The area of the premises of the embassy and ambassador's residence were originally mostly unoccupied with the exception of Dumbarton House and Woodley Mansion. After various ownership transfers between American officials, the Swiss government purchased the land in 1941 for their legation. This was upgraded to an embassy in 1953. A new chancery was built in 1959, while the former chancery, known as Single Oak, become the residence of the ambassador before it was demolished and replaced in 2004 with a new, modernist house meant to conjure the grey-and-white scenery of the Alps.[2] The current ambassador Jacques Pitteloud started an ongoing project to revitalize the grounds and restore native plants and wildlife in 2020.[3]
embassy, switzerland, washington, embassy, switzerland, washington, german, schweizerische, botschaft, vereinigten, staaten, french, ambassade, suisse, etats, unis, amérique, italian, ambasciata, svizzera, negli, stati, uniti, america, diplomatic, mission, swi. The Embassy of Switzerland in Washington D C German Schweizerische Botschaft in den Vereinigten Staaten French Ambassade de Suisse aux Etats Unis d Amerique Italian Ambasciata di Svizzera negli Stati Uniti d America is the diplomatic mission of the Swiss Confederation to the United States It is located at 2900 Cathedral Avenue Northwest Washington D C in the Woodley Park neighborhood 1 Embassy of Switzerland Washington D C LocationWashington D C Address2900 Cathedral Avenue N W Coordinates38 55 42 N 77 3 28 W 38 92833 N 77 05778 W 38 92833 77 05778AmbassadorJacques Pitteloud The area of the premises of the embassy and ambassador s residence were originally mostly unoccupied with the exception of Dumbarton House and Woodley Mansion After various ownership transfers between American officials the Swiss government purchased the land in 1941 for their legation This was upgraded to an embassy in 1953 A new chancery was built in 1959 while the former chancery known as Single Oak become the residence of the ambassador before it was demolished and replaced in 2004 with a new modernist house meant to conjure the grey and white scenery of the Alps 2 The current ambassador Jacques Pitteloud started an ongoing project to revitalize the grounds and restore native plants and wildlife in 2020 3 The embassy also operates Consulates General in Atlanta Chicago New York City and San Francisco and maintains a consulate in Boston 4 The Swiss Ambassador to the United States is Jacques Pitteloud See also editForeign relations of Switzerland List of diplomatic missions of Switzerland Switzerland United States relationsReferences edit The Embassy of Switzerland Embassy org Retrieved 2022 05 08 McCluskey Molly 4 February 2020 The Capitol Alternative Diplomatic Courier Archived from the original on 16 February 2022 Retrieved 10 September 2022 Why Switzerland Is Growing A Native Plant Oasis in the Heart of Washington Audubon 8 September 2021 Retrieved 2022 09 10 Embassy of Switzerland in Washington D C External links editOfficial website nbsp This article about a building or structure in Washington D C is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Embassy of Switzerland Washington D C amp oldid 1218909506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
