The Embassy of Sierra Leone in Washington, D.C. is the
Republic of Sierra Leone's
diplomatic mission to the
United States. It is located at 1701 19th Street
NW, in the
Dupont Circle neighborhood.
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 ...
is
Sidique Abu-Bakarr Wai.
Building
Built in 1917 to the designs of noted architect
Jules Henri de Sibour
Jules Gabriel Henri de Sibour (December 23, 1872 – November 4, 1938) was a French architect who worked in Washington, DC.
Early life
He was born in Paris, France, to Vicomte Gabriel de Sibour and Mary Louisa Johnson of Belfast, Maine. He mov ...
, the 21-room
Beaux-Arts building was formerly a private residence and is designated as a
contributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing property or contributing resource is any building, object, or structure which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic distri ...
to the
Dupont Circle Historic District
Dupont Circle (or DuPont Circle) is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C. The Dupont Circle neighborhood is bounded approximately by 16th Street NW to the east, 22nd Street NW to ...
, listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Former occupants include U.S. Senator
Frank B. Kellogg, Assistant Secretary of State
Joseph P. Cotton
Joseph Potter Cotton (July 22, 1875 – March 10, 1931) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the United States Under Secretary of State from 1929 until his death in 1931.
Biography
Cotton was born in Newport, Rhode Island on Ju ...
, philanthropist and diplomat
Myron C. Taylor
Myron Charles Taylor (January 18, 1874 – May 5, 1959) was an American business magnate, industrialist, and later a diplomat involved in many of the most important geopolitics, geopolitical events during and after World War II.
In addition h ...
, and the United Nations Club.
See also
*Foreign relations of Sierra Leone
*Sierra Leone – United States relations
References
External links
*
Official websitewikimapia
Diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C., Sierra Leone
Diplomatic missions of Sierra Leone, Washington, D.C.
Sierra Leone–United States relations
Buildings and structures in Dupont Circle, Sierra Leone
{{WashingtonDC-struct-stub