The Consulate General of the United States of America in Mumbai represents the interests of the

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and nearby surrounding areas. The

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serves the

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, and

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Location

The Consulate General is located at C-49 G-Block, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East).

History

The consulate was established in 1838. In 1843, President Martin Van Buren issued a commission dated 5 October 1838 to Philemon S. Parker, of

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, as consul. At times during the 19th and early 20th centuries, a consular agency at

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was under its jurisdiction. Effective 1 July 1945, it was raised to a Consulate General, with Consul General Howard Donovan as the principal officer. The consulate operated from Wankaner House, later renamed Lincoln House, located at

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in south Mumbai from 1957. (The consular residence was Washington House on Altamount Road). The building, declared as a heritage site, is an erstwhile palace of Maharaja Wankaner. The palace was handed over to the U.S. consulate by the Maharaja to raise funds to pay off his taxes, after India became independent. 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

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. In 2012, the U.S. Commercial Service Trade Information Centre was inaugurated at the Consulate General.

Sections and offices

Source: * Consular section * Fraud prevention unit * Public affairs section * Dosti house * political/economic section * U.S. Commercial service * U.S. Agricultural service * Study in the U.S. * Management section * Regional security office

References

External links

Official Webpage of U.S. Consul General Mumbai

India–United States relations

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Location

History

Sections and offices

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