Embassy of Afghanistan, Washington, D.C.

Embassy of Afghanistan سفارت جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان در واشینگتن
Location Washington, D.C.
Address 2341 Wyoming Avenue, N.W.
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
Ambassador Hamdullah Mohib

The Embassy of Afghanistan in Washington, D.C. (Persian: سفارت جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان در واشینگتن) 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]

In 1997, the embassy was closed by the United States due to clash between the chargé d'affaires and an embassy deputy.[5] The chargé d'affaires, Yar M. Mohabbat, represented the Islamic State of Afghanistan led by Burhanuddin Rabbani and Ahmad Shah Massoud.[5] The embassy deputy, Seraj Wardak Jamal, revolted against Mohabbat and pledged allegiance to the Taliban, who had recently captured Kabul and ousted Rabbani and Massoud.[5] The United States decided to temporarily suspend operations at the embassy because there was "no effective government in Afghanistan." [5]

The Afghan Ambassador from 2003 until 2010 was Said Tayeb Jawad,[6] who was replaced by Eklil Hakimi in February 2011.[7] The current Afghanistan ambassador to the US is Hamdullah Mohib.

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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. 1 2 3 4 "OPERATIONS SUSPENDED AT AFGHAN EMBASSY".
  6. ↑ Chandrasekaran, Rajiv (2010-08-31). "Afghan Ambassador Said T. Jawad leaving his post in Washington". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  7. ↑ 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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