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Embassies of Washington

The Embassy of the Kingdom of Swaziland

Address: 1712 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Mswati III, King
Themba Dlamini, Prime Minister
Ephraim M. Hlophe, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Africa
Capital: Lobamba (royal and legislative) and Mbabane (administrative)
Population: 1.03 million
Primary Industries: Sugar, soft drink concentrate, wood pulp and lumber, agriculture (pineapple, citrus fruit, and cotton), and mining (coal and diamonds.)

The Embassy of the Republic of Belarus

Address: 1619 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Alexander Lukaschenko, President
Sergey Sidorsky, Prime Minister
Mikhail Khvostov, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Eastern Europe
Capital: Minsk*
Population: 9.68 million
Primary Industries: Agriculture (potatoes and cattle byproducts, including meat) and tourism.

* Be sure to visit Minsk Daily Photo to see pictures of this country's capital city.

The Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda

Address: 1714 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Paul Kagame, President
Bernard Makuza, Prime Minister
James Kimonyo, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Central Africa
Capital: Kigali
Population: 10.18 million
Primary Industries: Subsistence agriculture, export agriculture (coffee, tea, flowers) and minerals, as well as tourism and ecotourism.

The Embassy of Montenegro

Address: 1610 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Filip Vujanović, President
Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister
Miodrag Vlahovic, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Southeastern Europe
Capital: Podgorica
Population: 684,736
Primary Industries: Electricity generation, steel, aluminium, coal mining, forestry and wood processing, textiles and tobacco.

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The Honorary Consulate of the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands*

Address: 2121 R Street NW
Embassy Address: 2000 L Street NW, Suite 407
George W. Bush, Head of State
Benigno R. Fitial, Governor
Unknown, Ambassador
Geographical Location: South Pacific
Capital: Saipan
Population: 84,546
Primary Industries: Agriculture, bauxite mining, gold mining, timber, shrimp fishing, minerals, and sugar.

* The Northern Mariana Islands, along with Guam to the south, are in political union with the United States. As such, they are a territory/portectorate of the U.S. which means they have a non-voting representative in the U.S. House of Representative.

The Embassy of Grenada

Address: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Elizabeth II, Queen
Sir Daniel Williams, Governor General
Keith Mitchell, Prime Minister
Denis G. Antoine, Ambassador
Geographical Location: The Caribbean
Capital: St. George's
Population: 110,000
Primary Industries: Spices (cinnamon, cloves, ginger, mace, allspice, orange/citrus peels, wild coffee, and nutmeg), tourism, and eco-tourism.

The Embassy of the Republic of Nicaragua

Address: 1627 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Arturo Cruz, Jr., Ambassador
Geographical Location: Central America
Capital: Managua
Population: 5.6 million
Primary Industries: Agriculture (bananas, coffee, sugar, beef, and tobacco), rum, and tourism (including eco- and agri-tourism.)

The Embassy of the State of Eritrea

Address: 1708 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Embassy Address: 2000 L Street NW, Suite 407
Isaias Afewerki, President
Ghirmai Ghebremariam, Ambassador
Geographical Location: East Africa
Capital: Asmara
Population: 4.4 million
Primary Industries: Subsistence agriculture and fishing, mining, and tourism.

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Embassies of Washington

The Embassy of the Co-operative Republic of Guyana

Embassy Location: 2490 Tracy Place NW
Bharrat Jagdeo, President
Sam Hinds, Prime Minister
Bayney Karran, Ambassador
Geographical Location: South America
Capital: Georgetown
Population: 751,000
Primary Industries: Agriculture, bauxite mining, gold mining, timber, shrimp fishing, minerals, and sugar.

Note: Jonestown, Guyana was the site in 1978 of the mass suicide of the People's Temple cult led by the Rev. Jim Jones.

The Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia

Embassy Location: 2410 California Street NW
Danilo Turk, President
Janez Jansa, Prime Minister
Samuel Žbogar, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Europe
Capital: Ljubljana
Population: 2.02 million
Primary Industries: Banking, telecommunications, and public utilities.

