Embassy of Greece, Washington, D.C.

Embassy of the Hellenic Republic in Washington, D.C.

The residence of the ambassador of Greece and the Embassy’s Chancery building at 2221 Massachusetts Avenue.
Coordinates 38°54′44″N 77°02′59″W / 38.9121°N 77.0496°W / 38.9121; -77.0496Coordinates: 38°54′44″N 77°02′59″W / 38.9121°N 77.0496°W / 38.9121; -77.0496
Location Embassy Row, Washington, D.C.
Address 2221 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C.[1]
Ambassador Vassilis Kaskarelis
Website Office website

The Embassy of Greece in Washington, D.C. is the Hellenic Republic's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 2217 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood, near Sheridan Circle.[2] The Embassy complex consists of four buildings.[3] The current ambassador is Christos P. Panagopoulos.

History

After the War of Independence, which started in 1821, Greece was declared an independent state but it was not until 3 February 1830 that the Independence was recognised by the Great Powers with the signing of the Protocol of London. On 7 May 1832 Otto of Greece arrived in Nafplion and Greece became a Kingdom. The United States, however, recognized the Greek state only in 1833. In December 1837 a commercial treaty was signed, which regulated trade between the two countries. The first Greek consulate to be established was that of New Orleans, in 1866. Records indicate that Nicolas Benachi was the first Greek consul in New Orleans. In 1867, Demetrios Nicholas Botassis was named Consul General of Greece in New York City.

Former Ambassadors

Office buildings
Legation raised to Embassy

Consulates

The Embassy is also responsible for other eight Greek diplomatic missions (six consulates-general and two consulates) throughout the United States, each one responsible for certain states:

See also

References

  1. Owing four separate buildings, several of the embassy's sections are located in different addresses; 2211, 2217, 2228 Massachusetts Avenue are the other addresses
  2. http://www.embassy.org/embassies/gr.html
  3. History of the Embassy
  4. Former Greek Ambassadors
  5. General Consulates in the United States
  6. Consulates in the United States

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