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Embassy of Indonesia, Washington, D.C.

{{Short description|Diplomatic embassy}}

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{{Infobox diplomatic mission

| name = Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, D.C.
{{lang|id|Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Washington D.C.}}
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| image = Embassy of Indonesia, Washington.jpg

| location = Washington, D.C., U.S.

| address = 2020 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

| ambassador = Rosan Roeslani

| website = {{url|https://www.kemlu.go.id/washington/en/}}

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| name = Indonesian Embassy

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| coordinates = {{coord|38.91026|-77.04627|region:US-DC_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = United States Washington, D.C.

| map_caption = Location in Washington, D.C.

| built = 1903

| architect = Henry Anderson

| architecture = Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Baroque Revival

| added = 18 January 1973

| area = {{convert|0.3|acre}}

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The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, D.C. ({{langx|id|Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Washington, D.C.}}) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States. It is located at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood.{{cite web|url=http://www.embassy.org/embassies/id.html |title=The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia |publisher=Embassy.org |accessdate=8 May 2022}} It is accessed by the Dupont Circle station of the Washington Metro.

Indonesia has five consulate generals in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco, and an honorary consulate in Honolulu. There is also a permanent mission to the United Nations in New York.{{cite web | url = https://kemlu.go.id/portal/en/kedutaan | title = Embassy/Consulate | publisher = Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia | access-date = 1 November 2019}}

The current ambassador is Rosan Roeslani, who was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 25 October 2021.{{cite web| title = Presiden Jokowi Lantik 17 Duta Besar RI untuk Negara Sahabat| url = https://www.presidenri.go.id/siaran-pers/presiden-jokowi-lantik-17-duta-besar-ri-untuk-negara-sahabat/ | website = Presidential Secretariat of the Republic of Indonesia | date = 25 October 2021 | access-date = 7 March 2022 }}

Building

The building is also known as the Walsh-McLean House and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is a part of the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District, as well as the Dupont Circle Historic District.{{Cite web |last=Masykur |first=Shohib |title=Gedung KBRI Washington DC, Cagar Budaya dan Rumah Termahal di Ibu Kota |url=https://news.detik.com/berita/d-3034044/gedung-kbri-washington-dc-cagar-budaya-dan-rumah-termahal-di-ibu-kota |access-date=2024-06-06 |website=detiknews |language=id-ID}}

The 50-room mansion, designed by architect Henry Andersen, was built from 1901 to 1903 by Irish-born Thomas F. Walsh for his daughter Evalyn. It cost $853,000 to construct (about $20 million in 2008). Evalyn eventually married Edward McLean, whose family owned The Washington Post. Edward negotiated to buy his wife the Hope Diamond, in a dressing room of the house. She was the last private owner of the famous jewel.

In 1936, the mansion was used by the U.S. Suburban Resettlement Administration, and in 1937 by the U.S. Rural Electrification Commission.

From 1941 to 1951 the American Red Cross manufactured surgical dressings, and held classes for nurse's aides in the building.

On 19 December 1951, Ali Sastroamidjojo purchased the building for $335,000, for Indonesia.

In September 2014, the Indonesian government inaugurated a 16-foot tall statue of Dewi Saraswati, a goddess of knowledge and wisdom, representative of the island of Bali. This statue is one of a few that graces Embassy Row, the others being a statue of Winston Churchill at the British Embassy, and a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Indian Embassy.{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofindonesia.org/aboutembassy/building.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108234114/http://www2.embassyofindonesia.org/aboutembassy/building.htm |archive-date=8 November 2014 }}

See also

Gallery

File:Embassy of Indonesia (Washington, D.C.).jpg|Corner view facing 21st Street NW on the right and Massachusetts Avenue NW on the left

File:Embassy of Indonesia - Blizzard of 2010.JPG|Chancery

File:Indonesian embassy - Blizzard of 2010.JPG|Chancery

File:Sidewalk - Embassy of Indonesia.JPG|Chancery

File:Louis XIV drawing room now holds the instruments of a traditional Indoesian gamelan orchestra in the Embassy of Indonesia, Washington, D.C LCCN2011631254.tif|President's Room

File:Indonesian Embassy (Walsh House) (7147400703).jpg|Pipe organ in one of the rooms

File:Embassy of Indonesia, Washington, D.C LCCN2011630893.tif|Grand stairway at the center of the chancery

File:Indonesian Embassy (Walsh House) (7147400789).jpg|Grand stairway at the center of the chancery

References

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External links

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  • {{url|https://kemlu.go.id/washington/en|Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, D.C.}}
  • {{url|https://kemlu.go.id/chicago/en|Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Chicago, Illinois}}
  • {{url|https://kemlu.go.id/houston/en|Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Houston, Texas}}
  • {{url|https://kemlu.go.id/losangeles/en|Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Los Angeles, California}}
  • {{url|https://kemlu.go.id/newyork/en|Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in New York City}}
  • {{url|https://kemlu.go.id/sanfrancisco/en|Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in San Francisco, California}}
  • {{url|https://kemlu.go.id/newyork-un/en|Permanent Mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United Nations in New York}}
  • [http://www.washingtonlife.com/2006/04/01/a-golden-era/2/ "A Golden Era"], Washington Life, 1 April 2006
  • [http://www.embassyofindonesia.org/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816200743/http://www.embassyofindonesia.org/ |date=16 August 2021 }}
  • [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=38.9110717&lon=-77.0452416&z=17&l=0&m=b&show=/83081/Embassy-of-the-Republic-of-Indonesia wikimapia]

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