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contents february 2011

editor's letter........................................................... 8

Washington Social Diary

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around town All Hail the Russian New Year! ........ 46

Social Calendar Upcoming Spring events . ......... 10

WL-SPONSORED Events

INSIDER'S GUIDE A picture-perfect getaway and more ... 12

Choral Arts Society Holiday Concert and Gala .................. 47

Who's next Swiss junior diplomat Lukas Sieber......... 14

Choral Arts Young Patrons Christmas Benefit.........................47 Eden Lounge Fiery Rooftop Party .......................................48

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25th Annual Tuxedo Ball ...................................................49

HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC Actor Gabriel Byrne pays a visit ..................................................... 18

Smithsonian Young Benefactors Jolly Holiday...................... 50

kennedy center honors Washington fetes Paul McCartney, Oprah Winfrey and other stars........................ 19 brunch FOR THE STARS George and Liz Stevens welcome the distinguished honorees.......................................... 20

Starlight Mid-Atlantic Children's Foundation Gala................51 Capital City Ball................................................................53 Kidney Ball........................................................................53 Heroines in Technology Awards.............................................55

Global Kids Benefit ...........................................................20

WL-Exclusive events

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President Obama's unexpected comeback........................... 22

Richard Wolffe's Book Party ................................................22

Saks Jandel's Isaac Mizrahi Fashion Show............................24

Global Kids Benefit ...........................................................20

special report Drip... Drip... Roland Flamini on the WikiLeaks blame game............................................... 26

Chas. Schwartz A Night at the Museum Celebrating Michael Beaudry ............................................................................50

FRESHMaN ORIENTATION Get acquainted with

Chris Murray's 'Elvis at 21' Reception.................................54

Capitol freshman stars ................................................ 28

special feature THE YOUNG & THE GUEST LIST 2011 Our annual roster of under-40 Washington overachievers............................. 30 the art of Romance The Phillips Collection is

celebrating all the couples who fell in love while enjoying their art, plus some our favorite places in D.C. to snuggle up .............. 41

Oh, the Glamorous life! D.C.'s bold and beautiful take Turnberry Towers by storm in classic 40s style .............. 42

CNMC's Reception at the Egyptian Embassy.......................55

HOME Life inside homes Interior design upstarts .......................... 57 re news Near record-breakers . ......................................... 60 OPEN HOUSE Living large . ............................................ 62 point of view Rep. Heath Shuler's Washington. ........ 66

ON THE COVER: The Young & The Guest List member Andrew Noyes. (Photo by Tony Powell) ABOVE, FROM top: Ana誰s and Renaud de Viel Castel, on this year's The Young & The Guest List; Miranda Lambert on The Kennedy Center Honors Red Carpet (Photo by Tony Powell); INSIDE HOMES tours the residences of local design stars (Photo by Erik Johnson).

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This is one of Northern Virginia’s premier familyfriendly fundraising events benefitting Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children. A unique afternoon of fun for the entire family, featuring fabulous auction items, numerous interactive games and activities and live entertainment by nationally recognized “A+ Dropouts” and DJ Jamie Biden!

As a not-for-profit health care provider, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children relies on the support of the community to achieve our mission to provide world-class medical care in a child-friendly environment, close to home.

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In Full Bloom

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uch discussion around Washington of late has focused on what we will be leaving our children – a cleaner earth, a more civil society, less debt. We can’t assume, however, that future generations will passively take on our agenda. What we don’t hear about often enough are the things our younger citizens need to bring with them into the future: an independent artistic spirit, fervor for social change and ideas for new businesses to make the world a better place.

In 2008, the capital benefited from an influx of people in their 20s and 30s, arriving in the wake of an inspiring president and first lady. This was immediately evident as we analyzed candidates for our annual Young & The Guest List. Our 2011 roster makes it clear, once again, that Washington continues to be a hub of growth, fed by young people with a seemingly endless supply of energy and ideas to match their positive outlook.

As in the past, this year’s list expresses the breadth of accomplishments achieved by those who are included such as entrepreneurs, artists, policy makers, journalists and philanthropists.

What is especially new to our area (besides the tide of incoming freshmen on the Hill) are the many restaurateurs who populate our 2011 list. Some of the world’s best chefs and a few savvy youngsters who’ve gathered a devoted following through social media are making Washington a leading dining destination to rival New York City and San Francisco.

Knowing that a list is only part of the picture, we’ve solicited the participation of some of our Y&GL notables to tell us in their own words about their work.These include a powerful firsthand account from a brave officer fighting in Afghanistan and

an insightful look into the fast-paced world of digital media.

We also showcase several of our honorees in a glamour-infused photo shoot as they spend the day at the architecturally stunning Turnberry Tower in Arlington,Va. Meanwhile, Roland Flamini weighs in with a thoughtful take on just who within the U.S. government is primarily responsible for WikiLeaks’ notorious dissemination of classified documents.

The flower of youth continues to bloom into our Home Life section, which this issue highlights the homes of three up-and-coming interior designers. All are known for their eclectic taste, which has them heating up the world of design right here in our own backyard and beyond.

As always, this issue is chockablock with event coverage including Starlight Midatlantic Foundation’s whimsical benefit, the starstudded Kennedy Center Honors, Choral Arts Society’s Christmas concerts, Saks Jandel’s Isaac Mizrahi fashion show, and more. As the weather warms up, we look forward to seeing you at the WL-sponsored Pink Tie Party, Washington National Opera’s Midwinter Fiesta, and the Alvin Ailey Gala, among many others.

Nancy R. Bagley Editor in Chief Readers wishing to contact Nancy Bagley can email her at editorial@washingtonlife.com

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THE ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER GALA Break out your dancing shoes! Guests will attend the acclaimed dance company’s opening night performance at the Kennedy Center Opera House, then move upstairs for dinner and dancing (with the dancers!) on the Roof Terrace. Proceeds support Ailey’s Washington outreach programs and provide scholarships to the Ailey School in New York.

Kennedy Center; 7 p.m.; $500, tables for 10 available for up to $25,000; black-tie; contact Ariel Metzger, 202-636-8745, ariel@campbellpeachey.com.

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CHILDREN’S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER’S MONTE CARLO NIGHT An evening of mystery awaits.Arrive incognito in a mask of your choosing for a night of cocktails and casino games with live music by Voodoo Orchestra. All proceeds benefit the programs and services offered by Children’s National Medical Center. The Ritz-Carlton, Washington D.C.; 7 p.m.-12 a.m.; $250 all inclusive, $125 dessert and dancing; black-tie optional; contact Lisa Cantu-Parks, LCantu@cnmc.org.

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WASHINGTON PRESS CLUB FOUNDATION’S 67TH ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL DINNER Clued-in Washingtonians won’t want to miss the WPCF’s major fundraising event of the year.

Members of Congress and other high officials are special guests at this very special dinner hosted by the Washington press corps to help fund internship and scholarship programs that encourage diversity in the media and promote the history of women in journalism. Grand Ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental; 6:30 p.m. reception, 8 p.m. dinner; $175, tables for 12 available $2,100; black-tie optional; contact Suzanne Pierron,

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SOME JR. GALA The younger social set will flock to the Corcoran for cocktails and dancing to benefit So Others Might Eat, an organization that helps break the cycle of local poverty and homelessness. Corcoran Gallery of Art; 8 p.m.12 a.m.; $85; black-tie optional; contact Megan Gannon, mgannon@some.org.

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WASHINGTON NATIONAL OPERA MIDWINTER FIESTA Get ready to spice things up with the WNO as Mexican Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan and his wife Veronica host a Mexican affair to remember. The Mexican Cultural Institute, 2829 16th St. NW; 6:30 p.m.; starting at $250; cocktail; contact Michelle Pendoley, 202-295-2468.

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WASHINGTON BALLET JETÉ SOCIETY DANCE PARTY The ballet’s young membership group hosts a can’t-miss – and usually sold out well in advance – event for under-40 Washingtonians.

Supporting the company’s signature education program, DanceDC, the event is oh-so entertaining with cocktails, carousing and of course, dancing. A secret Georgetown waterfront location; 9 p.m.-2 a.m., VIP reception 7-9 p.m.; $145, $175 for VIP; cocktail; contact Elizabeth Early, 202-362-3606, ext. 123, eearly@ washingtonballet.org.

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IFHC PRESENTS EVERY KID’S A ROCKSTAR PARTY Enjoy an afternoon of fun for the entire family at one of Northern Virginia’s premier fundraising events.The party includes spectacular auction items, kid- and adult-friendly food, live entertainment and interactive games and activities - including Guitar Hero! All proceeds benefit the programs and services provided by Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children. The RitzCarlton Tyson’s Corner; 5-8 p.m.; individual child ticket $75, adult $150, sponsorship packages starting at $1,000; contact 703-289-2057.

Sharon Bradley and Diane Brown at Washington National Opera’s 2010 Midwinter Fête. (Photo by Kyle Samperton)

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Bob Hisaoka is giving the “half-smoke” a run for its money. Frustrated by Washington’s lack of an authentic Chicago-style hot dog, the Windy City native took matters into his own hands and recently opened Chidogo’s near U St. From the online chatter, it looks like Chidogo’s is hitting the spot.Try any one of the loaded Vienna beef dogs or an Italian beef sandwich – “juicy” or “dipped” in classic Chi-town style. 1934 C 14th St., NW., 202-332-DOGS, www.chidogos.com.

Dishing It Out

In a busy town where dealmaking is often the main item on the menu, few are able to gather their families together to share a meal. Lorraine Wallace, wife of Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace, found a way to entice both her picky teenage son and busy husband to the table with homemade soups.

Wallace serves up salmon chowder and other easy recipes in her new cookbook Mr. Sunday’s Soups (Wiley), which features heartwarming tales about her family along with her soul-warming creations.

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By the Numbers Each December, the Librarian of Congress chooses films to be preserved in the National Film Registry. Here’s a breakdown of his 2010 list.

The number of films nominated for preservation.

The number of films that are “culturally, historically or aesthetically” significant enough to be preserved. Nominees this year include “The Empire Strikes Back” and “All the President’s Men.” The total number of films currently listed in the registry.

The number of years that the War Department banned John Huston’s war documentary “Let There Be Light,” one of the films chosen this year.

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YOU MAGICALLY TRANSFORMED the embassy for “SOIRÉE SUISSE.”

It used to be a tent on the lawn for about 500 guests. Now, a thousand or more people come and the tent is divided into different lounges with over-the-top design elements: Swiss food specialties like Raclette are served on a conveyor belt, there’s a big fashion show, great music, dancing, and of course lots of chocolate!

THE EVENT IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM TYPICAL EMBASSY GATHERINGS.

Who’s Next Lukas Sieber, Program Manager, USA Presence Switzerland photo by Tony Powell

We have a great building and grounds to showcase the country and 50 different Swiss companies participating. Many are very well known, such as Vitra (furniture), Création Baumann (fabrics) and Ruckstuhl (carpets).

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We’re not just about “Heidi,” the Alps and watches. We all don’t yodel and work in banks.

YOUR COUNTRY IS A LEADER IN DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS.

Our glaciers are melting away very quickly.We are major world innovators for green and clean technology.

SOMETHING IMPORTANT ABOUT SWITZERLAND THAT MOST AMERICANS DON’T KNOW.

Our people have the right to change the constitution directly by collecting signatures and then taking a vote.

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Sexiest man alive?

You betcha!

MOVIES No Strings Attached Tommy McFly and Kelly Collis hosted a screening of “No Strings Attached” at Loews in Georgetown.

“It sounds like any number of ‘chick flicks,’”

Just don’t call actor Gabriel Byrne ‘dark and brooding.’

said 94.7 Fresh FM’s McFly, “but it’s far from average. The premise – Natalie Portman

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ou’ve gotta love a guy who admits he doesn’t mind being called “The Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine. Actor Gabriel Byrne did just that at a party in his honor at the residence of Ambassador Michael and Marie Collins to launch “Imagine Ireland: A year of Irish arts in America 2011.”

“It’s a complimentary description,” he explained. “It’s harmless and I don’t know why anyone would be offended.” What he doesn’t like being called is dark and brooding.

“In Ireland,” he said in a previous interview, “‘brooding’ is a term we use for hens. A brooding hen is supposed to lay eggs. Every time somebody says ‘He’s dark and brooding’ I think: ‘He’s about to lay an egg.’”

