At The Hill, Sarakshi Rai. reports on The Washington Diplomat‘s annual party:
“We’ve partnered with the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation, to help share the stories of some of the journalists who’ve sadly lost their lives while reporting on the news,” Washington Diplomat publisher Victor Shiblie said at the start of the event. The organizers partnered with the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation – an organization that is dedicated to building a national memorial in D.C. – to create wine bottle labels with the names and stories of some of the journalists who’ve died around the world. Shiblie highlighted the Fallen Journalists Memorial Foundation’s effort to design, develop, construct and maintain a Fallen Journalists Memorial that will serve as an enduring tribute to the reporters, photojournalists, producers, editors and others who have died while performing their jobs as journalists. Those in attendance included Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), former Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Marie Royce, Argentinian Ambassador Jorge Argüello and his wife Erika Grinberg and the director of the Smithsonian’s Office of International Relations, Aviva Rosenthal.