Spouse: Savine Ek
Embassy: 2704 Ontario Rd. NW, 20009
Embassy: 4530 16th St. NW, 20011
Telephone: 202-483-7800
Telephone: 202-726-7742
Residence: 1840 Redwood
Residence: 4500 16th St. NW, 20011
Terrace NW, 20012
Residence: 1520 20th St. NW, 20036
COMOROS Ambassador:
Kaambi Roubani
Spouse: Bacar Mohamed Mariama
CAMEROON
CHAD
Ambassador: Joseph Foe-Atangana
Ambassador: Maitine Djoumbe
Spouse: Veronique Foe Biloa
Naome Darkarim 2401 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008 Telephone: 202-652-1312 Residence: 16833 Harbor Town Dr., Silver Spring, MD 20905
Embassy: 3400 International Dr.
NW, Suite 5L 5M, 20008 Telephone: 202-265-8790 Residence: 2825 Normanstone Dr. NW, 20008
CANADA
Spouse:
CHILE Ambassador:
Spouse: Ginny Devine
Spouse: Antonia Echenique Celis
Embassy: 501 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 20001 Telephone: 202-682-1740 Residence: 2825 Rock Creek Dr. NW, 20008
Embassy: 1732 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20036 Telephone: 202-785-1746 Residence: 2305 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008
Juan Gabriel Valdés
CHINA
Ambassador: José Luis Fialho Rocha
Ambassador: Cui Tiankai
Dr. Yamile Luque Tamayo Saco Rocha Embassy: 3415 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20007 Telephone: 202-965-6820 Residence: 6509 Kenhill Rd., Bethesda, MD 20817
Spouse: Ni Peijun
Spouse:
Ron Dermer, Israel
Claudio Bisogniero, Italy
Andris Razāns, Latvia
Ali Suleiman Aujali, Libya
Claudia Fritsche, Lichtenstein
Jean-Louis Wolzfeld, Luxembourg
Asterio Takesy, Micronesia
Shankar Prasad Sharma, Nepal
Maman Sambo Fidikou, Niger
Suite 418, New York, NY 10017 Telephone: 212-750-1637
Embassy:
Ambassador: Gary Albert Doer
CABO VERDE
Lukman Faily, Iraq
Embassy: 866 United Nations Plaza,
CONGO DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF Dr. Faida Mitifu Spouse: Dr. Maurice Shalishali Embassy and residence: 1726 M St. NW, Suite 601, 20036 Telephone: 202-234-7690 Ambassador:
CONGO REPUBLIC OF Ambassador: Serge Mombouli Spouse: Stella Corine
Mombouli Embassy: 1720 16th St. NW, 20009 Telephone: 202-726-5500 Residence: 10809 Riverwood Dr., Potomac, MD 20854
COSTA RICA
Embassy: 3505 International
Ambassador: Román Macaya Hayes
Pl. NW, 20008 Telephone: 202-495-2000 Residence: 2301 S St. NW, 20008
Embassy: 2114 S St. NW, 20008 Telephone: 202-234-2945 Residence: 2324 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008
COLOMBIA
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
Spouse: Carmela Restrepo
CÔTE D’IVOIRE REPUBLIC OF
Embassy: 2118 Leroy Pl. NW, 20008
Ambassador: Daouda Diabaté
Ambassador: Stanislas Moussa-Kembe
Telephone: 202-387-8338
Spouse: Cecile Diabaté
Ambassador: Luis Carlos Villegas
NEW AMBASSADOR SPOTLIGHT GERMANY — PETER WITTIG
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ashington is a dream post,” says the new German ambassador, Peter Wittig. “I’ve always wanted to come here. It’s the ideal place to be with a family.” Unlike most other German ambassadors who’ve lived upstairs in this austere residence, this father of four, ages 6 to 23, and his family love it. “It’s ideal for the seven of us (including an au pair). I love the modern style and the huge park.” “My children are absolutely thrilled. The only thing was the boys had to switch their allegiance from the New York Knicks to the Washington Wizards.” Watch for him. This career diplomat loves taking his boys to the games. This career diplomat has been posted to Madrid, Lebanon, Cyprus and to the United Nations. He is an intellectual who studied at Bonn, Freiburg, Canterbury and Oxford universities with a concentration in history, political science and law. He was an assistant professor at the University of Freiburg and has written numerous articles
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on the history of ideas and foreign policy. His wife, Huberta von Ross Wittig, is a journalist, poet and author who has written books about child poverty in Germany, the Armenian Genocide in 1915 and the German resistance to Hitler. She will continue to write for top German newspapers while in Washington. The ambassador’s goals include building on the solid friendship between Germany and the U.S. “It’s not just government but business and culture — building on a broader set of pillars,” he says. This month’s huge garden party celebrates the 25th Anniversary of “The Fall of The Wall” with several thousand Americans. “Germany is a land of ideas, very innovative, a creative place,” he adds. “We are also a land of diversity. We have millions of citizens with an immigrant background. We have a thriving Jewish community. We welcome immigrants and believe they are an asset. — Gail Scott
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