The Embassy of Libya in Washington, D.C. is the diplomatic mission of Libya to the United States. It is located at 1460 Dahlia Street NW Washington, DC 20012, in the Shepherd Park neighborhood.
History Currently, Fadil Omar is acting Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Libya since 17 July 2023, after the end of mission of Khaled Daief the former acting as chargé d'affaires of the Embassy. Prior to August 2021, Wafa Bughaighis was ambassador.
The former ambassador is Ali Aujali."A tale of two Libyan embassies in Washington, D.C." , Foreign Policy, Josh Rogin, March 10, 2011"Qaddafi’s Man No More: Disgusted, Envoy Breaks Free of Former Boss", The Washington Diplomat, Larry Luxner, March 29, 2011
As a result of the 2011 Libyan civil war, in March 2011, the U.S. suspended relations with the Libyan embassy in Washington, D.C."US Evicts Libyan Embassy from Washington", Israeli National News, Chana Ya'ar, 03/10/11
In July 2011, at an international conference on Libya held in Turkey, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stated that the US had decided to formally recognize the National Transitional Council as the country's "legitimate authority". In August 2011, the State Department approved plans to allow the National Transitional Council to re-open the Libyan embassy in Washington. The embassy officially re-opened on 12 August with Ali Aujali accredited as the head of the mission.
References
External links Official website of the Libyan Embassy in Washington DC