The Embassy of Senegal in
Washington, D.C. (
French
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: ''Ambassade du Sénégal aux Etats Unis'') is the
diplomatic mission of the
Republic of Senegal to the United States. The building is located at 2215 M Street NW.
The current
ambassador
An ambassador is an official envoy, especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sov ...
of Senegal to the United States is
Cheikh Niang
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.
In addition to the United States, the mission represents Senegal in
Barbados,
Belize,
Grenada
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,
Haiti
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,
Jamaica,
Mexico,
Panama, and
Trinidad and Tobago. In addition the mission serves as the mission to the
Institutions of Bretton Woods, the
International Monetary Fund and the
World Bank.
[About the Embassy]
" ''Embassy of Senegal of the United States''. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.Juridiction
" (French) ''Embassy of Senegal of the United States''. Retrieved on January 30, 2009.
History
The embassy opened in 1960.
See also
* Senegal-United States relations
* Foreign relations of Senegal
Senegal's first President, Léopold Senghor, advocated close relations with France and negotiation and compromise as the best means of resolving international differences after Senegal's independence from its status as a French colony. To a lar ...
* List of diplomatic missions of Senegal
* List of Washington, D.C. embassies
References
External links
Ambassade du Sénégal aux Etats Unis
(French)
Embassy of Senegal in Washington, D.C.
(Archive, English)
wikimapia
Senegal
Washington, D.C.
Senegal–United States relations
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