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Diplomats Cycle Through DC to Raise Sustainability Awareness

Natalie Liu

   Finnish Ambassador to Washington Kirsti Kauppi and dozens of her
   European Union colleagues put some diplomatic muscle into their
   nations' policies this week by taking part in a bicycle ride in
   Washington to show the EU's commitment sustainable development.
   Kauppi organized and co-led the group of about 40 diplomats and
   supporters clad in everything from T-shirts to business suits.
   EU Ambassador StavrosLambrinidisjoined Kauppi in leading the 10-minute
   "pedal for the planet" through what Washingtonians know as Embassy Row
   -- a broad avenue lined with once-stately homes that have been
   converted to diplomatic missions. Representatives from all 28 European
   Union member states took part in the event, with some participants
   following the ride on foot.

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