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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]).
This is a list of diplomatic missions in India. There are 158 embassies/high commissions in New Delhi, and many countries maintain consulates in other Indian cities. [ 1 ] Most of these diplomatic missions in Delhi are located in Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave.
Established in 2008, it is the first U.S. diplomatic office to open in India since India's independence. [4] The United States Consulate General in Hyderabad announced the opening of its new owned facility in Financial District to cater to the regional needs for the next 20 years. At a cost of $340 million, new consulate facility in Hyderabad ...
NOTE: Consulate Nagoya has reporting responsibilities for these 3 prefectures and provides emergency American citizen services (ACS). Osaka staff covers routine ACS in Nagoya through monthly visits (by appointment) or at CG Osaka-Kobe. Naha (CG) Okinawa, the Amami Oshima Island group (which is the Southern part of Kagoshima Prefecture)
In the 1860s, the Consulate General had under its jurisdiction seven consular agencies: Aden, Akyab, Bassein Chittagong, Cocanada, Moulmein and Rangoon. [2] The Metropolitan Building in Kolkata housed the United States Information Service office till 1991. During the Vietnam War, the street outside the consulate was renamed after Ho Chi Minh.
In 2002, the consulate decided to shift its office to northern suburbs owing to security reasons. Since 21 November 2011, all sections of the U.S. Consulate General Mumbai are located at a new facility in Bandra Kurla Complex. In 2012, the U.S. Commercial Service Trade Information Centre was inaugurated at the Consulate General. [5]
Many of them are at the consulate-general or deputy high commission level, in addition to a number of honorary consulates, with their respective embassies located at New Delhi. The consular presence in the city dates back to 1794, when William Abbott was appointed U.S. consular agent for South India .
The consulate reports through the Embassy of the United States in New Delhi. The country-level coordination office for Fraud Prevention Programme is located in the Chennai consulate. [ 22 ] The Chennai Consulate General has a virtual consulate at Bangalore , which does not process visa applications.