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The Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. () is
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's main
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to the United States. The embassy building designed by
Arthur Erickson Arthur Charles Erickson (June 14, 1924 – May 20, 2009) was a Canadian architect and urban planning, urban planner. He studied at the University of British Columbia and, in 1950, received his B.Arch. (Honours) from McGill University. He is kn ...
and opened in 1989 is located at 501
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,
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...
, between the
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and the
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, just north of the
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. In addition to its diplomatic role, the embassy provides consular services for
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, Washington, D.C.,
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, and
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. It also hosts a Trade Commissioner Service office responsible for the states of Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, and West Virginia.


History

The Embassy of Canada was originally located at 1746 Massachusetts Avenue NW on
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, in a house that had been purchased in 1927 from the widow of Clarence Moore, a financier who died in the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic''. The location subsequently became the Embassy of Uzbekistan. By 1969, the chancery had spread across three buildings and could not accommodate additional staff. At the same time, the federally chartered Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation was looking to revitalize the avenue. In 1978, the Canadian government purchased a vacant lot on Pennsylvania Avenue NW for $5 million. The site had been a
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dealership (built in 1916 by Irwin and Leighton as Ford Service Building) and a public library. The six floor building was demolished before it was purchased by the
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. The embassy building was officially opened by Prime Minister
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on May 3, 1989. The building houses approximately 265 Canadian diplomatic and locally engaged staff. The embassy houses representatives from two provinces (
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and
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) and 13 Canadian federal government agencies, including Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Development Canada, Industry Canada, Transport Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, the Department of National Defence, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the Organization of American States, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, amongst others. Additionally, the
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's Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie has operated a
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in Washington since 1978; it is located near
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. Canada has the embassy closest to the Capitol Building and is the only country to have its embassy along the presidential inaugural route between the Capitol Building and the White House. The Embassy of Canada hosts numerous events throughout the year for visiting ministers as well as for a wide range of diplomatic, military, and public functions.


Architecture

The Pennsylvania Avenue NW building was designed by
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's
Arthur Erickson Arthur Charles Erickson (June 14, 1924 – May 20, 2009) was a Canadian architect and urban planning, urban planner. He studied at the University of British Columbia and, in 1950, received his B.Arch. (Honours) from McGill University. He is kn ...
, one of Canada's most decorated architects. Erickson tried to evoke a sense of Canada in the architecture of the building, using long horizontals, wide open spaces and water features. The large airy courtyard includes the sculpture
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by
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, featured on Canada's twenty-dollar bill from 2004 to 2012, which sits in a pool of water representative of Canada's ocean limits. The "Rotunda of the Provinces" on the courtyard's southeast corner has a domed roof that is supported by 12 pillars, each featuring one of the crests of the ten provinces and two territories in existence at the time of the embassy's construction. The seal above the rotunda's entranceway represents the territory of Nunavut, which was established in April 1999. The rotunda is also an echo chamber; noise is reflected and focused back, though this magnified volume is only appreciated by the person at the rotunda's centre. Surrounding the rotunda is a waterfall, incorporated by the architect to represent Niagara Falls, the most famous site along the Canada–U.S. border. In the words of former U.S. Secretary of State
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, "I think just as diplomats represent their country, people and interest to the world, so too an embassy chancery displays its country's face to the world…This bold and dramatic building, the new Chancery of Canada does that. Monumental in its appearance, it also I think conveys the warmth and the openness of the people of Canada. Your new home here in the centre of our new capital salong an avenue which is steeped in the history of American democracy between the White House and the Congress."


Artwork

The Embassy of Canada has four collections on display: the Foreign Affairs Fine Art Collection (a permanent collection at the embassy), the Canada Council Art Bank, the
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collection and the
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Corporate Art collection. The embassy also currently has several arctic-themed works that are on loan from
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, in honour of Canada's 2013–2015 chairship of the Arctic Council. The Foreign Affairs Fine Art Collection contains Canadian art for use in Embassies and Official Residences abroad. By displaying Canadian art in this manner, the collection assists in the promotion of Canadian culture abroad. The Canada Council Art Bank is a collection of Canadian art that is loaned to Canadian government departments, agencies and private sector corporations. Imperial Oil has lent the embassy 10 works from their corporate collection, providing a regional perspective of Canadian art. Of particular note are the works "Heart of the Forest" by Emily Carr and the Group of Seven's, A.J. Casson's piece "Morning near Whitefish Falls." The Scotiabank Corporate art collection is one of the leading corporate art collections in Canada, consisting of significant works of art by renowned Canadian contemporary artists. This includes photography by Edward Burtynsky and Geoffrey James and a silkscreen on paper by Christopher Pratt. The embassy also has a small gallery set just off of the main foyer that showcases Canadian artists or Canada-themed exhibits. In September 2014, the gallery hosted a special exhibit honouring the embassy's 25th anniversary.


