Diplomatic Reception Rooms State Department Floor Plan

In 1961 when i accepted the challenge of building the collection of furnishings for the diplomatic reception rooms i never dreamed.

Diplomatic reception rooms state department floor plan.

The benjamin franklin state dining room before renovation the largest of the rooms was redesigned architecturally in the classical manner by john blatteau. Fine and decorative arts in the diplomatic reception rooms of the u s. Today the secretary of state vice president and members of cabinet continue to conduct the essential business of diplomacy in the diplomatic reception rooms. The largest of the diplomatic reception rooms was named after the father of the american foreign service benjamin franklin.

Here visiting chiefs of state heads of government foreign ministers as well as other distinguished foreign and american guests are entertained. Department of state constitute forty two principal rooms and offices where the secretary of state conducts the business of modern diplomacy. When the south wing of the state department first opened in 1875 it had three spectacular rooms designed to be showplaces for the department. Located on the seventh and eighth floors of the harry s truman building in washington d c the diplomatic reception rooms contain one of the nation s foremost museum collections of american fine and.

Tours of the department of state diplomatic reception room have been cancelled until further notice. Here visiting chiefs of state heads of government foreign ministers as well as other distinguished foreign and american guests are entertained. The story of the collection. In these state rooms the united states signs treaties conducts summit negotiations hosts swearing in ceremonies facilitates trade agreements and promotes peace.

The department of state s diplomatic reception rooms are one of the greatest mirrors of america s remarkable cultural accomplishments in fine and decorative arts of the 18th and 19th centuries. Gifts to the nation as written by clement e. For a description with illustrations of the diplomatic reception rooms see guidebook to diplomatic reception rooms department of state july 1975. Department of state new york.

The diplomatic reception rooms at the u s. One of these was the office of the secretary of state located at the center of the second floor with three windows opening onto the south portico and a view. Also housed in the building besides the department of state are two agencies the arms control and disarmament agency and the agency for international development.