Events
Spy Tour Sundays, The Spies of Embassy Row
Dupont Circle
Sundays at 12:30
If you enjoy historical stories of conspiracy, politics, cover-ups, and assassinations, this tour is for you. This tour begins and ends at Dupont Circle. It begins with the examination of the suspicious death of a Kremlin insider, the first of many suspicious deaths that are explored. Hear more about the origins of “Embassy Row” and go to where infamous spies lived and operated.
News
Ford has doubled down on its commitment to the UK as its European hub for electric vehicle powertrain production, thanks to £600 million of backing from UK Export Finance, supporting high-skill manufacturing jobs.
The investment is part of government’s plans to put the UK at the forefront of electric car development in Europe as the country transitions to net zero.
Ford has received support from UKEF through its Export Development Guarantee (EDG) scheme, which will turbo-charge Ford’s transition towards electrification, expand its manufacturing and export capacity and support continued investment in the UK.
Citibank Europe PLC was the sole coordinator and agent on the loan to Ford. There were six participant lenders who all have an equal share in the facility.
On November 25th the Embassy of Italy participated in the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The embassy supported the campaign “UNITE! Activism to End Violence against Women & Girls. Orange the World: End Violence against Women Now!”promoted by the United Nations which focuses on the fundamental contributions of movements, organizations, and civic leaders – including women and girl activists – to raise public awareness of these issues. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed it will strive to achieve gender equality and urges everyone to take important steps towards such goal, which no country in the world can currently claim to have achieved.
