LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

I am happy to present to you the first-ever comprehensive directory of all 180+ foreign embassies in Washington, DC, including standardized biographies of nearly all ambassadors accredited to the United States.

Since 1994, The Washington Diplomat proudly published the flagship newspaper of the DC diplomatic community. Although the pandemic forced us to permanently suspend our print version in early 2020, we expanded coverage of this community on our website and via our weekly digital edition. In addition, we are planning more magazine products like the publication you now hold in your hands.

Before COVID, our calendar was packed with live events. In 2018 and 2019, for example, we hosted receptions prior to the White House Correspondents Association Dinners. In addition, we organized many conferences on healthcare and education, and on helping countries better promote themselves. I’m happy to report that our conference business is back on track. We have also revived our popular monthly Ambassador Insider Series networking events, and we’re working with outside companies and organizations to help develop and manage their events. Please contact us if you are interested in working with our company to organize a special event.

Included in this magazine is a fascinating history of Embassy Row, a guide to diplomatic protocol, a look at where diplomats live from a real-estate perspective — and even a tour of some of Washington’s most famous statues.

I urge you to help us by emailing us with any corrections or errors you may see. A directory this comprehensive — and one that covers so many embassies — is bound to have errors. For this reason, we will maintain a page on our website for corrections and updates.

I hope you enjoy this publication, and that it will serve as a useful source for information about our dynamic and ever-growing diplomatic community.

Respectfully,

Victor Shiblie Publisher/Editor-in-Chief The Washington Diplomat