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 AMBASSADORGARYDOER Canada Tell us something people don’t know about you and would be surprised to hear. People think that all Canadians love hockey and hockey only, but I love NFL football and have followed it for years. I am a huge Minnesota Vikings fan. What is your favorite region in your home country? I love Churchill. I love kayaking with the beluga whales in July and seeing the magnificent polar bears in October. What was the best advice given to you as an incoming ambassador? Make sure you don’t get consumed with the great social invitations that you receive in this world-class city and keep focused on the economic and security priorities of your country. KOSOVO LATVIA AMBASSADOR: Vlora Citaku EMBASSY: 2175 K St. NW Suite 300, 20037 TELEPHONE: 202-450-2130 KUWAIT AMBASSADOR: Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al Jaber Al-Sabah SPOUSE: Rima Al-Sabah EMBASSY AND RESIDENCE: 2940 Tilden St. NW, 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-966-0702 KYRGYZSTAN AMBASSADOR: Kadyr Toktogulov Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-449-9822 RESIDENCE: 4101 33rd Rd., Arlington, VA 22207 AMBASSADOR: Andris Razans Gunta Razane EMBASSY: 2306 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-328-2840 RESIDENCE: 4525 Foxhall Crescent NW, 20007 SPOUSE: LEBANON AMBASSADOR: Antoine Chedid Nicole Chedid EMBASSY: 2560 28th St. NW, 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-939-6300 RESIDENCE: 2841 McGill Terrace NW, 20008 SPOUSE: EMBASSY: 2360 LAOS AMBASSADOR: Mai Sayavongs EMBASSY AND RESIDENCE: 2222 S St. NW, 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-332-6416 LESOTHO AMBASSADOR: Eliachim Molapi Sebatane Lois Anne Sebatane EMBASSY: 2511 Massachusetts Ave NW, 20008 TELEPHONE: 202-797-5533 RESIDENCE: 7013 Loch Lomond Dr., Bethesda, MD 20817 SPOUSE: AMBASSADORMAGUYMACCARIODOYLE Monaco Tell us something people don’t know about you and would be surprised to hear. I am a passionate oenophile and proud that I’m one of only two women admitted as “Chevalier de la Commanderie de Bordeaux” in their prestigious New York chapter. Also, I started my career at age 18 at Monaco’s Tourism Board, among other things greeting guests at the Monaco F1 Grand Prix. A week after passing my driving test and receiving my license, I was asked to drive the legendary racer Sir Jackie Stewart and his wife to the airport. I was so nervous, but he said I drove very well. What do you like to do in your free time? I love playing tennis and have recently taken up golf – I (luckily) scored a hole-in-one on my very first tee-off during coaching classes! Do you have a favorite restaurant in Washington? I love Nora’s Restaurant. Chef Nora Pouillon is a true pioneer in the organic food movement and a wonderful, inspiring lady. AMBASSADORRACHADBOUHLAL Morocco What would you like to accomplish in your time in Washington? Morocco was the first country to recognize the independence of the United States. I would like my efforts in promoting our bilateral relations to help carry on the legendary promise that was drafted in our Treaty of Peace and Friendship negotiated by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and King Muhammad III in 1786. What do you like to do in your free time? What are your hobbies? I love to play golf, and by the way, a little known fact is that Morocco has some of the greatest golf courses. What is your favorite book? “World Order” by Henry Kissinger. LIBERIA AMBASSADOR: Jeremiah WA S H I N G T O N L I F E | O C T O B E R      | washingtonlife.com 55