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The Embassy of North Macedonia in Washington, D.C., also known as the Moses House, is the
diplomatic mission A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually denotes ...
of
North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
to the
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. The embassy is located at 2129 Wyoming Avenue
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, in the Kalorama neighborhood of
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The current ambassador of North Macedonia to the United States is Zoran Popov.


House

The Moses House was constructed in 1893 and is a mixture of Queen Anne and Neoclassical architecture. The house was designed by
Thomas Franklin Schneider Thomas Franklin Schneider (born 1859 in Washington, D.C. — d. 1938) was an American architect who designed about 2,000 houses in the capital city area. Among his important buildings are the Cairo Apartment Building, National Park Seminary, T ...
, architect of the Cairo Apartment Building on Q Street NW, and is the oldest standing building in the Kalorama neighborhood. The building was owned by businessman W.H. Moses until it was sold and converted into the
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in the 1940s. When the French diplomatic mission moved to a new location in 1984, the house sat empty for 20 years until it was purchased by the government of North Macedonia. Moses House was renovated and opened as the Embassy of North Macedonia on October 26, 2005.


Popular culture

The embassy is used in the story ''Crossings'' by
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, where the French ambassador to the United States Armand DeVilliers resides and is preparing to go back to France with his American-born wife Liane DeVilliers in June 1939.


See also

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Foreign relations of North Macedonia The foreign relations of North Macedonia since its independence in 1991 have been characterized by the country's efforts to gain membership in international organizations such as NATO and the European Union and to gain international recognition u ...
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List of diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C. This is a list of the 181 resident Diplomatic mission, embassies in Washington, D.C. For other diplomatic missions in the United States, see List of diplomatic missions in the United States. Embassies , - , Embassy of Guyana, Washington, D.C., ...
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List of diplomatic missions of North Macedonia This is a list of diplomatic missions of North Macedonia, excluding honorary consulates. Africa * ** Cairo (Embassy) Americas * ** Brasília (Embassy) * ** Ottawa (Embassy) ** Toronto (Consulate General) * ** Washington, D.C. (Embassy) ** Chica ...
* List of ambassadors of North Macedonia to the United States *
North Macedonia–United States relations The United States and North Macedonia enjoy excellent bilateral relations. History The United States formally recognized North Macedonia in 1994, and the two countries established full diplomatic relations in 1995. The U.S. Liaison Office was u ...


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North Macedonia North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
Historic district contributing properties in Washington, D.C. Houses completed in 1893 Neoclassical architecture in Washington, D.C. Queen Anne architecture in Washington, D.C. North Macedonia–United States relations Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District