EMBASSY INSIDER
WL’S AMBASSADOR’S DIRECTORY AfGHANISTAN ambassador﹕ Said T. Jawad spouse﹕ Shamim children﹕ One presented credentials﹕ December 4, 2003 embassy﹕ 2341 Wyoming Ave., N.W, Washington, D.C. 20008 (202) 483-6410 residence﹕ 2001 24th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008 Albania ambassador﹕ Aleksander Sallabanda spouse﹕ Sasha Sallabanda children﹕ Two presented credentials﹕ May 11, 2006 embassy﹕ 2100 S St N.W., 20008 (202) 223-4942 Algeria ambassador﹕ Amine Kherbi spouse﹕ Ilse Kherbi children﹕ Three presented credentials﹕ May 11, 2006 embassy﹕ 2118 Kalorama Rd. N.W., 20008 (202) 265-2800 residence﹕ “The Elms,” 4040 52nd St N.W., 20016 Andorra ambassador﹕ Jelena V. Pia-Comella presented credentials﹕ April 26, 2001 embassy﹕ 2 United Nations Plaza 27th floor, NY, NY 10017 (212) 750-8064 Angola ambassador﹕ Josefina Pitra Diakite spouse﹕ Mamadou Diakite children﹕ Two presented credentials﹕ June 20, 2001 embassy﹕ 2100-2108 16th St N.W. (202) 7851156 residence﹕ 9 Stapleford Hall Court, Potomac MD, 20854 (202) 785-1285 Antigua & Barbuda ambassador﹕ Deborah Mae Lovell presented credentials﹕ March, 8 2005 embassy﹕ 3216 New Mexico Ave N.W., 20016 (202) 362 -5122 residence﹕ “The Elms,” 4040 52nd St. N.W., 20016 Argentina ambassador﹕ Jose Octavio Bordon spouse﹕ Monica Gonzalez de Bordon children﹕ Three presented credentials﹕ September 8, 2003 embassy﹕ 1600 New Hampshire Ave. N.W., 20009 (202) 3625112 residence﹕ 1815 Q Street N.W., 20009 Armenia ambassador﹕ Tatoul Markarian spouse﹕ Anna Aghumian children﹕ Two presented credentials﹕ May 26, 2005 embassy﹕ 2225 R St. N.W., 20008 (202) 319-1976 AUstralia ambassador﹕ Dennis Richardson spouse﹕ Betty Richardson children﹕ Two presented credentials﹕ July 11, 2005 embassy﹕ 1601 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., 20036 (202) 797-3000 residence﹕ 3120 Cleveland Ave N.W., 20008 (202) 797-3000 AUstria ambassador﹕ Eva Nowotny spouse﹕ Dr. Thomas Nowotny presented credentials﹕ December 4, 2003 embassy﹕ 3524 International Court N.W., 20008 (202) 895-6775 residence﹕ 2419 Wyoming Ave. N.W., 20008
Azerbaijan ambassador﹕ Hafiz Mir Jalal Pashayev spouse﹕ Rena Pashayeva children﹕ Two presented credentials﹕ April 14, 1993 embassy﹕ 2741 34th St. N.W., 20008 (202) 337-3500 Bahamas ambassador﹕ Joshua Sears spouse﹕ Michelle Sears children﹕ Four presented credentials﹕ June 14, 2005 embassy﹕ 2220 Massachusetts Ave N.W., 20008 (202) 319-2667 residence﹕ 5100 Warren Place N.W., 20016 (202) 319-2660 Bahrain ambassador﹕ Naser M. Al Belooshi spouse﹕ Sharifa Benammour children﹕ Three presented credentials﹕ September 7, 2005 embassy﹕ 23502 International Drive N.W., 20008 (202)342-1111 residence﹕ 4646 Hawthorne Lane N.W., 20016 Bangladesh ambassador﹕ Samsher M. Chowdhury spouse﹕ Shamim children﹕ One presented credentials﹕ May 26, 2005 embassy﹕ 3510 International Drive N.W., 20008 (202) 244-0183 residence﹕ 4 Highboro Court, Bethesda MD, 20817 (301) 320-5022 Barbados ambassador﹕ Michael Ian King spouse﹕ Jacqueline Ann Natalie King children﹕ Two presented credentials﹕ December 7, 2000 embassy﹕ 2144 Wyoming Ave. N.W., 20008 (202) 939-9200 residence﹕ 4850 Linnean Ave N.W., 20008 (202) 362-9587 Belarus ambassador﹕ Mikhail Khvostov spouse﹕ Galina Khvostova children﹕ Two presented credentials﹕ September 8, 2003 embassy﹕ 1619 New Hampshire Ave. N.W., 20009 (202) 986-1604 Belgium ambassador﹕ Baron Frans van Daele spouse﹕ Baroness Christiana Deroover van Daele children﹕ Three presented credentials﹕ September 25, 2002 embassy﹕ 3330 Garfield St N.W., 20008 (202)333-6900 residence﹕ 2300 Foxhall Rd N.W., 20007 Belize ambassador﹕ Lisa M. Shoman presented credentials﹕ December 7, 2000 embassy﹕ 2535 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., 20008 (202) 332-9636 Benin ambassador﹕ Cyrille S. Oguin spouse﹕ Hortense Oguin children﹕ Two presented credentials﹕ March 13, 2001 embassy﹕ 2124 Kalorama Rd N.W., 20008 (202) 232-6656 residence﹕ 9901 Sorrel Ave., Potomac MD, 20854 (301) 299-0428 Bolivia ambassador﹕ Gustavo Guzman presented credentials﹕ September 12, 2006 embassy﹕ 3014 Massachusetts
What Makes You Feel at Home in Washington? Compiled by Gail Scott
British Ambassador Sir David Manning “It may sound trite, but it’s the true warmth of the American people to foreigners. You always receive us with enormous kindness and courtesy … it’s not about a place; it’s about the people.”
Egyptian Ambassador Nabil Fahmy and his wife Nermin When asked, both Ambassador and his wife looked at each other, smiled and said, “Café Milano!” The ambassador explained, “There are a lot of people, a lot of noise, a lot of smoking; typical of the Middle East. And frankly, they make it personal. They always know you and they welcome my guests so warmly.” Mass Ave. is living gallery of unique embassy styles
New Colombian Ambassador Carolina Barco “I visited Washington when I was a 19-year-old student at Wellesley and my father was a director at the World Bank. Now when I see some of those same places I saw then, like Nathan’s in Georgetown, I feel at home.”
Norwegian Ambassador Knut Vollebaek “My half hour run every morning around the Cathedral. I do the same thing every morning at 6:30 a.m. I get to see the sun coming up. It’s wonderful.”
Hungarian Ambassador András Simonyi
“Playing my guitar, whether it’s with my band, Coalition of the Willing, or in my attic at the end of a very long, hard day.”
Greek Ambassador Alexandros Mallias “Watering and pampering my flowers. There is always something to do in the garden and that relaxes me.”
Embassy of Ireland
Moroccan Ambassador Aziz Mekouar
“Golfing together with my wife at the Chevy Chase Club.”
Nicaraguan Ambassador Salvador Stadthagen “Going to Dumbarton Oaks makes me feel most at home — my wife and I first walked there with one son, now we have four. And going back to Armand’s Chicago Pizzeria — they still have the best pizza in town.”
Icelandic Ambassador Helgi Agustsson “Going to a Wizards or Redskins game. We love music too, so going to the Kennedy Center for a concert or catching a movie in Georgetown.”
Embassy of Cote D’Ivoire
EMBASSY PHOTOS BY PAUL SIMKIN WA S H I N G T O N L I F E
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