List of diplomatic missions in the United States

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     the United States      Nations with which the US has formal diplomatic relations      Nations with which the US does not have formal diplomatic relations      disputed areas

This page lists diplomatic missions resident in the United States. At present, Washington, D.C. hosts 172 resident embassies. 12 nations maintain diplomatic relations with the United States through their missions at the United Nations in New York. However, only those offices in New York 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 Permanent Representatives to the United Nations.

Note: As of April 2008, there were 1,175 consulates and trade offices in 134 U.S. cities in addition to the missions listed here. The United States Department of State maintains the official consular list.

[edit] Embassies in Washington, D.C.

Main article: List of diplomatic missions in Washington, D.C.

Countries marked with an asterisk (*) have embassies in Washington located on or near a portion of Massachusetts Avenue known as Embassy Row.

[edit] Countries officially represented by their missions in New York

•  Andorra
•  Comoros
•  Monaco
•  Nauru
•  Sao Tome and Principe
•  Samoa
•  Seychelles
•  Solomon Islands
•  Somalia (transitional government)
•  Tonga
•  Tuvalu
•  Vanuatu

[edit] Countries without formal diplomatic missions to the United States

•  Bhutan - Consular duties managed by mission in New York
•  Cuba - Maintains interests section within the Embassy of Switzerland (protecting power)
•  Guinea-Bissau
•  Iran - Interests managed by the Embassies of Pakistan and Switzerland (protecting powers)
•  Northern Cyprus - Northern Cyprus Representative Office
•  North Korea - Consular duties managed by mission in New York
•  Republic of China (Taiwan) - Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office
•  Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Western Sahara)

[edit] Non-country entities with missions to the United States in Washington, D.C.

•  African Union
•  European Union
•  Gibraltar
•  Hong Kong
•  Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) - The CNMI is a commonwealth of the United States, but maintains a separate Representative Office in Washington. This office will likely close in January 2009 when the islands gain their own elected delegate in Congress.

[edit] See also

• Foreign policy of the United States
• Diplomatic missions of the United States
• Ambassadors of the United States

[edit] References

• Foreign Embassies and consulates in Washington D.C.
• U.S. State Department Diplomatic List