The Embassy of Gabon in
Washington, D.C. is the
diplomatic mission of the
Gabonese Republic
Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the Gabonese Republic (french: République gabonaise), is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. Located on the equator, it is bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, ...
to the
United States. It is located at 2034 20th Street
Northwest, Washington, D.C.
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in the
Adams Morgan
Adams Morgan is a neighborhood in Northwest Washington, D.C., centered at the intersection of 18th Street NW and Columbia Road, about 1.5 miles (2.54 km) north of the White House. Notable establishments in the neighborhood include the ...
neighborhood.
The ambassador is
Michael Moussa-Adamo.
Building
The Mediterranean Revival style building is a contributing property to the
Kalorama Triangle
The Kalorama Triangle Historic District is located in the Kalorama Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It has been listed on the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic ...
Historic District and valued at $2,355,950.
[https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Detail.jsp?ssl=2536%20%20%20%200800 ] Notable past owners include the government of Argentina (Air attaché), government of Ecuador (chancery), President
Manuel Roxas (serving as Chairman of the Philippine Mission), Brigadier General
Henry Jervey Jr, and Gertrude F. Wedderburn (mother of
Charles F. Wedderburn and sponsor of the ''
USS Wedderburn
USS ''Wedderburn'' (DD-684), was a of the United States Navy.
Namesake
Charles Foster Wedderburn was born on 2 October 1892 in Chicago, Illinois. He was appointed a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy on 7 July 1911, he graduated and ...
''). This building used to be the Embassy
Armenia from 1918 to 1933.
See also
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Gabon–United States relations
References
External links
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Adams Morgan
Gabon
Washington, D.C.
Gabon–United States relations
Mediterranean Revival architecture
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