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• In Full Bloom: 2025 Madam Ambassador Program Closing Ceremony Afternoon Tea Garden Party

  • When
    05/09/2025
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    11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Location
    Arlington, Virginia
  • Spaces left
    106

  
  

  
  

  
  

  On behalf of the Madam Ambassador Program Committee, it is our distinct honor to invite you to join us for the 2025 Madam Ambassador Program Garden Party and Closing Ceremony. Join us for an elegant afternoon as we celebrate the accomplishments of our 2025 Madam Ambassador Delegates at the signature closing event of the season. The Madam Ambassador Program Afternoon Tea Garden Party is a time-honored tradition—designed to uplift, connect, and reflect on the power of diplomacy, sisterhood, and global leadership.

  
  

  Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

  Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT

  Location: Venue details shared upon registration

  Registration Deadline: April 20, 2025  [registration required to attend; no door tickets]

  We welcome family, friends, and members of the BPIA Community At-Large to join this special celebration.

  Enjoy music, keynote speakers, and meaningful moments in a beautiful garden setting—honoring the next generation of women in global affairs. Program participants will be honored by esteemed guests, Ambassadors, diplomats, and government officials. Light refreshments, hors d'oeuvres, and tea will be served. Complimentary valet parking is available. 

  Important Information: 

  • Note that space is limited for this signature event. 

  • Advanced purchase of tickets is required for this event. Tickets will not be sold at the door. 

  • This event is open to the Madam Ambassador delegates, alumni, family, friends, and the BPIA Community-t-Large. 

  Attire:

  Dress in your finest elegant garden chic. Think floral dresses, pastel suits, wide-brimmed hats, stylish fascinators, dapper attire for gentlemen, and polished footwear suitable for a garden setting. Let your look reflect both grace and celebration.

  For questions, please contact madamambassador@iabpia.org. 

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• Protocol 101: Navigating the Fundamentals

  • When
    06/07/2025
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    10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Virtual (Zoom)

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  • Event Title: Protocol 101: Navigating the Fundamentals
  • Date & Time: Saturday, June 7, 2025 from 10:00 am - 11:00 am ET 
  • Location: Virtual via zoom 

  Join us for an exclusive conversation with Maxine Barnett as she shares her extensive knowledge surrounding protocol services and professional etiquette.

  Speaker Bio

  Maxine Barnett is the Founder/CEO and Principal Executive and Career Coach of Soft Skills Services LLC–an organization that helps leaders maximize, amplify and hone their soft or ‘power’ skills to achieve their leadership and business goals.

  Her clients consist of Leaders, Teams and Individuals from various industries including public health, banking, technology, tourism and diplomacy, among others. This is a global coaching and training service with a client reach that includes the Caribbean, United States, UAE, West Africa.

  A former HR Executive and Co-Founder of the Human Resource Management Association of Trinidad and Tobago, she has transposed her human skills background and years of research in workplace civility to soft skills coaching and training including Protocol and Business & International Etiquette. Maxine Barnett is currently an Associate of Smart Coaching and Training (UK and SPAIN), a Program Board Member of the Washington DC-based Institute of Caribbean Studies and has served as Adjunct Faculty at the Arthur Lok Jack School of Business and Guest Lecturer at both the University of Maryland and the University of the Virgin Islands.

  An active Diaspora Liaison, she has served as Co-Chair & is currently a member on the panel of Judges for the Caribbean American 30 Under 30 Emerging Leaders.

  A Certified Master Coach, Ms. Barnett is the holder of a Master of Science in Organization Development, Leadership and Transformation; a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Language, Spanish Literature and Education Psychology; a Cambridge University-trained Executive Coach; a Corporate Trainer certified by the NTL Institute of Behavioral Science and an International Protocol Trainer certified by both the International Etiquette and Protocol Academy of the UK and the Protocol School of Washington of the US.

  You can learn more about Maxine Barnett here: https://www.gleac.com/mentors/maxine-barnett

  Connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maxinebarnett/

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