Super Bowl XLV was the first time the Super Bowl was played in the D.C. metropolitan area.
Anatols Dinbergs -LRB- born Riga , March 3 , 1911 , died Washington , D.C. , November 9 , 1993 -RRB- was one of the preeminent career diplomats of Latvia .. Riga. Riga. He entered service in Latvia 's Foreign Ministry in 1932 .. Dinbergs remained abroad when the Soviet Union occupied Latvia , serving in the Latvian Legation in Washington , D.C. , after World War II ended .. Soviet Union. Soviet Union. Latvian Legation. Latvian Legation. World War II. World War II. Dinbergs assumed the highest diplomatic post , that of charge d'affaires , in 1970 and represented Latvia 's sovereign interests in exile until Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 .. charge d'affaires. charge d'affaires. As head of the Latvian diplomatic service abroad , Dinbergs was appointed Latvia 's first ambassador to the United Nations and subsequently Latvia 's first ambassador to the United States .. Latvian diplomatic service. Latvian diplomatic service. After retirement , he served as Counselor to the Latvian Embassy in Washington , D.C. , until his death in 1993 .