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The Diplomatic Reception Rooms are among the most beautiful rooms in the world. For fifty years, the art of diplomacy has thrived in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms against a stunning backdrop of American art and architecture from the time of our country’s founding and of its formative years. This historically evocative suite (42 rooms) contains a museum-caliber collection of American fine and decorative art (5,000 objects) from the period of 1750-1825.

Today, the Secretary of State, Vice President, and Members of Cabinet continue to conduct the essential business of diplomacy in the Diplomatic Reception Rooms. In these State Rooms, the United States signs treaties, conducts summit negotiations, hosts swearing-in ceremonies, facilitates trade agreements, and promotes peace.

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. DOSDRR_180124_043.JPG: Map of Virginia Drafted by Captain John Smith, 1612-1624 First accurate delineation of the Chesapeake and its Tributaries
2. DOSDRR_180124_048.JPG: The National Lancers with the Reviewing Officers on Boston Common Lithograph by Thomas Moore Painted by Fitz Hugh Lane, 1837
3. DOSDRR_180124_052.JPG: Action off Valparaiso, 28th March, 1814 HMS "Phoebe" (36 Guns), Capt. James Hillyer and the sloop "Cherub" (18 Guns), Commander Thomas T. Tucker, capturing the American frigate "Essex," Captain David Porter. 1760. Thomas Whitcombe. 1824
4. DOSDRR_180124_054.JPG: Key House by John Ross Key (1832-1920)
5. DOSDRR_180124_059.JPG: United States sloop "Wasp," commanded by Captain Jones, coming up with the British sloop "Frolic," Captain T. Whinyates, 18th October, 1812. After a desperate action the "Wasp" boarded the "Frolic" and captured her but at this moment, HMS "Poictiers" came in sign and captured both the "Wasp" and the "Frolic" Thomas Buttersworth, 1813
6. DOSDRR_180124_068.JPG: Inspired by Virginia mansions along the James River, the entrance hall and passage way were architecturally redesigned by architect Edward Vason Jones in 1979. These architectural transformations were generously underwritten by Mr. and Mrs. Perry R. Bass in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary.
7. DOSDRR_180124_095.JPG: Chinese Export Porcelain Platter Early 19th century belonged to Francis Scott Key, author of "The Star-Spangled Banner."
8. DOSDRR_180124_126.JPG: Otsego Lake, New York by Jacob G. Ward
9. DOSDRR_180124_133.JPG: Horse Shoe Fall, Niagara Goat and Navy Island F. Holloway, circa 1850
10. DOSDRR_180124_140.JPG: Marrow Scoop or Spoon by William Whetcroft 1735-1799
11. DOSDRR_180124_147.JPG: Consular Seal Peter Bateman and William Bateman London, 1808-1809 Skippet Box with the Great Seal of the U.S. American, mid-19th century
12. DOSDRR_180124_149.JPG: Silver Coffee Urn Presented by James Monroe to Captain Howe
13. DOSDRR_180124_159.JPG: The Landing of the Pilgrims by Michele Felice Corne, 1803
14. DOSDRR_180124_165.JPG: Various songs that the clock can play
15. DOSDRR_180124_172.JPG: John Hancock 1760 Edward Savage 1817 Painted in 1785 after John Singleton Copley's life portrait of 1765
16. DOSDRR_180124_189.JPG: The Walter Thurston Gentlemen's Lounge The renovation of this formerly plain, modern lounge to an Eighteenth Century-style room was made possible by the generous bequest of The Honorable Walter C. Thurston (1895-1953). During his distinguished career as an American Foreign Service Officer from 1918 to 1953. Mr. Thurston served his country as Ambassador to El Salvador, Bolivia, and Mexico.
17. DOSDRR_180124_200.JPG: The Walter Thurston Gentlemen's Lounge
18. DOSDRR_180124_235.JPG: View on the Kiskeminitas, 1835 by Joshua Shaw (1776-1860)
19. DOSDRR_180124_245.JPG: Mrs. John Montresor by John Singleton Copley (1738-1815)
20. DOSDRR_180124_250.JPG: George Washington by Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828)
21. DOSDRR_180124_256.JPG: The Martha Washington Ladies' Lounge
22. DOSDRR_180124_285.JPG: b 1782 Daniel Webster d. 1852 American Orator and Statesman
23. DOSDRR_180124_293.JPG: Portrait Miniature of Martha Jefferson
24. DOSDRR_180124_296.JPG: John Quincy Adams Parker (given name unknown) The Hague, Netherlands, 1795
25. DOSDRR_180124_299.JPG: John Quincy Adams by Charles Robert Leslie, 1816
26. DOSDRR_180124_307.JPG: Mount Vernon from the West by Edward Savage, circa 1791
27. DOSDRR_180124_347.JPG: Silver Sugar Basket made for Moses Michael Hays by Paul Revere II, Boston, 1787
28. DOSDRR_180124_352.JPG: Photographic Facsimile The Definitive Treaty of Peace and Friendship between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America Signed at Paris, the 3rd of September 1783
29. DOSDRR_180124_358.JPG: The Treaty of Paris was signed on this desk in Paris, September 3, 1783, by American commissioners John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, and by British commissioner David Hartley. This treaty ended the American Revolution and firmly established American independence.
30. DOSDRR_180124_360.JPG: The Treaty of Paris was signed on this desk in Paris, September 3, 1783, by American commissioners John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay, and by British commissioner David Hartley. This treaty ended the American Revolution and firmly established American independence.
31. DOSDRR_180124_368.JPG: Treaty of Paris, 1782 Jay -- Temple Franklin Adams -- Franklin Laurens Benjamin West 1758 1820
32. DOSDRR_180124_384.JPG: The Original William I. Stone engraving of the Declaration of Independence Authorized by John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State in 1823
