Embassy of Croatia, Washington, D.C.

Embassy of Croatia, Washington, D.C.
The Embassy of Croatia in Washington, D.C.
Location	Washington, D.C.
Address	2343 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Coordinates	38°54′49″N 77°3′7.6″W
Ambassador	Pjer Šimunović

The Croatian Embassy in Washington, D.C., is the primary Croatian diplomatic mission to the United States.

It is located on Embassy Row at 2343 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood near Dupont Circle.^[1] The embassy also operates Consulates-General in Anchorage, Chicago, Houston, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Pittsburgh, and Seattle.^[2]

The embassy represents the interests of Croatia and Croatian citizens in the United States and conducts the majority of diplomatic work on such interests within the U.S.

As of 2017^[update], the Ambassador is Pjer Šimunović.^[3]

Building

The building was the Embassy of Austria, which vacated it for larger quarters, and sold the structure to Croatia in 1993. About half of the $2.5 million purchase price of the building was raised from within the Croatian-American community; another $700,000 was raised for renovations by the Croatian-American community of Cleveland. Some 400 volunteers donated time, materials and skills to aid in the renovation, too. In front of the embassy is a large sculpture of St. Jerome by Croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrović.^[4]

See also

• Croatian diplomatic missions

References

1. "The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia". Embassy.org. Retrieved 2022-05-08.
2. "Embassy of Croatia in United States of America".
3. "Ambassador of Croatia to the United States: Who Is Pjer Šimunović?". AllGov.com. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
4. Booth Conroy, Sarah (1994-03-27). "Chronicles: An Embassy for Croatia". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

Croatian Embassy event on March 28 by IPG to attend. https://www.facebook.com/events/387449151392548/

External links

• Official site