Byrne, who has acted with Richard Burton and Kevin Spacey, dished on both. Of Burton he said, “I have never worked with an actor who had more charisma, more innate talent.

I think he was a man who unfortunately died way before his time because of battles with his

own demons.”

Of Spacey, with whom he worked in “Usual Suspects” and for which Spacey won an Academy Award, he commented: “Kevin is probably the best mimic I’ve ever come across, particularly when he mimics me.”

Asked what the best thing about being Irish is, Byrne simply said “being Irish.”

“It was lighthearted and a breezy look at the way relationships work these days...

and Ashton Kutcher are best friends who hook up and try to

keep ‘doing it’ without getting emotionally involved – is a laugh-out-loud movie.” “[It’s] sort of a modern-day ‘When Harry Met Sally,’” Collis said. “All the buzz afterward was whether or not the ‘butt shot’ [in the movie] was really [Kutcher] or a double. Even the few men who were there enjoyed the movie, a little raunchy and laugh-out-loud funny.”

“It was lighthearted and a breezy look at the way relationships work these days ... casual and full of text messaging,” added Merge Creative Media’s Brendan Kownacki.

Tommy McFly and Kelly Collis

Actor Gabriel Byrne and Irish Amb. Michael Collins

Q&A Quickie

HEARD quotable quotes from around town

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, at a Jefferson Hotel book party for his new book “Beyond the Crash,” addressed his “involuntary” exit from office with typical

learn some of the lessons over the past few years.” This of course, is a far cry from his predecessor Benjamin

Celebrity Chef Art Smith on his day off “Today I ran on the Mall. It’s freezing, but I got my run in and I feel wonderful and sexy.”

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Steve Clemons on Grover Norquist and Afghanistan “The fact that Norquist is expressing the need to have that conversation is significant.”

Rep. CharLES Gonzalez (right) on former colleagues “I didn’t realize how much [their leaving] would impact me but it has.”

CNN’s Piers Morgan on his new gig “Madonna and I go back a long way. ... I am kind of banning her before she refuses to come on.”

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British humor. “I decided to write and

Honoree Merle Haggard Erin Brady and Steven Tyler

Matthew Morrison Honoree Jerry Herman

Kris Kristofferson Dave Grohl and Jordyn Blun Grohl

Sheryl Crow

Kid Rock Jim Johnson and Maxine Isaacs

Honoree Bill T. Jones Kelsey Grammer and Kate Walsh

THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS The Kennedy Center Photos BY Tony Powell

Chris Rock and Malaak Compton-Rock

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Christine Barnsky

Matthew Bomer

Jennifer Hudson

Honoree Oprah Winfrey and Forest Whitaker

Sidney Poitier Nancy Shevell and Honoree Sir Paul McCartney

Paige Rorick and Alec Baldwin

KENNEDY CENTER HONORS BRUNCH

Carol Channing

The Mandarin Oriental Photos BY Tony Powell

Diana Ross and her son Evan Ross

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Hosts Elizabeth and George Stevens

Angela Lansbury Caroline-Louise Parker and Mary-Louise Parker

Chita Rivera

Ken Miller, Lybess Sweezy and Rob McGarrah

Chef Todd Gray

Caroline Artigiani and Tony Miller

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GLOBAL KIDS: The ornate reception rooms of the French ambassador’s residence spilled over with goodwill and some of the best cooking imaginable as guests celebrated the Manhattan-based Global Kids International’s Washington debut in grand style. French Chargé d’Affaires Francois Rivasseau hosted the event, which featured a silent auction and delicacies prepared by award-winning chefs Daniel Boulud, José Andrés, Todd Gray, Cathal Armstrong and Michel Richard. Global Kids’ founder Carole Artigiani announced the launch of the group’s District-wide initiatives as the event’s organizer, Countess Elisabeth de Kergorlay welcomed guests who included celebrity auctioneers Sen. Mark Warner and NBC 4 anchor-reporter Kimberly Suiters.

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FOLLOWING THROUGH: Friends and colleagues fêting Richard Wolffe were eager to toast the veteran political reporter for following up on the success of his ground-breaking study of the Obama presidential campaign, “Renegade: The Making of a President,” with a sequel focusing on the new administration’s shift from campaigning to governing in “Revival: The Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House.” KUDOS FOR THE COOK: the Washington Post’s Anne Kornblut, who met Wolffe when both covered the 2000 Bush/ Gore campaign (she for the Boston Globe; he for the Financial Times) got points for preparing the entire buffet with her very own hands from guests who included Ned Martel, Athena Jones, Sunlen Miller and Juliana Goldman, View all the photos at www.washingtonlife.com!

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hen “Revival” was again, with little in between. published t wo It happened throughout the course weeks after the of the 2008 campaign, and it happened Democrats’ mid-term once again at the one-year anniversary of “shellacking,” some suggested the book his inauguration (the time period covered title was – how to put this politely? in the book). Obama’s campaign flat– stupid. My beloved reviewer in the lined in 2007, then triumphed in Iowa.

Washington Post scoffed at the very He couldn’t close the deal in Ohio and notion of an Obama comeback, declaring Pennsylvania, and he was emasculated that the word “revival” was best associated with the Republicans.

It took all of a month for President Obama to turn that conventional wisdom on its head with what amounts to a second stimulus for the economy: his sweeping tax deal with Republicans. That deal Richard Wolffe interviews President Barack Obama in the Oval Office in February 2009. (Photo courtesy of the White House) began an extraordinary run of big wins for the White House by Sarah Palin’s nomination. Except he including the nuclear START treaty with closed the deal in North Carolina, and his Russia and repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. manhood survived into the Oval Office.

By the first days of January, Obama’s Obama’s presidency was said to approval rating hit the all-important be over when the Democrats lost Ted mark of 50 percent for the first time Kennedy’s Massachusetts senate seat and since last spring, according to the Gallup health care was officially pronounced Poll. Suddenly the conventional wisdom dead – until he signed it into law two declared him to be the comeback kid, just months later, marking the culmination like President Bill Clinton. Even Frank of a Democratic dream and the enduring Rich at The New York Times, who is monster of Republican nightmares. hardly an Obama pushover, declared it a “Revival” was intended as a roadmap “resurrection.” to understanding this White House and I prefer the word “revival.” this president: a way to figure out what How predictable was this? Funny happened and what lay ahead. There will you should ask, because it’s the thesis of surely be more defeats and comebacks “Revival.”There have been repeated, huge before the next election, but the revival at swings of the political pendulum for this the start of 2010 stands as the measure of president, from defeat to victory and back who Obama is and how he governs.

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BY ROLAND FLAMINI

“The Pentagon developed net-centric Diplomacy,

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ot another WikiLeaks article! to give WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange his Assange did major damage to the United States, Yes, but call this one a historical comeuppance. As an American, Ellsberg was but there is plenty of additional culpability to go cautionary tale. within reach; Assange is another story. Not that round. As the WikiLeaks debacle continues to Forty years ago, to carry out the Australian is any kind of media hero; nor is raise nagging questions, a furious blame game has his scheme of exposing the Pentagon’s secret been raging. In an article in the Washington report on Vietnam, Daniel Ellsberg had to Post on Dec. 31, state department officials physically schlep more than 7,000 documents. (anonymous, of course) in effect shifted much Last year,WikiLeaks pulled off its hi-tech heist of the responsibility for the leaks onto the Julian Paul Assange of 250,000 or so sensitive state department defense department. diplomatic cables with no more physical effort And this is why. Early in the 2000s the than the push of a button.There’s progress for Pentagon began developing a computer you! concept called “horizontal fusion” as a basis Ellsberg was part of a groundswell for what it calls “net-concept” warfare. The of domestic opposition to the war in project is ongoing with the ultimate aim of Vietnam. At the time, Henry Kissinger providing soldiers in combat with battlefield called him “the most dangerous man in intelligence in real time from multiple America.” But in 1973, a federal court judge sources ranging from their own commanders dismissed espionage charges to intelligence analysis. against Ellsberg, citing In the aftermath of 9/11, gross misconduct by the many were convinced that government in investigating better intelligence sharing the case and illegal evidence could have given advance and rammed it down the state department’s throat ...” gathering. warning of the terrorist A vengeful Nixon attack. A leading proponent administration had bugged of this theory was Defense Ellsberg’s conversations. G. Gordon Liddy and he the champion of truth he sets himself out to Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. When he pressed Howard Hunt broke into his psychiatrist’s office be. If he were, he would now be looking for his the state department to link to the Pentagon’s looking for information to discredit him. The Bradley Manning in the Chinese government to horizontal fusion system, Secretary of State Colin White House also had plans to make Ellsberg take WikiLeaks’ “open government” campaign Powell was not enthusiastic. But Powell won look bad by slipping LSD into his soup at one of to the next level. (The Pentagon jailed Army few battles against Rumsfeld in those days. The his public engagements. Nixon aides even hired analyst Manning for allegedly passing the cache Pentagon developed Net-Centric Diplomacy four Cuban thugs to “totally incapacitate” him. of American documents to WikiLeaks.) Or, how (NCD) and rammed it down state’s throat.

Neither plot was put into operation (the waiters about finding a Russian Bradley Manning to As state department spokesman P.J. Crowley couldn’t tell which was Ellsberg’s soup, for one empty out the Kremlin’s e-files? laconically put it to the Post, “We were asked to thing), but the revealed break-in became the Of course, neither the Chinese nor the do it, and the Pentagon paid for it.” prologue to the Watergate scandal.

Russians are likely to leave their secret cables Through NCD, diplomatic cables from These days the justice department is lying around for any Tom, Dick or Julian to hundreds of U.S. embassies worldwide were made burning midnight oil trying to figure out how snatch up and then dump on the Internet. accessible to the Pentagon, Homeland Security and

in Kandahar, that one of the can make the right judgment calls; drawbacks of Vatican Secretary of 2) “Reading them, I thought people talk State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone was too much in these cables,” former Secretary of that “he speaks only Italian”? And State Condoleezza Rice said. “You don’t have did the Pentagon and the various to write down everything you think. Probably, spook nests really need to know some restraint in what you actually write may be that the wife of a Central Asian helpful, too, and maybe people have learned that president is a major fashionista [as a result of the leaks].” Aside from sounding who buys her clothes in Paris? as though she had never seen an embassy cable What has so far been seen of before, Rice had a point. There’s too much the WikiLeaks disclosures actually verbal pirouetting where brevity and precision discloses very little. In most cases, should be the hallmarks. the secret cables merely provide The state department’s description of its background and sometimes detail e-mails as diplomatic cables is a throwback to to what is already known. This the days when embassies communicated with is because use of the Pentagon’s Washington by telegram, often in code. The SPIRNet is limited to material name has remained, but not the practice of classified as secret and below: keeping cables as short as possible. Long-form the system does not carry reports were sent in the diplomatic pouch; highly classified or “eyes only” 3) Nobody likes criticism, but this could information. be the time to set up some kind of system Julian Assange The state department now says for actually critiquing incoming dispatches the nation’s intelligence octopus. NCD fed into it has cut off outside access to the for style, and how it affects content. Recently, SIPRNet – or Secret Internet Protocol Router Net-Centric Diplomacy database pending a Richard B. Hoagland, the U.S. ambassador to Network – the Pentagon’s own message database review.

Kazakhstan, inadvertently revealed that there are and delivery system. Result: nearly half a million Foggy Bottom might want to consider a no existing guidelines on cable writing by saying government employees and contractors worldwide couple of key changes that he is compiling with the right clearance could gain access to in the way it does “Ambassador’s Cable incoming state department traffic, inevitably business: Drafting Tips.” making it more vulnerable to theft. Patrick F. 1) The cable leaks Hillary Rodham Kennedy, undersecretary of state for management, reveal a reporting Clinton has voiced has made it clear that the leak was not his style heavily based concern that the department’s fault. “It is the responsibility of the on quoted sources. identities of many of when brevity and precision receiving agency to ensure that the information is Embassies should the U.S. government’s handled, stored and processed in accordance with shift the emphasis confidential sources should be the hallmarks.”

