Monday, May 12, 2008

Embassies of Washington


Embassy Location: 3520 International Court NW
Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan
Pengiran Indera Negara P.A. Puteh, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Asia
Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan
Population: 391,450
Primary Industries: Oil and natural gas


Embassy Location: 3516 International Court NW
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu, Sultan
Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister
Dr. Rajmah Hussain, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Southeast Asia
Capital: Kuala Lumpar
Population: 27.49 million
Primary Industries: Tin, rubber, palm oil, porcelain, and spices


Embassy Location: 3517 International Court NW
Pervez Musharraf, President
Yousef Raza Gillani, Prime Minister
Mahmud Ali Durrani, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Central Asia
Capital: Islamabad
Population: 169.3 million
Primary Industries: Agriculture, service industries, telecommunications, real estate, and energy


Embassy Location: 3519 International Court NW
Umaru Yar'Adua, President
Usman A. Baraya, Acting Ambassador
Geographical Location: Africa
Capital: Abuja
Population: 148 million
Primary Industries: Petroleum, coal, tin, agricultural products (groundnuts, palm oil, cocoa, coconut, citrus fruits, maize, pearl millet, cassava, yams and sugar cane), leather, and textiles

Photo copyright: D.C. Confidential, 4/08

3 comments:

 gmirage said...

This series would be very hopeful to the folks. Great photos as always!

 gmirage said...

I meant helpful....Lol.

Janet Kincaid said...

Mirage: I suppose embassies can be both hopeful and helpful! As for my embassy series, I'm wondering if it's that interesting to do groups of embassies like this or if I should just highlight the big ones? What do you think?