The Embassy of Azerbaijan in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States. It is located on Embassy Row at 2741 34th Street, NW, NW Washington, DC. The embassy opened on March 6, 1992, after the dissolution of Soviet Union in late December 1991.[1] The United States opened the U.S. Embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan on March 16, 1992.[2]
| Embassy of Azerbaijan, Washington, D.C. | |
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Address | 2741 34th Street, N.W. |
| Coordinates | 38°55′33″N 77°03′58″W / 38.9257°N 77.0661°W |
| Ambassador | Khazar Ibrahim |
| Website | http://www.azembassy.us/ |
The chancery is housed in a 1949 building, with a current estimated value of $3,417,500. It was purchased by the Azerbaijani government on March 22, 2000, for $1,595,000.[3] The building is in the District of Columbia Public School District.[4]
Ambassadors edit
- Hafiz Pashayev (November 1992 – November 2006)[5]
- Yashar Aliyev (November 2006 – October 26, 2011)[6]
- Elin Suleymanov (October 26, 2011 – September 15, 2021)[7][8]
- Khazar Ibrahim (September 15, 2021 – present)
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Betty Blair (1993). "Azerbaijan International: Regional Stability and US Interests". Vol. 1–2. Azerbaijan International.
- ^ "U.S. Department of State. U.S.-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS". Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Block Shopper. Washington, D.C." Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Zillow. 2741 34th St NW". Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce. Board of Trustees". Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "The Washington Diplomat. Yashar Aliyev". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
- ^ "Elin Suleymanov appointed Azerbaijan's ambassador to US". News.az. 2011-10-26. Archived from the original on 2012-05-19. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
- ^ "Order of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on appointing E. E. Suleymanov as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the United States of America". Presidential Administration of Azerbaijan Republic. 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
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