Bahamas Embassy Washington

Before your visit

• Location: The embassy is in the Foggy Bottom area of Washington, D.C., about 1.6 km in a straight line from the White House; the nearest large airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 5.3 km away. The nearest Metro station is Foggy Bottom–GWU (less than 1 km). (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Embassy of the Bahamas in the United States

The ambassador is Wendall Kermith Jones, who presented the credentials on 19 April 2022, according to the State Department’s Order of Precedence. The Congressional Directory also lists 4 consular offices of the Bahamas in the United States – career or honorary – in Miami (Florida), New York (New York), Atlanta (Georgia) and Los Angeles (California); these will get their own pages in this directory. In the Bahamas, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Nassau (bs.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Do Bahamian citizens need a visa for the United States?

Bahamian nationals need a passport. They also need a visa unless, before boarding in the Bahamas, they satisfy the US immigration officer there that they are clearly entitled to admission (8 CFR 212.1(a)(3)); the Bahamas is not part of the Visa Waiver Program.

Other embassies in Washington, D.C.

175 other countries are represented in Washington, D.C., among them: Bahrain (embassy), Bangladesh (embassy), Barbados (embassy), Belarus (embassy), Belgium (embassy), Belize (embassy), Benin (embassy), Bolivia (embassy), Bosnia and Herzegovina (embassy), Botswana (embassy), Brazil (embassy), Brunei (embassy), Bulgaria (embassy), Burkina Faso (embassy), Burundi (embassy), Cabo Verde (embassy), Cambodia (embassy), Cameroon (embassy), Canada (embassy), Central African Republic (embassy). The full list of all 176 missions is on the overview page for the United States.

Closing days

The eleven US federal holidays are New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January), Washington’s Birthday (third Monday in February), Memorial Day (last Monday in May), Juneteenth (19 June), Independence Day (4 July), Labor Day (first Monday in September), Columbus Day (second Monday in October), Veterans Day (11 November), Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday in November) and Christmas Day. A holiday that falls on a Saturday is observed on the Friday before, one that falls on a Sunday on the Monday after – in 2027, for example, on 18 June, 5 July and 24 December. The embassy may also close on public holidays of the Bahamas.

Emergency assistance

Outside office hours, Bahamian citizens can call the embassy’s emergency number +1 202-765-0833, according to its website. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in the Bahamas can contact the U.S. Embassy in Nassau.

Diplomatic missions of the Bahamas in the United States

The Bahamas in the United States

• Washington – Embassy of the Bahamas in the United States (this page)
• Miami (FL) – consular office (page in preparation)
• New York (NY) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Atlanta (GA) – consular office (page in preparation)
• Los Angeles (CA) – consular office (page in preparation)