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All honorary consulates are in Boston proper unless otherwise indicated. Albania [26] Austria. Bulgaria (in Newton) Cambodia (in Lowell) Chile. Cyprus (in Cambridge) Czech Republic (in Wellesley) Denmark.
In September 2020, the US Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft met with James K.J. Lee, director-general of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, who was secretary-general in Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs until July, for lunch in New York City in what was the first meeting between a top Taiwan official and a United ...
The United States has the second most 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 High Commissions at Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata processed 14,366, 6,688 and 1,328 applications, respectively. [11] In 2008, of the 336,000 student visas issued in India, around 20 per cent (67,000) were issued in Chennai. [12] Of late, the visa rejection rate from the Deputy High Commission at Chennai has been increased. [13]
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Boston was established on October 23, 1982 [4] [5] (also noted as November 10, 1982 [6]). On October 10, 1994, it was renamed the Coordination Council for North American Affairs in Boston. [7] Its consular district covers Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Rhode Island. [8]
The Consulate General has under its control the visa application centres located at Chennai, Hyderabad, [10] Bangalore, [11] and Kochi, [12] with the Chennai Consulate assessing all applications. [12] As of 2011, the Chennai centre was receiving 400 to 600 visa applications per day. [13]
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.
Main article: List of diplomatic missions in Miami. Miami is home to 46 missions. Due to its location, many Latin American and Caribbean countries maintain consulates there. Miami currently has the fifth-most diplomatic missions behind Washington, DC, New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Antigua and Barbuda.