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Embassy of Peru, Washington, D.C.

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Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C
Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C

The Embassy of Peru in Washington, D.C., also known as the Emily J. Wilkins House, is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Peru to the United States. It is located at 1700 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood.The embassy also operates Consulate-Generals in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Hartford, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Paterson, New Jersey, San Francisco.Since 2019, Hugo de Zela Martínez has been the ambassador of Peru to the United States.The Residence of the Ambassador is Battery Terrill, a Colonial Revival-styled mansion located in Northwest Washington, D.C. The 25-acre estate of wooded land adjoining Rock Creek Park is considered the largest private property in Washington, D.C.

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Embassy of Peru, Washington, D.C.
Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Washington Dupont Circle

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Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 1700
20036 Washington, Dupont Circle
District of Columbia, United States
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