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The design of diplomacy: See inside the lavish reception rooms at the US State Department
Ornate columns feature in the west antechamber of the Treaty Room Suite.
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The Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room, which features the Great Seal of the United States on its ceiling. Architect John Blatteau took inspiration from English, French and Italian sources when designing the room, the book states.
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The Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room.
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The James Monroe State Reception Room, which was designed by Walter M. Macomber. Inspired by Virginia plantation houses, the room features a fireplace mantel from the early 1800s.
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The James Monroe State Reception Room.
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The John Quincy Adams State Drawing Room. The reception rooms, as well as the antiques and artifacts therein, "(celebrate) all people who aspire to be free and to shape their own futures," John Kerry writes in his foreword to "America's Collection."
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The James Madison State Dining Room.
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The Dolley Madison Powder Room. Designed by John Blatteau, visitors can take in late 19th-century artworks from American impressionists Childe Hassam and Edmund C. Tarbell.
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The Martin Van Buren Sitting Room.
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The Henry Clay State Dining Room. The room's design borrows from the exterior of Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington; it also features an intricate wallpaper that is over 200 years old and shows a scene from the Odyssey.
