Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C.

The Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United States.[1]

Embassy of Pakistan, Washington, D.C.
LocationWashington, D.C. 20008
Address3517 International Court, N.W.
Coordinates38°56′36″N 77°4′5″W
AmbassadorAsad Majeed Khan
Websitehttp://embassyofpakistanusa.org/

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

The embassy also operates Consulates-General in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry served as Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States from 2017 to 2018.[3] In 2020, the ambassador is Asad Majeed Khan, who presented his credentials to President Donald Trump on January 11, 2019.[1]

The architecture of the embassy building is partly modelled on the Naulakha Pavilion. The Interests Section of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the United States is a part of the Pakistani embassy in Washington, D.C.

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. [4][5]

U.S. lobbying firm hired

The Pakistan embassy in Washington D.C. hired Holland & Knight lobbying firm in 2019 to promote the interests of Pakistan in the US.[6]

Other Pakistani diplomatic posts in the U.S.

There is also a Consulate-General of Pakistan in Chicago, Illinois,[7][8][9][10] 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.[11] 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.[7] Consul General, Javed Ahmed Umrani assumed charge in September 2018.[12]

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

  • New York City
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles

References
  1. Dr Asad Majeed Khan presents credentials to US President Donald Trump The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 12 January 2019, Retrieved 3 February 2020
  2. "The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan". embassy.org website. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 3 February 2020.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "The Abandoned Embassy of Pakistan". Roof Access or Bust website. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. Abandoned Pakistani consulate building in Washington faces $70,000 in tax liabilities Dawn (newspaper), Published 24 October 2017, Retrieved 3 February 2020
  6. "Pakistan hires lobbying firm in US capital". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Associated Press of Pakistan. 20 July 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  7. Suresh Bodiwala (18 August 2015). "Consulate General of Pakistan in Chicago Celebrated the 69th Independence Day with Patriotic Fervor". Chicago Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. Street Children from Pakistan to Attend Kids Soccer in Chicago Pakistan American Business Association (PABA) website, Retrieved 1 February 2020
  9. New Silk Road Business Opportunities Chicago Booth (chicagobooth.edu) (University of Chicago) website, Published 6 June 2008, Retrieved 1 February 2020
  10. "Haqqani urges Pakistani-Americans to be carve niche in US mainstream". Dawn (newspaper). Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. "Chicago Consulate – Consulate General of Pakistan". embassyofpakistanusa.org website. Archived from the original on 23 November 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  12. "Mr. Javed Ahmed Umrani, Consul General of Pakistan, Chicago". cgpkchicago.org. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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