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Court circuit – Embassy 31
The YDL Committee
Sayed Mohammad Payenda (Afghanistan), Dr Mohammed Sulainman
Al-Bandari (Oman) and Brig Nasser Salim Al Tamtami (Oman)
YDL President Marwan Francis, Martins Pundors (Latvia), Nahla Essam El Zawahry (Egypt) and Bill Falora (BMW Westminster)
Dr Ekniti Nitithanprapas (Thailand) Kyaw Soe Thein (Myanmar) and Thuzer Tin Hlaing (Myanmar) and Mike Guy (Bahamas)
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps presents a cheque to Rinni Embrechts of the Friends of the Commonwealth
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps hands over a cheque to Russell Benson of the homeless charity St Mungo’s
Anders Vethe (Norway), Pavla Skachova (Czech), Anil Boran Inan (Turkey) and Walid El-Meligy (Egypt)
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YDL President Marwan Francis awards the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps the YDL Order of the Wooden Spoon
A warm welcome
New young diplomats in London were treated to a warm welcome by the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, the Ambassador of Kuwait Mr Khaled Al Duwaisan at his splendid Residence in Kensington Palace Gardens. President of the YDL, Marwan Francis, presented the Dean with the YDL’s Order of the Spoon, which gives the floor to the holder. The Dean, a veteran of the corps having served in London since 1993, seized the opportunity to give the newcomers invaluable advice on making the most of their posting. He also presented donations to the value of £3000 to two charities supported by the YDL in recent months, Friends of the Commonwealth and St Mungo’s. Then, in the hospitable spirit for which the Dean and his wife Dalal are so well known, he laid on a generous feast his guests.
PHOTOS: PIERRE DE VILLIERS
Catherine Crutzen (Belgium), Jitendra Kumar (India) and Ramon Abadi Balid (Panama)
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps with his daughter
Thair Hussien (Iraq) with the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
 Abdulrahman Al-Suhaibani (Saudi Arabia) and Justyna Bielak (Poland)
The Dean and his wife Dalal laid on an amazing welcome banquet for London’s new arrivals
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