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Guest List: 5 People We’d Love to Hang Out With This November

A monthly roundup of people we’d like to have over for drinks, food, and conversation.

About Guest List

Guest List is Washingtonian’s fantasy cast of who we’d like to invite over for dinner each month.

Olha Stefanishyna

She’s the new Ukrainian ambassador to the US.

Zoe Shrank

A student at Sidwell Friends, she launched a program in which young people teach senior citizens how to use digital tools like FaceTime.

Paul Toboni

The Nats’ new president of baseball operations could make big changes to the struggling team.

Adam Jentleson

The former Harry Reid and John Fetterman aide is launching a new think tank, the Searchlight Institute.

Zuri Berry

Pulitzer-winning publication the Baltimore Banner named him to run its new Montgomery County edition.


Disinvited! Ayanna Wilson

Accused of extensive traffic violations, she’s the first person to have a court judgment against her under a law targeting dangerous drivers who live outside DC.

This article appears in the November 2025 issue of Washingtonian.