parental rights, child
safeguards, state and local agency resources, and common issues when one or
both parent(s) is/are foreign national(s).
The program will be in the University of Arizona space, so
we must use their online registration process, however, this is an official
Consular Corps of Washington, DC program, so there is NO COST to
register. Please use the following link to RSVP (register) for the
program:
Now that Omicron is in the rear view mirror and DC is
opening back up again, the Board is making up for lost time and has put
together an exciting, full list of professional training and social programs
for the rest of our 2021-2022 year!
Specific invitations will be coming out for each of the
events, but we want to let you know what is coming up over the next 6
months.
March, 2022:
A Primer on US Child Welfare Laws, University of Arizona College of Law Professor Paul Bennett
Venue – University of Arizona College of Law, DC Campus
3:30 pm Coffee and Registration
4:00 pm Speaker Begins Presentation
5:00 pm End of Program
April, 2022:
Deportation
of Foreign Nationals, Mr. John Carey, ICE Officer, Speaker
Venue –
British Embassy
3:30 pm
Coffee and Registration
4:00 pm
Speaker Begins Presentation
5:00 pm End of Program
Happy Hour at AKA 6:00 – 8:00 pm
May, 2022:
Helping Indigent Foreign Nationals – Working with the
Salvation Army or United Way
Venue – British Embassy
3:30 pm Coffee and Registration
4:00 pm Speaker Begins Presentation
5:00 pm End of Program
Happy Hour at the Conrad Hotel 6:00 – 8:00 pm
June, 2022:
Happy Hour and Elections at the Fairmont 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Saturday, June 25, 2022 – Annual Consular Corps Ball
Venue – British Embassy
7:00 pm to 12:00 Midnight
Drinks, Dinner, Dancing, and the famous Consular Corps
Raffle
Do you have any specific topics you would like the Consular
Corps to do a program on in early June? If so, please contact one of our
Board Members with your suggestion:
On the 16th December 2020 the Washington Diplomat published an article on their website. The article was titled ‘DC-based consular officials shine during global COVID-19 emergency‘.
Current Consular Corps President, New Zealand Consul-General Anna Law, and former Consular Corps President, Luxembourg Consul-General Stan Myck, were interviewed for the article.
The article highlights the importance of consular work as part of the critical operation that goes on in countries’ embassies and consulates and how often the consular staff at posts are the unsung heroes of foreign ministries’ work.
Consular work involves assisting nationals of their countries who find themselves in various undesirable and adverse situations whilst abroad. Consular work involves assisting with many complex issues ranging from replacing a lost or stolen passport to shipping the body of a deceased loved one back home for burial.
Consular work became even more complex this year with the outbreak of COVID-19 around the world with foreign nationals all over the globe finding themselves locked down in hotels, stuck on cruise ships, or unable to return to their home country due to travel restrictions and flight cancellations.
The Consular Corps of Washington D.C. has the pleasure to inform its members that it made in September a donation of $500,- to “Martha’s Table” in Washington DC, in order to support food distribution to the most needy population in the US capital, especially during COVID times.
Martha’s Table is an organization that has been operating for 40 years to increase access to healthy meals and fresh produce for over 15,000 Washington DC residents and promote family success through their no cost community store and engagement programs.
On December 9, 2019, the Consular Corps organised its traditional Christmas Happy Hour in collaboration with TECRO at the beautiful residence of Twin Oaks. A special thank you to H.E. Stanley Kao and Mrs. Kao, as well as to his team for hosting this very special event.
A big thank you to Reginal Director Philip Lutz and his colleagues from the US Census Bureau for presenting to the Consular Corps on the Census Bureau and the 2020 Census. The team presented on a range of interesting topics relating to the 2020 Census and the diplomatic community and to foreign nationals, as well as data from the US Census Bureau on; world population, economics, and trade.
The event was hosted by Consular Corps member, the Embassy of Slovakia, in their beautiful presentation space.
