The Embassy of the United States in Islamabad is the

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of the United States in

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. The embassy in

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is one of the largest U.S. embassies in the world, in terms of personnel, and houses a

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and complex of office buildings. The embassy complex also houses a contingent of military officials and intelligence personnel in addition to diplomatic and non-diplomatic staff.

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also maintains Consulates in

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

and

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. The American diplomatic mission is headed by Ambassador

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. The first Embassy of the United States to Pakistan was located in the city of

, then the capital of Pakistan. The embassy was relocated to Islamabad after the city was made the new capital in 1960, and rebuilt in 1979. In 2015, a new embassy complex was completed at a cost of $736 million.

History

The first U.S. embassy in Pakistan was established on August 15, 1947 in Karachi, then-capital of Pakistan. When the capital was moved to Islamabad in 1960, a new embassy was constructed there. After being burned to the ground by extremists in 1979, security at the rebuilt embassy was heightened. Security was again significantly increased in the wake of the

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in 2001. In 2011, the new complex began construction. On 9 August 2013, the

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evacuated most diplomats and all non-emergency staff from the consulate in Lahore, and U.S. citizens were warned not to travel there due to terror concerns. In August 2015, a new embassy complex was inaugurated in the Diplomatic Enclave which would house the embassy, replacing the previous building. The complex was built at a cost of $736 million, with $85 million invested into the local economy by the purchase of construction supply from Pakistan contractors and suppliers.US embassy: New building inaugurated
/ref> The embassy is reported to be the second-most expensive diplomatic missions of the United States, after the Embassy of the United States in Baghdad. The embassy was designed to accommodate a staff of 2,500 people.

Gallery

File:U.S. Embassy in Islamabad.png, Former Chancery of the U.S Embassy in

File:OldUSConsulateKarachi.jpg, A view of the former US embassy and consulate in

, Pakistan (picture from 1979)

References

External links

Embassy of the United States in IslamabadVisa Information For USA

Consulate General of the United States in KarachiConsulate General of the United States in LahoreConsulate General of the United States in Peshawar
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Pakistan–United States relations Buildings and structures in Islamabad

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Rebuilt buildings and structures in Pakistan

History

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