(Left to right, back to front row): His Excellency Ivan Korcok (Ambassador of the Slovak Republic), The Honorable Stuart W. Holliday (President & CEO, Meridian International Center), His Excellency Ngote Gali Koutou (Ambassador of the Republic of Chad), His Excellency Philip Jada Natana (Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan), His Excellency Dr. Fernando Llorca Castro (Ambassador of the Republic of Costa Rica), His Excellency Varuzhan Nersesyan (Ambassador of Armenia), His Excellency Mohamed Atta Abbas (Ambassador of the Republic of the Sudan), Her Excellency Martha Bárcena Coqui (Ambassador of the United Mexican States), Her Excellency Roya Rahmani (Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan), His Excellency Dr. Otgonbayar Yondon (Ambassador of Mongolia), His Excellency Keith Azzopardi (Ambassador of the Republic of Malta), and His Excellency Sankatana Gabriel Maja (Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho). Photo: Jessica Latos.