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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]).
All visit, business, transit, student, and exchange visitor visa applicants must pay an application fee of 185 USD [107] to the consular section at a U.S. embassy or consulate in order to be interviewed by a consular officer who will determine if the applicant is qualified to receive a visa to travel to the United States (additionally, the ...
The new consulate was designed by SOM, and constructed by two companies from China and America which employed more than 800 workers from both countries. Occupying a site of 7.4 acres, the consulate compound includes seven building of different functions situated in a garden setting. [5]
In 1961, the Kobe consulate was elevated to the U.S. Consulate-General in Kobe. [3] In 1987, the consulate in Kobe was relocated to Osaka, initiating its operations as the Consulate-General of the United States in Osaka-Kobe. [4] On January 1, 1985, a bomb-related terrorist incident occurred in Chuo Ward, Kobe.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United States.At present, 175 nations maintain diplomatic missions to the United States in the capital, Washington, D.C. Being the seat of the Organization of American States, the city also hosts missions of its member-states, separate from their respective embassies to the United States.
The FIFA Club World Cup held its group draw Thursday, splitting the 32 teams into groups of four for next summer’s tournament.
The Consulate General of the United States of America in Chennai represents the interests of the United States government in Chennai, India and surrounding regions. The consulate reports to the ambassador at the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi. The current Consul General, the 27th, is Christopher W. Hodges, incumbent since July 2023. [1]
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.