The Embassy of Kenya in Washington, D.C. is the Republic of Kenya's diplomatic mission to the United States. It is located at 2249 R Street Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Kalorama neighborhood.
The Ambassador is Robinson Njeru Githae.
Building
Previous owners of the Beaux-Arts building include C. Peyton Russell (original owner; 1908â€"1915), politician James D. Phelan (residence while serving in the United States Senate; 1915â€"1921) and the government of Sweden (embassy; 1921â€"1971). The 2009 property value of the Kenyan embassy is $6,554,280 ($6,133,120 â€" main building; $421,160 â€" side building). It's a contributing property to the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District and Sheridan-Kalorama Historic District.
References
External links
- Official website
- wikimapia