33. DOSDRR_180124_395.JPG: Thomas Jefferson's Desk This architectural style American table-desk is said to have been designed and used by Thomas Jefferson for drafting many important documents, possibly including portions of the Declaration of Independence. It was in his apartment at 7th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, 1775-1776. Later the desk belonged to John Dickenson, President of Delaware 1781-1782 and governor of Pennsylvania 1782-1785. Dickenson was a member of the Continental Congress from 1774-1776 and is known as the "Penman of the Revolution" although he did not sign the Declaration of Independence.
34. DOSDRR_180124_398.JPG: Mount Vernon from the East by Thomas Savage, circa 1791
35. DOSDRR_180124_404.JPG: Thomas Jefferson's Desk This architectural style American table-desk is said to have been designed and used by Thomas Jefferson for drafting many important documents, possibly including portions of the Declaration of Independence. It was in his apartment at 7th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, 1775-1776. Later the desk belonged to John Dickenson, President of Delaware 1781-1782 and governor of Pennsylvania 1782-1785. Dickenson was a member of the Continental Congress from 1774-1776 and is known as the "Penman of the Revolution" although he did not sign the Declaration of Independence.
36. DOSDRR_180124_417.JPG: John Barlow
37. DOSDRR_180124_420.JPG: Kalorama by Charles Codman
38. DOSDRR_180124_422.JPG: The John Quincy Adams State Drawing Room is dedicated to David M. Rubenstein who has generously provided for the preservation of this room in perpetuity
39. DOSDRR_180124_426.JPG: English enamel patch box made for the American market c 1790-1800 probably Bilston, England
40. DOSDRR_180124_429.JPG: Martha Washington by Rembrandt Peale
41. DOSDRR_180124_437.JPG: George Washington by Rembrandt Peale
42. DOSDRR_180124_445.JPG: Alexander Hamilton by P.T. Weaver (c 1797)
43. DOSDRR_180124_447.JPG: John Jay
44. DOSDRR_180124_460.JPG: "Society of the Cincinnati" Chinese Export Plates from George Washington's Service, 1784-1785
45. DOSDRR_180124_475.JPG: Thomas Strong's Farm, Setauket by William Sidney Mount
46. DOSDRR_180124_478.JPG: Silver Knife Box with Knives
47. DOSDRR_180124_482.JPG: Dewitt Clinton by John Trumbull
48. DOSDRR_180124_492.JPG: Andrew Jackson
49. DOSDRR_180124_496.JPG: John Quincy Adams by George Peter Alexander Healy
50. DOSDRR_180124_500.JPG: Departure of Columbus for the New Work by Asher B. Durand
51. DOSDRR_180124_512.JPG: A Glimpse of the Capitol, Washington 1844 by William Douglas MacLeod
52. DOSDRR_180124_521.JPG: Thomas Jefferson's Traveling Box or Writing Box, c 1777
53. DOSDRR_180124_527.JPG: Benjamin Franklin by Jean Antoine Houdon
54. DOSDRR_180124_531.JPG: Thomas Jefferson by Charles Willson Peale
55. DOSDRR_180124_543.JPG: Landscape by William Trost Richards, 1859
56. DOSDRR_180124_625.JPG: The Cliffs of Green River, Wyoming by Thomas Moran
57. DOSDRR_180124_641.JPG: Leonidas Wetmore by George Caleb Bingham, 1839-1840
58. DOSDRR_180124_649.JPG: Nature's Beauty
59. DOSDRR_180124_652.JPG: The Spirit of '76 by Archibald Willard, c 1875
60. DOSDRR_180124_689.JPG: Mrs. Winthrop Sargeant (???) by Gilbert Stuart
61. DOSDRR_180124_700.JPG: View of Boston Harbor by Fitz Henry Lane, 1852
62. DOSDRR_180124_704.JPG: Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room The redesigning of the Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room from an austere marble and glass walled room into a magnificent American classical reception room was the inspiration of Ambassador Walter Annenberg in 1969. The architectural reconstruction of the room was completed in 1974 under the direction of Edward V. Jones, architect, and was made possible through the generous gift of the honorable Walter H. Annenberg and the honorable Leonore Annenberg.
63. DOSDRR_180124_714.JPG: 3 Jasperware Medallions "Am I Not a Man and a Brother"
64. DOSDRR_180124_723.JPG: 1787 c 1787 c 1787
65. DOSDRR_180124_728.JPG: Edward Vason Jones Memorial Hall Through his tireless genius this distinguished architect transformed seven modern reception rooms into authentic 18th century style American interiors, 1965-1980.
66. DOSDRR_180124_736.JPG: One of the few remaining GSA signs that use the old wave format. The newer ones are just a straight up slab. Department of State 23rd Street Entrance The Department of State is the nation's oldest and senior cabinet agency. It was established by Congress in 1789 to conduct America's diplomatic relations. The State Department represents U.S. interests to foreign governments, promotes peace, security, and freedom, pursues economic opportunity abroad to create jobs at home, protects the American people from the dangers posed by drug trafficking, weapons proliferation, and harm to the environment, and assists Americans traveling or living overseas. The Secretary of State directs operations here at Department headquarters, at 250 diplomatic and consular posts in over 180 countries, at international organizations like the United Nations, and at passport agencies and other regional officers in the United States. The building, built in 1960, is the Department's worldwide communications hub and houses America's diplomatic corps – the career Foreign and Civil Service. It also contains in its eighth floor diplomatic reception rooms one of the finest collections of early American antiques. For information on tours, please call (202) 647-3241 (TDD 202-736-4474); to learn more about the State Department, visit our website at http://www.state.gov.
Wikipedia Description: Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department of State
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Diplomatic Reception Rooms at the U.S. Department of State constitute forty-two principal rooms and offices where the Secretary of State conducts the business of modern diplomacy. 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 decorative arts.

