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Embassy of Ukraine

3350 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20007

A rose-colored Georgetown house anchors Ukraine’s Washington mission. The Forrest–Marbury House, its lower east wing and later west offices surround a small rear courtyard.

FactValueBasis and sources
Constructed1788verified; NPS dates original construction to 1788–1790; 1788 is the conventional house date. CAMA AYB 1791 is an assessment field, not used to replace the historic record.
  1. npgallery.nps.gov
Acquired by Ukraine1992verified; Purchase in December 1992; official opening followed in February 1993.
  1. archive.ukrweekly.com
NeighborhoodGeorgetownverified
  1. npgallery.nps.gov
ArchitectUnknownunverified; The National Register explicitly lists the original architect as Unknown. Its nomination identifies Benjamin Stoddert as the property owner during construction in 1788–1790, not as architect. No reliable attribution for the later additions or restoration was located. Original architect unrecorded in the National Register.
  1. npgallery.nps.gov
  2. npgallery.nps.gov
  3. www.loc.gov
Rooms~80 (est.)estimated; Broad estimate of 60–100 enclosed offices, meeting/reception rooms and support rooms across the entire 34,432 sq ft connected complex. Assumes 60–70% of gross area is room floor area after walls, circulation, garage and plant, with a mixed average room size of 250–350 sq ft. The central estimate uses 65% and 280 sq ft (~80 rooms). Estimated enclosed rooms; toilets, corridors, stairs, shafts, and parking bays are excluded. Whole complex; broad range 60–100. No current room inventory found.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov
Floor area34,400 sq ftverified; DC CAMA LIVING_GBA, the entire connected chancery complex, not just the historic house.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov
Site area10,900 sq ftverified; DC ITSPE LANDAREA for this parcel; excludes neighboring property and public streets.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov
2026 Value$27.4Mverified; Active 2026 ASSESSMENT equals PHASELAND + PHASEBUILD; CY1YEAR 2026. Not proposed NEWTOTAL, sale price, or tax owed.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov

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Ukrainian Ambassador’s Residence

4744 Foxhall Crescent NW, Washington, DC 20007

An L-shaped brick house on a wooded slope in Berkley serves as the ambassador’s residence. Its lower garage and raised entrance follow the hillside, with a small rounded bay tucked into the inner corner.

FactValueBasis and sources
Constructed1986verified; DC CAMA actual year built; remodeling 2002 and effective year 2004 are distinct.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov
Acquired by Ukraine2002verified; DC sale record: 28 August 2002. Acquisition does not establish the first day of diplomatic occupation.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov
NeighborhoodBerkleyverified
  1. www.zillow.com
ArchitectNot verifiedunverified; No architect for this exact building was identified in the consulted records.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov
  2. www.zillow.com
Rooms11verified; DC CAMA ROOMS; excludes the distinction between bedrooms and total rooms.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov
Floor area3,700 sq ftverified; DC residential CAMA GBA, 3,724 sq ft. Rounded only for display.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov
Site area13,100 sq ftverified; DC ITSPE LANDAREA for this parcel; excludes neighboring property and public streets.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov
2026 Value$2.4Mverified; Active 2026 ASSESSMENT equals PHASELAND + PHASEBUILD; CY1YEAR 2026. Not proposed NEWTOTAL, sale price, or tax owed.
  1. maps2.dcgis.dc.gov

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Historic Moments

A mission asks to be heard

1919-12-08

Yulian Bachynsky’s Ukrainian diplomatic mission appealed to Washington after the First World War. Its petitions sought recognition for the Ukrainian People’s Republic; the United States did not recognize that state.

Independent Ukraine at the White House

1992-05-06

President Leonid Kravchuk met President George H. W. Bush in Washington. Their joint declaration set out a new bilateral relationship after Ukrainian independence and US recognition in December 1991.

Nuclear disarmament and assurances

1994-12-05

Ukraine received security assurances from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia in the Budapest Memorandum, alongside its accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as a state without nuclear weapons. The memorandum was not a mutual defense treaty.

An American visit amid crisis

2014-03-04

Secretary of State John Kerry visited Kyiv after the Maidan killings and Russia’s intervention in Crimea. He paid respects to the dead and voiced support for Ukraine’s sovereignty as the bilateral relationship entered a new period of crisis.

A wartime address to Congress

2022-12-21

Ten months after Russia’s full scale invasion, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed a joint meeting of Congress. He thanked Americans for their support and presented a Ukrainian flag signed by soldiers from Bakhmut.

A public rupture in the Oval Office

2025-02-28

A televised exchange between President Donald Trump and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy became an argument over the war and diplomacy. The visit ended early, and the planned minerals agreement was not signed that day.

Chiefs of Mission

DiplomatOfficeRecorded serviceStatus
Yulian BachynskyHead of mission1919–1921Former
Sergiy KulykChargé d’affaires1992Former
Oleh BilorusAmbassador1992–1994Former
Yuriy ShcherbakAmbassador1994–1998Former
Anton ButeykoAmbassador1998–1999Former
Kostyantyn GryshchenkoAmbassador2000–2003Former
Mykhailo ReznikAmbassador2003–2005Former
Sergiy KorsunskyChargé d’affaires2005Former
Oleh ShamshurAmbassador2005–2010Former
Oleksandr MotsykAmbassador2010–2015Former
Yaroslav BrisiuckChargé d’affaires2015Former
Valeriy ChalyAmbassador2015–2019Former
Andrii YanevskyiChargé d’affaires2019Former
Volodymyr YelchenkoAmbassador2019–2021Former
Oksana MarkarovaAmbassador2021–2025Former
Olha StefanishynaAmbassador2025–2026Former
Denys SienikChargé d’affairesAugust 2026–PresentCurrent