CSIS GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION DINNER WASHINGTON DC

Washington DC, 11 May 2011. Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine attended last night in Washington DC the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) Groundbreaking Celebration Dinner. Their Royal Highnesses were invited by the board of trustees of CSIS.

Former Senator Sam Nunn, Chairman of CSIS Board of Trustees welcomed the guests. Their Royal Highnesses were happy to see many of their Washingtonian friends including CSIS Counselors and Trustees Dr Henry A. Kissinger (former United Sates Secretary of State), Zbigniew K. Brzezinski (former United States National Security Advisor) and James R. Schlesinger (former Secretary of Defense and of Energy and CIA Director). Their Royal Highness also had the opportunity and pleasure to see their Greek friends Mr and Mrs Lavrentis Lavrentiadis, who founded the Chair in Southeast European Studies at CSIS.

Their Royal Highnesses arrived in Washington Tuesday and return today to New York where they have commitments including the charity event The Princes Ball II Friday 13 May.