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ELIN SULEYMANOV Azerbaijan
DIRECTORY AFGANISTAN Eklil Hakimi Sultana Hakimi Embassy: 2341 Wyoming Ave. NW, 20008 Telephone: 202-483-6410 Residence: 3208 Cleveland Ave. NW, 20008 Ambassador: Spouse:
AFRICAN UNION Amina Salum Ali Ali Mansour Vuai Embassy: 2200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 20037 Telephone: 202-293-8006 Head of delegation: Spouse:
ALBANIA Gilbert Galanxhi Spouse: Etleva Galanxhi Embassy: 1312 18th St. NW, 4th Fl., 20036 Telephone: 202-223-4942 Ambassador:
Amb. Elin Suleymanov and Lala Suleymanov (Photo by Joseph Allen)
ALGERIA Abdallah Baali Yasmina Baali Embassy: 2118 Kalorama Rd. NW, 20008 Telephone: 202-265-2800 Residence: “The Elms,� 4040 52nd St. NW, 20016
Social event you look forward to every year? Azerbaijan marks its Republic Day on May 28. We try to make it as festive as possible. Since I am twice as old as my country’s independence, this is a very exciting celebration for me. How do you like to spend your free time? My family and I like to travel. Seeing new places and returning to favorites spots makes one appreciate the diversity around us. Perhaps, I should blame my education in geography at the Moscow State University for visiting some 44 of the American states. And of course, if I get a chance, to spend a day reading. Dish from home you miss the most? Dolma, the stuffed grape leaves. The Azerbaijani one is special. It is smaller, stuffed with mostly meat and is eaten with yogurt sauce. I am very grateful to my wife Lala for finding time to make the best dolma I have ever eaten outside Azerbaijan.
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ARGENTINA Cecilia Nahon 1600 New Hampshire Ave. NW, 20009 Telephone: 202-238-6400 Ambassador:
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ARMENIA Tatoul Markarian Anna Aghumina Embassy: 2225 R St. NW, 20008 Telephone: 202-319-1976 Ambassador: Spouse:
AUSTRALIA Kim Beazley Susanna Annus Embassy: 1601 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20036 Telephone: 202-797-3000 Residence: 3120 Cleveland Ave. NW, 20008 Ambassador: Spouse:
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Something surprising Americans don’t know about your country/customs/culture/history? Azerbaijan is one of the most tolerant societies in the world, where different religions and communities, including a 2,500-year-old Jewish community, live in peace and harmony. The world’s first-ever republic with a predominantly Muslim population was established in Azerbaijan on May 28, 1918 and it granted voting rights to women before the United States.
Iman Alhussaini Al Sharif 1100 17th St. NW, Suite 620, 20036 Telephone: 202-265-3210 Spouse:
ANDORRA Narcis Casal De Fonsdeviela Embassy: 2 United Nations Plaza, 25th Fl., New York, NY, 10017 Telephone: 212-750-8064 Ambassador:
ANGOLA Alberto do Carmo Bento Ribeiro Spouse: Maria Odete Ribeiro Embassy and residence: 2108 16th St. NW, 20009 Telephone: 202-785-1156
AUSTRIA Hans Peter Manz 3524 International Ct. NW, 20008 Telephone: 202-895-6700 Residence: 2419 Wyoming Ave. NW, 20008 Ambassador: Embassy:
AZERBAIJAN Elin Suleymanov Lala Abdurahimova Embassy: 2741 34th St. NW, 20008 Telephone: 202-337-3500 Residence: 4039 Highwood St. NW, 20007 Ambassador: Spouse:
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Ambassador: Deborah Mae Lovell
3216 New Mexico Ave. NW, 20016 Telephone: 202-362-5122 Residence: “The Elms,� 4040 52nd St. NW, 20016 Embassy:
THE ARAB LEAGUE Mohammed Alhussaini Al Sharif
BAHAMAS Dr. Eugene Newry 2220 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008 Telephone: 202-319-2660 Residence: 5100 Warren Pl. NW, 20016 Ambassador: Embassy:
BAHRAIN Houda Nonoo Salman Idafar Embassy: 3502 International Dr. NW, 20008 Telephone: 202-342-1111 Residence: 4646 Hawthorne Ln. NW, 20016 Ambassador: Spouse:
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