- Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of Macedonia in Washington, D.C., also known as the Moses House, is the
diplomatic mission of theRepublic of Macedonia to theUnited States . The embassy is located at 2129 Wyoming Avenue Northwest, in theKalorama neighborhood ofWashington, D.C. cite web| last=| first=| title="Macedonia - Country Specific Information" | work=| publisher=United States Department of State | date=2008-03-05| url=http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_956.html| accessdate=2008-05-27] The current ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia to the United States isZoran Jolevski .cite web| last=| first=| title="Macedonia - His Excellency Zoran Jolveski" | work=| publisher="The Washington Diplomat "| date=| url=http://www.washdiplomat.com/ambprof/Macedonia.html| accessdate=2008-05-27]The Moses House was constructed in 1893 and is a mixture of Queen Anne and Neoclassical architecture. The house was designed by Thomas Franklin Schneider, architect of the
Cairo Apartment Building on Q Street NW, and is the oldest standing building in the Kalorama neighborhood. The building was owned by businessman W.H. Moses until it was sold and converted into the Embassy of France in the 1940s. When the French diplomatic mission moved to a new location in 1984, the house sat empty for 20 years until it was purchased by the Macedonian government. Moses House was renovated and opened as the Embassy of Macdenoia onOctober 26 ,2005 .cite web| last=| first=| title="The History" | work=| publisher=Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia - Washington, D.C. | date=| url=http://www.macedonianembassy.org/history.asp | accessdate=2008-05-27] cite web| last=| first=| title="District of Columbia - District of Columbia County" | work=| publisher=National Register of Historic Places| date=2007-11-08| url=http://nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/DC/District+of+Columbia/state2.html| accessdate=2008-05-27]ee also
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Foreign relations of Macedonia
*List of Washington, D.C. embassies References
External links
* [http://www.macedonianembassy.org/ Embassy website]
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