Embassy of the State of Qatar in Washington
| Embassy of the State of Qatar in Washington, D.C. 
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| Coordinates | 38°54′17″N 77°03′15″W / 38.9046°N 77.0543°W |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Address | 2555 M Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20037 |
| Ambassador | Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al-Thani |
| Website | Embassy website |
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View of the front of the embassy
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| Architectural style | Postmodern |
| Location | 2555 M Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C. 20037 |
| Coordinates | 38°54′17″N 77°03′15″W / 38.9046°N 77.0543°W |
| Completed | 2003-2005 approx. |
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| Floor area | 80,000 sq ft (7,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Mokhless Al-Hariri, Ph.D., AIA |
The Embassy of Qatar in Washington, D.C. houses Qatar's diplomatic mission to the United States. The chancery is located at 2555 M Street NW on the western edge of the West End near the Georgetown neighborhood.
Until 2005, the embassy was located in an office building at 4200 Wisconsin Avenue N.W. For many years the embassy consisted of only two diplomats and a handful of staffers. In recent years, however, Qatar has been working to make itself a banking, business, and tourism centre and this created a need for a larger embassy. So too did the growing strategic partnership between Qatar and the U.S. that has seen large numbers of American forces based in the country. In 2001, Qatar purchased the current building for $13.6 million from Castleton Holdings. The building had previously held law offices. The current ambassador is Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani.
The Qatar government retained the professional services of The Georgetown Design Group, Inc. (GDG) with Mokhless Al-Hariri, Ph.D., AIA, as the lead-architect to fully renovate the building.
In keeping with applicable regulations, the project required statutory reviews and approval by several U.S. governmental agencies including the Office of Foreign Missions, United States Commission of Fine Arts, the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, and the Advisory Neighborhood Commission.
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