Embassy of Cameroon, Washington, D.C.
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Address | 2349 Massachusetts Ave, N.W. |
The Residence of the Embassy of Cameroon in Washington, D.C., also known as the Christian Hauge House, is the official residence of the Ambassador of the Republic of Cameroon to the United States. In 2009, the Embassy vacated the building temporarily to allow for a major renovation of the property, and has relocated for the meantime to 1700 Wisconsin Ave, N.W.[1]
The current ambassador of Cameroon to the United States is Joseph Bienvenu Charles Foe-Atangana.[2]
Building
Construction of the Christian Hauge House began in 1906 and was designed by George Oakley Totten, Jr. The house was commissioned by Hauge, a diplomat from Norway. Hauge died in 1907, never seeing his mansion completed. His wife lived in the house until 1927.[3]
As fo April 11, 2016, The president of the Republic of Cameroon just appointed a new Ambassador to Washington DC. Mr. Henri Etoundi Essomba formerly Cameroon's Ambassador to Israel to replace Mr. Bienvenu Foe Atangana.
See also
- List of diplomatic missions of Cameroon
- Cameroon-United States relations
- Foreign relations of Cameroon
- List of Washington, D.C. embassies
References
- ^ Levine, Mike. "Harvard wants U.S. Marshals to evict Cameroon from embassy in Washington". Foxnews.com. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Mali - His Excellency Abdoulaye Diop". The Washington Diplomat. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "The Embassy of the Republic of Cameroon". embassy.org. 1997-11-12. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
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