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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. The embassy building in Nine Elms overlooks the River Thames and has been open to the public since 13 December 2017: it was formally opened in January 2018. [3] [4] [5]
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 following is a list of the consular districts of the United States. Such districts are designated by the Secretary of State as per Section 312(c) of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3952(c)). [1]
The United States Consulate in Liverpool, England, was established in 1790, and was the first overseas consulate founded by the then fledgling United States of America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Liverpool was at the time an important center for transatlantic commerce and a vital trading partner for the former Thirteen Colonies .
Consulate-General 1991 [49] United States: Consulate: 1973 [43] Manchester Australia: Consulate 2001 [50] Iran: Consulate 1987 [51] United States: Consulate 1963 [43] Newcastle-on-Tyne United States: Consulate 1953 [43] Plymouth United States: Consulate 1948 [43] Southampton Poland: Consular agency Unknown [52] United States: Consulate 1965 [43]
Address Area Photo Website Anguilla: Representative Office: 10 Storey's Gate: Westminster Bermuda: Representative Office: 6 Arlington Street: St James's [165] British Virgin Islands: Representative Office: 15 Upper Grosvenor Street: Mayfair [166] Cayman Islands: Representative Office: 34 Dover Street: Mayfair [167] Falkland Islands ...
The ambassador is the head of the United States' consular service in the United Kingdom. As well as directing diplomatic activity in support of trade, the ambassador is ultimately responsible for visa services and for the provision of consular support to American citizens in the UK and oversees cultural relations between the two countries.
In 2013, a UK government office was established in Seattle. [4] In 2014, all services at the former UK Consulate in Orlando were transferred to the nearby UK Consulate-General in Miami . [ 5 ] In 2015, the UK Consulate-General in Denver was reclassified as a UK Government Office. [ 6 ]