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"Embassy: A Gateway to Diplomatic Relations and Cultural Exchanges" Step back in time with a sketch by Fish of the Charleston dance at the Embassy club

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Robert Houdin (1805-1871) sculpture Blois, 1801-1899 (sculpture)

Robert Houdin (1805-1871) sculpture Blois, 1801-1899 (sculpture)
5942827 Robert Houdin (1805-1871) sculpture Blois, 1801-1899 (sculpture); Maison de la magie Robert-Houdin, Blois, France; (add.info)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: The oath of Alvar Fanez Minaya (1047-1114) after the conquest of Cuenca (1111) - PEREZ VILLAAMIL

The oath of Alvar Fanez Minaya (1047-1114) after the conquest of Cuenca (1111) - PEREZ VILLAAMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854)
CUL4870941 The oath of Alvar Fanez Minaya (1047-1114) after the conquest of Cuenca (1111) - PEREZ VILLAAMIL, Jenaro (1807-1854). El juramento de Alvar Fanez Minaya. 1847. (146 x 223 cm). Romanticism

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Chung Hou

Portrait of Chung Hou
3521128 Portrait of Chung Hou; (add.info.: Portrait of Chung Hou, the first real Chinese Ambassador to Europe and resident Minister in Paris during the 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Audience of the Holy Father to the Diplomatic Corps: the ambassador of Brazil standing

Audience of the Holy Father to the Diplomatic Corps: the ambassador of Brazil standing
3568349 Audience of the Holy Father to the Diplomatic Corps: the ambassador of Brazil standing; (add.info.: Rome 1929 Photographer: Felici, G. Studio); Alinari Archives, Florence.

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Passengers on the Lusitania were warned (b/w photo)

Passengers on the Lusitania were warned (b/w photo)
8641374 Passengers on the Lusitania were warned (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passengers on the Lusitania were warned)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Harun al-Rashid receiving an Embassy from Charles the Great (litho)

Harun al-Rashid receiving an Embassy from Charles the Great (litho)
8660921 Harun al-Rashid receiving an Embassy from Charles the Great (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: An Ambassador's Entrance into Paris (engraving)

An Ambassador's Entrance into Paris (engraving)
8633130 An Ambassador's Entrance into Paris (engraving) by Lami, Eugene-Louis (1800-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Ambassador's Entrance into Paris)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: The Prussian ambassador to London and his residence (engraving)

The Prussian ambassador to London and his residence (engraving)
8676276 The Prussian ambassador to London and his residence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Albrecht von Bernstorff, Prussian ambassador to London)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Grand reception of the first British ambassador to China (engraving)

Grand reception of the first British ambassador to China (engraving)
8676453 Grand reception of the first British ambassador to China (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grand reception of Lord Macartney)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: There arrived a solemn embassy from Blefuscu, with humble offers of a peace

There arrived a solemn embassy from Blefuscu, with humble offers of a peace. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput
2963117 There arrived a solemn embassy from Blefuscu, with humble offers of a peace. From Gulliver's voyage to Lilliput

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Veleda receiving a request from a Roman embassy for mediation in the Batavian Rebellion

Veleda receiving a request from a Roman embassy for mediation in the Batavian Rebellion, 69-70 (engraving)
8626230 Veleda receiving a request from a Roman embassy for mediation in the Batavian Rebellion, 69-70 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Veleda)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: The Japanese ravage the Coast of China (litho)

The Japanese ravage the Coast of China (litho)
8661041 The Japanese ravage the Coast of China (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Japanese ravage the Coast of China)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Philipp von Brunnow, Russian diplomat (engraving)

Philipp von Brunnow, Russian diplomat (engraving)
8676812 Philipp von Brunnow, Russian diplomat (engraving) by Pound, Daniel John. (fl.1860); Private Collection; (add.info.: Philipp von Brunnow (1797-1875), Russian diplomat, Russian diplomat

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Staircase of the French Embassy, Albert Gate, Hyde Park, London (engraving)

Staircase of the French Embassy, Albert Gate, Hyde Park, London (engraving)
8676559 Staircase of the French Embassy, Albert Gate, Hyde Park, London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Staircase of the French Embassy, Albert Gate)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Sir William Wallace (Braveheart) (ca. 1270-1305), guardian of the Scottish kingdom refuses

Sir William Wallace (Braveheart) (ca. 1270-1305), guardian of the Scottish kingdom refuses the proposals of the English
ELD4872795 Sir William Wallace (Braveheart) (ca. 1270-1305), guardian of the Scottish kingdom refuses the proposals of the English envoys

Background imageEmbassy Collection: At German Consulate, New York, 1914 April or May. Creator: Bain News Service

At German Consulate, New York, 1914 April or May. Creator: Bain News Service
At German Consulate, New York, 1914 April or May. German Americans at the German Consulate in New York City as part of German mobilization before World War I.

