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She came to the Philippines to learn how to smile again. After nearly four years of diplomatic posting, Paulina Silva, wife of Chilean Ambassador Roberto Mayorga, is leaving the country with happy memories.
DIPLOMATIC SPOUSES may seem like a rarified group, attending social functions, entertaining VIPs, taking up painting or dancing, playing mahjong,...
They were a picture of a happy pair—or that’s how they portrayed themselves to the press. Dutch Ambassador Ton Boon von Ochssée and his vivacious Belgian wife, Martine, were among the most invited couples in the diplomatic corps; they were the life of the party.
Even after a hard day’s night, as the Beatles’ song goes, you wake up early—very early—morning to get the chance to play tennis with some foreign ambassadors.
Nantes, France — A French museum won backing from scholars on Tuesday for its decision to halt an exhibition about...
Britain's consul-general in Shanghai married his same-sex partner at the ambassador's residence in Beijing at the weekend, sparking debate over gay unions in the country.
Canada’s Ambassador Christopher Thornley was in Cebu recently for the inaugural of the Canadian Welding Bureau Facility and Hospitality Center. The occasion feted the 115 graduates who went through an eight-month training program.
Paintings by two Filipino artists and a charming white askal named Benji are three beloved possessions that Swiss Ambassador Ivo Sieber and wife Gracita will definitely bring to Bangkok when the envoy begins his new assignment there later this month.
Philippe and Edna Lhuillier recently breezed into town and gathered friends and relations at their palatial home in Maria Luisa Estate Park. They have just winded up Philippe’s tour of duty as the Philippines’ ambassador to Lisbon.
“Chäschüechli,” said the gracious Filipino hostess with a slight contraction on the throat, followed by an expulsion of breath.
