Embassy of Azerbaijan, Washington, D.C.

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Embassy of Azerbaijan, Washington, D.C.
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Embassy of Azerbaijan, Washington, D.C.
Location Washington, D.C.
Address2741 34th Street, N.W.
Coordinates 38°55′33″N77°03′58″W / 38.9257°N 77.0661°W / 38.9257; -77.0661
Ambassador Khazar Ibrahim
Website http://www.azembassy.us/

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]

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The embassy has been the site of protests by Armenian Americans against the Azerbaijani government in 2016, [2] 2018, [3] and 2020. [4] A vehicle was shot at on the grounds in 2022, for which the Azerbaijani government requested the United States investigate. [5]

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. [6] The building is in the District of Columbia Public School District. [7]

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  1. ↑ Betty Blair (1993). "Azerbaijan International: Regional Stability and US Interests". Vol. 1–2. Azerbaijan International.
  2. ↑ "#StopAliyev Protest at Azeri Embassy Demands End to Attacks on Karabakh". Armenian National Committee of America. 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  3. ↑ "Azeri activists protest against Aliyev regime in Washington rally". Armenpress. 2018-03-15. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  4. ↑ Nahapetyan, Haykaram (2020-07-20). "Armenian and Azerbaijani/Turkish Protestors Face Off in Front of Azerbaijani Embassy in Washington: Video Report". The Armenian Mirror-Spectator. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  5. ↑ "Azerbaijan set to increase funds for protection of embassies abroad". Aze.Media. 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2026-01-21.
  6. ↑ "Block Shopper. Washington, D.C." Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  7. ↑ "Zillow. 2741 34th St NW" . Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  8. ↑ "U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce. Board of Trustees". Archived from the original on 2009-04-11. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  9. ↑ "The Washington Diplomat. Yashar Aliyev". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ "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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