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Curating Canopy: How trees helped Sunnylands transform raw desert into an oasis of serenity

The serenity of Sunnylands originates in large part from the careful selection of trees that founders Walter and Leonore Annenberg and their landscape architects chose in the mid-1960s to help transform 200 acres of harsh blow-sand desert into a verdant oasis.
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Sunnylands remembers Wallis Annenberg for her dedication to her family’s legacy of philanthropy

The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands is deeply saddened by the passing of Wallis Annenberg, who will always be remembered for extending the legacy of philanthropy established by her father, Ambassador Walter Annenberg, and his wife, Leonore, Sunnylands’ founders.
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New Sunnylands exhibition explores the ‘maximalist approach’ of its famed interior designer, William Haines

The odd thing about Sunnylands, the renowned midcentury modern
home of the late Ambassadors Walter and Leonore Annenberg, is that its interiors — its furnishings and décor — do not reflect midcentury modern design at all.
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Before becoming king, Prince Charles had been a guest at Sunnylands twice

Long before he became King Charles III, Great Britain’s new monarch had been a weekend guest at Sunnylands twice – once in 1974 while on shore leave as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and again in 1986 as the patron of a leadership program that sent young people on excursions around the world.
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Flawless dinnerware, table settings put the Annenberg reputation for hospitality on display

Sunnylands Center & Gardens reopens to the public on Wednesday, Sept. 14, with its first new exhibition in two years – a look at the exquisite china, flatware, and table settings that Walter and Leonore Annenberg used to entertain the parade of notable guests who visited their Rancho Mirage estate
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Sunnylands employee campus earns LEED Platinum® rating for sustainable design

The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands is pleased to announce that its 17-acre employee campus, including administration, archives, and operations
buildings, has been awarded LEED® Platinum certification, the U.S. Green Business Council’s highest rating for sustainable design.
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Sunnylands opens its desert art garden for morning walks and self-guided tours

Sunnylands Center & Gardens is opening its 9-acre art garden to the public as a venue for peaceful walks and the exploration of desert plants, starting Wednesday, Sept. 16.
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Sunnylands Center & Gardens opens new season with a riveting look at the lives of birds

There’s more to desert wildlife than coyotes and roadrunners, and
Sunnylands Center & Gardens makes that point with a vibrant new exhibition that showcases the Annenberg estate as a majestic haven for a colorful array of birds.
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Ambassador David J. Lane Named President of Sunnylands

Ambassador David J. Lane, a senior diplomat who served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies in Rome, has been
named President of The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, the Board of Trustees announced today. He succeeds Geoffrey Cowan, who served for six years as the inaugural president of Sunnylands.
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Sunnylands to enhance parkway outside pink wall with desert landscaping

In its latest water-conservation move, The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands will
remove the three acres of turf that line Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra drives outside the estate’s signature
pink wall and enhance it with desert landscaping
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Sunnylands President Geoffrey Cowan Releases Statement on U.S.-ASEAN Summit in February

Today the White House announced that President Obama will be returning to Sunnylands in February for a summit with leaders from ASEAN nations.
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FAQ: Saving Water at Sunnylands

Since its inception, The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands has demonstrated a strong commitment to the environment and often uses the 200-acre
estate as a living laboratory to test and develop sustainable environmental practices.
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President Obama to meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan at Sunnylands

The
White House announced today that President Obama will
meet with His Majesty King Abdullah II, King of the Hashemite
Kingdom of Jordan, on February 14, 2014 at The Annenberg Retreat at Sunnylands.
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White House Announces $100 Million Initiative for AIDS Research

At a White House event to mark the 25th annual World AIDS Day, President Obama announced that the National Institutes of Health plans to redirect $100 million in AIDS research funds to expand support for research directed toward a cure for HIV.

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Task Force highlights need to consolidate oversight of Homeland Security

Nearly a decade after the 9/11 Commission issued its report on the greatest act of terrorism on U.S. soil, one of its most significant recommendations has not been acted upon. The need to consolidate Congressional oversight of the U.S.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is, in the words of Commission co-chair Thomas H.
Kean, “maybe the toughest recommendation” because Congress does not usually reform itself.
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