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The French Consulate General is the consular representation of the French Republic in New York City, New York, in the United States.The consulate general is housed in the Charles E. Mitchell House, at 934 Fifth Avenue, between East 74th and 75th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
The Consulate General of France in Atlanta is the French diplomatic outpost to the U.S Southeast. Its jurisdiction covers the states of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The mission of the Consulate is to provide protection and administrative services to French citizens living or traveling within the ...
The Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., is the French diplomatic mission to the United States.. It is located at 4101 Reservoir Road Northwest, Washington, D.C., just north of Georgetown University. [1]
The Consulate General of France in San Francisco is a consular representation of the French Republic in the United States. Its jurisdiction covers Northern California, northern Nevada, and the following states: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and the Pacific Islands under American jurisdiction (Guam and American Samoa). [1]
The French Republic has one of the world's largest diplomatic networks, and is a member of more multilateral organisations than any other country. [1] [2]France's permanent representation abroad began in the reign of Francis I, when in 1522 he sent a delegation to the Swiss.
The French ambassador to the United States is the diplomatic representation of the French Republic to the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They reside in Washington, D.C. The current ambassador is Laurent Bili .
The completion of the Reservoir Road embassy allowed the 400 employees of the French diplomatic mission at the time to work in a single location, rather than at the ten different offices scattered around Washington, where French diplomats had previously worked. [8]
The Cabinet of the French Consulate was formed following the Coup of 18 Brumaire which replaced the Directory with the Consulate.The new regime was ratified by the adoption of the Constitution of the Year VIII on 24 December 1799 and headed by Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, with Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès and Charles-François Lebrun serving as Second and Third Consuls respectively.