Consulate General of the United States in Ho Chi Minh City

The United States has the second most diplomatic missions of any country in the world after Mainland China, including 166 of the 193 member countries of the United Nations, as well as observer state Vatican City and non-member countries Kosovo and Taiwan. It maintains "interest sections" (in other states' embassies) in member states Afghanistan, Iran and Syria.

History

In December 1777, Morocco became the first nation to seek diplomatic relations with the United States and together they maintain the United States' Moroccan–American Treaty of Friendship, longest unbroken treaty. Benjamin Franklin established the first overseas mission of the United States in Paris in 1779. On April 19, 1782, John Adams was received by the States-General of the Netherlands, States-General and the Dutch Republic as they were the first country, together with Morocco and France, to recognize the United States as an independent government. John Adams then became the first United States Ambassador to the Netherlands, U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands and the house that he had purchased there, at Fluwelen Burgwal 18 in The Hague, became the first U.S. embassy anywhere in the world.

In the period following the American Revolution, George Washington sent a number of close advisers, including Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Francis Dana, and John Jay, to the courts of European potentates in order to garner recognition of U.S. independence, with mixed results. Much of the first fifty years of the United States Department of State, Department of State concerned negotiating with imperial European powers over the territorial integrity of the borders of the United States as known today.

The first overseas consulate of the fledgling United States was founded in 1790 at Consulate of the United States, Liverpool, Liverpool, Great Britain, by James Maury (consul), James Maury Jr., who was appointed by Washington. Maury held the post from 1790 to 1829. Liverpool was at the time Britain's leading port for transatlantic commerce and therefore of great economic importance to the United States. President George Washington, on November 19, 1792, nominated Benjamin Joy of Newbury Port as the first Consulate General of the United States, Kolkata, U.S. Consul to Kolkata (then Calcutta), India. Joy was not recognized as consul by the British East India Company but was permitted to "reside here as a Commercial Agent subject to the Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction of this Country...". The first overseas property owned, and the longest continuously owned, by the United States is the American Legation, Tangier, American Legation in Tangier, which was a gift of the Sultan of Morocco in 1821. In general during the nineteenth century, the United States' diplomatic activities were done on a minimal budget. The U.S. owned no property abroad and provided no official residences for its foreign envoys, paid them a minimal salary, and gave them the rank of ministers rather than ambassadors who represented the Great power, great powers—a position which the U.S. only achieved towards the end of the nineteenth century.

In the latter half of the nineteenth century, the State Department was concerned with expanding commercial ties in Asia, establishing Liberia, foiling diplomatic recognition of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, and securing its presence in North America. The Confederacy had diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, the Papal States, Russia, Mexico, and Spain, and consular missions in Ireland, Canada, Cuba, Italy, Bermuda, and Bahamas, Nassau and New Providence.

The United States' global prominence became evident in the twentieth century, and the State Department was required to invest in a large network of diplomatic missions to manage its bilateral and multilateral relations. The wave of overseas construction began with the creation of the State Department's Foreign Service Buildings Commission in 1926.

Current missions

Africa

The U.S. has embassies (or, in the case of Seychelles, a Consular Agency) in all states it recognizes with the exceptions of the Comoros, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe.

File:American embassy in Antananarivo, Madagascar.jpg, Embassy in Antananarivo
File:American Embassy in Dar Es Salaam.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Dar es Salaam, Embassy in Dar es Salaam
File:Embassy of the United States in Swaziland.jpg, Embassy in Ezulwini Valley, Ezulwini, Eswatini
File:Chancery.jpg, Embassy in Libreville
File:U.S. Embassy in Lomé.png, Embassy in Lomé
File:US Embassy Nairobi.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Nairobi, Embassy in Nairobi
File:The_U.S._Embassy_in_Pretoria_Glows_at_Night.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Pretoria, Embassy in Pretoria
File:Yaoundé ambaixada EUA.jpg, Embassy in Yaoundé

Americas

The U.S. has embassies (or, in the case of Antigua and Barbuda, Antigua & Barbuda, a Consular agency) in all states it recognizes with the exceptions of Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Venezuela.

