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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]
On May 31, 1910, the two ex-republics and the British colonies of the Cape and Natal formed the Union of South Africa, a self-governing dominion of the British Empire. The United States appointed its first envoy to South Africa, Ralph J. Totten, in 1929.
Embassy Unknown [39] Cape Town Australia: Consulate 1984 [40] Canada: Consulate-General 2005 Indonesia: Embassy branch office 2011 Peru: Consulate 1985 [41] Uruguay: Consulate-General 2007 [42] Durban Angola: Consulate-General 2018 [43] Greece: Consulate 2011 [44] Italy: Consulate 2010 [45] Johannesburg Belgium: Consulate-General 2015 [46]
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
The United States has maintained an official presence in South Africa since 1799 when an American consulate was opened in Cape Town. The U.S. Embassy is located in Pretoria, and Consulates General are in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.
The National Visa Center (NVC) is a center that is part of the U.S. Department of State that plays the role of holding United States immigrant visa petitions (as well as Form I-129F petitions for K-1/K-3 visas) approved by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services until an immigrant visa number becomes available for the petition, at which point it arranges for the visa applicant(s ...
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The United States recognized the Union of South Africa on November 5, 1929, with President Herbert Hoover accepting the credentials of Eric Louw as diplomat of the Union of South Africa. [ 1 ] On December 21, 1948, the legations of South Africa and the United States were elevated to embassy status. [ 1 ]