Embassy of the United States, Berlin
The Embassy of the United States of America in Berlin (German: Botschaft der Vereinigten Staaten in Berlin) is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Federal Republic of Germany. It started in 1797, with the appointment of John Quincy Adams to Berlin, the capital of Prussia. There was no permanent building for the embassy until 1930, with the purchase of the Blücher Palace. During the United States involvement in World War II, the embassy ceased operations.
Embassy of the United States, Berlin
July 4, 2008
During the Cold War, the United States had two embassies: one in Bonn, the capital of West Germany, and one in East Berlin, the capital of East Germany. In 1999, the embassy would fully be moved back to Berlin, and as of September 2021, it is located at the Pariser Platz.
The American Embassy in Berlin oversees all of the American diplomatic functions in Germany, including the American consulates in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Leipzig, and Munich. There are also a few additional offices located in Bonn, the former federal capital, but there is no longer a consulate there.
The U.S. Department of State refers to the group of related offices as "Mission Germany". In 2019, their annual budget was $153 million.[4] Each consulate operates in a designated consular region composed of one to five German states, with the American consulate in Frankfurt having additional regional responsibilities in Europe and other nearby areas. American consulates general have these areas of responsibility:
The Consulate General of the United States in Frankfurt is the largest American consulate general in the world. It is the home of the overseas offices of the U.S. Department of State and numerous federal agencies whose officers travel from Frankfurt in carrying out their regional duties.
For historic West Germany and Unified Germany see:
For East Germany see:
Significant personnel: