Diplomatic Receptions

Colorful images of formal gatherings featuring notable figures in elegant attire, set in grand environments.

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard received carriers marriage medals Soestdijk. March 30, 1977. Soestdijk, Utrecht
Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana Prince Bernhard received carriers marriage medals Soestdijk. March 30, 1977. Soestdijk, Utrecht
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State Funeral of President Kennedy: White House, post funeral Reception. Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Mrs. Kennedy shakes hands with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Aram. Also pictured: Ambassador of Iran, Mahmoud Foroughi; Minister of Foreign Relations of El Salvador, Dr. Hector Escobar Serrano; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Dinner in honor of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, President of India, 8:00PM. President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, shakes hands with President John F. Kennedy upon his departure from the White House, following a state dinner in his honor. Left to right: President Kennedy; First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy; President Radhakrishnan; Indian Ambassador to the United States, B. K. Nehru; US Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke. North Portico, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Madrid, 24/04/1995. Reception at the Royal Palace in Madrid on the occasion of the presentation of the Cervantes Prize. In the picture, the Miguel de Cervantes Prize winner, Mario Vargas Llosa, with his wife, Patricia, and their children Álvaro, Gonzalo and Morgana, and her boyfriend, Paul.
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Anefo photo collection. State visit Indonesia. Queen Juliana thanks the dancers in Bandung. August 29, 1971. Bandung, Indonesia
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Madrid, 05/05/1996 King Juan Carlos hugs Jose Maria Aznar at the ceremony of his swearing-in as President of the Government.
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Manuel del Valle Arévalo was elected mayor of Seville in the May 1983 elections. He won by an absolute majority. In the image, Del Valle's speech during the inauguration plenary session. June 1983. Photo by Sanvicente.
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Madrid, 2/27/1995. Presentation of credentials from the ambassador of the Dominican Republic, Fabio Florentino Herrera Cabral, to King Juan Carlos, at the Royal Palace.
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Presentation of a season pass to the National Symphony Orchestra to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy (JBK). Representatives from the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) present a season pass for President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy. (L u2013 R): Milton King, NSO President; Mrs. Kennedy; Howard Mitchell, NSO Director. Blue Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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Meeting with the Ambassador of Kuwait, Abdul Rahman Salim Al-Atiqi, 10:08AM. Newly-appointed Ambassador Abdul Rahman Salim Al-Atiqi of Kuwait (left) meets with President John F. Kennedy in the Oval Office of the White House to present his credentials. Washington, D.C.
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RVD / Royal House photo collection. Baptism Prince Floris v.L.n.R. Drs. Frits Philips, Mr. Robert D. Mc Chesney, Archshertogin Michaël of Austria, Mr. F.A. Bierman, Princess Margriet, Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven, Princess Irene and Drs. J.W. The Pous. 1975
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Trip to Mexico: Luncheon in honor of Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico, 2:00PM. President John F. Kennedy stands with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy as she delivers remarks in Spanish at a luncheon in honor of President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, and First Lady of Mexico, Eva Sámano de López Mateos. At table (L-R): President of the Permanent Commission of the Mexican Congress, Rómulo Sánchez Mireles; President López Mateos; Mrs. Kennedy; President Kennedy; Mrs. López Mateos (mostly hidden behind flowers); President of the Supreme Court of Mexico, Alfonso Guzmán Neyra. U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes, stands in back, behind Mrs. Kennedy. Hotel María Isabel, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Anefo photo collection. Arrival Princess Beatrix Prince Claus Paramaribo Stay, Princess Beatrix Prince Claus inspect honorary guard Paramaribo; left Arron, Beatrix. 25 November 1975. Paramaribo, Suriname
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State Funeral of President Kennedy: White House, post funeral Reception. Jacqueline Kennedy and Senator Edward M. Kennedy (Massachusetts) greet guests during a reception at the White House, following the state funeral of President John F. Kennedy; Senator Kennedy shakes hands with Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), U Thant. Also pictured: Ambassador from Saudi Arabia to France, Rashad Pharaon; President of the UN Security Council, Sir Patrick Dean; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; Air Force Aide to President Kennedy, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh. Red Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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12/31/1991. Antonio Mingote with Camilo José Cela and Marina Castaño at the ABC house.