Architect Edward Vason Jones designed several of the rooms between 1965 and 1980. Clement Conger, curator of the collections from 1961 to 1990, assembled many of the art, furniture, and decorative arts objects.

Guided tours of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms are available by appointment. Admission is free. Tours can be scheduled online.

Management

Three teams at the State Department collaborate on the use of the Receptions Rooms. The Office of the Chief of Protocol administers official visits by guests of the Secretary. The facilities themselves are managed by the Bureau of Administration, while their contents are managed by the Office of Fine Arts, an office that is headed by the Director of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms. Both report to the Under Secretary of State for Management.

8th floor

* The Entrance Hall. Designed by Edward Vason Jones.
* The Gallery. Designed by Edward Vason Jones, 1965.
* Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room. Used for entertaining, it measures 52 x 34 feet. Designed by Edward Vanson Jones, completed October 4, 1974.
* Edward Vason Jones Memorial Hall. Elevator lobby, designed by Edward Vason Jones.
* John Quincy Adams State Drawing Room. The first of the reception rooms renovated, it measures 75 x 31 feet. Designed by Edward Vanson Jones, completed May 16, 1972.
* Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room. The largest of the reception rooms, it measures 100 x 47 feet and is 21 feet tall. Designed by John Blatteau, completed March 8, 1985. It is used for the grandest of occasions, such as State Dinners and swearing-in ceremonies.
* Martha Washington Ladies' Lounge.
* Walter Thurston Gentlemen's Lounge. Designed by Walter M. Macomber, completed November 6, 1981.

7th floor

* Treaty Room Suite. Three connected rooms used for ceremonial occasions. The center one is elliptical.
* Secretary of State's Office. Designed by Allan Greenberg, 1987-89.
* Deputy Secretary of State's Office. Designed by Allan Greenberg, completed December 1, 1989.
* James Monroe Conference Room.
* James Monroe Foyer and Hallway.
* James Madison Dining Room. Used for intimate meals.
* Martin Van Buren Sitting Room.
* Henry Clay Dining Room.
* Robert Livingston Executive Dining Room.
* Thomas Jefferson State Reception Room.
* Benjamin Franklin State Dining Room.
* Edward Vason Jones Memorial Hall.
* Treaty Room Suite.
* Secretary of State's Office
* James Monroe Conference Room
* James Madison Dining Room.

Collections

Masterpieces in the collections are assembled from the early Federal period, c. 1790-1815. These masterpieces are interwoven into an interpretative narrative that explores U.S. diplomatic history: charting of the new world and the colonial foundations, the nation’s road to independence and birth of the United States, and expansion westward over the years 1740-1840. The Diplomatic Reception Rooms are a national treasure that belongs to the American people. It is the People that support the vital activities of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms. Charitable contributions from private citizens, foundations, and corporations support revitalization and expansion initiatives, collections maintenance and conservation, and educational programming.

On September 3, 1783, the Treaty of Paris, establishing peace with Great Britain after the American Revolutionary War, was signed on this Tambour Writing Table. This diplomatic achievement is depicted in the collection’s unfinished painting, after Benjamin West’s 1782 original, “The American Commissioners of the Preliminary Peace Negotiations with Great Britain.” Hand-wrought silver by patriot-silversmith Paul Revere, porcelain wares from George Washington’s Society of Cincinnati, and companion portraits of John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams, 1816, by artist Charles Robert Leslie are among the national treasures.
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