The Embassy of the Republic of El Salvador

Embassy Location: 2308 California Street NW
Antonio Saca, President
Rene Antonio León Rodríguez, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Central America
Capital: San Salvador
Population: 6.6 million
Primary Industries: Coffee, indigo, and tourism

The Embassy of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire

Embassy Location: 2424 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Lauren Gbagbo, President
Guillaume Soro, Prime Minister
Yao Charles Koffi, Ambassador
Geographical Location: West Africa
Capital: Abidjan
Population: 18.01 million
Primary Industries: Coffee and cocoa


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Churchill

Sir Winston Churchill
(Click on image to enlarge)

Located on the grounds of the ambassador's residence and adjacent to the Embassy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a statue to one of Britain's most-famed modern leaders, Sir Winston Churchill. According to a plaque at the foot of the statue:

"This statue, by William McVey, was erected in 1966 by public subscription, on the initiative of the English Speaking Union. One foot stands on United States soil, one on British Embassy grounds: a symbol of Churchill's Anglo-American descent, and of the alliance he did so much to forge, in war and in peace."

P.S. If I've counted correctly and if Blogger is right, this constitutes my 300th post on D.C. Confidential. Phew. That's a lot more than I ever expected I'd do when I started this blog a little over a year ago! Thanks to everyone who visits and makes putting this blog together so worthwhile!

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Embassies of Washington

The Embassy of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria

Embassy Location: 2118 Kalorama Road NW
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President
Abdelaziz Belhadem, Prime Minister
Amine Kherbi, Ambassador
Geographical Location: North Africa
Capital: Algiers
Population: 33.3 million
Primary Industries: Petroleum and natural gas reserves, agriculture (cotton, dwarf palm, olives, tobacco, and cereal grains)

The Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia

Embassy Location: 2129 Wyoming Avenue NW
Branko Crvenkovski, President
Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister
Zoran Jolevski, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Europe
Capital: Skopje
Population: 2.03 million
Primary Industries: Oil, marble, textiles, baked goods, agriculture (early produce)

The Embassy of the Republic of Senegal

Embassy Location: 2112 Wyoming Avenue NW
Abdoulaye Wade, President
Cheikh Hadjibou Soumare, Prime Minister
Dr. Amadou Lamine BA, Ambassador
Geographical Location: West Africa
Capital: Dakar
Population: 11.6 million
Primary Industries: Food processing, mining, cement, fertilizer, chemicals, textiles, petroleum refinement, tourism, fishing, agriculture (cotton and groundnuts), and calcium phosphate

The Embassy of the Sultanate of Oman

Embassy Location: 2535 Belmont Road NW
Qaboos bin Said Al-Said, Sultan
Hunaina Sultan Al-Mughairy, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Middle East
Capital: Muscat
Population: 3.2 million
Primary Industries: Oil, natural gas, and tourism

Embassies of Washington

The Embassy of the Principality of Monaco

Embassy Location: 2314 Wyoming Avenue NW
Prince Albert II, The Sovereign Prince of Monaco
Jean-Paul Proust, Minister of State
Gilles Noghès, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Europe
Capital: Monaco
Population: 32,671
Primary Industries: Tourism.

The Embassy of the Syrian Arab Republic

Embassy Location: 2215 Wyoming Avenue NW
Bashar al-Assad, President
Muhammad Naji al-Otari, Prime Minister
Imad Moustapha, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Middle East
Capital: Damascus
Population: 19.4 million
Primary Industries: Agriculture, oil, industry, and tourism.

The Embassy of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Embassy Location: 2148 Wyoming Avenue NW
Mahinda Rajapaksa, President
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake, Prime Minister
Bernard Goonetilleke, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Asia
Capital: Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
Population: 19.66 million
Primary Industries: Cinnamon, rubber, tea, food processing, textiles, telecommunications, and finance.

The Embassy of Barbados

Embassy Location: 2144 Wyoming Avenue NW
Elizabeth II, Monarch
Clifford Husbands, Governor General
David Thompson, Prime Minister
Michael Ian King, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Caribbean
Capital: Bridgetown
Population: 279,000
Primary Industries: Sugarcane and allied industries, tourism, and manufacturing.

