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| | Al-Ahram Weekly | Profile | A deep blue distinction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | The head of this library is Abdel-Raouf El-Ridi, Egypt's former ambassador to Washington, retired now from the diplomatic service, who bubbles with enthusiasm when he describes the activities he has introduced in the past few years. |
 | | He seems much better cut out for the part of distinguished ambassador and perfect host, a part that made the Egyptian embassy in Washington a favourite venue when he and his wife Farida were receiving guests, or for that of the efficient director of the stately Mubarak Library. |
 | | Regardless of his origins, there is nothing of the wizened old seadog in him -- except, perhaps, the physical attributes one usually associates with a dark blue blazer, impeccably pressed white trousers, and a yachting cap. |
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