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Anefo photo collection. Visit Queen Juliana, PR. Bernhard, PR. Beatrix PR. Claus Ethiopia: Gala dinner day visit Imperial Palace. January 31, 1969. Ethiopia
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Ceremonial reception of foreign authorities at the train station by HM Koningin Juliana, ZKH Prins Bernhard and HKH Princess Beatrix.
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Nobel Awards with Royal Family and Nobel laureates at Stockholm Concert House
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Trip to Mexico: Luncheon in honor of Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico, 2:00PM. President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy attend a luncheon in honor of President of Mexico, Adolfo López Mateos, and First Lady of Mexico, Eva Sámano de López Mateos. At table (L-R): President of the Permanent Commission of the Mexican Congress, Rómulo Sánchez Mireles; President López Mateos; Mrs. Kennedy; President Kennedy; Mrs. López Mateos (mostly hidden behind flowers); President of the Supreme Court of Mexico, Alfonso Guzmán Neyra. U.S. Department of State interpreter, Donald Barnes, stands in back, behind Mrs. Kennedy. Hotel María Isabel, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ), Speaker of the House John W. McCormack, Chief Justice Earl Warren, 8:00PM. President John F. Kennedy (left) talks with mezzo-soprano opera singer Grace Bumbry following her performance at a dinner in honor of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives John W. McCormack, and Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren. Chief Justice Warren (in back, facing away) and Harriet McCormack, wife of Speaker McCormack (back to camera, wearing blue dress), stand to the left of President Kennedy; Secretary of Labor Arthur J. Goldberg (over President Kennedys shoulder at right) stands in the background; Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare Abraham Ribicoff and his wife Ruth Ribicoff (wearing yellow dress) stand directly behind Ms. Bumbry. East Room, White House, Washington, D.C.
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12/31/1985. Carmen Romero, wife of the President of the Government Felipe González.
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CELA , CAMILO JOSE ESCRITOR ESPAÑOL . PADRON 1916 - 2001 EN LA CEREMONIA DE ENTREGA DE LOS PREMIOS NOBEL EN ESTOCOLMO , AÑO 1989.
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First Lady Jacqueline Kennedys (JBK) tea for wives of new ambassadors. First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy hosts a tea party for wives of new ambassadors; guests pose in front of the grand staircase in the Entrance Hall, White House, Washington, D.C. Guests include: Neila Zouiten Bourguiba (wife of Ambassador Habib Bourguiba, Jr. of Tunisia); Mrs. Frédéric Guirma of Upper Volta; Mrs. Sergio Fenoaltea of Italy; Helena Drozniak (wife of Ambassador Edward Drozniak of Poland); Mrs. Michel Gallin-Douathe of Central African Republic; Seelawathie Rambukwella Gopallawa (wife of Ambassador William Gopallawa of Ceylon); Mrs. Matrika Prasad Koirala of Nepal; Nepalese interpreter Bhinda Malla; Mrs. Il Kwon Chung of South Korea; Mrs. Emmanuel Damongo Dadet of Congo; Virginia Rusk (wife of Secretary of State Dean Rusk); Mrs. Ousmane Diop of Senegal; Mrs. Seydou Conte of Guinea.
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United States Supreme Court Justices in 1977. John Paul Stevens, Lewis Powell, Harry Blackmun, William Rehnquist, Thurgood Marshall, William Brennan, Chief Justice Warren Burger, Potter Stewart, and Byron White.
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MERYL STREEP and DENZEL WASHINGTON in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004), directed by JONATHAN DEMME.
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U.S. First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton addressing keynote speech at Fourth United Nations Conference on Women, Beijing, China, Sharon Farmer, White House Photograph Office, September 5, 1995
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Barcelona, 10/04/1997. Wedding of Infanta Cristina and Iñaki Urdangarín. In the image, King Juan Carlos jokes with Prince Felipe.
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Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao at 2001 Business Leader of the Year at Georgetown University
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Anefo photo collection. State visit Indonesia. Queen Juliana and President Suharto during the state dinner in the merdekapaleis in Jakarta. August 26, 1971. Indonesia, Jakarta
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10/09/2002. Madrid, 10-10-02. -tribute to the graphic humorist "Mingote". -photo Ernesto Agudo.