The Embassy of Cape Verde in Washington, D.C. is the

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of the

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to the

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. It is located at 3415

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, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the

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neighborhood. The Ambassador is Dr Carlos Wahnon Veiga.United States Department of State
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Building

The home was built in 1911 for Representative

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, chairman of the United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, by architect

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, who also built several distinguished residences in the area. After changing ownership several times, the house was purchased by the Republic of Cape Verde in 1982 and has since served as their embassy.

References

External links

Cape Verde website
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Washington, D.C. Cape Verde–United States relations

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