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Revision as of 15:52, 27 December 2012
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.
Only diplomatic missions operated by a foreign country are listed here. Honorary consulates, typically private offices designated to provide limited services on behalf of a foreign country, are not listed. The United States Department of State maintains the official consular list.[1]
Embassies in Washington, D.C.
The following 177 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.
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.
- 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
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic - Representative Office
Somaliland - Representative Office
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. There are 113 diplomatic missions in the city. All are consulates-general unless otherwise noted.
American cities with ten or more consulates
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
Chicago
Chicago is home to 52 missions, the fourth-most after Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles.
San Francisco
San Francisco is home to 41 missions.
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Houston
Houston, the largest city in Texas and the Southern United States, is home to 38 missions.
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Miami
Miami is home to 35 diplomatic missions. Due to its location, many Latin American and Caribbean countries maintain consulates there.
Atlanta
Atlanta is home to 26 missions.
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Boston
The Boston area of New England is home to 26 foreign missions.
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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 17).
Cleveland (1)Dallas (4)Denver (6)Detroit (7)Guam municipalities (6)Guam is home to six missions, all of which are Asian or Pacific countries
Honolulu (7)Honolulu is home to seven missions, all of which are Asian or Pacific countries
Las Vegas (2)
New Orleans (9) |
Orlando (4)
Philadelphia (5)Phoenix (4)Portland, Oregon (2)
San Diego (3)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. Seattle (7)Seattle has six consulates, the third-most of any city on the West Coast
Tampa, Florida (2)Tucson, Arizona (2)
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Cities with Mexican Consulates only (26)
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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Countries without formal diplomatic missions to the United States
Seven countries do not have formal diplomatic missions accredited to the United States. Consular duties for each country, except Kiribati, are managed by their respective missions to the United Nations in New York.
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
References
- ^ U.S. Department of State. "Foreign Consular Offices in the United States". Retrieved 5 March 2010.
- ^ http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/MayorsOffice/Office_of_Government_Affairs
- ^ "Government". Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Retrieved 2012-07-05.