The Embassy of Botswana in Washington, D.C. is the

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to the

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. It is located at 1531 New Hampshire Avenue,

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, in the

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neighborhood. Since 2020, Kitso Mokaila has been the

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. It's a contributing property to the

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, and valued at $2,266,160. Notable owners have included William F. Aldrich, Thomas H. Anderson, Thomas Leiter (son of

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) and the

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