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Music Night at the Embassy

The Embassy of Austria, one of the most beautiful Embassies in DC, is hosting a Classical Concert and Champagne Reception on Friday, November 16th. The event will feature the voices of soprano Jennifer Casey Cabot and pianist Vera Danchenko-Stern; who will be performing a delightful collection of Russian and Austrian compositors.

If you are planning to attend and you still haven’t booked your hotel, you should definitely consider booking a room with us.

Gabriel, Innkeeper

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Passport DC 2012 – Open Houses at Washington, DC Embassies

Greetings from the American Guest House Bed and Breakfast, a Washington DC Lodging Accommodations!  Of course with all the great monuments, museums and history that Washington DC has to offer, comes the diverse culture of the associated embassies we have throughout the DuPont Circle area.   I am sure you will be pleased to attend this yearly event – Passport DC 2012 – where over 40 embassies will open their doors to the public so everyone can taste the food, learn about their customs, heritage, places to visit  and much more.  If you are planning to visit a foreign country, this is a great way to get first hand information and enjoy the festivities.

The Event will be this May 05-19th , 2012.

DC Hotels can be hard to find during this time of year so be sure to book in advance and lock in your reservation today!

A list of participating embassies include:

Embassy of the Argentine Republic
Embassy of Australia
Embassy of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas
Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Embassy of Belize
Embassy of the Republic of Benin
Embassy of the Plurinational State of Bolivia
Embassy of the Republic of Botswana
Embassy of Brazil
Embassy of Brunei Darussalam
Embassy of Chad
Embassy of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire
Embassy of the Dominican Republic
Embassy of Ecuador
Embassy of Egypt
Embassy of Ethiopia
Embassy of Ghana
Embassy of Guatemala
Embassy of Guinea
Embassy of the Republic of Haiti
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia
Embassy of the Republic of Iraq
Embassy of Japan
Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Embassy of the Republic of Korea
Embassy of Mexico
Embassy of Montenegro
Embassy of the Republic of Mozambique
Embassy of Nepal
Embassy of Nigeria
Embassy of Pakistan
Embassy of Peru
Embassy of Rwanda
Embassy of St. Kitts and Nevis
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Embassy of the Republic of Serbia
Embassy of the Republic of South Africa
Embassy of Sri Lanka
Embassy of Thailand
Embassy of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Embassy of the Republic of Turkey
Embassy of Ukraine
Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Enjoy!

Joseph, Innkeeper
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Washington DC Embassies

The Embassy of Ireland

The Embassy of Ireland is located at 2234 Massachusetts Ave. N.W at Sheridan Circle, in the Embassy Row neighborhood.

The original architect of the house at 2234 Massachusetts Avenue was William Penn Cresson. The Republican governor of Louisiana William P. Kellogg (1873-1877) was the first owner of the property which was purchased later by Ireland in 1949.

If you want to visit the inside of the Emabassy, there is an annual open day for members of the public at the Embassy in early May. Just check the Embassy website for more information.

The Residence of the Ambassador of Ireland, situated at 2244 S Street NW, was historically named the Frederic Delano House following its construction in 1924. It was designed by Washington architect Waddy Wood and was build for Frederic Delano, member of the Federal Reserve Board and uncle of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Jonathan

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The Indonesian Embassy

The Indonesian Embassy is located at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20036. The building is one of the most beautiful in town.

The Walsh-McLean House is a fabulous Beaux-Arts style, 60-room mansion, which was built in 1902 for rags-to-riches gold miner Thomas F. Walsh. The building was once the social center for Dupont Circle and it was the most expensive private house built to date, at the cost of $835,000 (about $20,000,000 in 2008). The house was purchased by the Indonesian government in 1952 for $335,000.

From gold prospectors to the Red Cross, the Hope Diamond to mysterious ghosts, the mansion hides a lot of history behind his walls…
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The Embassy of Colombia

The Embassy of Colombia is located at 2118 Leroy Place NW Washington DC 20008. Office hours are from Monday to Friday 9:00am 6:00pm.

The residence of the Colombian ambassador is actually located on 20th Street, NW Washington, D.C., U.S. Its architecture was inspired by the Château Balleroy in Normandy, France . The name of the house is the Thomas T. Gaff House. Mr. Gaff was a wealthy businessman who made his fortune in the distillery and heavy machinery business.

The house has been home to different kind of people, from a wealthy industrialist, to a United States Senator, abut also to a former President of Colombia.

Tip: The 2009 property value of the Gaff House was $8,061,440.

Jonathan, Innkeeper

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The Embassy of Japan

The Embassy of Japan is located at 2520 Massachusetts Ave
Washington D.C. The closest metro station is Dupont Circle on the Red Line.

Built in 1931 and designed by the architectural firm Delano & Aldrich, with a  Georgian revival style residence

Just a short walk away, hidden on the grounds of the Embassy of Japan, is an authentic Japanese teahouse named Ippakutei, the “Teahouse of 100 Years.” Ippakutei was built to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the ratification of the Japan-US Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 1960.

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The Embassy of Italy

The embassy of Italy is located at 3000 Whitehaven Street Northwest Washington, DC 20008. The Embassy overlooks the intersection of Whitehaven Street and Massachusetts Avenue, one of the most prestigious areas of the city’s northwest quadrant.

The official residence of the italian ambassador to the U.S is Villa Firenze. It was designed by the architects H. F. Huber and Russell O. Kluge in Tudor style for Blanche Estabrook, and completed in 1927.

This impressive 21.370 square foot villa set on 22 acres of land with over 10,000 trees is one of the finest diplomatic residences in Washington DC.

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Embassy of Australia

The Embassy of Australia is located at 1601 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington DC.

From the 14th of July to the 23 of September,  the Embassy will showcase a fine art prints exhibition.

The current ambassador of Australia to the United States is Kim Beazley, who succeeded Dennis Richardson. He resides at the Australian ambassador’s residence located at 3140 Cleveland Avenue, NW.

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Brazilian Embassy

The Consulate General moved in September of 2009 to a new location at 1030 15th Street NW, Washington, D.C.

In 1934, the Brazilian Government purchased the McCormick Villa to permanently house its diplomatic representation in Washington, Today, the villa is the home of the Brazilian Ambassador to the United States.

Since the mid 1930s, the McCormick Villa has witnessed official events, diplomatic activities between Brazil and the United States. It is located at 3000 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood.

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The French Embassy

The French embassy is located at 4101 Reservoir Rd NW Washington, District of Columbia 20007.

The embassy opened in 1984. With some 400 staffers, it is France’s largest foreign embassy. The embassy represents the interests of France and French citizens in the United States within the US.

The French ambassador’s residence in Washington, D.C. is located at 2221 Kalorama Road, N.W., in the Sheridan-Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It was designed by Jules Henri de Sibour in 1910, the building is a combination of Tudor Revival and Jacobea Revival styles of architecture an it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

The building served as the Embassy of France from 1936 until 1984

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