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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]
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.
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 following 178 countries maintain embassies in Washington, D.C. as their primary diplomatic missions to the United States. Entries marked with an asterisk (*) have chanceries (embassy buildings) located on or near a portion of Massachusetts Avenue known as Embassy Row. Albania. Algeria. Angola.
The United States and South Africa currently maintain bilateral relations with one another. The United States and South Africa have been economically linked to one another since the late 18th century which has continued into the 21st century. United States and South Africa relations faced periods of strain throughout the 20th century due to the ...
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 ...
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.
The Diversity Visa Program, or green card lottery, is a program created by the Immigration Act of 1990. It allows people born in countries with low rates of immigration to the United States to obtain a lawful permanent resident status. Each year, 50,000 of those visas are distributed at random.