Evening star., 1948-04-04
Cbanges Among the Diplomats,
Members Of C0rbs on Tribs
By Katharine NJ. Brooks

By Katharine NJ. Brooks
India and Iraq will have new
Ambassadors In Warrington before
too many moons have waneds The
Indian Ambassador, Mr.. M. Asaf All.
expects to sail for his homeland
April IA while the Iraq Ambassador
and Nine. Jawdat have passage for
Saturday on the first lap of their
long journey home. Both Ambassa-
dors bear the distinction of being
the first diplomatic representatives
from their countries. The IraQ AM
bassador came first in May, l942, to
head the diplomatic mission which
then was a Legation. He became
Ambassador a year ago presenting
his credentials April II. Much Of
the time since then he has spent
in Arizona as the Washington cn-.,
mate did not agree and the relin-
gushing of this post is due to his
continued i'll health.
Mr.. Asaf Ali came in February
OF last year having been appointed
Ambassador to head the diplomatic
mission established the first of the
year. He was joined last autumn
by Mime. Asaf Ali but she remained
only few months. She is O leader
among the women In her homeland
and takes an active part in politics
and social service work there. Her
return to India was at the request
Of the late Mohatfna Gandhi who
felt she was more needed there
than as hostess OF the Embassy In
Washington. @
The recently arrived Minister, Mr..
Rattan K. Nehru, will be charge
d'affaires after the departure of
the Ambassador. Mr.. Nehru is q
cousin of the younger leader of
India, Pundit Nehru, who has sue
ceeded the late Mohatma Ghandi
He was accompanied to Washington
by his wife. who also is among the
constructive young leaders Of India.
The Brazilian Ambassador, Mr..
Carlos Martins, will be joined today
or tomorrow by Nine. Martins. She
has been visiting in Rio de Janeiro
for the past six weeks or more, q
farewell trip to- Brazil before going
to France, where the Ambassador
has been transferred. The Ambas-
sador has delayed his departure
until the end Of April or early May
and perhaps will remain here until
the close Of the Madeira School,
when their younger daughter, Maria,
will be graduated.
The newly appointed Ambassador,
Mr.. Marcio Nabuco. has been de-
layed In returning to Rio from Eu-
rope and will not reach there much
before the 1st of May. There will
be a further delay in his coming
to Washington. caused by the recent
death Of his mother, Nine. Nabuco,
widow of Mr.. Joaquin Nabuco, the
f1rst Brazilian Ambassador in WASH
ington.
The 1ranian Ambassador, Mr.
Hussein Ala, who has been in Ari-
zona for his health during the past
several months, will join Nine. Ala
the latter part of this month.
The Minister and Nine. Noury-
Esfandiary, who have been carrying
on during the Ambassadors illness.
were hosts at dinner Friday eve
ming entertaining informally in the
Embassy.
The Philippine Ambassador, Mr..
Joaquin M. Elizalde, Is in London
and will sail this week aboard the
Queen Mary for New York. The
Ambassador has been in Manila for
six weeks or more and is making
the return trip by way of England.
The Minister, Mr.. Narciso Ramos,
who is charge d'affaires during the
Ambassadors absence VIII 60 to New
York the end of the week to meet
him. - = - >
The Swedish Ambassador and
Nine. Eriksson returned yesterday
from a fortnight,s stay at Hot
Springs. s.
The Ecuador Ambassador and
Sonora de Dillon are planning to
move into the Embassy early next
week. They are staying at the
Mayf1ower while awaiting the ar
rival Of their own personal effects
from Ecuador. Also new furnishings
are coming from the South Amer
lean country for the Emassy.
The Italian Minister, Signor
Mario di Stefano, left Unexpectedly
last week for Rome, where he has
been called for conferences. He
plans to join Signora di Stefano
here before the advent OF summer.
The First Secretary, Signor iris
tano Gabriel, however, will sail
later this week for Rome, but does
not expect to come back. He will
be in the Foreign Office in Rome
before being assigned to another
post
The Third secretary, Signor Paolo
Pansa, is back from several weeks
vacation in Florida.
Two young and charming addi-
tons to the diplomatic circle are
the new First Secretary Of the
Ecuador Embassy, Senor Ernesto
Valdivieso and Sonora de Valdi-
vieso, who arrived during the week.
This is his first diplomatic post.