Lion Building
The Lion Building is an office building and the seat of the diplomatic missions of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the former seat of the Republic of South Sudan to the United States. It is located at 1233 20th Street Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Dupont Circle neighborhood.[1]
| Lion Building, Washington, D.C. | |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Address | 1233 20th Street, N.W. |
| Coordinates | 38°54′24″N 77°2′40″W / 38.90667°N 77.04444°W |
| Ambassador | Nguyễn Quốc Dũng |
Vietnam Edit
The embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is located at 1233 20th Street, Suite 400.[2]
The ambassador's residence is at 2251 R Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. The building housed the Embassy of South Vietnam from the 1950s until May 23, 1975, when it was closed.[3][4] It later donated its Vietnamese film reel collection to the Library of Congress.[5]
The embassy also operates a Consulate-General in San Francisco.[6] The ambassador is Nguyễn Quốc Dũng.[7]
List of ambassadors Edit
South Sudan Edit
The embassy of the Republic of South Sudan was located at 1233 20th Street N.W. Suite 602.[8][9][10] However, it has since been moved to 1015 31st Street NW, Suite 300 per the website.
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ http://www.loopnet.com/xNet/LoopLink/Profile/Profile.aspx?LID=15989073&STID=/brokers/lincolnproperty[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam". Embassy.org. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
- ^ "The Vietnam Embassy In Washington Closes". The New York Times. 1975-05-24. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ Lippman, Thomas W. (1995-01-28). "U.S. AND VIETNAM AGREE TO OPEN LIAISON OFFICES'". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "Vietnam on Film and Television, Appendix 1". www2.iath.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2022-07-12.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
- ^ "Embassy of South Sudan in Washington, D.C., United States". embassypages.com.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Emily Wax (December 26, 2011). "South Sudan's entrance on world stage includes setting up Washington embassy". The Washington Post.
External links Edit
- Vietnamese embassy official website
- South Sudanese embassy official website