Embassy of the United States, Mexico City
The Embassy of the United States of America in Mexico City is the diplomatic mission of United States of America to the United Mexican States. The embassy's chancery is situated on the Paseo de la Reforma, Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. Christopher Landau is the current United States Ambassador to Mexico.
Embassy of the United States, Mexico City | |
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Native name Spanish: Embajada de los Estados Unidos, México D.F. | |
Chancery Building | |
Location | Paseo de la Reforma 305 |
Coordinates | 19.428°N 99.166°W |
Opened | 1964[1] |
Ambassador | Christopher Landau (since August 12, 2019) |
Location of Embassy of the United States, Mexico City in Mexico |
History
The current chancery building began in 1960 and was completed in 1964 at a cost of US$5 million.[2] At the time, it was the second largest US embassy building in the world.[2]
Future
In 2011, the United States Department of State announced plans to build a new US embassy in the Nuevo Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City. Estimated price of the new embassy is US$763 million.[3]
On February 13, 2018, construction of the new embassy began. The estimated cost is nearly US$1 billion ($943 million), and it's expected to be completed by 2022.[4]
Embassy sections
The Embassy exercises a number of functions in its representation to the Government of Mexico, including political, administrative, economic, public diplomacy, and consular affairs, that are managed under the Ambassador by counselors from the U.S. Department of State.[5]
- Consular Section
- American Citizen Services
- Visa Services
- Economic Section
- Defense Attaché
- Public Affairs
- Political Section
- Management Section
- Other U.S. Government Agencies
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
- Drug Enforcement Administration
- Food and Drug Administration
- Foreign Agricultural Service
- Internal Revenue Service
- Office of Foreign Assets Control
- U.S. Agency for International Development
- United States Commercial Service
- United States Department of Defense
- United States Department of Justice
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- United States Marshals Service
- United States Peace Corps
Consulates
The United States maintains consulates general in Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Mérida, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana[6] and consular agencies in Acapulco, Los Cabos, Cancún, Mazatlán, Oaxaca City, Piedras Negras, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta and San Miguel de Allende.
See also
References
- "U.S. Diplomatic Mission, Mexico City, Mexico". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-06-20.
- "History of the US embassy building in Mexico City". Archived from the original on 2015-06-21. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- New Embassy Mexico City Estimated to Cost $350-$450M Now More Pricey At $763 Million
- "US breaks ground on new embassy in Mexican capital". Archived from the original on 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
- "Offices of the US Embassy in Mexico City". Archived from the original on 2015-06-23. Retrieved 2015-06-21.
- "Locations". U.S. Department of State, United States Diplomatic Mission to Italy. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.