File:US Embassy in Bogota, Colombia.jpg, Embassy in Bogota
File:Embaixada USA Brasil 01.jpg, U.S. Embassy in Brasília
File:American Embassy in Bridgetown-2.jpg, Embassy in Bridgetown
File:U.S. Flag Flaps Outside U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba (25998479275).jpg, Embassy of the United States, Havana, Embassy in Havana
File:US Embassy in La Paz.jpg, Embassy in La Paz
File:US Embassy light in blue and yellow to express solidarity with Ukraine.jpg, Embassy in Lima
File:USEmbassyDF.JPG, Embassy of the United States, Mexico City, Embassy in Mexico City
File:American Embassy in Ottawa.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Ottawa, Embassy in Ottawa
File:US Consulate-General in Quebec City-3.jpg, Consulate-General in Quebec City
File:Consulate of the United States in Toronto.JPG, Consulate-General in Toronto
File:paramaribo district 14.jpg, Embassy in Paramaribo
File:USEmbassy PortofSpain.jpg, Embassy in Port of Spain
File:U.S. Embassy in Ecuador.jpg, Embassy in Quito
File:American Embassy in San Jose.jpg, Embassy in San José, Costa Rica, San José
File:Embassy of the United States of America in San Salvador, El Salvador.jpg, Embassy of the United States, San Salvador, Embassy in San Salvador
File:US Embassy in Tegucigapa 2.jpg, Embassy in Tegucigalpa

Asia

The U.S. has embassies in all countries it recognizes apart from Afghanistan, Bhutan, Iran, Maldives, Syria and Yemen. It has 'Interests section, interests sections' in other nation's embassies in Afghanistan, Iran, and Syria. It also has a American Institute in Taiwan, ''de facto'' embassy in Taiwan.


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File:Us-embassy.close.jpg, Embassy in Abu Dhabi
File:American Embassy in Amman.jpg, Embassy in Amman
File:Türkiye'deki ABD Büyükelçiliği.jpg, Embassy in Ankara
File:American Embassy in Istanbul.jpg, Consulate-General in Istanbul
File:U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.png, Embassy of the United States, Baghdad, Embassy in Baghdad
File:U.S. Embassy in Bangkok.png, Embassy of the United States, Bangkok, Embassy in Bangkok
File:Wider Photograph of Chancery Office Building Showing Glass Curtain Wall large.jpg, U.S. Embassy in Beijing
File:USCG-Chengdu.jpg, former Consulate-General in Chengdu (1985-2020)
File:HK US Consulate General.jpg, Consulate-General of the United States in Hong Kong, Consulate-General in Hong Kong
File:US embassy dhaka.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Dhaka, Embassy in Dhaka
File:American Embassy in Hanoi.JPG, Embassy in Hanoi
File:Relocation of US Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem DSC0557 (28239099728).jpg, Embassy of the United States, Jerusalem, Embassy in Jerusalem
File:US embassy Tel Aviv 6924.JPG, Consulate-General in Tel-Aviv
File:American Embassy Kuala Lumpur Dec. 2006 002.jpg, Embassy in Kuala Lumpur
File:USManilaChancery.jpg, Embassy of the United States in Manila, Embassy in Manila
File:US Embassy New Delhi.jpg, Embassy of the United States, New Delhi, Embassy in New Delhi
File:Посольство США в Астане.jpg, Embassy in Astana
File:US Embassy Phnom Penh.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Phnom Penh, Embassy in Phnom Penh
File:USA Embassy Building in Seoul.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Seoul, Embassy in Seoul
File:AIT NOC dedication ceremony - Flickr id 29162044008.jpg, American Institute in Taiwan - Main Office in Taipei
File:US Embassy Tbilisi.jpg, Embassy in Tbilisi
File:Embassy of the US in Japan.jpg, Embassy of the United States in Tokyo, Embassy in Tokyo
File:US Embassy in Mongolia.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Ulaanbaatar, Embassy in Ulaanbaatar
File:US Embassy, Yerevan.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Yerevan, Embassy in Yerevan

Europe

The U.S. has embassies in (or, in the case of Vatican City, near) all countries it recognizes apart from Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco and San Marino.

