List of diplomatic missions in the United States
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United States. At present, 177 nations maintain diplomatic missions to the United States in the capital, Washington, D.C. Eight nations also attribute their missions at the United Nations in New York as their official embassies to the United States. However, only those offices in New York that serve as an official diplomatic mission to the United States are listed here. For a complete list of diplomatic missions to the United Nations, see List of current Permanent Representatives to the United Nations.
Note: As of April 2008, there were 1,175 consulates and trade offices in 134 U.S. cities in addition to the missions listed here. The United States Department of State maintains the official consular list.[1]
[edit] Embassies in Washington, D.C.
The following countries maintain chanceries (embassy buildings) in Washington, D.C. as their primary diplomatic missions to the United States. Entries marked with an asterisk (*) have chanceries located on or near a portion of Massachusetts Avenue known as Embassy Row.
[edit] Other missions to the United States in Washington, D.C.
The following countries or entities have missions in Washington, D.C., though they may not have full diplomatic relations with the United States government. Only those entries marked (†) are formally recognized by the U.S. Department of State and afforded protections under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
- 22px African Union: - General Delegation†
Bermuda - Representative Office
Cuba - Cuban Interests Section, Embassy of Switzerland (protecting power)†
European Union - General Delegation†
Gibraltar - Representative Office
Hong Kong - Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office
Iran - Iranian Interests Section, Embassy of Pakistan (protecting power)†
Iraqi Kurdistan - Representative Office
Nagorno-Karabakh - Representative Office
Northern Cyprus - Northern Cyprus Representative Office
Palestinian National Authority - General Delegation
Quebec - Representative Office
Republic of China (Taiwan) - Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
Somaliland - Representative Office
[edit] Missions to the United States in New York
New York City is the largest city in the United States. It is home to the General Assembly of the United Nations and all 194 member and observer states send permanent delegations. Eight diplomatic missions in New York City listed below are also formally accredited as each country's official embassy to the United States. All are consulates-general unless otherwise noted.
[edit] American cities with ten or more consulates
[edit] Los Angeles
Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States, is home to 62 diplomatic missions, more than any other city on the West Coast and any U.S. city except New York and Washington. Many of these consulates are located along Wilshire Boulevard
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[edit] Chicago
Chicago is home to 52 missions, the fourth-most after Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles.
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[edit] San Francisco
San Francisco is home to 40 missions.
[edit] Houston
Houston, the largest city in Texas and the Southern United States, is home to 37 missions.
[edit] Miami
Miami is home to 35 diplomatic missions. Due to its location, many Latin American and Caribbean countries maintain consulates there.
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[edit] Atlanta
Atlanta is home to 24 missions.
[edit] Boston
Boston is home to 23 missions.
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[edit] Other cities with Diplomatic Missions
Many cities have only one or two consulates; these are often with Mexico (which has 50 offices in the United States), or Canada (which has 23).
[edit] Anchorage (4)
[edit] Brentwood, Long Island (1)[edit] Buffalo (1)[edit] Cleveland (1)[edit] Dallas (4)[edit] Denver (6)[edit] Detroit (7)[edit] Guam (6)Guam is home to six missions, all of which are Asian or Pacific countries
[edit] Hartford (2)[edit] Honolulu (8)Honolulu is home to eight missions, all of which are Asian or Pacific countries
[edit] Kansas City (2)
[edit] Las Vegas (2)
[edit] Mayaguez, Puerto Rico (1)[edit] Minneapolis-St. Paul (3)[edit] Nashville (1)[edit] New Bedford (1)
[edit] New Haven (1)[edit] New Jersey (5)
[edit] New Orleans (9) |
[edit] Orlando (3)
[edit] Pago Pago, American Samoa (1)[edit] Palo Alto (1)[edit] Philadelphia (6)[edit] Phoenix (5)[edit] Portland, Oregon (2)[edit] Providence (2)[edit] Raleigh (2)[edit] Saipan (3)
[edit] San Diego (3)[edit] San Juan (9)San Juan, Puerto Rico has nine consulates, eight of which are with Latin American countries. It has the largest number of consulates outside of the Continental United States. [edit] Seattle (7)Seattle has six consulates, the third-most of any city on the West Coast
[edit] Tampa (2)[edit] Tucson (2)[edit] Woodbridge, VA (1) |
[edit] Cities with Mexican Consulates only (23)
Due to the large number of Mexican Americans, Mexico has 50 diplomatic missions in the United States, more than any country has with any other country. Many of these are smaller cities in the Southwestern United States
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[edit] Countries without formal diplomatic missions to the United States
Six countries do not have formal diplomatic missions accredited to United States. Consular duties for each country are managed by their respective missions to the United Nations in New York.
[edit] See also
- Foreign policy of the United States
- Diplomatic missions of the United States
- Ambassadors of the United States
- Visa requirements for United States citizens
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Department of State. "Foreign Consular Offices in the United States". http://www.state.gov/s/cpr/rls/fco/. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
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