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August 28, 1974

Distinguished visitors from Togo tour the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum with Director John R. Kinard and Zora Martin, head of the educational department at the museum. The Togolese officials were interested in the role of the Smithsonian in the cultural life of the United States and particularly in how the neighborhood museum presented arts and crafts pertaining to Africa.

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Alex di Giovanni is primarily responsible for "other duties as assigned" in the Office of Communications and External Affairs. She has been with the Smithsonian since 2006 and plans to be interred in the Smithson crypt.