Consulate General of the United States, Peshawar explained

Post:	Consulate General
Body:	the United States, Peshawar
Insignia:	Seal of the United States Department of State.svg
Insigniasize:	120px
Insigniacaption:	Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent:	William Martin
Incumbentsince:	2012
Style:	Consul General
Nominator:	Joe Biden
Nominatorpost:	President of the United States
Website:	U.S. Consulate General Peshawar

The Consulate General of the United States is a diplomatic mission of the United States in Peshawar, Pakistan. It operates under the U.S. embassy in Islamabad and serves U.S. consular interests in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region. The current consul-general is William Martin, appointed in 2012.^[1]

Location

The consulate is located at 11 Hospital Road in the Peshawar Cantonment area.^[2]

History

On 5 April 2010, a bombing near the consulate killed 8 people including 2 security personnel, although no Americans were affected. According to reports, the U.S. consulate was the intended target of the attack.^[3] On 1 March 2016, two Pakistani employees of the U.S. consulate were killed in an IED blast while involved in a drug-eradication campaign.^[4]

Operations

The consulate operates in business hours from Monday to Friday. Key consular sections include political/economic, public affairs, regional security, as well as the Pakistan Deputy Mission Director for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.^[5]

See also

• Embassy of the United States, Islamabad
• Consulate General of the United States, Karachi
• Consulate General of the United States, Lahore
• Pakistan–United States relations

External links

• Consulate General of the United States, Peshawar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Consul General William Martin. Consulate General of the United States, Peshawar. 13 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624041818/http://peshawar.usconsulate.gov/peshawar/principal_officer.html. 24 June 2016. dead.
2. News: Peshawar's little American fortress and sufferings of people. Dawn. 14 August 2012. 13 July 2016. Intikhab. Amir.
3. News: Explosions near U.S. Consulate in Peshawar kill at least 8. CNN. 5 April 2010. 13 July 2016.
4. News: Blast kills two employees of U.S. consulate in Pakistan, soldiers: Kerry. Reuters. 1 March 2016. 13 July 2016.
5. Web site: About the Consulate. Consulate General of the United States, Peshawar. 13 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160815005701/http://peshawar.usconsulate.gov/peshawar/history.html. 15 August 2016. dead.