Background imageEmbassy Collection: The British Legation, Peking, c1900. Creator: A.E. Huitt

The British Legation, Peking, c1900. Creator: A.E. Huitt
The British Legation, Peking, c1900. China. Illustration after a photograph. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Papaya tree, litigants come to see the Dessave, and a hennikap or free servant in Colombo, 1785

Papaya tree, litigants come to see the Dessave, and a hennikap or free servant in Colombo, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Papaya tree, litigants come to see the Dessave, and a hennikap or free servant in Colombo, 1785. Residents awaiting case law by the Dessave (European judge employed by the VOC)

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Council representatives in Colombo, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes

Council representatives in Colombo, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Council representatives in Colombo, 1785. The Dessave (European judge employed by the VOC) on his veranda to "dispose of the affairs

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Her Majesty at the Ball of the Turkish Embassy, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Her Majesty at the Ball of the Turkish Embassy, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Her Majesty at the Ball of the Turkish Embassy, 1856. Queen Victoria is entertained by...his Excellency Musurus Bey, the Ambassador of the Ottoman Porte

Background imageEmbassy Collection: The Peace Illumination: the French Embassy, Albert-Gate, 1856. Creator: Unknown

The Peace Illumination: the French Embassy, Albert-Gate, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Peace Illumination: the French Embassy, Albert-Gate, 1856. London celebrations to mark the end of the Crimean War. In a fit of old-boyish excitement...the old gentlemen of England determined to

Background imageEmbassy Collection: The Sultan Proceeding to the Ball given by the French Ambassador, at Constantinople, 1856

The Sultan Proceeding to the Ball given by the French Ambassador, at Constantinople, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Sultan Proceeding to the Ball given by the French Ambassador, at Constantinople, 1856. The Sultan...accompanied by his Ministers and the chief officers of his household

Background imageEmbassy Collection: The Sultan at the Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe

The Sultan at the Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British E Creator: Unknown
The Sultan at the Fancy-Dress Ball given by the Viscountess Stratford de Redcliffe, at the British Embassy, at Pera, 1856

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Pipe Organ at The Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Pipe Organ at The Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Pipe Organ at The Mexican Embassy, Washington, D.C. between 1910 and 1920. Residence of Samuel Miller Breckinridge Long, 3rd Asst. Secretary of State, Washington DC, c1917

Background imageEmbassy Collection: American Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico, 1913. Creator: Unknown

American Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico, 1913. Creator: Unknown
American Embassy, Mexico City, Mexico, 1913

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Cobian Palace, Mexico City, Mexico, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Cobian Palace, Mexico City, Mexico, 1913. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Cobian Palace, Mexico City, Mexico, 1913
Cobian Palace, Mexico City, Mexico, 1913. Designed by Emilio Donde and built by Spanish merchant and cotton trader Feliciano Cobian, c1902

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Women at French Embassy, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Women at French Embassy

Women at French Embassy, between 1910 and 1920. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Women at French Embassy
Women at French Embassy, between 1910 and 1920

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Adele Girard, Joe Marsala, Nesuhi Ertegun, and William P. Gottlieb...Washington, ca1940

Portrait of Adele Girard, Joe Marsala, Nesuhi Ertegun, and William P. Gottlieb...Washington, ca1940
Portrait of Adele Girard, Joe Marsala, Nesuhi Ertegun, and William P. Gottlieb, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. 1940

