List of diplomatic missions in the United States

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This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United States. At present, 176 nations maintain diplomatic missions to the United States in the capital, Washington, D.C. Being the seat of the Organization of American States, the city also hosts missions of its member-states, separate from their respective embassies to the United States.

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  Disputed territories
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Eight nations also attribute their missions at the United Nations in New York City as their official embassies to the United States. However, only those offices in New York City that serve as an official diplomatic mission to the United States are listed here. For a complete list of diplomatic missions to the United Nations, see List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations.

Only diplomatic missions operated by a foreign country are listed here. Honorary consulates, typically private offices designated to provide limited services on behalf of a foreign country, are not listed.

Embassies in Washington, D.C.

The following 175 countries maintain embassies in Washington, D.C. as their primary diplomatic missions to the United States. Entries marked with an asterisk (*) have chanceries (embassy buildings) located on or near a portion of Massachusetts Avenue known as Embassy Row.

  1. Albania
  2. Algeria
  3. Angola
  4. Antigua and Barbuda
  5. Argentina
  6. Armenia*
  7. Australia*
  8. Austria
  9. Azerbaijan*
  10. Bahamas*
  11. Bahrain
  12. Bangladesh
  13. Barbados
  14. Belarus
  15. Belgium
  16. Belize*
  17. Benin
  18. Bolivia*
  19. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  20. Botswana
  21. Brazil*
  22. Brunei
  23. Bulgaria*
  24. Burkina Faso*
  25. Burundi
  26. Cambodia
  27. Cameroon*
  28. Canada[1]
  29. Cape Verde*
  30. Central African Republic*
  31. Chad
  32. Chile*
  33. China[2]
  34. Colombia
  35. Congo-Brazzaville
  36. Congo-Kinshasa
  37. Costa Rica
  38. Croatia*
  39. Cuba
  40. Cyprus*
  41. Czech Republic
  42. Denmark*
  43. Djibouti
  44. Dominica
  45. Dominican Republic
  46. Ecuador
  47. Egypt
  48. El Salvador[3]
  49. Equatorial Guinea
  50. Eritrea
  51. Estonia*
  52. Eswatini
  53. Ethiopia
  54. Fiji
  55. Finland*[4]
  56. France
  57. Gabon
  58. Gambia
  59. Georgia*
  60. Germany
  61. Ghana
  62. Greece*
  63. Grenada
  64. Guatemala*
  65. Guinea
  66. Guyana
  67. Haiti*
  68. Holy See*
  69. Honduras
  70. Hungary
  71. Iceland*
  72. India*
  73. Indonesia*
  74. Iraq*[5]
  75. Ireland*
  76. Israel
  77. Italy*
  78. Ivory Coast*
  79. Jamaica
  80. Japan*[6]
  81. Jordan
  82. Kazakhstan
  83. Kenya
  84. Kosovo[7]
  85. Kuwait
  86. Kyrgyzstan*
  87. Laos
  88. Latvia*
  89. Lebanon
  90. Lesotho*
  91. Liberia
  92. Libya
  93. Liechtenstein
  94. Lithuania
  95. Luxembourg*
  96. Madagascar*
  97. Malawi*
  98. Malaysia
  99. Maldives
  100. Mali
  101. Malta
  102. Marshall Islands*
  103. Mauritania
  104. Mauritius
  105. Mexico[8]
  106. Micronesia[9]
  107. Moldova
  108. Monaco
  109. Mongolia
  110. Montenegro
  111. Morocco
  112. Mozambique
  113. Myanmar
  114. Namibia
  115.   Nepal
  116. Netherlands
  117. New Zealand*
  118. Nicaragua
  119. Niger*
  120. Nigeria
  121. North Macedonia
  122. Norway*
  123. Oman
  124. Pakistan
  125. Palau
  126. Panama
  127. Papua New Guinea*
  128. Paraguay*
  129. Peru*
  130. Philippines*[10]
  131. Poland
  132. Portugal*[11]
  133. Qatar
  134. Romania*
  135. Russia
  136. Rwanda
  137. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  138. Saint Lucia
  139. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  140. Saudi Arabia
  141. Senegal
  142. Serbia[12]
  143. Sierra Leone
  144. Singapore
  145. Slovakia
  146. Slovenia
  147. Somalia
  148. South Africa*
  149. South Korea*
  150. South Sudan
  151. Spain
  152. Sri Lanka
  153. Sudan*
  154. Suriname
  155. Sweden
  156.  Switzerland
  157. Syria[13]
  158. Tajikistan
  159. Tanzania
  160. Thailand
  161. Timor-Leste*
  162. Togo*
  163. Trinidad and Tobago*
  164. Tunisia*
  165. Turkey*
  166. Turkmenistan*
  167. Uganda
  168. Ukraine
  169. United Arab Emirates
  170. United Kingdom*
  171. Uruguay
  172. Uzbekistan*
  173. Vietnam*
  174. Yemen
  175. Zambia*
  176. Zimbabwe

Permanent Missions to the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, D.C.

