Embassy of China, Washington, D.C.
| Embassy of China, Washington, D.C. Embassy of The People's Republic of China in The United States of America 中华人民共和国驻美利坚合众国大使馆 | |
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Address | 3505 International Place, N.W. |
| Ambassador | Cui Tiankai |
The Embassy of China in the U.S.A., Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of China to the United States. It is located at 3505 International Place, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Cleveland Park neighborhood.
It was located at 2300 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.[1] The embassy also operates Consulates-General in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York City.[2]
The Ambassador is Cui Tiankai, who was appointed in April 2013. The previous ambassador was Zhang Yesui.[3]
In 2014 a proposal was made in the United States Congress to rename the street in front of the Chinese Embassy after the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. This would make the embassy's new address "1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza".[4]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.embassy.org/embassies/cn.html
- ^ http://www.visarite.com/chnConsulate.htm
- ^ "Chinese Ambassadors to the United States of America". Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States of America. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Beech, Hannah (25 June 2014). "Congress Votes to Rename Road by Chinese Embassy After Jailed Dissident". TIME Magazine. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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