Embassy of Haiti, Washington, D.C.

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Embassy of Haiti in Washington, D.C.
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Embassy of Haiti, Washington, D.C.
Location Washington, D.C.
Address2311 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Coordinates 38°54′47.1″N77°3′5″W / 38.913083°N 77.05139°W / 38.913083; -77.05139
Ambassador Bocchit Edmond
Website www.haiti.org

The Embassy of Haiti in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Haiti to the United States. It is located at 2311 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood. [1]

The ambassador is Bocchit Edmond, who has served since December 1, 2020. [2]

The mansion, built in 1909–10 for financier Gibson Fahnestock to a design by Nathan C. Wyeth, was purchased in April 1943 by the Republic of China and became its embassy in 1952. It was relinquished in 1978 following the U.S. recognition of the People's Republic of China and to avoid forcible repossession by the PRC. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Embassy of the Republic of Haiti". Embassy.org. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bocchit Edmond appointed as Haiti's Ambassador to the U.S." The Haitian Times. December 3, 2020.
  3. ↑ Dickey, Christopher (December 12, 1978). "Third Embassy Property Relinquished by Taiwan". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 29, 2015.
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