Location Washington, D.C. Phone +1 202-944-9601 | Opened 12 August 2011 | |
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Address 2600 Virginia Ave NW #300, Washington, DC 20037, USA Hours Open today · 9AM–4:30PMThursday9AM–4:30PMFriday9AM–4:30PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9AM–4:30PMTuesday9AM–4:30PMWednesday9AM–4:30PM Similar Embassy of Mali - Washingt, Embassy of the Republic, Embassy of Jordan - Washingt, Embassy of Angola in Washingt, Embassy of Latvia in Washingt Profiles | ||
The Embassy of Libya in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Libya to the United States. It is located at 2600 Virginia Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., at the Watergate complex, in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood.
History
The former Ambassador is Ali Aujali.
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.
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 recognise the National Transitional Council as the country's "legitimate authority". In August 2011, the State Department approved plans to allow the National Transitional Council to re-open the Libyan embassy in Washington. The embassy officially re-opened on 12 August with Ali Aujali accredited as the head of the mission.