Embassy of Indonesia, Washington, D.C.

Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, D.C.
*Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Washington D.C.*
Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, D.C.; Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Washington D.C.;
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Address	2020 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Ambassador	Rosan Roeslani
Website	www.kemlu.go.id/washington/en/
	Indonesian Embassy
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°54′37″N 77°02′47″W / 38.91026°N 77.04627°W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1903
Architect	Henry Anderson
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Baroque Revival
NRHP reference No.	73002091
Added to NRHP	18 January 1973

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Washington, D.C. (Indonesian: Kedutaan Besar Republik Indonesia di Washington, D.C.) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States. It is located at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C., in the Embassy Row neighborhood.^[2]

Indonesia has five consulate generals in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco, and an honorary consulate in Honolulu. There is also a permanent mission to the United Nations in New York.^[3]

The current ambassador is Rosan Roeslani, who was appointed by President Joko Widodo on 25 October 2021.^[4]

Building

The building is also known as the Walsh-McLean House and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[1] It is a part of the Massachusetts Avenue Historic District, as well as the Dupont Circle Historic District.^[5]

The 50-room mansion, designed by architect Henry Andersen, was built from 1901 to 1903 by Irish-born Thomas F. Walsh for his daughter Evalyn. It cost $853,000 to construct (about $20 million in 2008). Evalyn eventually married Edward McLean, whose family owned The Washington Post. Edward negotiated to buy his wife the Hope Diamond, in a dressing room of the house. She was the last private owner of the famous jewel.

In 1936, the mansion was used by the U.S. Suburban Resettlement Administration, and in 1937 by the U.S. Rural Electrification Commission. From 1941 to 1951 the American Red Cross manufactured surgical dressings, and held classes for nurse's aides in the building.

On 19 December 1951, Ali Sastroamidjojo purchased the building for $335,000, for Indonesia.

In September 2014, the Indonesian government inaugurated a 16-foot tall statue of Dewi Saraswati, a goddess of knowledge and wisdom, representative of the island of Bali. This statue is one of a few that graces Embassy Row, the others being a statue of Winston Churchill at the British Embassy, and a statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Indian Embassy.^[6]

Gallery

Corner view facing 21st Street NW on the right and Massachusetts Avenue NW on the left
Chancery
Chancery
Chancery
President's Room
Pipe organ in one of the rooms
Grand stairway at the center of the chancery
Grand stairway at the center of the chancery