On Tuesday evening the Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation held their annual gala dinner at La Grenouille. The evening’s keynote speakers were H.E. Ambassador Zahir Tanin, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United Nations and Joanne King Herring, Author of newly released book, Diplomacy & Diamonds. The Rebuilding Afghanistan Foundation was founded in 2003 by Alexandra Coolidge and Elizabeth Hartnett; it exists to fund schools and educational opportunities for girls and boys across rural Afghanistan. The Foundation is currently educating over 5,000 students across the country.