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The Embassy of the People's Republic of China

Embassy Location: 2300 Connecticut Avenue NW*
Hu Jintao, President
Wen Jiabao, Premier
Zhou Wenzhong, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Asia
Capital: Beijing
Population: 1.32 billion
Primary Industries: Agriculture, hydroelectricity, software piracy, numerous low-quality goods as exports

* This is its current location, however, the government of the People's Republic of China has been constructing an enormous new embassy on International Court NW. Construction should be completed in a few months.

Supporters of Tibet protest China's policies in a park across from the embassy

On the day I photographed the Chinese Embassy, supporters of Tibet were protesting in the little park across from the embassy. This was on the day the Olympic torch was making its appearance in San Francisco.

The Embassy of the Republic of Benin

Embassy Location: 2124 Kalorama Road NW
Yayi Boni, President
Cyrille S. Oguin, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Africa
Capital: Porto Novo
Population: 8.43 million
Primary Industries: Subsistence agriculture, cotton production, tourism, food processing and agriculture, and telecommunications

The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia

Embassy Location: 2134 Kalorama Road NW
Boris Tadić, President
Vojislav Koštunica, Prime Minister
Dr. Ivan Vujacic, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Europe
Capital: Belgrade
Population: 8.02 million
Primary Industries: Agriculture (raspberries and leading frozen fruit exporter), transportation, and tourism.

The Embassy of the Republic of Yemen

Embassy Location: 2319 Wyoming Avenue NW
Ali Abdullah Saleh, President
Ali Mohammed Mujawar, Prime Minister
Abdulwahab Abdulla Al-Hajjri, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Middle East
Capital: Sana'a
Population: 22.23 million
Primary Industries: Oil and natural gas, seaborne trade, and tourism.

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Embassies of Washington

The Embassy of the State of Brunei Darussalam, Abode of Peace

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

The Embassy of Malaysia

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

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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

The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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

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Embassies of Washington

This first embassy is a shout out to Lara, an Austrian expat living in Romania, and the bloggers of Vienna Daily Photo. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, I lived in Austria for nearly 20 months. I fell head-over-heels in love with it and if I could find a job there, I'd move back. It's one of the most beautiful and oft-overlooked countries in Europe!

The Embassy of the Republic of Austria

Embassy Location: 3524 International Place NW
Heinz Fischer, President
Alfred Gusenbauer, Chancellor
Eva Nowotny, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Europe
Capital: Vienna
Population: 8.31 million
Primary Industries: Agriculture, wine, chemicals, iron and steel, oil, law and banking, and tourism

Residence of the Ambassador of the Republic of Austria

The Austrian Embassy is located off of Connecticut Avenue on International Court. The ambassador's residence is at 2419 Wyoming Avenue NW, which is actually closer to Massachusetts Avenue and Embassy Row. This quiet Kalorama neighborhood is home to several smaller embassies and many diplomatic residences.

This past Saturday was the opening of the annual Passport DC event, where embassies open their doors to the public and let visitors see inside. I'd forgotten about it until a friend called and asked if I wanted to go. The weekend's hosts were the EU nations. Unfortunately, we arrived at the Embassy of Austria, (which is not conveniently located on Embassy Row!) just as they were closing. Despite my harried pleadings in my rusty German, they wouldn't relent and let us in. (Actually, that's not entirely true. The older diplomat at the door was going to let us in when I mentioned I'd lived in Vienna, but his younger colleague was having none of it. I think the younger guy thought I meant I'd lived in Vienna, Virginia. Oh well.) Servus in Österreich!

The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt

Embassy Location: 3521 International Court NW
Hosni Mubarak, President
Ahmed Nazif, Prime Minister
Nabil Fahmy, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Middle East
Capital: Cairo
Population: 80.3 million
Primary Industries: Agriculture, media, petroleum exports, and tourism

The Embassy of the Slovak Republic

Embassy Location: 3523 International Court NW
Ivan Gašparovič, President
Robert Fico, Prime Minister
Rastislav Kacer, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Europe
Capital: Bratislava
Population: 5.44 million
Primary Industries: Tourism, automotive, chemical, defense, electronics, garments, and glass and crystal

