Showing posts with label Locale-Van Ness/UDC. Show all posts
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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
Monday, May 5, 2008
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!
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!
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
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
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)
Photo copyright: D.C. Confidential, 4/08
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 AustriaThe 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!
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
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
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)
Photo copyright: D.C. Confidential, 4/08
Monday, April 28, 2008
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!
Photo copyright: D.C. Confidential, 4/08
Monday, April 21, 2008
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
Photo copyright: D.C. Confidential, 4/08
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