Embassy of Indonesia, Washington, D.C.

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, D.C. (Indonesian: Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Washington, D.C.) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States. It is located at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood.[2] Indonesia has five consulate generals in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco, and an honorary consulate in Honolulu. There is also a permanent mission to the United Nations in New York.[3]

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, D.C.
Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Washington D.C.
Location Washington, D.C.
Address2020 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
AmbassadorMahendra Siregar
Websitewww.kemlu.go.id/washington/en/
Indonesian Embassy
Location in Washington, D.C>
Coordinates38°54′37″N 77°02′47″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1903
ArchitectHenry Anderson
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Baroque Revival
NRHP reference No.73002091[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1973

The current Ambassador is Muhammad Lutfi.

Building

The building is also known as the Walsh-McLean House and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is a contributing property to the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District, as well as the Dupont Circle Historic District.

The 50-room mansion, designed by architect Henry Andersen, was built from 1901 to 1903 by Irish-born Thomas F. Walsh for his daughter Evalyn. It cost $853,000 to construct (about $20 million in 2008). Evalyn eventually married Edward McLean, whose family owned the Washington Post. Edward negotiated to buy his wife the Hope Diamond, in a dressing room of the house. She was the last private owner of the famous jewel.

In 1936, the mansion was used by the U.S. Suburban Resettlement Administration, and in 1937 by the U.S. Rural Electrification Commission. From 1941 to 1951 the American Red Cross manufactured surgical dressings, and held classes for nurse's aides in the building.

On December 19, 1951, Ali Sastroamidjojo purchased the building for $335,000, for Indonesia.

In September 2014, the Indonesian government inaugurated a 16-foot tall statue of Dewi Saraswati, a goddess of knowledge and wisdom, representative of the island of Bali. This statue is one of a few that graces Embassy Row, the others being a statue of Winston Churchill at the British Embassy, as well as a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Indian Embassy. [4]

See also
  • Chancery
  • Chancery
  • Chancery
  • President's Room
  • Pipe organ in one of the rooms
  • Grand stairway at the center of the chancery
  • Grand stairway at the center of the chancery
  • Sculpture of Saraswati at the front of the chancery

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. http://www.embassy.org/embassies/id.html
  3. "Embassy/Consulate". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-08. Retrieved 2014-05-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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