The following member-states maintain permanent missions to the Organization of American States. Member-states not listed here have their ambassadors to the United States concurrently accredited to the organization[14]

Other missions/delegations to the United States in Washington, D.C.

The following countries or entities have missions in Washington, D.C., though they may not have full diplomatic relations with the United States government.

Missions in New York City

New York City, the largest city in the United States, is home to the General Assembly of the United Nations, and all 195 member and observer states send permanent delegations. Nine diplomatic missions in New York City listed below are also formally accredited as each country's official embassy to the United States. There are 110 missions in the city. All are consulates-general unless otherwise noted.

Cities with ten or more consular missions

The following major cities are host to career consular missions; all of whom are consulates-general unless indicated otherwise.

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States, is home to 63 consular missions, more than any other city on the West Coast and any U.S. city except Washington, D.C. and New York City. Many of these consulates are located along Wilshire Boulevard.

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago, the third largest city in the United States and the largest in the midwestern region of the country, is home to 50 missions, the fourth-most after Washington, D.C., New York and Los Angeles.

Miami, Florida

Miami is home to 47 missions. Due to its location, many Latin American and Caribbean countries maintain consulates there.

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States and is home to 47 missions.

San Francisco, California

San Francisco is home to 45 missions.

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is home to 26 missions.

Boston, Massachusetts

The Boston area of New England is home to 26 foreign missions.

  1. Brazil
  2. Canada[1]
  3. Cape Verde (Consulate General)
  4. Colombia (Consulate General)
  5. Dominican Republic[26]
  6. El Salvador[3]
  7. France
  8. Germany
  9. Greece
  10. Haiti
  11. Honduras
  12. India
  13. Ireland (Consulate General)
  14. Israel
  15. Italy
  16. Japan[6]
  17. Mexico[8]
  18. Peru (Consulate General)
  19. Portugal[11]
  20. South Korea (located in Newton)
  21. Spain
  22.  Switzerland (Consulate; located in Cambridge)
  23. Taiwan (Economic & Cultural Office)[17]
  24. Turkey
  25. United Arab Emirates
  26. United Kingdom (located in Cambridge)

Seattle, Washington

Seattle is home to 12 missions.

Other cities with consular missions

Other cities have few consulates, which are often from Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Canada, Japan, Honduras, or Peru.

Cities with Mexican consulates only (18)

Due to the large number of Mexican immigrants in the United States, Mexico has 52 consular missions in the United States, more than any sending country has with any other host country. Many of these are smaller cities in the southwestern United States, including a number of border towns.

Countries without formal diplomatic missions to the United States

Several countries do not have formal diplomatic missions accredited to the United States. Consular duties for each country—except Afghanistan, Kiribati, and non-UN members—are instead managed by their respective diplomatic missions to the United Nations in New York.

