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The Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. ((フランス語:Ambassade du Canada à Washington)) is Canada's main diplomatic mission to the United States. The embassy building is located at 501 Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, Washington, D.C. between the Capitol and the White House, just north of the National Gallery of Art.〔http://www.embassy.org/embassies/ca.html〕 In addition to its diplomatic role, the Embassy handles consular services and assists with international business development for the surrounding states of Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. == History == The Embassy of Canada was previously located at 1746 Massachusetts Avenue on Embassy Row, in a house that had been purchased in 1927 from the widow of Clarence Moore, a financier who was killed in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. By 1969, the existing chancery had spread out across three buildings and could not accommodate additional staff. At the same time, the federally chartered Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation was looking to revitalize the avenue. In 1978, the Canadian Crown-in-Council purchased a vacant lot on Pennsylvania for $5 million. The site had previously been a Ford dealership and a public library. The Embassy was officially opened by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney on May 3, 1989. The building currently houses approximately 265 Canadian diplomatic and locally engaged staff. The Embassy houses representatives from two provinces (Ontario and Alberta) and 13 Canadian federal government agencies including Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Development Canada, Industry Canada, Transport Canada, Public Works and Government Services Canada, the Department of National Defence, the Permanent Mission of Canada to the Organization of American States, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, amongst others. Canada has the closest Embassy to the Capitol, and is the only country to have its Embassy along the Presidential inaugural route between the Capitol and the White House. The Washington bureau of the Fox News Channel is located a short distance away - its studio is positioned such that the Canadian flag of the embassy is usually visible out the window during broadcasts. The Embassy of Canada hosts numerous events throughout the year for visiting ministers as well as for a wide range of diplomatic, military, and public functions. 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「Embassy of Canada, Washington, D.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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