The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates *

Embassy Location: 3522 International Court NW
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister
Saqr Ghobash, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Middle East
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Population: 4.49 million
Primary Industries: Petroleum, natural gas, tourism

* This has to be one of the most beautiful embassies in Washington. If you get a chance, go to International Court near the campus of the University of the District of Columbia and have a look. (Metro stop: Van Ness/UDC)

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Embassies of Washington

The Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Embassy Location: 3506 International Drive NW
Girma Wolde-Giorgis, President
Meles Zinawi, Prime Minister
Dr. Samuel Assefa, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Africa
Capital: Addis Ababa
Population: 75.06 million
Primary Industries: Finance, agriculture (coffee, beans, grains, sugar cane), livestock



The Embassy of the People's Republic of Bangladesh

Embassy Location: 3510 International Drive NW
Iajuddin Ahmed, President
Humayin Kabir, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Southeast Asia
Capital: Dhaka
Population: 150.44 million
Primary Industries: Jute, polypropylene, rice, tea, mustard, finished goods (garments)



The Embassy of the Republic of Ghana

Embassy Location: 3512 International Drive NW
John Agyekum Kufuor, President
Kwame Bawuah-Edusei, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Africa
Capital: Accra
Population: 23.0 million
Primary Industries: Gold, timber, cocoa, diamonds, bauxite, manganese, oil, and subsistence agriculture



The Embassy of the State of Israel

Embassy Location: 3514 International Drive NW
Shimon Peres, President
Ehud Olmert, Prime Minister
Sallai Meridor, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Middle East
Capital: Jerusalem
Population: 7.18 million
Primary Industries: Agriculture, pharmaceuticals, software, chemicals, military technology, and diamonds

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Note to Lara and Giselle: Come back next Monday. The grouping of embassies I have a week from now will be of special interest to you!

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Embassies of Washington

The Embassy of the Republic of Singapore

Embassy Location: 3501 International Place NW
Sellapan Ramanathan, President
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister
Chan Heng Chee, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Asia
Capital: Singapore City
Population: 4.68 million
Primary Industries: Electronics, petroleum refining, chemicals, mechanical engineering and biomedical sciences manufacturing


The Embassy of the State of Kuwait

Embassy Location: 3500 International Drive NW
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Emir
Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Prime Minister
Salim al-Abdallah al-Jabir al-Sabah, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Middle East
Capital: Kuwait City
Population: 3.39 million
Primary Industries: Oil and petroleum, shipping, construction, cement, water desalination, construction materials and financial services


The Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain

Embassy Location: 3502 International Drive NW
His Majesty Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain
Dr. Naser M. Y. Al Belooshi, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Middle East
Capital: Manama
Population: 1.04 million
Primary Industries: Oil


The Embassy of the Hashamite Kingdom of Jordan

Embassy Location: 3504 International Drive NW
Abdullah II, King of the Hashamite Kingdom of Jordan
Nader al-Dahabi, Prime Minister
Zeid Ra'ad Al-Hussein, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Middle East
Capital: Amman
Population: 5.92 million
Primary Industries: Petroleum, textiles, clothing, tourism

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Two Things Challenge: A / Z

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

A is for Afghanistan. The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Embassy Location: 2341 Wyoming Avenue NW
Hamid Karzai, President
Said T. Jawad, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Central Asia
Capital: Kabul
Population: 31.8 million people
Primary Industries: Agriculture, opium production, natural gas

The Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe

Z is for Zimbabwe. The Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe

Location: 1608 New Hampshire Avenue NW
His Excellency Robert Mugabe, President
His Excellency Machivenyika Ampuranga, Ambassador
Geographical Location: Africa
Capital: Harare
Population: 13 million people
Primary Industries: Gems and precious metals, solar energy, motor components production, leather production, and forestry and wood products

Zimbabwean art in front of the embassy (click to enlarge images)

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This entry commences a new series I'll be doing on embassies, chanceries, consulates, and diplomatic residences in Washington, D.C. In this city alone, 174 of 183 countries have diplomatic missions with embassies and ambassadors. Another eight nations--mostly islands in the Pacific--have embassy offices in New York City and one country has its embassy in Rockville, Maryland.

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