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U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United States.At present, 175 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.
Countries with United States military bases and facilities. The U.S. military maintains hundreds of military installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases in 55 countries and territories, as of July 2024). Some American bases are also NATO-led with forces from multiple countries.
U.S. embassies around the world employ both diplomats and local staff. Most embassy staff come from the host country, according to the National Museum of American Diplomacy.
Embassies/ High Commissions Consulates/ Consulates-General Permanent missions Other representations 1 China: 274 173 91 8 2 2 United States: 271 168 83 11 8 3 Turkey: 252 145 93 12 2 4 Japan: 251 152 66 10 23 5 France: 249 158 72 18 1 6 Russia: 230 143 74 10 3 7 United Kingdom: 225 156 51 11 7 8 Germany: 217 148 56 11 2 9 Italy: 206 124 74 8 0 10
Embassy Bissau operations were suspended in 1998. Services are provided by Embassy Dakar. Kenya Nairobi (E) All of Kenya, Puntland, and Somalia, and ACS and visa services for Eritrea and South Sudan (except A and G visas) Lesotho Maseru (E) All of Lesotho Liberia Monrovia (E) All of Liberia Madagascar Antananarivo (E)
Argentina was integrated into the British international economy in the late 19th century; there was minimal trade with the United States. When the United States began promoting the Pan American Union, some Argentines were suspicious that it was indeed a device to lure the country into the U.S. economic orbit, but most businessmen responded favorably and bilateral trade grew briskly.
Its office is located in Nine Elms and is the largest American embassy in Western Europe [2] and the focal point for events relating to the United States held in the United Kingdom. The embassy building in Nine Elms overlooks the River Thames and has been open to the public since 13 December 2017: it was formally opened in January 2018. [3] [4] [5]