From left: Attorney Robert Vaughan of Ward Kim Vaughan & Lerner, Ambassador Audrey Marks and Washington mover and shaker, Don Peebles, owner of the Peebles Corporation, America's largest African-American real-estate firm, pose for 'Something Extra' at Monday's accreditation reception hosted by Ambassador Marks at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Arlington, Virginia. Ambassador Marks presented her credentials to President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday. - photo by Barbara Ellington