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The Embassy of the United States, Beirut is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America located in the capital city of Beirut, Lebanon.A new embassy complex under construction is anticipated to grow to be the second-largest in the world and occupy a 44 acres (18 ha) site.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Lebanon. At present, the capital city of Beirut hosts 72 embassies, 3 consulates, and 2 missions. Diplomatic missions in Lebanon
This is a list of ambassadors of the United States and other Heads of Mission to Lebanon. George Wadsworth (1942–1947) – Consul General, later promoted to Envoy. Also was head of mission to Syria but resident in Beirut. Lowell C. Pinkerton (1946–1951) – Envoy; Harold B. Minor (1951–1953) – Envoy, promoted to first ambassador.
The United States accuses him of a role in the Beirut truck bombings at the American embassy in April 1983, which killed 63 people, and a U.S. Marine barracks six months later that killed 241 people.
Foreign Office advice after US embassy in Beirut is set on fire. Chris Wilson. October 23, 2023 at 4:33 AM (Getty Images/iStockphoto) ... Lebanon shares a border with Israel to the south, ...
BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon's security forces have arrested at least one individual involved in a shooting at the U.S. embassy last week, two security sources told Reuters. One security source said ...
The April 18, 1983, United States Embassy bombing was a suicide bombing on the Embassy of the United States in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 32 Lebanese, 17 Americans, and 14 visitors and passers-by. The victims were mostly embassy and CIA staff members, but also included several US soldiers and one U.S. Marine Security Guard .
Johnson previously served the United States Ambassador to Namibia from 2018 to 2021 [3] and chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Nassau, Bahamas, from 2014 to 2017. Her overseas posts have included time at U.S. embassies in Beirut, Lebanon; Islamabad, Pakistan; Luanda, Angola; and Pretoria, South Africa.