Consulate General of the United States, Shenyang explained

Post:Consulate General
Body:the United States of America Shenyang
Native Name:美国驻沈阳总领事馆
Insignia:Uscg-shenyang.png
Insigniasize:120px
Insigniacaption:Seal of the United States Consulate General in Shenyang
Incumbent:William M. Coleman, IV
Incumbentsince:August 2024
Formation:1904 (to Qing Dynasty)
1984 (to PRC)
Abolished:1949-1984

The Consulate General of the United States, Shenyang is one of seven American diplomatic and consular posts in the People's Republic of China.[1] It is located in Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning.[2]

History

The U.S. Consulate in Shenyang was opened in 1904.[3] It was originally housed in two abandoned Chinese temples, "Temples 'Yi Kung Ssu' and 'Scwang Chen Ssu' located outside the Little West Commerce Gate." Sometime before 1924, the Consulate moved to No. 1 Wu Wei Lu, a building which used to house the Russian Consulate. At the time, the United States had several other Consulates in Northeast China, including in Harbin and Dalian. These appear to have been closed by World War II. The Shenyang Consulate was able to continue operations for most of the war, but closed in 1949 after the new Chinese Communist Party authorities had imprisoned the remaining consulate staff in their offices for almost a year before expelling them. In 1984, five years after the United States recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with the government in Beijing, the Consulate reopened. Today, it plays a key part in the management of the close relationship the United States has with northeast China.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home | Consulate General of the United States Shenyang, China . June 24, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130501024316/http://shenyang.usembassy-china.org.cn/index.html . May 1, 2013 . dead.
  2. https://chengdu.usembassy-china.org.cn/warden_message/security-message-about-recent-protests-at-emei-mountain--july-8-2014.html "Security Message about Recent Protests at Emei Mountain"
  3. https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/embassy-consulates/shenyang/u-s-consulate-history/ U.S. Consulate History
  4. Web site: Consul General | Consulate General of the United States Shenyang, China . October 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130925085655/http://shenyang.usembassy-china.org.cn/consul_general.html . September 25, 2013 . dead.
  5. Web site: Leadership Connect.
  6. Web site: American Learning Network - Global Leadership Institute for China's Next Generation . June 24, 2013 . dead . https://archive.today/20130624231618/http://www.alnsummerprogram.com/summer-photos.html . June 24, 2013.
  7. Uncivil Military. The New Republic. March 2004.
  8. Web site: Angus Taylor Simmons . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160228093712/http://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/users/angus_taylor_simmons/ . February 28, 2016.
  9. Gerard R. Pascua