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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]
List of diplomatic missions in South Africa. 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 major cities. Trade missions and honorary consulates are omitted from this ...
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.
The United States appointed its first envoy to South Africa, Ralph J. Totten, in 1929. He was appointed as Minister Resident/Consul General and promoted to Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary the following year. South Africa was renamed the Republic of South Africa on May 31, 1961, after links to the British crown were severed.
Pretoria, South Africa. Address. 877 Pretorius St, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083, South Africa. Coordinates. 25°44′46″S 28°13′26″E. / 25.74611°S 28.22389°E / -25.74611; 28.22389. Website. https://za.usembassy.gov. The Embassy of the United States in Pretoria is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in South Africa .
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.
During World War II, Prime Minister Jan Smuts lived there while conducting South Africa's war plans. In 1961, South Africa became a republic, and withdrew from the Commonwealth due to its policy of racial segregation. [7] Accordingly, the building became an embassy, rather than a High Commission. During the 1980s, the building, which was one of ...
Diplomatic missions of South Korea shall be classified into Embassy ( Korean : 대사관 ), Representative Office ( 대표부) and Consulate-General ( 총영사관 ). According to the Act on the Establishment of Diplomatic missions abroad of South Korea, Consulate ( 분관) and Consular Office ( 출장소) may be established in the missions, as ...