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he beautiful embassies that line Massachusetts Avenue and its
environs make that area of Washington a real-life (yet much
more cerebral) Epcot Center. Inside their sometimes fortress-like
buildings, ambassadors and representatives of nations around the globe
are forging ties with Washington lawmakers and their international
colleagues to help bring solutions to some of the biggest issues that face
our world today.Yet, these diplomats are also adding to our city’s culture
by inviting us to events at their embassies, and inversely, taking in our
culture and contributing to the local economy by supporting museums,
sponsoring exhibits and dining at our restaurants. They support our
philanthropic causes on a large scale, hosting balls, donating time and
AFGHANISTAN
AMBASSADOR: Dr.
Hamdullah Mohib
Lael Mohib
EMBASSY: 2341 Wyoming
Ave. NW, 20008
TELEPHONE: 202-483-6410
RESIDENCE: 3208 Cleveland
Ave. NW, 20008
SPOUSE:
AFRICANUNIONMISSION
CHARGÉ D’AFFAIRES : Tarek
Ben Youssef
EMBASSY: 1640
Wisconsin
Ave. NW, 20007
TELEPHONE: 202-293-8006
ALBANIA
AMBASSADOR: Floreta
Faber
Edmond Faber
EMBASSY: 2100 Street, NW DC 20008
TELEPHONE: 202-223-4942
SPOUSE:
ALGERIA
AMBASSADOR: Madjid
Bouguerra
Bouguerra
EMBASSY: 2118 Kalorama
Rd. NW, 20008
TELEPHONE: 202-265-2800
SPOUSE: Nora
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RESIDENCE: “The Elms,” 4040
52nd St. NW, 20016
ANGOLA
helping to raise funds. Essentially, diplomats are Washingtonians, too, so
it seems the only neighborly thing to do is to get to know them better.
In the following pages, you’ll not only find a comprehensive listing of
ambassadors and embassies, but also profiles of, interviews with and fun
facts about envoys posted to Washington.You’ll learn wh ich ambassador
is most prolific on Twitter, who likes American football, who commutes
to work on a bicycle and who is a big fan of Looney Tunes. We also
ask some serious questions about world affairs and profile the Pope’s
man in Washington, Papal Nuncio Carlo Maria Viganò. Read on and
we guarantee, the next time you’re at an embassy event you’ll be more
than ready to make some small talk. >>
Hampshire Ave, NW 20009
SPOUSE:
TELEPHONE: 202-238-6400
EMBASSY: 2741
ARMENIA
AMBASSADOR: Agostinho
AMBASSADOR: Tigran
Tavares da Silva Neto
SPOUSE: Prudencia De
Sousa Carneiro Silva
SPOUSE:
Sargsyan
Gohar Sargsyan
EMBASSY: 2225 R St. NW, 20008
TELEPHONE: 202-319-1976
EMBASSY AND RESIDENCE:
16th Street, NW 20009
TELEPHONE: 202-785-1156
AUSTRALIA
AMBASSADOR: Kim
Christian Beazley
Susanna Annus
EMBASSY: 1601 Massachusetts
Ave. NW, 20036
TELEPHONE: 202-797-3000
RESIDENCE: 3120 Cleveland
Ave. NW, 20008
SPOUSE:
ANTIGUAANDBARBUDA
AMBASSADOR: Ronald
Sanders
New Mexico
Ave, NW 20016
TELEPHONE: 202-362-5122
EMBASSY: 3216
Lala Abdurahimova
34th St. NW, 20008
TELEPHONE: 202-337-3500
RESIDENCE: 4039 Highwood
St. NW, 20007
BAHAMAS
AMBASSADOR: Eugene
Glenwood Newry
Francoise Jeanne
Ma Torchon Newry
EMBASSY: 2220 Massachusetts
Ave. NW, 20008
TELEPHONE: 202-319-2660
RESIDENCE: 5100 Warren
Pl. NW, 20016
SPOUSE:
BAHRAIN
THEARABLEAGUE
AMBASSADOR: Hussein
Hassouna
EMBASSY: 1100 17th Street,
NW Suite 602, 20036
TELEPHONE: 202-265-3210
ARGENTINA
Cecila Nahon
Sergio Garcia Gomez
EMBASSY AND RESIDENCE: 1660 New
AUSTRIA
AMBASSADOR: Shaikh
AMBASSADOR: Hans
Peter Manz
EMBASSY: 3524 International
Court NW, 20008
TELEPHONE: 202-895-6700
RESIDENCE: 2419 Wyoming
Ave. NW, 20008
AMBASSADOR: Maria
SPOUSE:
Abdullah bin
Mohammed bin Rashid al Khalifa
SPOUSE: Latifa Mohamed Alkhalifa
EMBASSY: 3502 International
Dr. NW, 20008
TELEPHONE: 202-342-1111
RESIDENCE: 4646 Hawthorne
Ln. NW, 20016
AZERBAIJAN
AMBASSADOR: Elin
Suleymanov
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