Embassy of Morocco, Washington, D.C.


The Embassy of Morocco in Washington, D.C. is the Kingdom of Morocco's diplomatic mission to the United States. The embassy is located at 3508 International Drive NW in the North Cleveland Park neighborhood, and the Consular Section is located at 1601 21st Street NW in the Dupont Circle neighborhood.
The embassy operates a Consulate-General in Miami and in New York City.
The current ambassador is Youssef Amrani.

History

The former chancery was built in 1889 in the Romanesque Revival style. It is a contributing property to the Dupont Circle Historic District. Previous occupants include: attorney George William McLanahan '; Representative Jacob Sloat Fassett; Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. '; Lieutenant Colonel Jerome van de Erve; Representative Andrew James Peters; Senator Dwight Morrow; attorney James F. Duggan '; educator Cline M. Koon; attorney Katherine Boardman Fite '; and hydrologist Thomas S. Southwick.