U.S. government procedures,” he said. to more judgment t h ro u g h o u t the But that’s not the whole story. More of those and analysis, which world have been anonymous state officials have told enquiring after all is what Washington needs to make revealed. Some may even be in danger. This reporters that cables in their computers don’t informed foreign policy decisions. The cables is the darkest side of Julian Assange’s actions. automatically find their way onto the Net- are clearly the work of high-quality diplomats. Official claims that American diplomats in the Centric Diplomacy system. They have to be They should be allowed to speak with more field can say goodbye to developing further directed or “flagged” there by the addition of a authority instead of having to resort to the contacts is, however, somewhat disingenuous. special delivery code to the e-mail message. It’s “he-said, she-said” approach to cable writing Trying to influence the world’s most powerful easy to see that for a busy desk officer assessing to support their every point. nation is not a matter of choice, but necessity. whether an incoming cable belonged on NCD European foreign missions, for example, tend Foreign contacts will continue to talk to or not became an unwelcome added chore. As to address relevant issues more succinctly in American officials, albeit with more caution and a result, flagging e-mails to the new system soon their messages, without too much explanation circumspection. As Alan Cowell recently put it became wholesale and indiscriminate. of how conclusions were reached. This protects in the New York Times: “Their own interest in For example, how is it relevant to possible the identity of sources and reflects confidence a relationship with the United States trumps terrorist plots, or to a U.S. Marine under fire that embassy staffers know the right people and momentary awkwardness.”

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Get acquinted with some of Congress’ newest members WHO

Kristi Noem

Sean Duffy

Marco Rubio

Republican representative from South Dakota

Republican representative from Wisconsin

Republican senator from Florida

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s if Washington isn’t transient enough, every two years the city welcomes a crop of bright-eyed, often idealistic people from across the country: the freshmen members of Congress. We already know enough about their politics, so Washington Life got down to the stuff we really care about: what’s hanging on their office walls, what you might find on their iPod or where they buy clothing. Take a look at what we learned about a few of the new class’s under-40 standouts.

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TAGLINE

A gun-toting, good-looking conservative. Sound familiar?

From “The Real World” of MTV to the real world of national politics.

He’s already being called the next Obama, but not for his issues; his campaign was built on opposition to the current prez.

DID YOU KNOW?

Home state folks who came to Rep. Noem’s swearing-in reception at her office (226 Cannon) were treated to fudge from the famous South Dakota vacation stop Wall Drug and beef jerky from Jack Links, a company in the eastern part of the state.

Duffy plans to paticipate in a popular work-out group on the Hill. “I’ll be joining Rep. Paul Ryan and other congressmen who do P90X in the morning at the House gym. I’m looking forward to getting back into shape.” He also irons his own shirts.

While preparing his final predebate thoughts in October, Rubio blasted “Sexy Bitch,”

by French DJ David Guetta and rapper Akon on his iPod.

ON THE HILL

Her office is decorated with bison. She is planning to display a mounted bison head that belonged to her late father, but is not sure how to get it here. (“Not exactly something you can fit in the overhead compartment,” her press secretary joked). Noem also displays pictures of her three kids: Kassidy, 16; Kennedy, 13; and Booker, 8.

“The Northwoods Republican Party framed an axe for me to take to D.C. in keeping with my campaign theme ‘Bringing the Axe to Washington.’ It’ll be there as soon as I clear it with the Capitol Police.” He also has pictures of his “beautiful wife” and kids, all six of them!

Rubio was the Republicans’ election darling, but you wouldn’t know it from the temporary digs he’s occupying, somewhere behind the Dirksen Building cafeteria and across from the Senate stationery store.

Votes ‘yea’ for:

The ranch owner counts hunting among her favorite pasttimes.

“The Confessions of St. Augustine” changed his life.

In terms of music, he counts country singer Toby Keith as a favorite. And given his busy schedule, he can’t weigh in on the Oscar contenders: “The only movie I’ve watched at the theater in the last year and a half was ‘Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader’ with my kids.

Aslan did a good job.”

He gets his suits from retail discounter Men’s Wearhouse.

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Mike Lee

Jon Runyan

Republican representative from Michigan

Republican senator from Utah

Republican representative from New Jersey

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One of Time magazine’s “40 Under 40,” Amash already has conservative groups calling him a “rock star.”

The youngest senator is ready to fight for the Tea Party for years (at least, six, anyway) to come.

Hopes to tackle government overspending.

One of five new Latino members of Congress, this rising star outfundraised and obviously outperformed male opponents in the primary and general elections.

The former veep’s son is quickly making a name of his own in a town he’s all too familiar with.

He loves all flavors of regular Coca-Cola (lime, black cherry vanilla, cherry)

On his swearing-in day, Lee forgot to bring his Bible – a well-worn King James edition that his father has had since high school. A staffer saved the day by running back to the hotel to fetch it.

He played 14 seasons with the NFL (most recently the Philadelphia Eagles), making him the fourth former football player to be elected to Congress.

She is the youngest woman to be elected to the 112th Congress.

(She was 31 on Election Day).

He was a walk-on lacrosse player at Duke and has saved his old stick by STX.

Amash has a portrait of economist Friedrich A. Hayek hanging in his office.

He was assigned Desk No. 6, second row from the back, second seat in on the Senate floor.

Workers had to specially design his office desk, adding 4-inch lifts to fit the 6-foot-7, 330-pound congressman.

She’s decorating her office with a picture of a chick hatching from an egg. “Technically, it’s hanging in the storage area. It’s a tradition for the newest member of the Washington state delegation to hang this very picture somewhere in their office.

I guess it has seen the backs of many closet doors.”

A black-and-white framed photo of him as a child with his father, former Vice President (and Sen. and Rep.) Dan Quayle in front of the Capitol Building sits behind his desk in 1419 Longworth. His office decor also features a pot of assorted cacti.

He’s a fan of the reality show, “Survivor,” and the HBO miniseries “John Adams” staring Paul Giamatti.

Macs! Find Lee embracing the new Senate rules allowing Mac computers. The junior senator uses an iPhone and has a large Mac display computer screen in his office.

Prefers to eat a bologna sandwich from the Capitol’s vending machines rather than going to a Washington steakhouse for a power meal.

Serving coffee and doughnuts for breakfast, which were offered to her open house visitors on swearing-in day.

Dupont Circle’s Tabard Inn, where he was spotted on a Saturday night shortly after the election.

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The Young THE guest List Washington Life’s guide to WASHINGTON’s most influential under-40 leaders.

Over the past six years, Washington Life’s annual Young & The Guest List has beEN the go-to guide for accomplished young leaders in the nation’s capital. As the city becomes more vibrant with each new crop of twenty- and thirtysomething movers and shakers, deciding whom to include becomes an ever-more daunting task.

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ach year, a clued-in but necessarily anonymous committee compiles a unique list of Washingtonians under the age of 40 who contribute to the cultural, political and social fabric of the city and nation. After spirited debate, the group whittles down a list containing many hundreds of names to just over 250. This year was no exception. We spent many long hours poring over nominations, analyzing achievements (so many!) and making sure that the list reflects a diversity of talent.

The 2011 list includes formidable overachievers: members of Congress, administration policy makers, entrepreneurs, musicians, artists, activists and media personalities It also reflects the area’s growing dining scene with restaurateurs, mixologists and other fabulous foodies. Most may not be as well known as the people who employ them, but make no mistake, these young innovators are the face of the future.

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YGL Snapshot

Matthew Kroenig Assistant Professor of Government, Georgetown University; Special Advisor on Nonproliferation, Office of the Secretary of Defense; International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations; Author, “Exporting the Bomb: Technology Transfer and the Spread of Nuclear Weapons.”

Reading now?

“On Thermonuclear War” by Herman Kahn Somewhere you’ve never been, but would like to go?

A gorilla-tracking safari in Rwanda

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Favorite local restaurant and what do you order there?

It’s a tie between 2 Amy’s pizza and the sablefish dressed in red at Citronelle.

On your iPod? Sweat from my run this morning Favorite quote of the moment?

“I have simple tastes. I’m always satisfied with the best.” (Oscar Wilde) Something surprising about you?

My sister, Julie, is a television news anchor and my brother, Brad, is one of the world’s top fashion models.

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We Love the Nightlife WL’s going out guide

A PERFORMER’s FAVORITES

Washington may only occupy 68.3 square miles, but there is a never-ending list of bars, restaurants and clubs to attract the city’s energetic under-40 set. Here are some special picks as well as a few offered by our Y&GL honorees.

H Street Playhouse: Consistently good work is done here by little-known, but highly talented companies, including Scena Theatre and Theater Alliance.

Forum TheatRe: “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” was the stuff of D.C.-theater-scene legend. I’m looking forward to seeing “One Flea Spare” and “Bobrauschenbergamerica” at Round House’s Silver Spring location, directed, respectively, by Alexander Strain and Derek Goldman, two seriously talented artists.

Synetic Theater: I would be horribly remiss if I left out my own company! We take classic stories and reinvent them, fusing drama, dance, acrobatics, mime, combat and original music. It always leaves me sore, which, to me, is a very good sign! Check out our production of “King Lear” at the Lansburgh Theater.

March 24 to April 24.

Top Tunes

Where DJ Neekola gets her groove on

Food Finds WL The Dish blogger Katie Test’s cravings Estadio: Unique, delicious with homemade salsa fresh off and stylish, this Spanish eatery’s my favorite food truck. small plates will have you coming back again and again.

Capital City Diner: This restored diner car is open 24 District Taco: Craving hours to ease your late-night breakfast? Nothing hits the cravings for pancakes after a night out on H street. spot better than an egg taco

Kushi: Sophisticated, sleek, classic and always on point, Kushi is the “it” spot for sushi.

Ted’s Bulletin: Good, solid American food like milkshakes and fried chicken designed to satisfy, plus some of the best pastries in the area.

Bohemian Cavern: Great for jazz, and deep house. The few times I’ve been, the people really get into the music. Jazz icons such as Billy Holiday and Louis Armstrong have performed there. It’s also got a very underground vibe, like you are actually in a cavern.

Eighteenth Street Lounge: Owned by Thievery Corporation so it has to be good! It really feels like a house party – with a great vibe! The best dance party has been Sunday nights with Sam Burns.

9:30 Club: My favorite place for music in the city. They bring in lots of great acts, some of my favorites being Bajofondo and Deadmau5. It has a much more friendly, down-to-earth vibe than megaclubs where some of my favorite DJs have performed.

Spirited Spirits wl editors’ picks

The Passenger’s Columbia Room: Leading mixologist Derek Brown shakes up – almost dancer like – a tasting menu of the most intriguing concoctions anywhere. Order the negroni made with an old fashioned flavorpacked Campari.

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Sidebar: Jackie Greenbaum has us all atwitter with her speakeasy in a former adult bookshop. Cozy but with a slightly subversive edge, this Silver Spring neighborhood spot is ideal to kick it old-school style with pals.

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Huma Abedin

Courage for Kids

Senior Advisor, Office of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Katy Adams

Yeas & Nays Columnist, Washington Examiner Nicole Aguirre

Zeno Baucus

Senior Associate, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP chad bauman

Director of Communications, Arena Stage Greg Behrman

Editor in Chief, Worn Magazine

Member, Policy Planning Staff, U.S. Department of State; best-selling author

Yousef Al Otaiba

Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates James Alefantis

Owner, Buck’s Fishing and Camping and Comet Ping Pong; President, Transformer Gallery

Elliott bisnow

Founder, Summit Series Robert “Bo” Blair

Founder and President, Smith Point, Jetties, Surfside, and The Rookery Meghan Blair

Aniello Alioto

Founder, Something Sweet Bakery

Political Director, Progress Now

Joanna Block

David All

Owner, David All Group; Publisher, Tweet Watch Report; Executive Director, AMP Summit Grant Allen

Vice President, ABB Technology Ventures Roshanak Ameli-Tehrani

Entrepreneur and Film Producer Jonathan Aronchick

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

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George Chopivsky, III

Design Associates

Political Director, Office of the First Lady

Vice President, Development, Simpson Housing, LP

Anna Chaley Croll

Desmond Butler

Shom Chowdhury

Reporter, Associated Press

Co-founder and CEO, Salido

Nicholas Cambata

Karim Chrobog

Co-founder, 8112 Studios

Producer, 18th Street Films; Founder, Tangier Pictures

Hunter Campbell

Michael Bloom

Alejandra “Ali” Campoverdi

Co-founder, George

Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff, The White House

Cedric Bobo

Sarah Cannova

Vice President, The Carlyle Group

Co-owner, Sassanova G. John Cecchi

J. Quinn Bradlee

Author and Filmmaker

Assistant Vice President, The IDI Group Inc.

