Egypt Embassy Washington

Before your visit

• Location: The embassy is in the Van Ness area of Washington, D.C., about 5.9 km in a straight line from the White House; the nearest large airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 11 km away. The nearest Metro station is Van Ness–UDC (less than 1 km). (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Embassy of Egypt in the United States

The ambassador is Mohamed Hamdy Mohamed El-Molla, who presented the credentials on 15 September 2026, according to the State Department’s Order of Precedence. The same list still also names Motaz Mounir Zahran (credentials presented on 17 September 2020). According to the Egyptian embassy (accessed 22 October 2026), Egypt has 4 consulates general in the United States: Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles and New York. In Egypt, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Cairo (eg.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Do Egyptian citizens need a visa for the United States?

Egypt is not one of the 42 countries in the US Visa Waiver Program (Department of Homeland Security), so Egyptian citizens normally need a US visa before travelling to the United States, also for short visits; visas are issued by US embassies and consulates abroad, not by the Egyptian embassy in the United States.

Other embassies in Washington, D.C.

179 other countries are represented in Washington, D.C., among them: El Salvador (embassy), Equatorial Guinea (embassy), Eritrea (embassy), Estonia (embassy), Eswatini (embassy), Ethiopia (embassy), Fiji (embassy), Finland (embassy), France (embassy), Gabon (embassy), Gambia (embassy), Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Ghana (embassy), Greece (embassy), Grenada (embassy), Guatemala (embassy), Guinea (embassy), Guinea-Bissau (embassy), Guyana (embassy). The full list of all 180 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 Egypt.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Egyptian citizens should call the embassy on +1 202-966-6342. 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 Egypt can contact the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.

Diplomatic missions of Egypt in the United States

Egypt in the United States

Measured in a straight line from Washington, D.C., the nearest other Egyptian office is the Consulate General (New York) in New York (about 330 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Washington, D.C..

• Washington, D.C. – Embassy of Egypt in the United States (this page)
• Chicago (960 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
• Houston (1,960 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
• Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
• New York (330 km) – Consulate General (New York)