Embassy of Libya, Washington, D.C.
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Address | 1460 Dahlia Street Northwest, Washington, DC |
| Coordinates | 38°58′32″N 77°02′04″W / 38.97556°N 77.03433°W |
| Ambassador | Wafa Bughaighis |
| Website | http://www.embassyoflibyadc.org/ |
The Embassy of Libya in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Libya to the United States. It is located at 1460 Dahlia Street NW Washington, DC 20012, in the Shepherd Park neighborhood.
History
[edit]Currently, Fadil Omar is acting Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Libya since 17 July 2023, after the end of mission of Khaled Daief the former acting as chargé d'affaires of the Embassy. Prior to August 2021, Wafa Bughaighis was ambassador.
The former ambassador is Ali Aujali.[1][2]
As a result of the 2011 Libyan civil war, in March 2011, the U.S. suspended relations with the Libyan embassy in Washington, D.C.[3][4]
In July 2011, at an international conference on Libya held in Turkey, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that the US had decided to formally recognize the National Transitional Council as the country's "legitimate authority".[5] In August 2011, the State Department approved plans to allow the National Transitional Council to re-open the Libyan embassy in Washington.[6] The embassy officially re-opened on 12 August with Ali Aujali accredited as the head of the mission.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "A tale of two Libyan embassies in Washington, D.C." Archived 2011-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Foreign Policy, Josh Rogin, March 10, 2011
- ^ "Qaddafi’s Man No More: Disgusted, Envoy Breaks Free of Former Boss", The Washington Diplomat, Larry Luxner, March 29, 2011
- ^ "US Evicts Libyan Embassy from Washington", Israeli National News, Chana Ya'ar, 03/10/11
- ^ Jill Dougherty (March 10, 2011). "Clinton: U.S. suspending relationships with Libyan Embassy". CNN. Archived from the original on 2011-03-14.
- ^ Lee, Matthew. "US recognizes Libyan rebels as Libyan government". Associated Press. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Hands over Libyan Embassy to TNG".
- ^ "Libyan embassy in Washington officially opens under rebel government". CNN. 12 August 2011.
