The Consulate General of the United States in Wuhan is one of the five American diplomatic and consular posts in mainland of the People's Republic of China. First established in 1861, the U.S. Consulate General in

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reopened in 2008 at 568 Jianshe Avenue in New World International Trade Tower I. It is the smallest consulate of the United States in China, providing emergency services to U.S. citizens in the region and promoting economic and cultural exchanges. On June 8, 2012,

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, then-U.S. ambassador to China, announced that the Consulate-General in Wuhan would be expanded to include full consular and visa services.

History of the consulate

Beginning

The first American Consulate in Wuhan was opened in April 1861, one month after Hankow became one of China's treaty ports. The old consulate built in 1905 was previously JK Panoff's Residence, located on the corner of the Bund with Station Road in the Hankow Russian Concession. It is a red baroque-style keep in brick and concrete structure. The consulate closed in 1949, after the end of Chinese Civil War. Now, the building has been transformed into the Wuhan Career Fair Building.

Reopening

The U.S. Consulate General Wuhan reopened in 2008 after an absence of nearly 60 years. The consulate's office is located in the New World International Trade Tower, in the

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. When it reopened as an American Presence Post (APP), it was staffed by one American Foreign Service Officer. The Consulate General of the United States in Wuhan was established in November 2007 under the provisions of the 1981 U.S.-China Agreement on Consular Facilities. The Consulate General focuses on providing emergency services to American citizens in the region, promoting U.S. exports and fostering other aspects of our commercial and economic relations, and expanding cultural and educational exchanges between the U.S. and central China. This is one of five American diplomatic and consular posts in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. The others are: the Embassy in Beijing, and consulate-generals in

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Expanding

On February 10, 2017, U.S. Consulate-General in Wuhan broke ground on site of future office in

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. The construction was planned to start in February and to be completed in summer of 2018, by which time the consulate's capable of offering non-immigrant visa, American citizen services, and other consular services. The new consulate office will also include a large multi-purpose room which will be used to host American cultural events such as lectures, movie nights, art and music. On March 28, 2024, U.S. Consulate-General in Wuhan held a dedication ceremony for its new facility at Minsheng Bank Building. In this new facility, U.S. Consulate-General in Wuhan starts offering expanded in-person services for U.S. citizens as well as nonimmigrant visa interview services.

Consuls General

* Christopher Green, 2024 – Present * Melissa Lan, 2021 – 2024 * Jamie Fouss, 2017 – 2021 * Joseph Zadrozny, 2014 – 2017 * Vlad Lipschutz, 2012 – 2014 * Diane Sovereign, 2010 – 2012 * Wendy Lyle, 2008 – 2010

Gallery

File:North Entrance of Wuhan Minsheng Bank Building.jpg, Building hosting the U.S. Consulate-General in Wuhan File:Star-Spangled Banner waving in front of the Consulate-General of United States in Wuhan.jpeg, Waving

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