Greta Brawner

Drew Chafetz

Journal Host and Producer, C-SPAN’s Washington

CEO and Co-Founder, Love.fútbol

Founder/Executive Director, Just Vision

William T. Brawner Jr

Keo Chea

Moira Bagley

Lee Brenner

Communications Director for Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.)

Founding Principal, FastFWD Group; Founder and Designer, L. J. Bamboo Company

Ronit Avni

Calibre Systems Policy Analyst

Amy Baier

Boardmember, Children’s National Medical Center Douglas Barnes

Derek Brown

Mixologist; Founder, Passenger and The Columbia Room

Owner, Destination Polo

Pamela Brown

Vinoda Basnayake

Reporter, WJLA/ABC7 and TBD News

International Associate, Patton Boggs LLP; Co-founder, Night Life Agency Group Inc. Stephanie Baucus

Austin Bryan

Global Account Manager, Pingtone Communications

CEO and CFO,

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Erinn “Ebs” Burnough

President, Kiron Global Strategies Deputy Policy Director, House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)

Media Elites

5 3 white house and C a p itol Hill staff

Michael Coe

CEO and Executive Vice President, Government Relations, Hawthorn Group L.C. Kelly Collis

Founder, CityShopGirl.com Tim Conlon

Artist Chris Cooley

Tight End, Washington Redskins Peter Corbett

CEO, iStrategy Labs

Counsel, House Financial Services Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee

Rachel Cothran

Gina Chersevani

Alexandra Cousteau

Mixtress, PS7’s

Founder, Blue Legacy International; Emerging Explorer, National Geographic Society

Peter Cherukuri

VP, General Manager, D.C., Bureau, The Huffington Post Timothy Chi

Founder/CEO, WeddingWire Inc. Clara Brillembourg Chopivsky

Associate, Foley Hoag LLP

Public Relations, Corcoran Gallery of Art; Editor, ProjectBeltway.com

Philippe Cousteau Jr.

CEO, EarthEcho International; Owner, Azure Worldwide; Chief Ocean Correspondent, Animal Planet carrie cox

Vice President, Hughes

Guest Relations, Sofitel Lafayette Square Danielle Crutchfield

Director of Scheduling, Office of the President Ben Cunis

Actor, Synetic Theater Monique Currie

Forward, Washington Mystics Lindsay Czarniak

Sports anchor and reporter, WRC-NBC4 Brooke Daley

Student, Georgetown University Law Center Kate Damon

Owner, Kaze Design Nathan Daschle

Executive Director, Democratic Governor’s Association Jill Daschle

Managing Director, EnTrust Capital Dominique Dawes

Motivational Speaker and President, Dominique Dawes LLC Brad Dayspring

Communications Director, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) Tara De Nicolas

Executive Director, Fashion for Paws benefiting the Washington Humane Society

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Peter Corbett’s

top 5 tech trends for

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Social media startups New companies will continue to sprout and grow.

The Internet IPO Look for announcements from Groupon, LinkedIn, Skype and Zynga.

Demand for talent There’s no slowing down in Washington, San Francisco, Austin and New York. Hundreds of web technology jobs are open in the District alone with no one to fill them.

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Location based services (LBS) FourSquare, Facebook Places, SCVNGR and geo location social apps will become more popular.

Small businesses in turn will start to see the value in using them. The trend will grow into 2012 or 2013 as these services become a standard marketing tool for brands big and small.

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Tablets Currently a luxury, but that may change this year as more businesses use these devices to interact with customers. Super early adopters will start using tablets as their primary business computer.

Mark Drapeau

Industry Council

Director of Innovative Social Engagement, Microsoft

Robert “Bo” Garza

Joshua DuBois

Director, White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Jeff Dufour

Editor, UrbanDaddy DC Ben Dunham

Environmental Advisor to Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) Cate Edwards

Civil Rights Attorney, Sanford Wittels & Heisler LLP ebong eka

President, Ericorp Consulting, Inc. Lisa Ellman

Senior Counsel, Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice Greg Engert

Beer Director, Neighborhood Restaurant Group (Churchkey/Rustico) Jon Favreau

Director of Speechwriting, White House Office of Communications Sarah Feinberg

Communications Strategy, Bloomberg News Abby Fenton

Director of Community Relations, WJLA and TBD TV Adam Frankel

Renaud De Viel Castel

Amy Donnelly

General Manager,Veolia Environment Inc.

Partner, Arent Fox, LLP

AnaÏs De Viel Castel

Raymond “Tripp” Donnelly, III

Public Relations and Fashion Consultant

President and CEO, RepEquity Inc.

Laurent Desbois

Matt Dornic

Correspondent, France 2 Television

Director, Quinn Gillespie & Associates; Editor, FishbowlDC

nichole devolites

Ross Douthat

Marketing Consultant, Conversa Group

Conservative author, blogger

Rich Dinning

Co-founder, Artistic Director, The Forum Theatre

Tysons Galleria, General Manager

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Michael Dove

Senior Presidential Speechwriter, White House Office of Communications lauren freedman

Erika Gutierrez

President, epgPR, LLC

Musician and Co-owner, Thievery Corporation Patrick Gavin

Co-founder, MoKi Media

Lauren Gentile

Director of Sales, Irvine Contemporary Gallery Chuck Ghoorah

Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Cvent Inc. fletcher gill

Senior Washington Editor, The Nation Kate Shaw Hayes

Associate Counsel to the President Matthew Hemerlein

Mark Gillespie

Doug Heye

Artistic Manager,YOA Orchestra of the Americas

Communications Director, Republican National Committee

Shana Glickfield

Recording Artist

Partner, Beekeeper Group; Online Community Director, www.NextGenWeb.org

Heather A. Higginbottom

Becca Glover Watkins

Francis Hoang

Director of Media Relations, The Daily Caller

Partner, Fluet Huber + Hoang PLLC; President, MAG Defense Services LLC

Angie Goff

Traffic and Entertainment Anchor, WUSA-TV; Coanchor, WUSA 9NEWS NOW John Goodwin

Chief of Staff to Rep. Raul Labrador (R-Idaho) Garrett Graff

Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget

Matthew Hoh

Senior Fellow, Center for International Policy; Director, Afghanistan Study Group Jason Horowitz

Reporter, Washington Post Style Section

Editor in Chief, Washingtonian

Duncan Hunter

Jonice Gray Tucker

Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Calif.)

Partner, BuckleySandler

Joseph P. Ireland, III

Adam Green

Founder, Progressive Change Campaign Committee

Carolina Furukrona

Kate Marie Grinold

Director for Development, Smithsonian Archives of American Art

Director of Development, FAIR Fund

Matthew Gardiner

Quarterback, Washington Redskins

President and CEO, Information Technology

Chris Hayes

Vice President, Montview Realty Advisors

Mae Haney Grennan

Dean Garfield

Student, Georgetown University Law Center dannia hakki

Staff Writer, Politico

Public Affairs Associate, Burson-Marsteller

Resident Director, Signature Theatre

Carlos Gutierrez

Philanthropist

Sassy Jacobs

Co-owner, Sassanova

Rex Grossman

Katie Johnson

Personal Secretary to the President Rikka Johnson

General Manager, The Source Anna jones

Kristin Guiter

Director of Public Relations, Corcoran Gallery of Art and College of Art + Design

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IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Katharine Zaleski Executive Producer and Head of digital news products, the washington post

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y fiancé, Rufus Lusk, and I, moved to Washington from New York City about a year ago so I could join the Washington Post after being at the Huffington Post since it launched in May, 2005. I work with an amazing team that aims to get more people to read the Post’s content on its website, phones, tablets and in social media, a challenge I’m glad to say that is becoming easier because we had our highest online audience in 2010 since launching the website in the ’90s.

We also had the most people tweeting and posting our content on Facebook, watching our videos and engaging with our stories. It’s great to know people are reading quality – original – content with increasing fervor.

My job would be very difficult if we didn’t have a team of incredible reporters, producers, web designers, videographers and editors coming together every day to put forth the best – and most widely read – news that’s for and about Washington. Say what you will about the state of journalism,

but I look at our audience numbers and I know readers are heading.

When you’re obsessed with bringing millions of people to a major website every day, it’s nice to know you can run for the hills where Blackberries, iPad apps, Twitter lists, Facebook fan pages and anything else requiring an Internet connection doesn’t work. Rufus and I love to go rock climbing at Seneca Rocks in West Virginia. On weekdays we head over to Sport Rock in Alexandria and when it gets warmer we go to Carderock and Great Falls, some of the best climbing you can do in an afternoon.

I love the countryside, but there are places I like to escape to within city limits as well, especially Café Saint-Ex,Thai Crossing (the location of my team’s holiday dinner), The Passenger and the bar at the Jefferson Hotel (because it’s close to my office and actually serves food that is as good as the drinks). Whether I’m in a no wireless zone or surrounded by mobile devices at a restaurant in Logan Circle, there’s one reason why I really prefer Washington over New York: better escape routes!

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Parag Khanna

Peter Korbel

Maria Teresa Kumar

MatT LAUER

Founder, Georgetown Cupcake

Senior Research Fellow, New America Foundation; Author

Co-founder, Fojol Brothers of Merlinida

Founding Executive Director,Voto Latino

Partner, Qorvis Communications LLC

Lindsay Kin

Michael Kosmides

Aba Kwawu

Becky Lee

Program Assistant, Gender, Violence & Rights, International Center for Research on Women

Owner, Teatro Goldoni and Cities

President, The ABA Agency

Executive Director and Founder, Becky’s Fund

Sherri Kraham

Founder, Georgetown Cupcake

Pum Lefebure

Reed Landry

Co-founding Partner and Creative Director, Design Amy

Olivier Kamanda

Speechwriter and Senior Advisor to the Secretary of State Goldy Kamali

President and Founder, FedScoop Cassidy Karakorn

Associate Marketing Director, Human Rights Campaign; DJ Sam Kass

Assistant to White House Chef; Senior Policy Advisor, Healthy Food Initiatives Cody Stephen Keenan

Presidential Speechwriter

Reporter and Columnist, The Washington Post

Acting Vice President, Department of Policy and International Relations, Millennium Challenge Corp.

Rachel Klenifeld

Matthew Kroenig

Co-founder and CEO ,Truman National Security Project

Professor of Government, Georgetown University

Erikka Knuti

Jackie Kucinich

Communications Director, Health Information Center

Staff Writer, Roll Call

Brian Komar

Executive Director, Arca Foundation

Ezra Klein

Director of Strategic Outreach, Activism and Alliances at American Progress

Anna Lefer Kuhn

Sophie Lamontagne

Founder, LNS Media Corporation

Jake Lefebure

Sara Lange

Special Events Manager, National Children’s Museum

Co-founding Partner and Creative Director, Design Amy Svetlana Legetic

Founder, BrightestYoungThings

Philippe Lanier

Rachel Lerner

Principal, EastBanc Technologies

Vice President, J Street Education Fund

Mat Lapinski

President, The Capital Club

Marne Levine

Vice President, Global Public Policy, Facebook

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ANDREW NOYES manager public policy communications, Facebook

Reading now?

My email all day, all night. The volume of email traffic at Facebook is astounding.

When I’m not digging through my inbox, I’m scanning a dozen D.C. and Silicon Valley news sites. Leisure-time reading: Monocle, GQ, Esquire, Vanity Fair.

Somewhere you’ve never been, but would like to go?

Istanbul and the Almalfi Coast On your iPod? Scissor Sisters, Dragonette, Kylie Minogue, “This American Life” podcast Favorite quote of the moment?

“If it happens every day it is not a fire drill, it is your job.”

Photo by Tony Powell Hair & Makeup by Dyan Zurick Smith, PR@Partners

Favorite app?

Facebook for iPhone, obviously What do you collect?

Sunglasses in the summer, scarves in the winter and items for my to-do list year-round Something surprising about you?

Despite taking years of piano lessons and Spanish classes, I can’t play much more than “Chopsticks” or say much more than “hola.”

