The Cuban Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Cuba to the United States of America. It is located at 2630 16th Street Northwest, in the Adams Morgan neighborhood.^[1] The building was originally constructed in 1917 as the Cuban embassy,^[2] and served in that capacity until the United States severed relations with Cuba in 1961.^[3] On July 1, 2015, US President Barack Obama announced the formal restoration of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba.^[4] The building resumed its role as the Cuban Embassy on July 20, 2015.^[5]