Embassy Row is the informal name for a section of Northwest Washington, D.C., with a high concentration of embassies, diplomatic missions, and diplomatic residences. It spans Massachusetts Avenue N.W. between 18th and 35th street, bounded by Scott Circle to the south and the United States Naval Observatory to the north; the term is often applied to nearby streets and neighborhoods that also host diplomatic buildings, such as Kalorama.
The British Embassy, Washington D.C. is the British sovereign's diplomatic mission to the United States of America, representing the interests of the United Kingdom and British Government. It is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. The embassy compound includes the chancery offices, as well as the British Ambassador's residence.
The South African Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United States. It is located at 3051 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood.
The Thomas T. Gaff House is the diplomatic residence of the Colombian ambassador to the United States, a post currently held by Ambassador Luis Gilberto Murillo Urrutia, and previously held by Juan Carlos Pinzon. The house, a contributing property to the Dupont Circle Historic District, is located at 1520 20th Street NW, Washington, D.C., across from the north entrance to the metro station in Dupont Circle and one block from Massachusetts Avenue's Embassy Row.
The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Washington, D.C.,, is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United States. The current Ambassador of Uzbekistan to the United States is Furqat Sidikov. The embassy is located at 1746 Massachusetts Avenue NW on Embassy Row in Washington, D.C., between Scott Circle and Dupont Circle. Constructed in 1909, the Clarence Moore House is an example of Beaux Arts architecture in blond Roman brick with limestone dressings; it was used by the Canadian government until the 1980s. The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on April 3, 1973. The building is also designated a contributing property to the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District and Dupont Circle Historic District, which are both listed on the NRHP.
The Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Commonwealth of Australia to the United States. The chancery is located at 1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW on Scott Circle, at the beginning of Embassy Row. The current ambassador is former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and the Deputy Head of Mission is Paul Myler. The embassy employs more than 250 people.
The Embassy of Uruguay in Washington, D.C., is the diplomatic mission of Uruguay to the United States.
The Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Japan to the United States. It is located at 2520 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood. In addition to serving as Japan's diplomatic mission in the United States, the embassy provides Japanese consular services to residents of the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland.
The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, D.C. is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's main and largest diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 601 New Hampshire Avenue NW/Jamal Khashoggi Way, Washington, D.C., in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood, near the Watergate complex, and Kennedy Center.
The Embassy of Tajikistan in Washington, D.C. is the Republic of Tajikistan's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 1005 New Hampshire Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the West End neighborhood.
The Former Embassy of Iran in Washington, D.C. was the Imperial State of Iran's diplomatic mission to the United States. Direct bilateral Iran–United States relations between the two governments were severed following the Iranian Revolution in 1979, and the subsequent seizure of hostages at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran.
The Embassy of Chile in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Chile to the United States. It is located at 1732 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood. The embassy has been located there since 1973. The building now occupied by the Chilean Embassy previously housed the Embassy of Bangladesh.
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of South Korea to the United States. Its main chancery is located at 2450 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood. The current ambassador is Cho Hyun-dong.
The Embassy of Myanmar in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar to the United States. The embassy is located at 2300 S Street NW, Washington, D.C., in the Kalorama neighborhood. The building is a 1905 former residence designed by noted architect Appleton P. Clark, Jr., and was the home of President Herbert Hoover before and after his presidency. The ambassadorial residence is in the Charles Evans Hughes House on R Street.
The Embassy of Norway in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Kingdom of Norway to the United States.
The Lion Building is an office building and the seat of the diplomatic missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the former seat of the Republic of South Sudan to the United States. It is located at 1233 20th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Dupont Circle neighborhood.
The Embassy of Sierra Leone in Washington, D.C. is the Republic of Sierra Leone's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 1701 19th Street NW, in the Dupont Circle neighborhood.
The Embassy of the Republic of Congo in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Congo to the United States. It is housed in the historic Toutorsky Mansion, a former residence located at 1720 16th Street NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is an outdoor sculpture of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, installed outside the Embassy of Turkey, Washington, D.C., in the United States. It is one of two statues in Embassy Row depicting Kemal Atatürk; the other was installed outside the Turkish Ambassador's Residence, on the periphery of Sheridan Circle, in 2013.
The Embassy of Sweden in Washington, D.C., is Sweden's diplomatic mission in the United States. The Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C., is one of Sweden's largest diplomatic missions with more than fifty employees. Ambassador since 2023 is Urban Ahlin. Sweden also has a Consulate General in New York City and in San Francisco and a number of Honorary Consulates General in the United States. Since 2006, the chancery is located in the House of Sweden building on the Potomac River.