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Jon Ward

YGL Snapshot

senior political reporter The Daily Caller Reading now?

“Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus”

by Rick Perlstein and “Washington: A Life”

by Ron Chernow. I recently finished a great book about Teddy Roosevelt called “River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey” by Candice Millard On your iPod? Mumford and Son’s “Sigh No More,” The Roots’ “How I Got Over” and Sufjan Stevens’ “The Age of Adz” Favorite quote of the moment?

“Journalism, done right, is enormously powerful because it does not seek power. It seeks truth.” It’s a quote from Mark Bowden’s October 2009 article in The Atlantic.

Favorite app?

Google Maps Something surprising about you?

I never wrote for my college newspaper.

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Kate Michael

Maggie Pitts

Co-founder and CEO, LIFT

President, K Street Kate LLC

President, The Madison

Reggie Love

maggie Michael

Ada Polla

Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the President

Artist

Founder and CEO, Alchimie Forever

Annie Lowrey

Senior Editor, Human Events

Lauren Pomponio

Jeff Mills

Field Marketing Manager, Pop Chips

Economics Reporter, Slate RUFUS LUSK

Emily Miller

Filmmaker

Director, Food Service, D.C. Public Schools

Jen Mapp

Eduardo Morales

Brand Manager, Cibu

Deputy Director, Generation Change Program, Center for Community Change

Carrie Marriott

Philanthropist David Marriott

Chief Operations Officer, Eastern Americas Region, Marriott International

Katie McCormick Lelyveld

Press Secretary to the First Lady Tommy McFly

DJ/Radio Host, 94.7 Fresh FM Heather C. McGhee

Director, Washington office, Demos Patrick McHenry

Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-N.C.) Andrew J. McKenna

Founder, President and CEO, McKenna & Associates Spike Mendelsohn

Restaurateur, Good Stuff Eatery and We, the Pizza Alicia Menendez

Senior Advisor, New Democratic Network Elaine Mensah

Founder and Fashion Director, SVELTE LLC; Keri Ann Meslar

Glaceau District Marketing Manager, Coca-Cola Co.

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Chief Legislative Counsel, T-Mobile

Renee Sharrow

Qubad Talabany

Marketing Communications Manager, Park Hyatt Washington DC

Representative of the Kurdistan Government

Muna Shikaki

“CLICK” Reporter, Politico

Correspondent, Al Arabiya

karin tanabe Ashley Taylor

Jen Psaki

Heath Shuler

deejay neekola

Deputy Communications Director, White House

Member, U.S. House of Representatives (D-N.C.)

Ben Quayle

Cynee Simpson

Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Ariz.)

Reporter, WJLA/ABC-7

Program Director,Young People For (YP4)

Nicole Siobal

Aureta Thomollari

Steve Ressler

Project Manager, New Media Strategies

President, D&A Luxury Consulting

Thomas Snedeker

Rebecca Thompson

Director of Finance, New Media Strategies

Director,Young People For (YP4)

Anna Soellner

Doug Thornell

Vice President for Communications, Center for American Progress

Communications Director for Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)

Nora Sommerkamp

Lead Singer, US Royalty

Model; Assistant Front Desk Manager, Jefferson Hotel

Paul Thornley

DJ, Music Producer Principal Dancer, Washington Ballet

President, United States Student Association

Marie Sylla-Dixon

Managing Partner, Night Life Agency Group Inc.

Technology Entrepreneur

Ross Mueller

Owner, Charm Georgetown

Lindsay McCluskey

Drew Porterfield

kunal shah

Managing Partner, The Finance, Law & Media Group

Arash Shirazi

Jared Nelson

Senior Fellow, The New Organizing Institute

Co-owner, Café Bonaparte and Napoleon

Jennifer Streaks

Curator and Director, Long View Gallery

Jaclyn Mason Ashindi Maxton

Omar Popal

Representative for Small Business, Market Access and Industrial Competitiveness

Andrew Noyes

Manager, Public Policy Communications, Facebook Norah O’Donnell

Chief Washington Correspondent, MSNBC Anne Olaimey

Director of Office of Business Liaison, U.S. Department of Commerce Maggie O’NeilL

Owner, O’Neill Studios LLC Brian Orakpo

Defensive End, Washington Redskins Alex Ovechkin

NHL Left Wing, Washington Capitals; Founder, Crazy Eights charles paret

Co-founder, Paxton Stuart LLC Dan Pfeiffer

Communications Director, The White House Macon Phillips

Director of New Media, White House Office of Communications Erich Pica

President, Friends of the Earth

President, GovLoop “Facebook for Government” Ben Rhodes

Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, White House Joseph Robert, III

Board of Directors, Fight for Children; Sergeant, U..S Marine Corps Jayne Sandman Dufour

Director, BrandLinkDC DJ Saul

Gemologist, Ann Hand LLC

President, Bullitt Bookings

Douglas Sonders

Director, Open Innovation, iStrategyLabs

Co-founder, 8112 Studios; Principal, Douglas Sonders Photography

Christy Schlesinger

Pamela Sorensen

Architect, Schlesinger & Associates

Founder, Pamela’s Punch

Aaron Schock

Press Secretary, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio)

Member, U.S. House of Representatives (R-Ill.) John Schriffen

Sam Stein

Reporter, WRC/NBC-4 Nikki Scwabb

Dan Steinhilber

Yeas & Nays Columnist, Washington Examiner

Artist

Sheldon Scott

President, BlogPAC

General Manager, Marvin Christina Sevilla

Shaunna thomas

John Thornley

Guitarist, US Royalty Scott Thuman

Anchor and Reporter, WJLA/ABC-7 Executive Director, Energy Action Coalition Elliot Totah

Executive Vice President, The Oxbridge Group Geoffrey Tracy

Restaurateur, Chef Geoff ’s and Lia’s Omar Vargas

Director, Global Policy and Government Affairs, PepsiCo.

Matt Stoller

David Vennett

Stephen Strasburg

Pitcher, Washington Nationals

Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade

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Senior Director, First Services Real Estate

Jessy Tolkan

Michael Steel

Political Reporter, Huffington Post

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YGL Snapshot

Shom Chowdhury Co-founder and CEO, Salido On your iPod? Rock: The Strokes, The White Stripes, Interpol. Electronic: Deadmau5. To chill: Portishead. Jazz: always Vijay Iyer, a buddy of mine and a virtuoso on the keys.

Favorite app?

Hipstamatic is a cool camera app that basically simulates old school cameras and you can select the film, lens and flash. Each picture comes out looking like a gothic version of reality or antiqued.

What do you collect?

I have Harley and Ducati motorcycles that I treat like my kids (maybe because I don’t have any and I secretly want them). Every time I see a Gibson Guitar I swear it says “buy me.” Tim Corun at Georgetown’s Jinxproof tattoos does such a good job that I just can’t stop.

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Motor North America Inc.

Paul Wharton

Amal Zaari

Katharine Zaleski

Ryan Zimmerman

Justin Vitarello

Owner, Evolution Look Modelling Agency

Director of Social Catering, The Ritz-Carlton, Washington

Executive Producer and Head of Digital News Products, The Washington Post

Third Baseman, Washington Nationals

Co-founder, Fojol Brothers of Merlindia Lee Wang

Chief Operations Officer, Wedding Wire Jon Ward

Senior White House Correspondent, The Daily Caller Kevin Warsh

Member, Board of Governors, The Federal Reserve William “Pepper” Watkins

Special Projects Manager, The National Trust for Historic Preservation

Kirk Wiles

Owner/Founder, Paradise Springs Winery Christina Wilkie

“In The Know” Columnist, The Hill Erica Williams

Deputy Director, Progress 2050 at the Center for American Progress Stephanie Williams

Miss District of Columbia 2010 Justin Young

Founder and Creative Director, ReadySet Creative Studio LLC

2011 ALUMni Bret Baier · Spencer Boyer · Warren Brown · Donna Byrd · Sam Chaltain · Anne Corbett · James Cornwell · Philip Deutch Xavier Equihua · Adrian Fenty · Michelle Fenty · Betsy Fischer · Angela Fox · Dean Garfield · Ginuwine · Wendy Adeler-Hall Kathy Hollinger · Emily Lenzner · Rachel Hirschberg Light · Joe McGinniss Jr. · Lamell McMoris · Jim Messina · David Morgan · Lana Orloff · Nicholas Penniman David Pollin · Kirsten Pollin · Michael Romeo · Michael Strautmanis · Lindsay Stroud · David A. Sutphen · Will Thomas

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Francis Hoang Partner, Law Firm of Fluet Huber + Hoang PLLC

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After serving as an associate White House counsel to President George W. Bush from 2007 to 2009, Francis Hoang deployed to Afghanistan for seven months of combat as the executive officer of a U.S. Army Special Forces Company, returning to Washington, D.C., last Spring. (Photo courtesy of Francis Hoang)

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wear a black metal bracelet on my right wrist. When people notice it, they often ask me what it’s for.

When I reply that the bracelet is inscribed with the names of two Green Berets from my unit who were killed in combat in Afghanistan last year, I prepare for a bevy of questions:“What was Afghanistan like?” or “Are we winning?” and “How does it feel to be back?”

But rarely am I ever asked the question: “Why did you serve?”

Part of the answer is that in war, the world is real, vivid beyond compare, and reduced to its most basic struggle: life or death. In war, the unimportant, the trivial, and the petty fade away in the harsh light of the daily struggle to complete the mission, take care of the soldier next to you, and do your duty.

What remains is pure living: a life distilled into its essence, where simply

being alive is joyful. Soldiers fight for many reasons, but at least for me, fighting for a cause, for my country and for my comrades brought clarity to my life.

Perhaps that’s because I began my life in war. I was born in Vietnam in the closing years of the war, there, and along with my family, I was evacuated by the U.S. military mere days before Saigon fell to Communist forces.

As a result, I grew up mindful of what my life might have been, grateful for my adopted home and especially grateful for those who serve her.

Being in Afghanistan was never a burden, it was an honor. I will be forever grateful for the chance to have served others as others have served me.

Like the names etched into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the names on my bracelet remind me not of death, but of lives lived honorably.

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Isn’t It Romantic

The Phillips Collection celebrates 90 years of art & romance

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ver since Duncan Phillips opened his home in 1921 to the art-loving public, the Phillips Collection has gained a reputation as one of the city’s more intimate, personal museums. It’s no wonder that couples young and old are drawn to meeting in its cozy halls on first dates and declaring their love for all eternity in its secluded parlors.

As the museum celebrates its 90th anniversary with special events and programs, including a site-specific installation by artist Sam Gilliam (who had his first solo show at The Phillips in 1967), it is also collecting romantic stories related to the site. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, here are a few can’t-miss spots around the museum so you can start your very own love story.

Capital Romance

Most Romantic Painting: Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881).

Couples can’t help but get drawn in to the intimacy of this famous work.

Best Spot to Propose: A parlor in the original Phillips Best Ice Breaker: Phillips after 5, a house; intimate, furnished galleries, lively mix of art and where works by the entertainment on the likes of Monet and first Thursday of every Degas grace the walls. month, or the Rothko Room – an oasis of Most calm and beauty for Exhilarating some, though it has Exhibit: 90 Years been known to leave of New: Howard others cold.

Hodgkin’s As Time Goes By (Through Signature Piece: May 8, 2011).

Pierre Bonnard’s The Starbursts of vibrant Open Window (1921) color explode is a timeless work that throughout Hodgkin’s expresses optimism largest and most and possibility – the ambitious work to perfect theme for any date, As Time Goes By budding relationship.

The Dupont Hotel’s Level Nine gives clients much-needed “alone” time.

D.C. takes on date night Only 15 keys open up luxury suites located on the hotel’s THE Newseum’s “Love International Spy newly added, exclusive ninth Me Tender” offers couples Museum’s two-forfloor, including the two-story, a two-for-one deal ($20 one admission lets three-bedroom Presidential savings) in celebration of you experience what it’s Suite with a fireplace and its popular Elvis! Exhibit. like to be a spy at discount sweeping city views. Couples Through Feb. 28. prices. Couples can accept have access to a dedicated “missions” inside the museum, concierge who provides or take their adventure a uniquely personalized outside with a GPS Ranger. experience.