Closed missions

More information Host city, Sending country ...
Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref.
Washington, D.C.  Afghanistan[e] Embassy[f] 2022 [90]
East Germany Embassy[g] 1990 [91]
Guinea-Bissau Embassy 2007 [92][93]
Iran Embassy 1979
PLO General Delegation 2018 [94]
São Tomé and Príncipe Embassy Unknown [95]
South Vietnam[h] Embassy 1975 [96]
Taiwan Embassy 1979
Venezuela Embassy 2023 [97]
Anchorage Mexico Consulate 2015 [98]
Atlanta Australia Consulate-General 2012 [99]
Baltimore Argentina Consulate 1990 [100]
Colombia Consulate 1987 [101]
Cuba Consulate 1961 [102]
Boston Cuba Consulate-General 1961 [102]
Buffalo, NY Canada Consulate 2012 [103]
Chicago Austria Consulate 2013 [104]
Cuba Consulate 1961 [102]
Sweden Consulate-General 1993 [105]
Uruguay Consulate-General 2021 [32][106]
Venezuela Consulate-General 2021 [32][106]
Cincinnati Cuba Consulate 1957 [102]
Cleveland Italy Consulate 1980 [62]
United Kingdom Consulate 1999 [107]
Corpus Christi Mexico Consulate 2002 [108]
Dallas United Kingdom Consulate 2005 [107][109]
Denver France Consulate 1969 [110]
India Consulate 2003
Detroit Colombia Consulate 1994 [111]
Cuba Consulate 1958 [102]
Polish People's Republic Consulate-General 1958 [112]
Fort Lauderdale Colombia Consulate 1988 [113]
Galveston Cuba Consulate 1960 [102]
Honolulu Cuba Consulate 1932 [102]
France Consulate-General 1996 [114]
Houston China Consulate-General 2020 [115]
Cuba Consulate 1960 [102]
Norway Consulate-General 2023 [116]
Nicaragua Consulate-General 2024 [117][118]
 Switzerland Consulate-General 2006 [119][120]
Jacksonville Cuba Consulate 1960 [102]
Kansas City Cuba Consulate 1957 [102]
Japan Consulate-General 2004 [121]
Key West Cuba Consulate 1961 [102]
Los Angeles  Afghanistan[e] Consulate-General 2022 [31][90]
Angola Consulate-General 2018 [122]
Cuba Consulate-General 1961 [102]
Ethiopia Consulate-General 2021 [31][123][124]
Nicaragua Consulate-General 2024 [31][117][125]
Slovakia Consulate-General 2013 [126]
Sweden Consulate-General 2009 [127]
 Switzerland Consulate-General 2018 [128]
Uruguay Consulate-General 2021 [31][106]
Miami Belgium Consulate 2007
Cuba Consulate-General 1961 [102]
Egypt Consulate-General 2015
Lebanon Consulate-General Unknown [129]
Norway Consulate-General 2003 [130]
South Korea Consulate-General 1997 [131]
Venezuela Consulate-General 2012 [132][133]
Midland Mexico Consulate 2002 [108]
Minneapolis Norway Consulate-General 2008 [134]
Sweden Consulate-General 1989 [135]
Mobile Cuba Consulate 1961 [102]
New Orleans Colombia Consulate-General 2002 [136]
Cuba Consulate General 1961 [102]
Greece Consulate Unknown [137]
Italy Consulate-General 1997 [62]
Japan Consulate-General 2008 [138][139]
Nicaragua Consulate-General 2024 [117][118]
Philippines Consulate-General 1985 [140]
Spain Consulate-General 2009 [141][142]
Venezuela Consulate-General 2023 [97]
New York City  Afghanistan[e] Consulate-General 2022 [90]
Belarus Consulate-General 2021 [143]
Benin Consulate-General 2019 [144]
Cuba Consulate-General 1961 [102]
Slovenia Consulate-General 2012 [145][146]
Suriname Consulate-General 1984 [147]
Venezuela Consulate-General 2023 [97]
Newark Italy Consulate 2014 [148]
Norfolk Cuba Consulate 1961 [102]
Orlando United Kingdom Consulate 2014 [149]
Philadelphia Canada Consulate-General 2012 [150]
Colombia Consulate 1987 [151]
Cuba Consulate-General 1961 [102]
Dominican Republic Consulate-General 2006 [152]
Israel Consulate-General 2016 [153]
Portugal Consulate-General 2010 [154]
United Kingdom Consulate-General 1998 [155]
Venezuela Consulate-General 2010 [156]
Pittsburgh Polish People's Republic Consulate 1950 [157]
Saint Louis Cuba Consulate 1960 [102]
Saint Paul Ethiopia Consulate-General 2021 [123][124]
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Philippines Consulate-General 2012 [158]
San Francisco Cuba Consulate-General 1961 [102]
Egypt Consulate-General 2014 [159]
Iran Consulate 1980 [160]
Nigeria Consulate-General 1989 [160][161]
Russia Consulate-General 2017 [31]
Venezuela Consulate-General 2023 [31][97]
San Juan, Puerto Rico Cuba Consulate-General 1960 [102]
France Consulate 1996 [114]
Panama Consulate-General Unknown
United Kingdom Consulate 2005 [107][109]
Venezuela Consulate-General 2023 [97]
Santa Ana El Salvador Consulate 2011 [162]
Savannah Cuba Consulate 1961 [102]
Seattle Colombia Consulate 1922 [163]
Germany Consulate 2000 [164]
Russia Consulate-General 2018 [165]
Tacoma Empire of Japan Consulate 1901 [166]
Tampa Colombia Consulate 1990 [167]
Cuba Consulate-General 1960 [102]
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Notes

  1. Although officially titled as a consulate-general in Miami, it is physically located in the adjacent city of Doral, which forms part of the Miami-Dade County.
  2. Although officially titled as a consulate-general in Miami, it is physically located in the adjacent city of Coral Gables, which forms part of the Miami-Dade County.
  3. Although officially titled as a consulate-general in San Francisco, it is physically located in the nearby city of Burlingame, which forms part of the San Francisco Bay area.
  4. Although officially titled as a consulate-general in Detroit, it is physically located in the adjacent city of Southfield, which forms part of Metro Detroit.
  5. Closed in the wake of the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban
  6. The East German embassy was closed upon the reunification of Germany in 1990.
  7. The South Vietnamese embassy was closed upon the fall of Saigon in April 1975, thus marking the end of the Vietnam War and the start of a transition period to the formal reunification of Vietnam.

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