Embassy of Afghanistan, Washington, D.C.

Embassy of Afghanistan سفارت جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان در واشنگتن
Coordinates 38°55′2.02″N 77°03′8.05″W / 38.9172278°N 77.0522361°W / 38.9172278; -77.0522361Coordinates: 38°55′2.02″N 77°03′8.05″W / 38.9172278°N 77.0522361°W / 38.9172278; -77.0522361
Location Washington, D.C.
Address 2341 Wyoming Avenue, N.W.
Ambassador Eklil Hakimi

The Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C. (Persian: سفارت جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان در واشنگتن دی سی) is the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 2341 Wyoming Avenue N.W. in Washington, D.C.'s Kalorama neighborhood.[1]

Consular offices are located at 2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., as well as in New York City and Los Angeles.[2]

From 1944 to 1963, the embassy was located at 2001 24th Street NW.[3] The structure was built by Judge Edwin B. Parker in 1926, and designed by prominent D.C. architect Nathan C. Wyeth.[4]

The Afghan Ambassador from 2003 until 2010 was Said Tayeb Jawad,[5] who was replaced by Eklil Hakimi in February 2011.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Embassy of Afghanistan". Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  2. ↑ "Consulate General of Afghanistan, Contact Info". Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ "Czech Envoy to Receive at War Center". The Washington Post. May 14, 1944. p. S1; Department of State (February 1964). Diplomatic List. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 5.
  4. ↑ Kohler, Sue A.; Carson, Jeffrey R. (1978). Sixteenth Street Architecture. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. p. 185.
  5. ↑ Chandrasekaran, Rajiv (2010-08-31). "Afghan Ambassador Said T. Jawad leaving his post in Washington". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  6. ↑ Lakshmanan, Indira (2011-02-16). "Eklil Hakimi Named Afghanistan's New Ambassador to U.S., Embassy Says". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 2011-05-14.


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