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(2009), two 20-footlong, hand-painted etchings recently acquired for the Phillips’s permanent collection. Turner Prize winner Hodgkin had his first American exhibition at the Phillips in 1984.

first person One couple’s Phillips Collection match

Who: Megan Ignash, 23, government affairs manager, and Steve Mance, 26, economist Date: “Phillips After 5” on March 4, 2010 Megan: During the date, Steve mentioned that he was partially colorblind after I repeatedly commented on some of the color schemes in the paintings at the Phillips Collection. As you can imagine, I certainly felt badly, but this at least made for an interesting point of discussion on a first date.

Steve: All first dates should have a generally awkward atmosphere about them, and ours was no exception. They can be the most awkward fun you’d ever have. After boasting about my great sense of direction, I managed to get lost wandering around Foggy Bottom.

Megan found our way to the Metro.

Megan: This date was particularly memorable because it was my first time visiting the Phillips Collection, and I have Steve to thank for that remarkable experience. Steve: I was great fun – the first time I spent alone with Megan – and we spent much of it at one of my favorite places in the District.

Park Hyatt’s ‘Suite Romance’ Package ($8,000 plus tax) includes a two-night stay in the Presidential Suite, dedicated butler service, a tasting menu by chef Brian McBride, a moonlight tour of the monuments, and the pièce de resistance – a Tiffany’s shopping spree with chauffered transportation in the hotel’s BMW-7 series.

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Oh, the FABULOUS ’40s

fashionable ygl’ers savor the good life in high 1940s style at arlington’s luxurious turnberry tower.

Photography by Yulia G o r b ac h e n ko St yle by Lana Orloff Makeup and hair by Wa r r e n B e a u t i f u l f o r N a r s C o s m e t i c s , wa r r e n b e a u t i f u l .c o m S h oo t A s s i s t a n t s : K a t h e r i n e C o l e m a n , M e l i s s a G a i e d , L i n d s ay M a s c i a n a , L a u r e n M ay e r , Y v e t t e Rector, Christopher Shea and Jimmy D. Shea

Doug Thornell

Communications Director for Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)

Elaine Mensah

Founder & Fashion Director, SVELTE, LLC; Co-host, Fashion BS

Drew Porterfield

Curator and director, Long View Gallery

Keo Chea Counsel, the House

Financial Services Housing and Community Opportunity Subcommittee; President, the congressional Asian Pacific American Staff Association

Keo Chea: RED VALENTINO dress ($790); Saks Jandel, 5510 Wisconsin Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815, (301) 652-2250. ERICKSON BEAMON earrings ($345); Charm Georgetown, www. charmgeorgetown.com. • Elaine Mensah: THEIA dress ($795); Saks Jandel, 5510 Wisconsin Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815, (301) 652-2250. DANIELLA KALLMEYER white rabbit fur hoodie ($575) and PAUL MENDOZA big tower amethyst gold ring ($490); Charm Georgetown, www.charmgeorgetown.com. DE BEERS heart coin five diamond bracelet ($850), lucky star coin five diamond bracelet ($850) and moon coin twenty diamond bracelet ($1,600); www.debeers.com. • Doug Thornell: HUGO BOSS shirt ($105) and tie ($75), ARMANI pants ($395); Saks Fifth Avenue, www.saksfifthavenue.com. • Drew Porterfield: ARMANI shirt ($225) and pants ($245), HUGO BOSS bow tie ($55); Saks Fifth Avenue, www.saksfifthavenue.com.

Lindsay Kin: GLAMNOIR cheetah-print ID case ($35) and SIBILIA cuff bracelet ($140); Charm Georgetown, www.charmgeorgetown.com. NICOLE MILLER dress ($795); Nicole Miller at Tysons Galleria, www.nicolemiller.com. DE BEERS enchanted lotus ring ($7,300); www.debeers.com. • Erikka Knuti: NICOLE MILLER dress ($1,275); Nicole Miller at Tysons Galleria, www.nicolemiller.com.

RODRIGO OTAZU necklace ($490) and gold stud earrings ($38); Charm Georgetown, www.charmgeorgetown.com. DE BEERS atea ring ($4,000); www.debeers.com. • Justin Young: ARMANI bow tie ($135), ROBERT TALBOTT PROTOCOL shirt , CORBIN pants ($245), VERSACE jacket ($1,095); Saks Fifth Avenue, www.saksfifthavenue.com. • Christina Sevilla: RED VALENTINO dress ($795); Saks Jandel, 5510 Wisconsin Avenue Chevy Chase, MD 20815, (301) 652-2250. JIMMY CHOO shoes (Price Upon Request) Saks Fifth Avenue, www.saksfifthavenue.com. • Vinoda Basnay: ZANELLA pants ($325), ROBERTO GRAHAM shirt ($198) and SAKS FIFTH AVENUE jacket ($798); Saks Fifth Avenue, www.saksfifthavenue.com.

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Lindsay Kin

Vinoda Basnayake International Associate, Patton Boggs LLP; CoFounder, Night Life Agency Group

Christina Sevilla

Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Small Business, Market Access, and Industrial Competitiveness, Executive Office of the President

Program Assistant, Gender, Violence & Rights, International Center for Research on Women

JUSTIN Young

Founder and Creative director, ReadySet Creative Studio LLC

Erikka Knuti

Communications Director, Health Information Center

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SECOND NEW YEAR:

The action was non-stop at the 41st Annual Russian New Year’s Eve Ball at the Mayf lower Hotel, with a romantic balalaika orchestra, leaping folk dancers doing lofty splits five feet in the air, a waltz performance and dancing to Sidney’s Orchestra.

The capital’s old guard Russian community follows the Julian Calendar, which means they celebrate New Year’s Eve exactly two weeks later than the rest of us. Many are descendants of the imperial and noble elite who fled their homeland after the 1917 Bolshevik/ Communist revolution. The guest list is filled with names that are right out of the pages of Russian history books.

Pr incess Alexis ( Selene ) Obolensky joined her son, Prince Dimitri Obolensky, as co-chairmen of this year’s ball, which was under the patronage of Prince and Princess Nicolas Romanoff . Prince and Princess David Chavchavadze headed the ball committee with the Scriabine Foundation as sponsor.

Either black- or white-tie with decorations optional was the dress code. Some women wore elaborate costumes including kokoshnik headdresses with dangling pearls.

“You don’t need to be Russian to have fun here. Tonight, everybody’s Russian” one enthusiastic guest noted. (Even non-Russians tear-up when the balalaikas strum the nostalgic “Moscow Nights.”)

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Other revelers included Kermit and Priscilla Roosevelt, Chateau and John Gardecki, Bonnie and Ed Wilson, Gertrude d’Amecourt, Guy d’Amecourt, Nicole d’Amecourt, Gary and Rose O’Neal Akin , Xenia Woyevodsky , Maria Nedelkovich, Paul Carp, Richard DeSonier, Mary Bird, Margaret Hickey, Jean Wigham, Athena Adams, Clayton and Susie Eisinger, Cyd Miller Everett, George and Ishin Ludlow, Susan Watters and Vera and Louis Emmerij.

REPLACING THE RABBIT’S FOOT: Christine Warnke welcomed the New

Year during a stay in Gstaad’s swank Palace Hotel, where she caught up with her Greek family. The Palace was chockablock with international jet setters, she reports, citing the presence of MiddleEastern royals, Indian and French cinema stars and Greek shipping magnates.

Above: Princess Alexis Obolensky (right) A highpoint: at midnight, everyone with Miles Besson, husband of Raisa rushed outside and threw money up in Scriabine, descendant of the classic Russian composer, Alexander Scriabin the air – which tradition maintains will (Photo by Kyle Samperton). Left: insure that lots of lucre rains down over Christine Warnke, clad in a pink Chanel jacket, heading to the Swiss ski slopes in you in the coming year.

Gstaad (Photo by Andreas Papathomas).

As further financial insurance in this Germanic region where a pig is a symbol The event drew many notable attendees such of good fortune (and little pigs molded of as WJLA TV-7 weatherman Bob Ryan and his marzipan appear at New Year’s in the candy wife Olga; designer Anna Weatherly and her stores), the Palace went the extra mile to invoke husband George; Nina and Philip Pillsbury; even more wealth for its already well-heeled Bruce Maxwell; Timothy Trudeau and wife P.J., clientele. A plump little piglet – very well who wore a stunning wine-hued Lacroix; Bob scrubbed – was brought into the hotel to be Heggestad and Rosemary Bogley (in town from petted and admired, squealing greetings as he her horse-country estate); and Andre Willieme. “worked the room.”

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UNFORGETTABLE: Every November the Kidney Ball seemingly outdoes itself, and this year was no exception. The cavernous ballroom was crowded with scores of local tech execs for dinner, dancing and cheering on aerial trapeze artists before the finale by Grammy Awardwinning chanteuse Natalie Cole, whose late father, Nat King Cole, joined her by video in a spellbinding duet. Led by chairwoman Debbie Ikirt and attended by Mayor-elect Vincent Gray, the National Kidney Foundation’s 30th annual gala raised $1.1 million for kidney disease research. BELIEVERS: Chuck Prow, Ted and Carla Davies, Anne Altman, Xavier Alire, Bradley Schwartz, Tenley Carp, Carleton Jones and David Samuels.

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Lori Graham used a mix of local and global vintage and contemporary objects to style bookshelves that climb to the ceiling of her tall third-floor loft. Adjacent to the ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; suite in her Dupont Circle rowhouse, this room includes a library ladder to access the wall of bookshelves punctuated by an off-center fireplace.

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as well as from other coastal countries for her clean, comforting designs. “My favorite destination is Italy,” Peake says. “Inspiration comes from so many things: from a piece of sea glass on the beach to a linen napkin at a French bistro.” Part of her trademark calm approach to design is the use of beige as a foundation followed by pops of colors.

“If you’re a good designer, you work with your client’s preferences and guide them to good design and good choices that will last a lifetime,” she says.

The University of Maryland graduate follows this philosophy in her own home, using timeless furnishings and neutral finishes including warm, textured wallpaper by Phillip Jeffries in her foyer. Wallpaper has been back for years, notes Peake, who looks to Osborne & Little for strong colors and geometrics and Ralph Lauren for true Americana styles. Some of her go-to furniture and accessory sources include bi-yearly markets, plus West Coast stores such as Noir Furniture, Custom Furniture & Cabinets (CFC) and BoBo Intriguing Objects.

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AKSEIZER DESIGN GROUP Jeff Akseizer and his French Bulldogs LuLu and Louie love to entertain in the living room of his renovated McLean, Va., home. Akseizer paired a hickory chair wingback with a Bolier & Co. sofa in rich warm colors and added a David Hicks-patterned Stark rug, antique coffee table with 14-kt. gold trim and Carrara marble top, and rare coral for color and contrast. The built-ins around the fireplace, his favorite “accessory” in the house, are from his own ADG Millwork Shop in Boswell, Pa. Additional decor by Jamie Brown of Akseizer Design Group.

Midwest Charm Tulsa, Okla., native Lori Graham, principal of Lori Graham Design, travels far and wide for design inspiration. Her latest journey took her to Beirut, where the former lawyer was taken with the “sexy” Le Gray hotel. Graham adds that the J.K. Place Santa Maria Novella in Florence, Italy, is a perennial favorite. “My Dupont Circle living room is inspired by J.K. Place where I used images of sitting rooms to show the juxtaposition of classic elements with modern furnishings and unexpected accessories and fabrics as a timeless approach to design,” she says.

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line, LG Place, which features classic furnishings reimagined with modern finishes and details.

When she’s not incorporating her own products in her designs, she looks to consignment and vintage shops like Sixteen Fifty Nine for Mid-Century items; Timothy Paul for carpets, textiles and bedding; and Miss Pixies. “Other great bargains are found in the D.C. residences themselves,” she adds. “I love finding pieces my clients already own or fixtures in the historic homes they are renovating.”

Coastal Calm Kristin Peake, principal of Kristin Peake Interiors, draws inspiration from the Eastern Shore, where she spent part of her childhood,

Big City Pace Having grown up on Long Island’s Gold Coast, Jeff Akseizer, principal of Akseizer Design Group, has “always been fascinated with the rush of ‘high’ design styles that came here from Europe between 1850 and 1940.” He likes to visit and even take clients to places with design voices from the past such as Newport, R.I. “That town is filled with famous residential architectural works from McKim, Mead and White’s Isaac Bell House to Richard Morris Hunt’s The Breakers.” Also influenced by Hollywood designers Dorothy Draper and William Haines, he says his personal design philosophy “is to look at each room as a Hollywood set and create function and form that my clients never thought was possible.”

