Gambia Embassy Washington

Before your visit

• Location: The embassy is in Washington, D.C., about 6.7 km in a straight line from the White House; the nearest large airport is Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), about 12 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)

About the Embassy of the Gambia in the United States

The ambassador is Momodou Lamin Bah, who presented the credentials on 12 December 2022, according to the State Department’s Order of Precedence. The Congressional Directory lists no consular offices of the Gambia elsewhere in the United States. In the Gambia, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Banjul (gm.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.

Do Gambian citizens need a visa for the United States?

The Gambia is not one of the 42 countries in the US Visa Waiver Program (Department of Homeland Security), so Gambian 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 Gambian embassy in the United States.

Other embassies in Washington, D.C.

175 other countries are represented in Washington, D.C., among them: Georgia (embassy), Germany (embassy), Ghana (embassy), Greece (embassy), Grenada (embassy), Guatemala (embassy), Guinea (embassy), Guinea-Bissau (embassy), Guyana (embassy), Haiti (embassy), Holy See (apostolic nunciature), Honduras (embassy), Hungary (embassy), Iceland (embassy), India (embassy), Indonesia (embassy), Iraq (embassy), Ireland (embassy), Israel (embassy), Italy (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 Gambia.

Emergency assistance

In an emergency, Gambian citizens should call the embassy on +1 202-785-1399. 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 Gambia can contact the U.S. Embassy in Banjul.