Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C. explained

Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C.
Location:Washington, D.C. 20008
Coordinates:38.9433°N -77.0681°W
Website:http://embassyofpakistanusa.org/

The Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United States. The embassy also operates Consulates-General in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York City.[1]

It is located at 3517 International Court, Northwest, Washington, D.C., 20008 (zip code in the US) in the Cleveland Park neighborhood.[2]

History

The architecture of the embassy building is partly modeled on the Naulakha Pavilion.

From 1951 to 2011, the embassy was located on Embassy Row, in the former Francis B. Moran House (architect George Oakley Totten Jr., 1909) on 2315 Massachusetts Avenue NW. A chancery annex was located on 2201 R Street NW in the former house of Gardner F. Williams, built in 1906 and also designed by George Oakley Totten Jr.[3] [4] Members of the Mountbatten Family have been working to endow a Stanford University Partition Archive committed to the stories of lives lost under Mountbatten's leadership.

The Pakistan embassy in Washington D.C. hired Holland & Knight, an American lobbying firm in 2019 to promote the interests of Pakistan in the US.[5]

Ambassadors

See main article: List of ambassadors of Pakistan to the United States.

Other Pakistani diplomatic posts in the U.S.

There is also a Consulate-General of Pakistan in Chicago, Illinois,[6] [7] [8] [9] at 333 North Michigan in the Chicago Loop. Its jurisdiction includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Kansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan and Wisconsin.[10] In 2015, on the occasion of special events like the Independence Day (Pakistan), the Consulate General of Pakistan, Chicago organized a large event at Daley Plaza, Chicago to celebrate it with over 500 people attending this event.[6] Consul General, Javed Ahmed Umrani assumed charge in September 2018.[11]

Pakistan has functioning consulates in the following cities in the U.S.  -

Iranian Interests Section

The Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States is a part of the Pakistani embassy in Washington, D.C.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1886598/1-dr-asad-majeed-khan-presents-credentials-us-president-donald-trump/ Dr Asad Majeed Khan presents credentials to US President Donald Trump
  2. Web site: The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. embassy.org website. 3 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Roof Access or Bust website. 17 March 2014. The Abandoned Embassy of Pakistan. 3 February 2020.
  4. https://www.dawn.com/news/1365949 Abandoned Pakistani consulate building in Washington faces $70,000 in tax liabilities
  5. News: Pakistan hires lobbying firm in US capital. The Express Tribune (newspaper). Associated Press of Pakistan. 20 July 2019. 3 February 2020.
  6. News: Consulate General of Pakistan in Chicago Celebrated the 69th Independence Day with Patriotic Fervor. Suresh Bodiwala. 18 August 2015. Chicago Tribune (newspaper). 1 February 2020.
  7. https://pabausa.org/540/street-children-from-pakistan-to-attend-kids-soccer-in-chicago/ Street Children from Pakistan to Attend Kids Soccer in Chicago
  8. https://www.chicagobooth.edu/alumni/events/showevent?eventId=695 New Silk Road Business Opportunities
  9. News: Haqqani urges Pakistani-Americans to be carve niche in US mainstream. Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). Dawn (newspaper). 1 November 2011. 1 February 2020.
  10. Web site: Chicago Consulate  - Consulate General of Pakistan. 23 November 2016. embassyofpakistanusa.org website. 1 February 2020. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161123105743/http://www.embassyofpakistanusa.org/chic.php .
  11. Web site: Mr. Javed Ahmed Umrani, Consul General of Pakistan, Chicago. cgpkchicago.org. en. 2 February 2020.