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The Embassy of the United States of America in London is the diplomatic mission of the United States in the United Kingdom. [1] Its office is located in Nine Elms and is the largest American embassy in Western Europe [ 2 ] and the focal point for events relating to the United States held in the United Kingdom.
United States: Consulate 1965 [43] Bradford United States: Consulate 1953 [43] Bristol United States: Consulate 1948 [43] Cardiff United States: Consulate 1963 [43] Edinburgh Norway: Consulate-General 2008 [44] Switzerland: Consulate-General 2011 [45] Gibraltar Spanish State: Consulate-General 1954 [46] Glasgow Poland: Consulate-General 1985 [47]
United States: 33 Nine Elms Lane. Nine Elms [157] Uruguay: 150 Brompton Road: South Kensington [158] Uzbekistan: 41 Holland Park: Holland Park [159] Venezuela: 1 Cromwell Road: South Kensington [160] Vietnam: 12-14 Victoria Road: South Kensington [161] Yemen: 57 Cromwell Road: South Kensington
The first overseas consulate of the fledgling United States was founded in 1790 in Liverpool, Great Britain, by James Maury Jr., who was appointed by Washington. Maury held the post from 1790 to 1829. Liverpool was at the time Britain's leading port for transatlantic commerce and therefore of great economic importance to the United States.
The position is regarded as one of the most prestigious posts in the United States Foreign Service due to the "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom. [4] The ambassadorship has been held by various notable politicians, including five who would later become president: John Adams , James Monroe , John Quincy Adams ...
Winfield House is an English townhouse in Regent's Park, central London and the official residence of the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (formally, ambassador to the Court of St. James's).
Jane Dorothy Hartley (born April 18, 1950) is an American businesswoman and diplomat, serving as the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom since 2022 under the Biden administration. She previously served as the U.S. Ambassador to France and Monaco from 2014 to 2017 during the Obama administration .
Syria: On February 6, 2012, the United States suspended operations at its embassy in Damascus. [24] On May 5, 2014, the United States recognized the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as the foreign mission of Syria. [25]