File:American embassy at vasilissis sophias in athens.JPG, Embassy of the United States, Athens, Embassy in Athens
File:Демократски саобраћајни знаци.jpg, U.S. Embassy in Belgrade
File:Berlin, Mitte, Ebertstrasse, US-Botschaft.jpg, Embassy of the United States in Berlin, Embassy in Berlin
File:911 Memorial at U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt, Presenting colors.jpg, Consulate General of the United States, Frankfurt, Consulate-General in Frankfurt
File:Consulate General USA Hamburg 2.jpg, Consulate General of the United States, Hamburg, Consulate-General in Hamburg
File:München Amerikanisches Generalkonsulat.jpg, Consulate-General in Munich
File:3 US Embassy in Berne, Switzerland, December 4th, 2018.jpg, Embassy in Bern
File:US embassy in Bratislava.jpg, Embassy in Bratislava
File:Budapest U.S. embassy.JPG, Embassy in Budapest
File:American Embassy, Chişinău.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Chișinău, Embassy in Chişinău
File:U.S. Embassy Chancery Building in Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.jpg, Embassy of the United States in Dublin, Embassy in Dublin
File:Embassy of the United States The Hague.jpg, Embassy of the United States, The Hague, Embassy in The Hague
File:US Consulate General Amsterdam Museumplein Dec 2013.JPG, Consulate-General in Amsterdam
File:Yhdysvaltain Helsingin-suurlähetystö.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Helsinki, Embassy in Helsinki
File:Embassy of USA in Kyiv.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Kyiv, Embassy in Kyiv
File:Veleposlanistvo ZDA v Ljubljani Embassy of USA in Ljubljana Slovenia.jpg, Embassy in Ljubljana
File:New Embassy of the United States of America in Battersea Nine Elms, London, seen from Pimlico.jpg, Embassy of the United States in London, Embassy in London
File:Madrid - Embajada de Estados Unidos.jpg, Embassy in Madrid
File:USA Consulate in Barcelona 04.jpg, Consulate-General in Barcelona
File:US embassy new building in Moscow.jpg, Embassy of the United States in Moscow, Embassy in Moscow
File:US Embassy in Oslo, Morgedalsveien.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Oslo, Embassy in Oslo
File:US embassy Paris 6375.JPG, Embassy of the United States in Paris, Embassy in Paris
File:Schönbornský palác v Praze 01.JPG, Embassy of the United States, Prague, Embassy in Prague
File:Roma ambaixada EUA.jpg, Embassy of the United States in Rome, Embassy in Rome
File:Palazzo calcagnini dal lungarno.JPG, Consulate-General of the United States, Florence, Consulate-General in Florence
File:US Embassy in Skopje.jpg, Embassy in Skopje
File:Amerikanska Ambassaden, Stockholm, Sweden..jpg, Embassy in Stockholm
File:US Embassy, Tirana.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Tirana, Embassy in Tirana
File:American Embassy in Vienna.jpg, Embassy of the United States in Vienna, Embassy in Vienna
File:Ambasada Stanów Zjednoczonych w Warszawie 2022.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Warsaw, Embassy in Warsaw
File:Tenement-Consulate General of the United States, 9 Stolarska street, Old Town, Krakow, Poland.jpg, Consulate-General in Krakow
File:US embassy Zagreb Croatia.jpg, Embassy in Zagreb

Oceania

The U.S. has embassies in all countries it recognizes apart from Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. In early 2022, the United States Department of State, U.S. State Department announced that it planned to upgrade the "consular agency" in the Solomon Islands to full embassy status. Kamala Harris announced that 2 new embassies will open in Kiribati and Tonga.

File:Embassy of the United States.jpg, Embassy of the United States in Canberra, Embassy in Canberra
File:American Embassy in Kolonia.jpg, Embassy in Kolonia
File:WellingtonEmbassy-USA.jpg, Embassy of the United States, Wellington, Embassy in Wellington

International organizations

File:U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva.jpg, Mission to the United Nations in Geneva

Closed missions

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Embassies to open

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See also

* Ambassadors of the United States
* History of United States diplomatic relations by country
* List of countries by number of diplomatic missions
* List of diplomatic missions in the United States
* Terrorist attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities
* United States Foreign Service

Notes

References

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External links

State Department

Details of diplomatic missions of the United States

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