Victor Gotevbe

Batik, silk and new shapes give the cheongsam different expressions in Singapore’s ASEAN Culture Day presentation. A closer look at the designs: @ASEAN @govsingapore @SingaporeEmbDC @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @gotebs @BuchiMenkiti @Popeson @IkeGod_ diplomaticwatch.com/singapor…

Malaysia’s ASEAN Culture Day presentation featured songket in contemporary clothing, including bomber jackets and tailored suits. @MYembassyWDC @ASEAN @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @gotebs @BuchiMenkiti @Popeson @IkeGod_ diplomaticwatch.com/malaysia…

Wedding motifs and contemporary fashion featured in Indonesia’s batik presentation at ASEAN Culture Day. @IndonesiainDC @Kemlu_RI @ASEAN @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @gotebs @BuchiMenkiti @Popeson @IkeGod_ diplomaticwatch.com/indonesi…

Azerbaijani tar and mugham featured at Angola’s Angojazz Festival. Read our coverage: @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @gotebs @BuchiMenkiti @Popeson @IkeGod_ diplomaticwatch.com/azerbaij…

In Mimesis, Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theatre finds new expression in Korean tradition. Read Laurel Victoria Gray’s review: @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @gotebs @BuchiMenkiti @Popeson @IkeGod_ diplomaticwatch.com/in-mimes…

Lao village dress and naga designs featured in a weaving presentation at ASEAN Culture Day in Maryland. @ASEAN @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @gotebs @BuchiMenkiti @Popeson @IkeGod_ diplomaticwatch.com/lao-weav…

Vietnam’s ASEAN Culture Day presentation in Maryland featured áo dài designs inspired by Đông Hồ folk imagery. @ASEAN @Wecaa_official @MOFAVietNam @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @gotebs @BuchiMenkiti @Popeson @IkeGod_ diplomaticwatch.com/vietnam-…

Rogaia Amelia Castro joined Timor-Leste’s runway presentation at ASEAN Culture Day in Maryland. @ASEAN @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @gotebs @BuchiMenkiti @Popeson @IkeGod_ diplomaticwatch.com/rogaia-a…

Traditional dress and cuisine from 11 Southeast Asian countries featured at ASEAN Culture Day in Silver Spring, Maryland, organized by the ASEAN Spouses’ Circle. @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @IndonesiainDC @philippinesusa @SingaporeEmbDC @MYembassyWDC @MyanEmbDC @cambodiaembus @MFAThai @MOFAVietNam @HealthyLights @BuchiMenkiti @IkeGod_ @PatrickRealiza @Popeson @gotebs diplomaticwatch.com/asean-cu…

Burna Boy Meets U.S. Consul General Brandon Hudspeth as Nigeria and America Explore New Creative-Economy Partnerships Continue Reading: diplomaticwatch.com/burna-bo… @USinNigeria @burnaboy @gotebs #Nigeria #UnitedStates

Dr. Nining Sri Astuti Soesilo credited diplomatic spouses with sustaining cultural ties at ASEAN Culture Day in Maryland, featuring fashion, textiles and food from 11 Southeast Asian countries. @ASEAN @IndonesiainDC @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @gotebs @BuchiMenkiti @Popeson @IkeGod_ diplomaticwatch.com/dr-ninin…

Moldova’s 35th independence reception in Virginia recognized U.S. support for its sovereignty and three decades of cooperation with North Carolina. @MoldovaMFA @MoldovaEmbUS @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @HealthyLights @PatrickRealiza @KimberlyBassett @BuchiMenkiti @gotebs @Popeson @IkeGod_ @StateDept diplomaticwatch.com/moldova-…

Uzbek artisans exhibited ikat, suzani and gold embroidery at the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington. diplomaticwatch.com/uzbek-ar… @uzbekmfa @UZEmbassyDC @FurqatSidiq @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @HealthyLights @gotebs @Popeson @PatrickRealiza @BuchiMenkiti @IkeGod_

H.E. Ambassador Youssef Amrani links El Mansouri’s appointment as Morocco’s first woman Head of Government to decades of reform. @Marocdiplo_EN @morocco_usa @youamrani @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @HealthyLights @gotebs @Popeson @PatrickRealiza @BuchiMenkiti @IkeGod_ diplomaticwatch.com/ambassad…

Mohamed El-Molla Assumes Duty as Egypt’s Ambassador to the United States After Presenting Credentials to President Trump diplomaticwatch.com/mohamed-… @EgyptEmbassyUSA @gotebs #Egypt #US #Trump

At Pau’s Forum des Associations, the BA Cultural Center shared Azerbaijani dance, ashiq music and carpet weaving with visitors. @BernardBillura @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @BuchiMenkiti @HealthyLights @Popeson @gotebs @MammadovaJamila @AzerbaijanMFA Read: diplomaticwatch.com/ba-cultu…

Khalilur Rahman of Bangladesh assumed office as President of the 81st UN General Assembly on 8 September 2026 after a 99–91 election win, pledging to restore trust and reform a UN he says is no longer living in 1945 diplomaticwatch.com/khalilur… @UN @UN_PGA @gotebs #UnitedNations

Iceland votes today on whether to resume EU accession talks. Fisheries, the króna, possible euro adoption, sovereignty and Arctic security are among the issues at stake in a contest that polls suggest is extremely close. @MFAIceland @PresidentISL @IcelandInUS @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @IkeGod_ @gotebs @Popeson diplomaticwatch.com/what-mig…

Costa Rica brought the history and traditions of its Afro-descendant community to Washington, with Limón at the heart of the story. Inside the Embassy’s first Afro-Costa Rican Culture Day in the U.S. capital: diplomaticwatch.com/costa-ri… @CRcancilleria @CR_embassy @albertobace @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @IkeGod_ @gotebs @Popeson

Can theater help us understand the environmental threats affecting women’s health? Diplomatic Watch examines how playwrights and producers are taking difficult questions of reproductive health and environmental exposure to the stage, while their work finds common ground with issues on the United Nations global agenda. @DrJudyK @Wecaa_official @JanDuPlain @PatrickRealiza @HealthyLights @IkeGod_ @gotebs @Popeson diplomaticwatch.com/theater-…