Consulate General of the United States, Vladivostok () was a diplomatic mission of the United States in

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, providing

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to Russian and American citizens in the

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and in

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. The consulate was located in the Leninsky District of Vladivostok, at Pushkinskaya Street, house 32. It was closed in 2021 due to staffing shortages.

History

The first U.S. consulate in Vladivostok was opened during the

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era in 1875, but it was subsequently closed after the

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in 1923. In 1940, the Soviet Union gave the United States permission to re-open its consulate in Vladivostok. On May 16, 1941, the

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sent a

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to the

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setting travel limitations on employees at the embassy and consulate. On August 1948, the Soviet Union closed its consulates in

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and

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, meaning the reciprocal closing of the US consulates in

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and Vladivostok. The consulate was officially re-established on September 22, 1992, a year after the city was opened for visits by foreigners and Russian citizens in particular. In March 2020, the Consulate General of the U.S. in Vladivostok fully suspended the issuance of visas and consular services due to the

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, while the U.S. Consulate in Yekaterinburg limited its services to emergency cases only. Soon afterwards, on April 1, 2021, it was announced that the U.S. Consulate in Vladivostok would not be able to resume operations due to a staff shortage, and it again suspended its activities indefinitely. According to Consul General Louis Krishok, visa and consular services will be provided only at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow and the U.S. consular agency in

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. The Consulate General of the U.S. in Vladivostok included: a visa department, a press and culture department, and a representation of the

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Consuls general

References

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