Washington Life - October 2015 02 | Page 46

SPECIAL FEATURE | %1&%77%(367(-6)'836= T 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 46 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 WA S H I N G T O N L I F E | O C T O B E R      | washingtonlife.com