Approaching design with a sophisticated palette, Akseizer loves all things old. He collects 18th- and 19th-century silver and finds treasures at the Red Schoolhouse Antiques in Millwood, Va., where goods are shipped in from Scotland. Akseizer also believes in ample lighting, especially for “flex” spaces – residential rooms that double as offices. Besides his own custom line of lighting, he likes Ochre, an online source. —Sherry Moeller

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KRISTIN PEAKE INTERIORS LLC Kristin Peake relaxes among custom pillows on the settee finished in Ralph Lauren fabric in the foyer of her Silver Spring, Md., home. With a salvaged copper-hammered table, CFC reclaimed wood mirror, Visual Comfort floor lamp, Restoration Hardware hourglass and flowers by Stephen Chambers, Peakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foyer speaks to her clean, comfortable aesthetic. She also used woven grasscloth wallpaper for texture in the entry space.

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Stately Homes Marc and Jacqueline Leland sell in Georgetown; Ted and Lynne Leonsis swap their McLean home for the famous ‘Marwood’ estate in Potomac.

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The District Marc and Jacqueline Leland sold 3210 R STREET NW for $11,111,111 to Connie Milstein, a lawyer, entrepreneur and the owner of the Jefferson Hotel, before relocating to London in late December. Leland, an art collector who has represented Getty family financial interests, and his fashionable wife, the mother of renowned writer Alain de Botton, purchased the late Justice Abe Fortas’ eightbedroom residence in 1997 for just $1.4 million but renovated it in 1999 to include an extensive third floor addition. The 1941 Federal in Georgetown’s East Village also boasts a dramatic salon overlooking an expansive south-facing garden with a large pool.

The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates purchased 2104 DUNMORE LANE NW in Wesley Heights for $3,650,000 from Vale Properties LLC. No word on what the UAE plans to do with the posh Italianate manse in the tony Phillips Park development just yet.The newly finished six-bedroom residence features three fireplaces, a butler’s pantry, dual staircases, two-story great room, wine room, pool and elevator. Sandra Leiva of Century 21 was both the listing agent and the selling agent.

Also in the sought-after Philips Park neighborhood, builder/seller Jim Gibson sold 2113 DUNMORE LANE NW with the help of selling agents William F.X. Moody and Robert Hryniewicki of Washington Fine Properties.

The listing agent was Marc Fleisher of Long & Foster.The property was designed by renowned architect Ankie Barnes to have the feel of a European country villa. The house sold to a trust for $3,310,000.

Ellen Cook Stough and John T. Stough sold 4343 GARFIELD STREET NW to Christopher Cahill for $1.9 million. Mr. Cahill is the principal and president of Botanical Decorators, a prominent area landscape design/

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Marc and Jacqueline Leland sold their 1941 Federal-style Georgetown residence for 11,111,111.

build firm. The five-bedroom Wesley Heights Colonial features a master suite with dressing room, a private two-tiered garden terrace and a large lower level rec room.The buyer’s agents were Mary Ehrgood and Julia Ehrgood of Washington Fine Properties.

Brett and Mayuri Walter bought 2245 46TH STREET NW for $1,290,000 from Robert Holleyman II. Mrs.Walter is a nutritional consultant while Mr. Walter is a partner at the Baach Robinson & Lewis law firm. Holleyman is the president and CEO of the Business Software Alliance and former counsel to the U.S. Senate. The three-bedroom Berkley property was built in 1952 and listed by TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s David Desantis.

Jason Paterniti and Nicole Watson sold 2446 KALORAMA ROAD NW for $3 million with the help of Washington Fine Properties’ Eileen McGrath. TTR Sotheby’s International Realty’s Michael Rankin was the selling agent.

Mr. Paterniti is a managing member of the private equity firm Global Risk Capital. The

fully renovated six-bedroom French Provincial nestled in the heart of Kalorama was built in 1927. The property offers tree-canopied privacy, generous public rooms, chef ’s kitchen, terraced gardens and a library.

Robert Murphy and Frederick Steckler sold 1731 RIGGS PLACE NW in the Dupont Circle Historic District to SSI International Corporation for $1,699,000. Mr. Murphy is an executive at BAE Systems while Mr. Steckler is an executive adviser at Booz Allen Hamilton.

The four-bedroom Victorian rowhouse was built in 1912 and is now separated into three fully renovated units including two separately metered one-bedroom apartments.

Former Treasury Secretary Henry M. (Hank) Paulson Jr. and his wife Wendy sold 2750 32ND STREET NW for $3,250,000 (which they bought in 2006 for $4.3 million). Paulson served as treasury secretary under President George W. Bush and is also a former CEO of Goldman Sachs. He was named runnerup for Time magazine’s person of the year in

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Advanced International Studies.The threebedroom Massachusetts Avenue Heights villa was built in 1940 and renovated in 2001.

He is a former chairman, CEO and president of Skyterra Communications, a publicly traded mobile communications firm based in Reston, Va. He sold that firm in 2010.

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VIRGINIA Tim and Kathryn Luwis sold 1870 VIRGINIA AVENUE in McLean to Brian of Long & Foster’s Wendy Banner. Dr. Midgley is and Teresa Byrne for $2,475,000 with the a retired thoracic surgeon at Children’s National help of Associate Broker David Sande Realty Medical Center. The six-bedroom Potomac 2000 L.C. Mr. Luwis is co-owner of the Falls Colonial was built in 1996 by Sandy Inns of Virginia. The six-bedroom modern Spring Builders and includes a guest house with interpretation of an English country house sits pool, pergola, stone patios and screened porch. on a lush wooded lot adjacent to parkland.The Mr. Good is the co-founder of Summerwood property, built in 1998, boasts 10-foot ceilings, Partners, an advisory and private equity firm. masonry fireplaces and a media room.

Dr. Frank Midgley and his wife Sally sold 10920 CRIPPLEGATE ROAD for $3,525,000 to Camille and Alexander Good with the help

2113 Dunmore sold to a private trust for $3,310,000.

2008 for his role in dealing with the global financial crisis. He is currently a fellow at Johns Hopkins University’s Nitze School of

PROPERTY LINES HIGH-END HOUSE SWAP: The and 10-car garage. Washington big buzz in area real estate is Ted Fine Properties’ Mark McFadden and Lynn Leonsis’ home trade with represented the Leonsis family Nextel founder Chris Rogers and in both transactions and also his wife Nalini. The Rogers family represented the Rogers family purchased the Leonsis’ 33-room, in their acquisition of the Sorrel 20,000-square-foot mansion at Street property. Long & Foster’s 6827 SORREL STREET in McLean Marc Fleisher represented the in December. In turn, Ted and Rogers in the sale of “Marwood.”

Lynn Leonsis bought “Marwood,” the Rogers’ historic 1926 Potomac HISTORIC “CLARENS” LISTED: chateau for a cool $20 million in Tom and Harriet Lankford early January. The 13-acre estate listed 318 QUAKER LANE for with commanding Potomac $8,950,000. Mr. Lankford is an River views was once owned by attorney with Lankford & Reed in publishing heir Seward Webb Old Town. “Clarens,” a FederalPulitzer, who rented style mansion in the (then-200-acre) Alexandria, was built property to Joseph in 1814 and is best P. Kennedy before known as the former selling it in 1939 to home of James local real estate Murray Mason – a investor H. Grady U.S. senator from Gore (kin to both Vice Virginia and grandson President Al Gore and of George Mason. writer Gore Vidal).

The estate once Numerous presidents housed the Fairfax have attended parties Lynne and Ted Leonsis School whose alumni there, including Harry include George S. Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Washington Custis Lee. During John F. Kennedy, Richard M. the Civil War, the property was Nixon and George H.W. Bush. used as a hospital for Union Army The property, which the Rogers soldiers. Notable visitors include extensively renovated, includes Confederate President Jefferson a gatehouse, pool, pool house Davis and Confederate Army Gen.

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“Marwood”

Robert E. Lee. The seven-bedroom Center Hall Colonial features a trellised grill area, walled orchard, potting studio, koi pond, pool and guest house. McEnearnery Associates’ Sue Goodhart is the listing agent.

REAL ESTATE VIP DROPS PRICE: Jeff Neal, founder of Monument Realty and chairman of the now defunct GVA Advantis, has dropped the price of 34 KALORAMA CIRCLE NW down to $6,995,000 from his original asking price of $7,995,000. Neal initially listed the house in mid-2009. He bought the eight-bedroom Beaux Arts French Revival property in 2007 for $3.4 million and completely renovated

the home. Built in 1930, the house features a cherry wood library, a dining room that seats 20 and a st u n n i n g three-tiered garden. While at Monument Realty, Neal helped to develop over 6 million square feet of office and residential real estate in the D.C. metropolitan area. Mr. Neal is currently a senior vice president at The Lincoln Property Company.

BUILDER BIDS ADIEU: Brad Bernstein of Bradbern Constriction Co, Inc. has listed his custom-built nine-bedroom home for $7,950,000. 9309 KENDALE ROAD in Potomac was built in 2007 and boasts all the luxury amenities you’d expect for this price point, but also a log cabin, circa 1928 that was fully renovated and expanded in 2004. The 3.5-acre grounds also include a vanishing-edge heated pool, a stream and an outdoor fireplace.

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Living Large Palatial properties suitable for grand entertaining are now on the market

EVERMAY

1623 28th street nw, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20007

Asking Price:

$29,500,000

Listing Agent:

Jeanne Livingston| 202-321-2600 Georgetown Office of Long & Foster

Evermay, a magnificent estate atop one of Georgetown’s promontory points, overlooks Rock Creek Park with views of the Washington monument. An authentic 18th-century Federal masterwork, the main house includes a drawing room with period English paneling, a dining room seating 40, and a grand orangerie living room that opens to a majestic terrace. Formal fountains enhance the 3.5 acres of carefully landscaped, opulent gardens, and the private, secluded grounds include a carriage house, a studio annex and parking for 100 vehicles. A national treasure, Evermay is destined to remain the meeting place for many of Washington’s important events in the 21st century and beyond.

Kalorama

2449 Tracy Place NW, Washington, D.C. 20008 This grand Georgian residence has undergone a complete renovation bringing stateof-the-art amenities and systems while retaining its classic period details. Originally built by noted architect Waddy Wood in 1923, this residence is ideal for formal entertaining and comfortable family living. The foyer is flanked by symmetrical living and dining rooms, each measuring 25 by 18 feet and offering wood floors, fireplaces, antique mantels and custom moldings. A library, sunroom and gourmet kitchen complete the first floor. Upstairs are five large bedrooms and four full baths.

The lower level is highlighted by a large recreation room, maid or nanny suite with full bath, laundry room, additional storage and access to a twocar garage. The rear Asking Price: $3,995,000 garden is professionally Listing Agents: Paul Pike | 202-550-8871 landscaped with a slate

& Alex Venditti | 202-550-8872 terrace and privacy

TTR Sotheby’s International Realty fencing.

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Asking Price:

$15,000,000

Listing Agent:

Mark McFadden| 703-216-1333 Washington Fine Properties, LLC

Halcyon House

3400-3410 Prospect Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20007 This historically designated mansion boasts over 30,000 square feet and includes five bedrooms, nine full baths and nine fireplaces overlooking the Potomac River. Built in 1787 by James Stoddert, the original Federal-style south elevation sits on a dominant half-acre hill and was once owned and expanded by Mark Twain’s nephew. The house is a masterful restoration in pristine condition that’s most appropriate for either a single family or a qualified non-profit group. Located just across the District line with easy access to the White House and both area airports.

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Observatory Circle, D.C.

$7,200,000

Sited on half an acre next to the Vice President’s residence, this mansion is the largest available home on Massachusetts Avenue. There is a circular driveway, a 2-car garage with an apartment above, a garden, and additional parking.

Georgetown Office 202.944.8400.

