The Embassy of Botswana in Washington, D.C. is the
Republic of Botswana's
diplomatic mission
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to the
United States
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. It is located at 1531 New Hampshire Avenue,
Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the
Dupont Circle
Dupont Circle (or DuPont Circle) is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C. The Dupont Circle neighborhood is bounded approximately by 16th Street NW to the east, 22nd Street NW t ...
neighborhood.
Since 2020,
Kitso Mokaila has been the
ambassador.
Building
The building was constructed in 1887 for diplomat, attorney, and author
Simon Wolf
Simon Wolf (October 28, 1836 – June 4, 1923) was a United States businessman, lawyer, writer, diplomat and Jewish activist.
Biography
Wolf was born in Hinzweiler, Kingdom of Bavaria. He emigrated to the United States in 1848, making his home ...
. It's a contributing property to the
Dupont Circle Historic District
Dupont Circle (or DuPont Circle) is a traffic circle, park, neighborhood and historic district in Northwest Washington, D.C. The Dupont Circle neighborhood is bounded approximately by 16th Street NW to the east, 22nd Street NW ...
, and valued at $2,266,160. Notable owners have included
William F. Aldrich,
Thomas H. Anderson, Thomas Leiter (son of
Levi Leiter
Levi Ziegler Leiter (November 2, 1834 – June 9, 1904) was an American businessman based in Chicago. He co-founded what became the Marshall Field & Company retail empire.
Early life
Leiter was born to Anne (née Ziegler) and Joseph Thomas Leit ...
) and the
National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.
See also
*
Botswana–United States relations
*
United States Ambassador to Botswana
References
External links
Official websitewikimapia
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Botswana
Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
Washington, D.C.
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Botswana–United States relations
Dupont Circle