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The Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State constitute forty-two principal rooms and offices where the Secretary of State conducts the business of modern diplomacy. Located on the seventh and eighth floors of the Harry S Truman Building in Washington, D.C., the Diplomatic Reception Rooms contain one of the nation’s foremost museum collections of American fine and decorative arts. Architect Edward Vason Jones designed several of the rooms between 1965 and 1980. Clement Conger, curator of the collections from 1961 to 1990, assembled many of the art, furniture, and decorative arts objects. Guided tours of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms are available by appointment. Admission is free. Tours can be scheduled online.〔(https://receptiontours.state.gov )〕 ==8th floor== *(John Quincy Adams State Drawing Room. ) The first of the reception rooms renovated, it measures 75 x 31 feet. Designed by Edward Vanson Jones, completed May 16, 1972. *(Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room. ) Used for entertaining, it measures 52 x 34 feet. Designed by Edward Vanson Jones, completed October 4, 1974. *(Gallery. ) Designed by Edward Vason Jones, 1965. *(Edward Vason Jones Memorial Hall. ) Elevator lobby, designed by Edward Vason Jones. *(Entrance Hall. ) Designed by Edward Vason Jones. *(Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room. ) The largest of the reception rooms, it measures 100 x 47 feet and is 21 feet tall. Designed by John Blatteau, completed March 8, 1985. It is used for the grandest of occasions, such as State Dinners and swearing-in ceremonies. *Martha Washington Ladies' Lounge. *Walter Thurston Gentlemen's Lounge. Designed by Walter M. Macomber, completed November 6, 1981. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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