Ambassador

Canada's 24th Ambassador to the United States was
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, who presented his credentials to President
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on March 3, 2016. MacNaughton previously served as Canadian and North American president of Hill and Knowlton, and president of Public Affairs International, which purchased
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to create Public Affairs Resource Group. MacNaughton left the post at the end of August 2019, and was replaced by Acting Ambassador of Canada to the United States Kirsten Hillman.Kirsten Hillman
Acting Ambassador of Canada to the United States. ''Government of Canada''. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
Kirsten Hillman was appointed Canada's Ambassador to the United States in March 2020. Prior to her position as Acting Ambassador, Hillman served as Deputy Ambassador in Washington from August 2017 to August 2019. Before joining the Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C., Ambassador Hillman held multiple positions with
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, practised law in Montreal and Ottawa, and was educated at the
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and
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.


Consulates general

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is also ultimately responsible for the 12 regional
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: #Consulate General of Canada in Atlanta, serving the states of
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, and
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# Consulate General of Canada in Boston, serving the states of
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, and
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, as well as the
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of
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# Consulate General of Canada in Chicago, serving the states of
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, as well as the northwestern portions of
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in
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, the portions of
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in metropolitan Kansas City, and the portions of
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in the
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area #Consulate General of Canada in Dallas, serving the states of
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#Consulate General of Canada in Denver, serving the states of
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, as well as all of
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outside metropolitan Kansas City #Consulate General of Canada in Detroit, serving the states of
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, as well as all of
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outside metropolitan Chicago #Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles, serving
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#Consulate General of Canada in Miami, serving the U.S. state of
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#Consulate General of Canada in Minneapolis, serving the states of
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, and the portions of
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outside the Quad Cities area #Consulate General of Canada in New York City, serving the states of
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, as well as the
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#Consulate General of Canada in San Francisco/
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, serving
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, and all of the state of
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except
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#Consulate General of Canada in Seattle, serving the states of
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Trade offices

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Inukshuk An inuksuk (plural inuksuit) or inukshuk is a type of stone landmark or cairn built by, and for the use of, Inuit, Iñupiat, Kalaallit, Yupik, and other peoples of the Arctic region of North America. These structures are found in northern Canad ...
sculpture by
David Ruben Piqtoukun David Ruben Piqtoukun ᑎᕕᑎ ᐱᑐᑯ ᕈᐱᐃᓐ (also known as David Ruben) (born 1950) is an Inuvialuk (Inuk) artist from Paulatuk, Northwest Territories. Career One of 15 children, Piqtoukun lived a traditional Inuit life until he was ...
in the lobby File:Bill Reid Haida Gail 01.jpg, ''
Spirit of Haida Gwaii ''Spirit of Haida Gwaii'' is a sculpture by British Columbia Haida people, Haida artist Bill Reid (1920–1998). There are three versions of it: the black canoe, the jade canoe, and a full-sized plaster original. The black canoe features on Canadi ...
'' File:Embassy.jpg, Embassy courtyard, looking toward the Rotunda of the Provinces


See also

* Canada-United States relations * Embassy of the United States in Ottawa *
List of ambassadors of Canada to the United States This is a list of ambassadors of Canada to the United States, formally titled as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America for His erMajesty's Government in Canada. Originally, Canada's top diplomatic represe ...
* Architecture of Washington, D.C.


References


External links

*
Connect2Canada.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Canadian Embassy, Washington, D.C.
Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...
Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...
Canada–United States relations Government buildings completed in 1989 1980s architecture in the United States Arthur Erickson buildings Pennsylvania Avenue