Vienna, Virginia

$1,274,000

This custom colonial sited on a quiet cul-de-sac offers 4 finished levels. The upper-level loft with a full bath provides a convenient home office, play area, or suite, and the lower level is bright and airy. www.Lilian.com.

Lilian Jorgenson 703.407.0766/ 703.790.1990 (O). lilian.jorgenson@longandfoster.com

Dupont, D.C.

$950,000

Potomac, Maryland

$4,850,000

This 30,000-square-foot residence is truly without comparison. The 9-plus-bedroom, 19-bath home features an indoor pool, 3 kitchens, 2 offices, a majestic foyer, and 8,000 square feet of imported marble in the hallways and bathrooms. Pam Weiss 240.498.6644 or Kathy Lorenz 240.350.7355/ 301.983.0060 (O).

Potomac, Maryland

$1,999,800

Sited on 7.6 acres with a 4-stall barn, a riding ring, and a pond, this home has undergone a complete renovation. Introduced by an 8-foot wide foyer, the residence includes a great room with a floor-to-ceiling, stone fireplace and a chef desired kitchen.

Bethesda Avenue Office 240.497.1700.

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Frederick, Maryland

$1,895,000

Berkley, D.C.

Great Falls, Virginia

$3,800,000

This graceful custom-built contemporary boasts the perfect setting. Featured in Architectural Digest, the residence boasts aesthetically beautiful modern design and craftsmanship. Fabulous amenities include a pool and a tennis court. Photos at karenbarker.com.

Foxhall Office 202.363.1800.

Arlington, Virginia

$1,539,000

This new Craftsman home combines fantastic location with quality construction. A chef’s kitchen, a huge family room with a wet bar, a library with built-ins, and a master suite with a 2-sided gas fireplace and a spa bath are just some of the spaces in this 5-bedroom, 4.5bath residence. Arlington Office 703.522.0500.

$1,369,000

Dupont, D.C.

$1,145,000

Conceived as a residence for the Cabinet, the Presidential is a grand pre-war co-op. This represents a rare opportunity to combine units to create a downtown home with over 2,000 square feet.

Woodley Park Office 202.483.6300.

Nestled on 86 acres, this Circa-1700’s manor home has undergone recent renovations and additions. A guest house, a bank barn with living space, horse facilities, pastures, and one buildable lot complete the estate.

Photos at www.tkhomes.com.

Potomac Office 301.299.6000.

Sensational, sizzling and sophisticated, this sundrenched home has wonderful flow for a stylish lifestyle. Sited in a wonderful location in an established neighborhood, the residence is convenient to everything and one must see it to appreciate all that it has to offer.

Nathan Carnes 202.966.1400 (O).

Entertain in style at this penthouse condo. The residence offers monumental views from the roof terrace and the private balcony off the living/dining area, soaring ceilings, walls of windows, custom finishes, a library, a study, and parking for 2 cars.

Chevy Chase Office 202.363.9700.

Potomac, Maryland

Great Falls, Virginia

Bethesda, Maryland

Arlington, Virginia

$1,595,000

This grand, spacious English Tudor sited on a cul-desac offers lots of windows, light-filled spaces, and a 4-car garage on 2 gorgeous acres. This Palatine beauty is priced to sell at an incredible value.

Virtual tour at www.12513NobleCT.com.

Susan Sanford 301.229.4000 (O).

$1,090,000

This fabulous 6-bedroom, 4.5-bath home is set on 5 acres of rolling hills with a pool, a modern 5-stall barn, fenced pastures, and riding rings. The house has been updated, including new granite counters, custom cabinets, and glass tile accents.

Peggy Ferris 202.438.1524/ 202.364.1300 (O).

$1,999,000

Sited just minutes from downtown Bethesda and Metro, this like-new home offers 3 beautifully finished levels with exceptional details. Sun-filled spaces include a gourmet kitchen, 5 bedrooms, 5 full baths and much more. Wendy Banner 301.365.9090/ 301.907.7600 (O). wendy@bannerteam.com

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$1,499,900

This stunning 2-story penthouse with 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths is located at Wooster and Mercer. The home boasts 21-foot ceilings, a gourmet kitchen with island, floor-to-ceiling windows in all the rooms, and a large, private roof terrace.

Ricki Gerger 703.522.6100/ 202.364.5200 (O).

POINT OF VIEW | HEATH SHULER

Congressional Quarterback Rep. Heath Shuler used to play for the Washington Redskins. As he begins his third term in Congress, the North Carolina Democrat shares with us some of his favorite things as well as what he plans to pass during the upcoming 112th Congress.

By Andrew h. chappell

fondest childhood memory?

Being with my family on Fontana Lake in the Great Smoky Mountains. It’s one of the prettiest spots in America. proudest accomplishment?

More than anything I did in the NFL, as a small business owner or in Congress, the thing I’m most proud of is my family. Each and every day, I am more and more proud of my kids and how bright, honorable and compassionate they are.

Which politician, living or dead, do you most admire?

President Bill Clinton has done, and continues to do, phenomenal things for the people of this country. He has personally had a profound impact on my life and political career. I admire him greatly and am thankful for his leadership.

What political issues are high on your agenda?

Our government cannot afford to annually spend hundreds of billions of dollars more than it brings in. Borrowing money from China and Japan simply creates more debt for our children and grandchildren.

Curbing America’s $14 trillion national debt is one of my top priorities in Congress, which is why I am proud to be a member of the leadership team of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog Coalition, which works to ensure accountability and transparency in our federal budget while eliminating wasteful programs and spending.

What issues do you hope President Obama will address in the remainder of his term?

I hope he will address gerrymandering so that Congress can focus more on Americans and less on political parties. In this Congress, I will introduce legislation, first authored by Rep. John Tanner, to address the adverse effects of gerrymandering by altering what historically has been a closed-door, partisan process to include public input through open hearings. I hope that once Congress passes this legislation, it will have the President’s support.

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favorite Washington restaurant?

Oceanaire. Their sashimi tuna is outstanding.

Which local monument means the most to you?

I’ve always been touched by the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial. During the last Congress, I authored and passed a resolution that calls on all Americans to honor the service members who fought in Vietnam each year on March 29, the day the last American troops left that country in 1973.Visiting the Memorial reminds me that every American owes a debt of gratitude to our veterans for securing the freedoms we enjoy today. dream vacation?

I would love to go hunting in New Zealand.

What do you feel most comfortable wearing?

I’m definitely most comfortable in a T-shirt and blue jeans.

Who are some of your favorite musicians?

I’m a big fan of Kenny Chesney, Lady Antebellum and George Strait.

What are you reading and watching on TV? I’ve been reading “Raising a Modern Day Knight,” an insightful book about instilling good values in sons. My wife and I both love the show “Covert Affairs” on the USA Network.

What can the Washington Redskins do to improve?

Never let another quarterback wear the number five.

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Wesley Heights

Severna Park, MD

McLean, VA

Kalorama, DC

Jonathan Taylor 202.276.3344

Michael Moore 202.262.7762 Yale Scott 202.412.2221

The Yerks Team 703.760.0744

Paul Pike 202.550.8871 Alex Venditti 202.550.8872

Georgetown, DC

Great Falls, VA

Chevy Chase, MD

Kalorama, DC

Michelle Galler 703.217.9405 Michael Rankin 202.271.3344

The Yerks Team 703.760.0744

Zelda Heller 301.967.3344 ext 203 Cell: 202.257.1226

Lauren Herberghs 703.625.3590 Robin Waugh 703.819.8809

Foggy Bottom, DC

Wesley Heights, DC

Nanjemoy, MD

Georgetown, DC

Michael Rankin 202.271.334

Dave DeSantis 202.438.1542

Michael Moore 202.262.7762

Julia Diaz-Asper 202.256.1887

Completely renovated and expanded Tudor mansion with main house & 2 BR, 3 bath guest house. Nearly 12,500 interior sf on just over one half-acre. 7 BR, 7 full & one half baths, expansive main kitchen, huge atrium-like fam rm, FDR, & incredible library. Master suite with two fully separate baths, dressing rms & closets. Home theater, home gym, full staff quarters.

Mature plantings, large deck, pool, 2 attached gars for 3 cars & parking for at least 9 more cars. $8,995,000.

Sensational condo of over 4,162 sf and 2,700 sf of outdoor terraces with views of the Potomac River, Kennedy Center & Georgetown waterfront. Open floor plan, walls of glass and floor-to-ceiling windows.

Custom Poliform built-ins throughout, chef’s kitchen with top appliances. 3-car parking and additional storage. Building offers 24-security, concierge services & fitness center. $3,550,000.

Spectacular hi-end renov/redesign of 3,640 sf corner apt by renowned builder. Fantastic entertaining space offers open LR with fireplace, DR, open kitchen with family and breakfast area. Spectacular 270-degree wrap-around views include Potomac River, monuments, Memorial/Key bridges, and Kennedy Center. Outstanding craftsmanship and custom built-ins throughout. 4 BR, 3.5 baths. New hardwood floors, Custom kitchen. 2 car Parking. $2,395,000.

Prominently sited on 20 acres overlooking the Severn River, Swann Point Farm is a gracious 13,000 sf Neo-Mediterranean residence that was built in 1995.

This magnificent estate offers a separate 4 stall barn, a ‘Folly’ house and a 5+ slip deep water dock. $8,500,000.

Beautiful estate home in the desirable Potomac River front community of Falcon Ridge. This home was built to exacting standards by renowned Monarch Homes and is a fine example of quality craftsmanship.

Every imaginable luxury with designer lighting, WaterWorks baths, Miele, SubZero and Wolfe appliances, the impressive list of fine features is a refreshing alternative to the ordinary. Situated amidst towering trees and natural surroundings. $3,495,000.

Located in picturesque Wesley Heights, this 6 BR, four and one half bath residence was fully renovated in summer 2010 with the finest in modern amenities.

Features an open floor plan, rear facing wall of windows, deck, stairs to additional private deck perfect for entertaining. High-end kitchen, Plenty of natural light. Finished basement with full bath. 2 car garage. Park setting. $2,175,000.

www.ttrsir.com

Exquisite custom home with every luxury imaginable!

This home is designed for entertaining with a fully stocked catering kitchen, large cobblestone patio, indoor basket ball court and game room. Convenient for any lifestyle, the finished lower level features a rec-room, bar, exercise room, sauna, spa/massage room and a craft room. One of a kind and on one of the largest lots in the sought after Reserve, this home is truly spectacular! $4,850,000.

SOMERSET HOUSE & PARC SOMERSET CONDOMINIUMS. In the heart of Chevy Chase at Friendship Heights. Features include 17 acres of gardens, indoor and outdoor pools, gym, sauna, party rooms, 24 hour desk and doorman. Near shopping, cinemas, restaurants and transport. Several units now available. Prices upon request.

Nanjemoy Point Farm is a magnificent waterfront estate in Charles County consisting of 79.64 acres on four separate parcels. Prominently sited on a peninsula with over 3,000 feet of shoreline offering three houses, a pool house, a tobacco barn and a deep water dock. Private and serene setting just a short 1:15 drive to DC. $1,995,000.

Georgetown, Washington, D.C. 202.333.1212

Originally built by noted Washington architect Waddy Wood in 1923, this Georgian style residence has been recently transformed into a home ideal for both grand formal entertaining and comfortable family living. Formal living and dining rooms each offer wonderful symmetry with equal sized 25’ x 18’ rooms. 6 BR, 5.5 baths total. Private rear terrace and 2 car garage parking. $3,995,000.

Fabulous panoramic view of DC from the rooftop terrace. Sophisticated, sleek & stylish interior, “old world” exterior, on one of Kalorama’s most desirable streets. Completely renovated in 07’, this 4 BR, 4 full, 2 half bath home is one of two masionette’s within the former Kingsbury School. Tastefully appointed with an abundance of modern amenities & luxury features.

2-car garage. $2,899,000.

Stunning end unit townhouse designed for elegant entertaining and causal living. Formal living room with fireplace & three sets of French doors leading to a private rear garden/terrace with fountain. Formal dining room, renovated Viking, SubZero kitchen.

Lower level has a custom office, full bath and a family room with fireplace. 3 BR, 3.5 baths. Custom finishes & detail throughout. Private off street parking space. $1,390,000.

McLean, VA 703.319.3344

Chevy Chase, MD 301.967.3344

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