Launching: On May 25, 2022, the Indonesian Embassy in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. hosted the Diplomatic Reception of the Launching of the Washington Educational and Cultural Attaché Association or in short as WECAA at the Indonesian Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Speeches at the event were delivered by: a. His Excellency Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, Ambassador of Indonesia to the United States b. Ethan Rosenzweig, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs, Bureau of Education and Culture, US Department of State; c. Kimberly Bassett, Secretary of the State District of Columbia; d. WECAA Founders and Board of Directors: Jan Du Plain, CEO and President of Du Plain Global Enterprises, Inc., and Victor Shiblie, Founder and Publisher Washington Diplomat.
Ambassador @rosanroeslani hosted a Diplomatic Reception for the launch of the Washington Educational and Cultural Attaché Association @wecaa.official at the Indonesian Embassy (25/05).
Ethan Rosenzweig @erosenz, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State @statedept and Kimberly Bassett @kbassettdc, District of Columbia Secretary of State delivered their speeches at the event.
More than a hundred attendees, including Ambassadors, Charge d’affaires, Deputy Chief of Missions, Attaches, and Counselors from embassies in Washington, D.C.; and related partners from universities, industries, associations in education, arts and culture, research centers, media and think tanks; congratulated Amb. @rosanroeslani where the first president of WECAA is the Educational and Cultural Attaché of Indonesian Embassy @popyrufaidah.
The Boards of WECAA, Jan Du Plain @janduplain (CEO and President of Du Plain Global Enterprises, Inc.) and Victor Shiblie @washdiplomat (President and Publisher Washington Diplomat) and the founding president @popyrufaidah were officially announced at the event.
Amb. @rosanroeslani hopes that the newly inaugurated leadership of the Association including the founder @popyrufaidah and the two-board of the association @janduplain and Victor Shiblie @washdiplomat, will continue to work closely with the Indonesian Embassy and other embassies in Washington, DC., in the efforts to promote mutual understanding and friendship within the diplomatic community.
