The Embassy of Moldova in

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is the

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of the Republic of Moldova to

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. It is located at 2101 S Street,

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in the Kalorama neighbourhood. The embassy provides consular services to Moldova citizens residing or traveling in the US and

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History

The United States of America recognized the

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on December 25, 1991, and established diplomatic relations with the Republic of Moldova on February 28, 1992. The Republic of Moldova opened its embassy in Washington, D.C., in December 1993, after the United States of America opened the Embassy of the United States in Chişinău in March 1992.

The building

Before 1998, the embassy was located at 1511 K Street, Northwest. Since 1998, the Embassy of Moldova is a contributing property to the

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Historic District. The Embassy of Moldova is located at 2101 S Street, NW in the

neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Its 2009 property value was $1,301,060. Constructed in 1898, the Beaux-Arts building originally served as the private residence of U.S. Agriculture Secretary

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. In addition to Wilson, notable owners of the building have included the

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(offices of the Turkish Legation),

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(offices of the Persian Legation during the

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), Assistant Secretary of the Treasury James H. Moyle, Director of the U.S. Reclamation Service Frederick Haynes Newell, economist

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, the

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(headquarters), Governor of the U.S. Postal Service Timothy Lionel Jenkins, and American Visions magazine (headquarters).

Ambassadors

Ambassadors of Moldova in USA: *1993–1998: Nicolae Țâu *1999–2002: Ceslav Ciobanu *2002–2006: Mihail Manoli *2006–2009: Nicolae Chirtoacă *2010–2015: Igor Munteanu *2017:

Aureliu Ciocoi Aureliu Ciocoi (; born 5 June 1968) is a Moldovan diplomat and politician who served as Acting Prime Minister of Moldova from December 2020 to August 2021. He is currently the country's ambassador to Germany and Denmark. Prior positions that Cioc ...

*2018–2019: Cristina Balan *2020–2022: Eugen Caras *2022–present: Viorel Ursu *2025–present:

Vladislav Kulminski Vladislav Kulminski (born 24 October 1972) is a Moldovan politician. Biography Vladislav Kulminski was born on 24 October 1972. He has been referred to as an expert in internal affairs and national security. Furthermore, as of 2021, he was pres ...

References

External links

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History

The building

Ambassadors

See also

References

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