Embassy of Barbados in Washington, D.C.

Embassy of Barbados, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°55′1″N 77°2′55.46″W / 38.91694°N 77.0487389°W / 38.91694; -77.0487389Coordinates: 38°55′1″N 77°2′55.46″W / 38.91694°N 77.0487389°W / 38.91694; -77.0487389
Location Washington, D.C. 20008
Address 2144 Wyoming Avenue, N.W.
Ambassador John E. Beale
Website http://www.foreign.gov.bb/

The Embassy of Barbados in Washington, D.C. is the primary diplomatic mission of Barbados to the United States of America, and the Organisation of American States (OAS).[1] It is maintained by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Barbados. The present Ambassador is John Ernest Beale, appointed on January 29, 2009, and who replaced Michael Ian King.[2][3]

It is located to the East of the official Embassy Row area at 2144 Wyoming Avenue N.W. in Washington, D.C.'s Kalorama neighborhood.[4][5]

Overview

The embassy also operates two Consulates-General in: Miami, New York City;[4] a Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City;[4] and is also further supported by a collection of Honorary Consulates in: Atlanta, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Louisville, New Orleans, Portland, San Francisco, and Toledo.[6]

Accreditation

The Barbadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. is also concurrently accredited as non-resident Ambassador to: Costa Rica, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Heads of mission

Representative Title Appointed &
(Presentation
of Credentials)		 Termination
of Mission		 Appointed by
Hilton Augustus Vaughan Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary December 1, 1967[7] – Errol Barrow (G.G. John Montague Stow)
Valerie Theodore McComie Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary September 1, 1968 – Errol Barrow (G.G. Arleigh Winston Scott)
Fozlo Brewster Counselor, Charge d'Affaires ad interim May 22, 1974 –
Cecil Beaumont Williams Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary June 25, 1974
(August 19, 1974)		 –
Fozlo Brewster Counselor, Charge d'Affaires ad interim December 16, 1975 –
Maurice A. King Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 28, 1976
(February 9, 1976)		 –
Ralphston Orlando Marville Counselor, Charge d'Affaires ad interim September 24, 1976 – John "Tom" Adams (G. G. William Douglas)
Oliver Hamlet Jackman Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary May 13, 1977
(May 16, 1977)		 – John "Tom" Adams (G. G. Deighton Lisle Ward)
Ralphston Orlando Marville Charge d'Affaires ad interim December 26, 1980 –
Charles A. T. Skeete Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 4, 1981
(February 24, 1981)		 –
Clifton Maynard Minister-Counselor, Charge d'Affaires ad interim July 28, 1983) –
Peter Douglas Laurie Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 15, 1983
(November 21, 1983)		 –
Sir William Randolph Douglas Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary April 7, 1987
(May 11, 1987)		 – Errol Barrow (G. G. Hugh Springer)
Dr. Rudi Valentine Webster Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary November 5, 1991
(November 25, 1991)		 – Erskine Sandiford (G. G. Ruth Nita Barrow)
Dr. Sir Courtney N. Blackman, KA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary February 8, 1995
(March 20, 1995)		 – Owen Seymour Arthur (G. G. Ruth Nita Barrow)
Michael Ian King[8] Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary October 10, 2000
(December 7, 2000)		 – Owen Seymour Arthur (G. G. Sir Clifford Husbands)
John Ernest Beale Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary January 29, 2009
(May 20, 2000)		 – David Thompson (G. G. Sir Clifford Husbands)

Building history

Former entities located at 2144 Wyoming:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Permanent Representatives to the OAS
  2. ↑ "Senegal - His Excellency John Beale". The Washington Diplomat. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  3. ↑ http://pdba.georgetown.edu/links/embassies.html
  4. 1 2 3 Department of State (12 August 2011). "Background Note: Barbados". Government of the United States of America. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
  5. ↑ Embassy of Barbados, VirtualGlobetrotting
  6. ↑ List of Barbadian Honorary Consulates (as of September 2011), Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Barbados
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  13. ↑ The Finnish embassy's previous locations, The many homes of Embassy of Finland in Washington D.C. - by Marja Guercin, Public Affairs 1971-2003
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External links

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