February 7, 2013
These photographs give some sense of the event.
![Entrance to the Slovak embassy in Washington, D.C.](http://www.jpalka.com/jp8922/wp-content/uploads/Embassy-1-Web1-360x270.jpg)
Entrance to the Slovak embassy in Washington, D.C.
![I, our granddaughter Vera, and Yvonne at the sales table](http://www.jpalka.com/jp8922/wp-content/uploads/Sales-Team-360x270.jpg)
Yvonne, granddaughter Vera, and I (right to left) at the sales table
![Slovak ambassador Peter Kmec (left) greets guests](http://www.jpalka.com/jp8922/wp-content/uploads/Amb.-Kmec-Greets-Web-360x270.jpg)
Slovak ambassador Peter Kmec (left) greets guests
![Hungarian ambassador György Szapáry (left) and I in deep discussion](http://www.jpalka.com/jp8922/wp-content/uploads/Amb.-Szapary-Discusses-360x270.jpg)
Hungarian ambassador György Szapáry (left) and I in deep discussion
![Distinguished Slovak performers Eva Virsik (piano) and Radoslav Lesay (tenor) in concert](http://www.jpalka.com/jp8922/wp-content/uploads/Performers-360x270.jpg)
Distinguished Slovak performers Eva Virsik (piano) and Radoslav Lesay (tenor) in concert