The European Union Open House – Washington, D.C.

Posted on 14. May, 2007 by Ryan in 2000-2009, Sweden, Washington, D.C.

2007 is the 60th Anniversary for Saab Automobile with many indivuals making their trips to Europe and ultimately Sweden for the Saab Festival this June. It is important to note that the European Union has reached their 50th anniversary this year as well with the signing of the Treaty of Rome and with that there have been a number of events going on in the Washington, D.C. this spring and most recently, the European Union held Embassy open houses this past Saturday on May 12th from 10am until 4pm.

This open house was a truly historic culturally diverse event where many had the chance to experience other countries vicariously through the interaction with diplomats, food, music and entertainment and information being provided at each and every Embassy in Washington, D.C.

I have provided some information about this event as well as some photographs below for your enjoyment.

Here is an excerpt from the European Commission’s website:

Visit Europe in DC—meet a European diplomat and raise your IQ about Europe!

“50 Years of Peace, Prosperity and Partnership”

10 AM to 4 PM

We invite you to visit the European Union’s “home” in the US—the Delegation of the European Commission in Washington, DC—on Saturday, May 12. Light snacks and drinks will be offered, and you will have the chance to talk with Europeans and Americans working for the European Union in the US.

We’re open from 10 am to 4 pm, and you’ll find us at 2300, M Street, NW (at 23rd & M Streets), Washington, DC 20037.

For more information on this event, please visit the following website http://www.europe-in-dc.com/index.html

Here is the list of European Embassy list:

Embassy		Address	Hours	Notes
	European Commission	2300 M. St. NW, 20037	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
	Austria	3524 International Court NW, 20008	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
	Belgium	3330 Garfield St. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
	Bulgaria	1621 22nd St. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 2:00 pm	Capacity: 60 persons, Max. visit 30 min.
	Cyprus	2211 R. St. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 2:00 pm
	Czech Republic	3900 Spring of Freedom St. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 2:00 pm
	Denmark	3200 Whitehaven St. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 1:00 pm
	Finland	3301 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
	France	4101 Reservoir Rd. NW, 20007	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
	Germany	4645 Reservoir Rd. NW, 20007	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
	Greece	2221 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 1:00 pm
	Hungary	3910 Shoemaker St. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 2:00 pm
	Ireland	2234 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 2:00 pm
	Italy	3000 Whitehaven St. NW, 20008	12:00 am – 4:00 pm
	Luxembourg	2200 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 4:00 pm
	Malta	2017 Connecticut Ave. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 1:00 pm	Limited capacity
	Netherlands	2347 S St. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 2:00 pm	Guided tours full, self-guided tours after 12:00 pm (info…)
	Poland	2640 16th St. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 2:00 pm
	Portugal	2012 Massachusetts Ave. NW, 20036	10:00 am – 2:00 pm	20 min. tours, 25 per group
	Romania	1607 23rd St. NW, 20008	10:00 am – 4:00 pm	Limited capacity
	Slovakia	3523 International Court NW, 20008	11:00 am – 3:00 pm
	Slovenia	1525 New Hampshire Ave. NW, 20036	11:00 am – 4:00 pm
	Sweden	901 30th St. NW, 20007	10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Here were the routes that were available to the Embassies with the lines being quite long to get into each and every one of them, it was tough to get into even a handful of them. I managed to get into about 4 of the embassies that were the Greek, Bulgarian, Cyprus and Swedish Embassy where the rooftop was finally open.

They were even stamping the generic “passports” you were provided when you made it to each embassy, although I did not see the people actually stamping them in a few of the embassies I managed to see.

Photo Caption & Credit: Passport stamping at the House of Sweden -Saab History

Photo Caption & Credit: House of Sweden roof top -Saab History

Photo Caption & Credit: Embassy of Greece -Saab History

Photo Caption & Credit: Embassy of Bulgaria -Saab History

Photo Caption & Credit: Classic Saab 900 sighting at the Cyprus Embassy -Saab History

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