Embassy of Croatia, Washington, D.C.

Embassy of Croatia, Washington, D.C.
Location Washington, D.C.
Address 2343 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Coordinates 38°54′48.96″N 77°3′7.2″W / 38.9136000°N 77.052000°W / 38.9136000; -77.052000Coordinates: 38°54′48.96″N 77°3′7.2″W / 38.9136000°N 77.052000°W / 38.9136000; -77.052000
Ambassador Pjer Šimunović

The Croatian Embassy in Washington D.C. is the primary Croatian diplomatic mission to the United States.

It is located on Embassy Row at 2343 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest Washington DC in the Embassy Row neighborhood, near Dupont Circle.[1] The embassy also operates Consulates-General in Anchorage, Chicago, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Pittsburgh, and Seattle.[2]

The embassy represents the interests of Croatia and Croatian citizens in the United States and conducts the majority of diplomatic work on such interests within the US.

As of 2017, the Ambassador is Pjer Šimunović.[3]

Building

Previously the building had been home to the Austrian embassy, which vacated the premises for larger quarters, and sold the structure to Croatia in 1993. The purchase and renovation of the building was largely paid for by the Croatian-American community. In front of the embassy is a large sculpture of St. Jerome by Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.embassy.org/embassies/hr.html
  2. ↑ http://croatia.visahq.com/embassy/United-States/
  3. ↑ "Ambassador of Croatia to the United States: Who Is Pjer Šimunović?". AllGov.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.

Croatian Embassy event on March 28th by IPG to attend. https://www.facebook.com/events/387449151392548/

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