Reception Honoring the Honorable Ann Stock
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 Guests stroll and chat in the garden near the pool
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Friends and colleagues gather to congratulate Ann Stock, former White House Social Secretary, on her confirmation to be Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs, at a private residence in Alexandria, VA on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
The event was hosted by the well-known David Abshire, head of the Center for the Study of the Presidency.
— Report and photographs by James R. Brantley

Former White House Social Secretary Lucky Roosevelt and Ann Stock
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Rep. James Moran (D-Va.) and Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki
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Sen.Tom Udall (D-N.M.), Jill Udall and Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress President and CEO David Abshire
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Heidi Shoup, Rafif Moustapha and Syrian Ambassador Imad Moustapha
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Marie Therese Royce, wife of Rep. Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and Moroccan Ambassador Aziz Mekouar |
Belgian Ambassador Jan Matthysen and Singapore's Ambassador Han Heng Chee
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Adrienne Arsht and Gwen Holliday
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Stuart Stock and former Secretary of Veterans Afairs Togo West
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Greg Franklin, Leon Shahabian and Erik Peterson
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Meridian International Center President and CEO Ambassador Stuart Holliday and Qatar's Ambassador to the U.S. Ali Bin Fahad Al-Hajri
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Ann Stock and Olgivy Government Relations' Wayne Berman |
Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Togo West, Carolyn Abshire, Gail West, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress President and CEO David Abshire.
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White House florist Laura Dowling and Ann Stock
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Yoriko Fujisaki, Ann Stock, and Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki show thumbs up approval for Ms. Stock's confirmation as Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs
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Former U.S. Attorney and Missouri Democratic Rep. James Symington and Sylvia Symington |
Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress President and CEO David Abshire jokes with guests while Ann Stock, Dr. Joe Duffy, Meridian International Center President and CEO Ambassador Stuart Holliday laugh along.
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Dr. Joe Duffy and Corinne Winburn
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Erik Peterson and Phyllis D'Hoop
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Former White House Social Secretary Lucky Roosevelt, Rafif Moustapha, Syrian Ambassador Imad Moustapha, and Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress President and CEO David Abshire listen to Ann Stock. |
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