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"Night Life" at the California Academy of Sciences
YDC members enjoyed designer cocktails and hors d'oeuvres amongst the live fish ponds and green lush walls of the Moss Room at the California Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco.
Consular corps colleagues from twenty-one countries socialized in a relaxed lush atmosphere. Members viewed the spectacular Planetarium show and rain forest. Special raffle prizes focused on Valentine's Day with chocolates, books, "space" food, Academy mugs, a trip for two on the Napa Valley Wine train and a romantic dinner for two at world famous Restaurant Gary Danko. Guests enjoyed special party favors of YDC bags and T-shirts.
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 German Consulate General representatives enjoy the Moss Room.
Alex Weber, Kathrin Beine, Brigitte Brockmann, Nora Weber and Deputy Consul General Eberhard Brockmann who won a dinner for two at Restaurant Gary Danko
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 Honorary Chair, Vice Consul Barry O'Brien and colleague Kieran Crean of the Irish Consulate General introduced the evening's theme drink in honor of Barry called "The Very Barry Cocktail," a dynamite concoction of mirto, orange vodka,
Cointreau, lime juice, simple syrup and fresh blueberries
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Consular Corps members from The Ukraine and the Russian Federation gather to celebrate the occasion |
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Consul Rejender Prashad and Protocol Officer Mr. Purshottam Bhatnagar of the Indian Consulate General converse with their consular corps colleagues
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 Spanish Consular Corps members Mrs. Maria Jose Benito, husband Jose Luis Garcia-Lomas, and Ms. Alba Costa Arajol, toast to the friendships enjoyed in the YDC
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Her Majesty's British Deputy Consul General Mary Gilbert, toasts to her UK colleagues with specialty drinks called the "Red Dress"
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Russian Consul Nikolay V. Esaulov chats with Chinese Trade Consul
Lina Wang |
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Honorary Chair Barry O'Brien presents one of the door prizes from the California Academy of Sciences to Miss Yuko Eto of the Japanese Consulate General
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