American Presence Post

An American Presence Post is a very small diplomatic facility of the United States government located abroad.^[1] It is usually staffed by a single Foreign Service Officer who carries the title of Consul. An American Presence Post (APP) is roughly equivalent to a Consulate, but lacks a regular consular section, and does not issue visas. These matters are referred to the closest full scale Consulate, or the Embassy which has jurisdiction over the APP. It is not uncommon to hear an APP casually referred to as a Consulate.

List of American Presence Posts

American Presence Posts in Africa

• Egypt
  • Alexandria

American Presence Posts in Asia

• China
  • Wuhan (opened in 2008)
• Indonesia
  • Medan
• South Korea
  • Busan (Pusan) (opened 10/2007)

American Presence Posts in Europe

• France
  • Bordeaux (opened 10/2000)
  • Lille (opened 10/2000)
  • Lyon (opened 12/1998)
  • Rennes (opened 1/2000)
  • Toulouse (opened 12/1999)

American Presence Posts in North America

• Canada
  • Winnipeg, Manitoba (opened 12/2001)

References

1. Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2012 (PDF), United States Department of State, retrieved 2007-05-19

See also

• Honorary consul