Embassy of Russia in Washington
Encyclopedia
The Embassy of Russia in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission
of the Russian Federation to the United States
. The chancery is located at 2650 Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C..
The embassy was designed by well-known Soviet architect Michael Posokhin, who designed the State Kremlin Palace, and a number of other constructions in Moscow. The residential building, the school, the kindergarten and sports grounds were all complete in 1979. Administrative and ceremonial buildings were finished in 1985.
There was controversy over the eavesdropping from there.
In the late 1980s, the FBI and the National Security Agency
built a tunnel under the embassy for espionage purposes, but it was never successfully exploited due to FBI agent Robert Hanssen
disclosing information about the operation to the KGB
.
In September 1994, during his visit to the U.S. the Russian President Boris Yeltsin together with the U.S. President Bill Clinton inaugurated the new ceremonial building of the Russian Embassy.
redefected here, after eluding his handlers, at the Au Pied de Cochon restaurant in Georgetown.
In 2010, there was a protest there about interference in Ukraine
.
It served as the Embassy of Russia until 1994.
Diplomatic mission
A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
of the Russian Federation to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The chancery is located at 2650 Wisconsin Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C..
New Embassy compound at Wisconsin Avenue
The Embassy of the Russian Federation is rightfully considered to be one of the biggest in Washington D.C. area. "Mount Alto" on Wisconsin avenue, where the Embassy complex is situated, was leased to the Soviet government for 85 years on the basis of the agreement between the USSR and the U.S., concluded in 1969. Under the agreement of 1972 the same territory in Moscow was leased to the U.S. for a new Embassy on the same conditions. The second agreement also stated that both sides should start using their new buildings simultaneously.The embassy was designed by well-known Soviet architect Michael Posokhin, who designed the State Kremlin Palace, and a number of other constructions in Moscow. The residential building, the school, the kindergarten and sports grounds were all complete in 1979. Administrative and ceremonial buildings were finished in 1985.
There was controversy over the eavesdropping from there.
In the late 1980s, the FBI and the National Security Agency
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S...
built a tunnel under the embassy for espionage purposes, but it was never successfully exploited due to FBI agent Robert Hanssen
Robert Hanssen
Robert Philip Hanssen is a former American FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States for 22 years from 1979 to 2001...
disclosing information about the operation to the KGB
KGB
The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...
.
In September 1994, during his visit to the U.S. the Russian President Boris Yeltsin together with the U.S. President Bill Clinton inaugurated the new ceremonial building of the Russian Embassy.
Events
In 1985, Vitaly YurchenkoVitaly Yurchenko
Vitaly Yurchenko is a former high-ranking KGB officer in the Soviet Union. In 1985, after 25 years of service in the KGB, he made a fake defection to the United States during an assignment in Rome. After providing the names of two U.S. intelligence officers who were KGB agents, Yurchenko slipped...
redefected here, after eluding his handlers, at the Au Pied de Cochon restaurant in Georgetown.
In 2010, there was a protest there about interference in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
Ambassador's Residence
The Russian ambassador's residence is located at 1125 16th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.It served as the Embassy of Russia until 1994.
See also
- List of diplomatic missions of Russia
- Soviet Union – United States relations
- Russia – United States relations