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Nesuhi Ertegun, Adele Girard, Joe Marsala... Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of Nesuhi Ertegun, Adele Girard, Joe Marsala... Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938
Portrait of Nesuhi Ertegun, Adele Girard, Joe Marsala, and Zutty Singleton, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Nesuhi Ertegun, Adele Girard, Joe Marsala... Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of Nesuhi Ertegun, Adele Girard, Joe Marsala... Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938
Portrait of Nesuhi Ertegun, Adele Girard, Joe Marsala, Zutty Singleton, Max Kaminsky, Ahmet M. Ertegun, Sadi Coylin, and Benny Morton(?), Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Herb Abramson, Sadi Coylin, Benny... Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of Herb Abramson, Sadi Coylin, Benny... Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Herb Abramson, Sadi Coylin, Benny Morton(?), Nesuhi Ertegun, Adele Girard, Joe Marsala, Zutty Singleton, and Max Kaminsky, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Sadi Coylin, Delia Potofsky Gottlieb, Adele...Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of Sadi Coylin, Delia Potofsky Gottlieb, Adele...Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938
Portrait of Sadi Coylin, Delia Potofsky Gottlieb, Adele Girard, Joe Marsala, and Nesuhi Ertegun, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Johnny Hodges, Rex William Stewart...Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Portrait of Johnny Hodges, Rex William Stewart...Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Johnny Hodges, Rex William Stewart, Adele Girard, Harry Carney, Barney Bigard, and Joe Marsala, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun and Nesuhi Ertegun, Turkish Embassy(?), Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun and Nesuhi Ertegun, Turkish Embassy(?), Washington, D.C. 1938

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun and Nesuhi Ertegun, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun and Nesuhi Ertegun, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun and Nesuhi Ertegun, Turkish Embassy (record room), Washington, D.C. 1930

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, and William P. Gottlieb... Washington, D.C. ca1940

Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, and William P. Gottlieb... Washington, D.C. ca1940
Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegun, and William P. Gottlieb, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. 1940

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun and Nesuhi Ertegun, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. 1940

Portrait of Ahmet M. Ertegun and Nesuhi Ertegun, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. 1940

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Harry Carney, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Harry Carney, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Harry Carney, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Russian Mission To U.S. - Mission Arriving at Embassy, July 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing

Russian Mission To U.S. - Mission Arriving at Embassy, July 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Russian Mission To U.S
Russian Mission To U.S. - Mission Arriving at Embassy, July 1917

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. Feb. 1942

Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. Feb. 1942. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. Feb. 1942

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb

Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Rex William Stewart, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Portrait of Rex William Stewart, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Rex William Stewart, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Tommy Myles and John Malachi, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Portrait of Tommy Myles and John Malachi, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Tommy Myles and John Malachi, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1938

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Johnny Hodges and Lawrence Brown, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Portrait of Johnny Hodges and Lawrence Brown, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Johnny Hodges and Lawrence Brown, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. 1930

Background imageEmbassy Collection: Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. Feb. 1942

Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. Feb. 1942. Creator: William Paul Gottlieb
Portrait of Adele Girard, Turkish Embassy, Washington, D.C. ca. Feb. 1942



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"Embassy: A Gateway to Diplomatic Relations and Cultural Exchanges" Step back in time with a sketch by Fish of the Charleston dance at the Embassy club, where vibrant rhythms and carefree spirits collided. In 1938, Joseph Kennedy, American Ambassador, and his family graced the halls of an embassy, embodying diplomacy's essence. Journey across borders as we explore the British Embassy in Madrid P_D00718_003; its architectural grandeur echoing centuries-old alliances. Reflect on history's turning points like Cortes & Marina's encounter in 1519—an emblematic moment that forever altered Mexico's destiny. Witness diplomatic intrigue unfold within Tehran's embassy—a hub for international negotiations amidst political tensions. Bonn too holds significance as it housed an embassy that fostered dialogue during Germany's post-war reconstruction (P_D00149_003). Paris beckons with its allure—British Embassy P_D00634_015 stands tall as a testament to Franco-British relations' strength. Meanwhile, Queen Sirikit of Thailand graces the Thai Embassy—a symbol of cultural exchange between nations. The Ethiopian Embassy welcomes royalty—the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh arrive to strengthen ties between Ethiopia and Britain. Abd-ar-Rahman III leaves an indelible mark as Emir and Caliph of Al-Andalus—an embodiment of power rooted within embassies. Finally, immerse yourself in nostalgia at The Embassy Club (1932), where elegance met revelry—a microcosm capturing society’s spirit during those times. Paris calls again with another iconic image—British Embassy P_D00634_038 epitomizes unity despite historical conflicts. Embassies serve as bridges connecting nations—gateways through which diplomacy flows freely. They encapsulate cultures' fusion while preserving traditions that span generations. These snapshots remind us that behind every embassy lies stories waiting to be told—a tapestry woven by diplomats who shape our world today.