Photos | Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Welcomes Ambassador Gentry Smith, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security | BAR

Event: Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
Date: May 10, 2023
Location: Filoli House and Gardens, Woodside
Photos (74): Natalie Schrik for Drew Altizer Photography

A reception was held Wednesday evening, May 10th, 2023, at Filoli House and Gardens in Woodside to honor Ambassador Gentry Smith, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security. Over 120 local business and government leaders attended, including elected officials from the 53 cities and 5 counties outside of San Francisco that are served by the Silicon Valley Office of Protocol. Guests included members of the San Francisco Consular Corps, law enforcement officials, including Sheriffs and Chiefs of Police, State Department officials, local elected officials and international diplomats, law enforcement officials, Airport officials, and business leaders at this event.

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Atmosphere at Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Nicolas Thephanous, Maria Thephanous and Soltera Theophanous attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Vicki Day and Laura Chmielewski attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Peter Svansson and Gentry Smith attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Gentry Smith and Deanna Tryon attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Gentry Smith attends Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - David Lazar, Gentry Smith and Deanna Tryon attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Christina Corpus and Gentry Smith attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Kara Newport and Gentry Smith attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Deanna Tryon attends Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Lanie Denslow, Salyn Bond, Vicki Day and Scott Witner attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Kara Newport and Karyl Matsumoto attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Barbara Pivnicka and Gentry Smith attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Gentry Smith and David Canepa attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Gentry Smith and Karyl Matsumoto attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Sydney Leung attends Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Gentry Smith and Robert Cartwright attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Deanne Tryon attends Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Kara Newport attends Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Dani Hielscher attends Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Tyggar Bigstyck, Gentry Smith and Kevin Park attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Lillian Vella and Gentry Smith attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Ben Jones and Casey O'Connor attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Mandy Torres, Helen Dubuc, Davey Barrett, Dani Hielscher and Kara Newport attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Robert Cartwright, Mark Chandler and Carolyn Chandler attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Nathalie Delrue-McGuire and Ivan Linn attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Yasushi Noguchi and Chris Hirano attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Rosemary Kamei and Gentry Smith attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - David Wessel and Ivan Linn attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Ivan Linn and Kevin Park attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Deanna Tryon and Sandra Luff attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Brenda Tierney and Lanie Denslow attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - David Canepa, Ana Balenzuela and Jennifer Babic attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Christian Oliver and Jason Cavett attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - John Haberl, Jennifer Babic, Scott Patterson, Bill Chang, Gentry Smith, Ben Jones and Casey O'Connor attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Bill Chang, Gentry Smith and Deanna Tryon attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Deanna Tryon, Silicon Valley Chief of Protocol; Lanie Denslow, Silicon Valley Deputy Chief of Protocol; Ambassador Gentry Smith, United States Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and Brenda Tierney, Silicon Valley Deputy Chief of Protocol attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Deanna Tryon and Sydney Leung attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Kara Newport, Davey Barrett, Chris Hirano and Susan O'Sullivan attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Chris Hirano and Dani Hielscher attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Rosemary Kamei and JR Fruen attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Alan Boykin and Jeffrey Smith attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)

Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 10 - Alan Boykin, Jeffrey Smith, Deanna Tryon and Peter Svansson attend Silicon Valley Office of Protocol Spring Reception on May 10th 2023 at Filoli Historic House & Garden @ 86 Cañada Rd, Woodside, CA 94062 US in San Francisco, CA (Photo - Drew Altizer Photography)