There was a party on Thursday at the Embassy. Among other things, the Ambassador presented Naiyana, a Consular Associate (and wife of our Public Affairs officer) with an award for her work during the Tsunami last year. It was a delayed, for whatever reason, but well-deserved award, as Naiyana was sent to Phuket soon after the Tsunami and spent days working in quite hellish conditions trying to find, or identify, in some cases, Americans lost in the Tsunami. Naiyana will be leaving this summer to head to Hanoi with her husband, and will be sorely missed, as she is a native Thai speaker, making her invaluable to the consular section. Plus, she is a regular at our poker games.