Consulate General of the United States, Yekaterinburg explained
Consulate General of the United States in Yekaterinburg |
Location: | Yekaterinburg, Russia |
Address: | 15 Gogol Street, Leninsky District |
Coordinates: | 56.8333°N 60.61°W |
Opened: | 1994 |
Website: | https://ru.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/yekaterinburg/ |
The Consulate General of the United States in Yekaterinburg (Russian: link=no|Генеральное консульство США в Екатеринбурге) is a diplomatic mission of the United States in Yekaterinburg, providing consular services to Russian and American citizens in the Ural region of Russia and Western Siberia.
History
During the times of the USSR, due to the concentration of industries related to defense, most of the Ural region was closed to foreigners for decades during the Cold War, limiting the contact of the Siberian population with Western ideas. In 1992, the Russian Federation opened this region to foreigners and foreign investments, and the United States was at the forefront of Western efforts to establish contacts there. In 1994, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown opened the U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg, becoming the first diplomatic mission in central Russia after World War II. This was followed by other nations establishing their diplomatic missions in Yekaterinburg, such as Hungary, which opened a permanent trade representation in 1996, and the United Kingdom, which opened a consulate in 1997.[1] The first U.S. Consul General in Yekaterinburg was Jack Segal.[2]
In March 2020, the consulate limited visa issuance due to the COVID-19 pandemic for an indefinite period.[3] In December 2020, the U.S. State Department decided to suspend the operations of the consulate in Yekaterinburg, citing security and organizational issues.[4] In February 2021, it was reported that the consulate began accepting applications for the reissuance of American visas.[5] On April 1, 2021, it was announced that the provision of visa and consular services by the Yekaterinburg consulate was suspended, and the consular district of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow was expanded to cover the entire territory of Russia.[6] After the approval of the Unfriendly countries list in mid-May 2021, the U.S. consulate in Yekaterinburg reduced its staff, and Consul Amy Storrow left her post.[7]
Consuls General
Term | Consul | Note |
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1994—1995 | Jack Segal | |
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1999—2001 | James Bigus | |
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2005—2008 | John Stepanchuk | [8] |
2008—2010 | Tim Sandusky | [9] |
2010—2013 | Mike Reinert | [10] |
2013 | Andrew Wieneracting | [11] |
2013—2015 | Otto Hans Van Merssen | [12] |
2015—2017 | Marcus Micheli | [13] |
2017—2019 | Paul M. Carter Jr. | [14] |
2019—2021 | Emily Storrow | [15] | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: History and Background – U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg . 2021-07-03 . 2021-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184246/https://ru.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/yekaterinburg/history-background/.
- Web site: FIRST U.S. CONSUL GENERAL IN YEKATERINBURG CONFESSES LOVE FOR DATSYUK . 2021-07-05 . 2020-11-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125190110/https://ekburg.tv/novosti/razvlechenija/2019-07-06/pervyj-genkonsul-ssha-v-ekaterinburge-priznalsja-v-ljubvi-dacjuku.
- Web site: U.S. State Department Confirms Suspension of Operations at Consulate in Yekaterinburg . 2021-07-03 . 2021-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184326/https://www.e1.ru/text/world/2020/12/19/69642081/.
- News: Romo . Vanessa . December 18, 2020 . U.S. State Department Closing Two Consulates In Russia . August 1, 2024 . NPR.
- Web site: U.S. Consulate in Yekaterinburg Begins Accepting Visa Applications . 26 February 2021 . 2021-07-03 . 2021-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183147/https://tourism.interfax.ru/ru/news/articles/77042/.
- Web site: U.S. Consulate in Yekaterinburg Suspends Visa Issuance . 2021-07-03 . 2021-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190539/https://iz.ru/1145194/2021-04-01/genkonsulstvo-ssha-v-ekaterinburge-priostanovilo-vydachu-viz.
- Web site: U.S. Consulate in Yekaterinburg Reduces Staff . 2021-07-03 . 2021-07-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182714/https://www.oblgazeta.ru/politics/russia/123443/.
- Web site: John Stepanchuk — Consul General . 2006-05-08 . 2006-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060508171417/http://yekaterinburg.usconsulate.gov/v2/us/cg_bio.htm.
- Web site: Consul General Tim Sandusky . 2010-01-31 . 2010-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100131170139/http://yekaterinburg.usconsulate.gov/consul_general.html.
- Web site: Consul General Mike Reinert . 2010-12-04 . 2010-12-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101204150837/http://yekaterinburg.usconsulate.gov/consul_general.html.
- Web site: Acting Consul General Andrew Wiener . 2013-05-19 . 2013-05-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130519002142/http://yekaterinburg.usconsulate.gov/consul_general.html.
- Web site: Consul General Otto Hans Van Maerssen . 2014-08-11 . 2014-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811122048/http://yekaterinburg.usconsulate.gov/consul_general.html.
- Web site: U.S. Consul General Marcus Micheli . 2017-04-27 . 2017-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170427141103/https://ru.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/yekaterinburg/cg-marcus-micheli/.
- Web site: Key Officers (Yekaterinburg) . 2017-12-14 . 2017-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214091716/https://ru.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/yekaterinburg/key-officers/.
- Web site: U.S. Consul General Amy Storrow . 2019-12-29 . 2019-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191229031855/https://ru.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/yekaterinburg/cg-amy-storrow/.