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South African Embassy in Washington. / 38.91999°N 77.06086°W / 38.91999; -77.06086. The South African Embassy in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United States. It is located at 3051 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. in the Embassy Row neighborhood. [2]
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second most active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023).
The position of South African ambassador to the United States is the most prestigious and top diplomatic post in South Africa. The position was first held in March 1949, following the upgrade of South Africa's diplomatic mission to an embassy. The post has been held by many important politicians and was most recently held by Nomaindia Mfeketo.
History. The United States has maintained an official presence in South Africa since 1799 when an American consulate was opened in Cape Town.The U.S. Embassy is located in Pretoria, and Consulates General are in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in South Africa.There are 134 embassies and high commissions in Pretoria, and many countries maintain either an embassy, high commission or consulate in Cape Town and consulates in other South African cities (not including honorary consulates).
This is a list of diplomatic missions of South Africa. South Africa dramatically expanded its diplomatic presence globally, especially in Africa, in the immediate years after the end of apartheid. It was the only country to have embassies in the various bantustan states of Transkei, Venda, Bophuthatswana and Ciskei that South Africa established.
South Africa became a republic on May 31, 1961. This required a new commission for the ambassador. Hereafter ambassadors were commissioned to the Republic of South Africa . Joseph C. Satterthwaite – Career FSO [5] May 31, 1961. May 31, 1961. November 17, 1965. William M. Rountree – Career FSO. October 20, 1965.
United States. April 6. Soviet Union. China. Peking. On April 6, with support from Western diplomatic missions, Zhang Zuolin ordered policemen and gendarmeries stormed and invaded the Soviet embassy in Peking to arrest Li Dazhao and his family, as Li was accused of overthrowing government backed by Soviet Union.