United Kingdom Embassy in Washington
| British Embassy Washington Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C.  
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| Coordinates | 38°55′11″N 77°03′40″W / 38.91972°N 77.06111°WCoordinates: 38°55′11″N 77°03′40″W / 38.91972°N 77.06111°W |
| Location |
 Washington, D.C.
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| Address | 3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW |
| Ambassador |
HE (H.E.) Sir Kim Darroch, HM (Her Majesty's) Ambassador |
| Website | [1] |
The British Embassy Washington (commonly known in the United States as the Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C.) is the British sovereign's diplomatic mission to the United States of America, representing the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom's interests. It is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
Additionally, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO; often commonly known simply as the Foreign Office) of the British Government (Government of the United Kingdom) also maintains British Consulates-General (commonly known as Consulates General of the United Kingdom) in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and San Francisco, headed by British Consuls-General (Consuls General of the United Kingdom). In addition to the consulates, there are also British Consulates called (instead) the UK [United Kingdom] Government Offices in Denver, and in Seattle, headed by British Consuls (Consuls of the United Kingdom).
The embassy is situated in a compound that is home to the ambassador's residence and the old and new chanceries. The residence was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens to resemble an English country manor, with the old chancery facing the street. By the 1950s, the old chancery was deemed too cramped, and the new chancery, designed by chief architect Eric Bedford was constructed from 1955–1961, with Queen Elizabeth II laying the foundation stone on 19 October 1957. Part of the old chancery was converted into staff quarters, and the rest is currently occupied by the offices of the British Council. The British government was the first nation to build an embassy in the area that would later become known as Embassy Row.
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