Embassy of the United States, Mexico City explained

Embassy of the United States, Mexico City
Location:	Paseo de la Reforma 305 Mexico City, Mexico
Coordinates:	19.428°N -99.166°W
Opened:	^[1]
Website:	https://mx.usembassy.gov/

The Embassy of the United States of America in Mexico City (Spanish; Castilian: Embajada de los Estados Unidos, México D.F.) is the diplomatic mission of United States of America to the United Mexican States. The embassy's chancery is situated on the Paseo de la Reforma, Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. Ken Salazar is the current United States Ambassador to Mexico.

Building

The current chancery building began in 1960 and was completed in 1964 at a cost of US$5 million.^[2] At the time, it was the second largest United States embassy building in the world.

In 2011, the United States Department of State announced plans to build a new United States embassy in the Nuevo Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City. Estimated price of the new embassy is US$763 million.^[3] On February 13, 2018, construction of the new embassy began. The estimated cost is nearly US$1 billion ($943 million); it was expected to be completed in 2022;^[4] however, the completion of the new complex has been delayed.^[5]

Embassy sections

The Embassy exercises a number of functions in its representation to the Government of Mexico, including political, administrative, economic, public diplomacy and consular affairs, that are managed under the Ambassador by counselors from the U.S. Department of State.^[6]

• Consular Section
  • American Citizen Services
  • Visa Services
• Economic Section
• Defense Attaché
• Public Affairs
• Political Section
• Management Section
• Other U.S. Government Agencies
  • American Battle Monuments Commission
  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
  • Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Food and Drug Administration
  • Foreign Agricultural Service
  • Internal Revenue Service
  • Office of Foreign Assets Control
  • U.S. Agency for International Development
  • United States Commercial Service
  • United States Department of Defense
  • United States Department of Justice
  • U.S. Customs and Border Protection
  • U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • United States Marshals Service
  • United States Peace Corps

Consulates

The United States maintains consulates general in Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Mérida, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana^[7] and consular agencies in Acapulco, Los Cabos, Cancún, Mazatlán, Oaxaca City, Piedras Negras, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta and San Miguel de Allende.

See also

• American immigration to Mexico
• Embassy of Mexico, Washington, D.C.
• Mexico–United States relations

External links

• U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico
• 2015 archive of embassy home page

Notes and References

1. Web site: U.S. Diplomatic Mission, Mexico City, Mexico . United States Department of State . 2015-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621101355/http://mexico.usembassy.gov/news-events/informational-notes/50th-anniversary-of-the-building-of-the-chancery-in-mexico-city.html . 2015-06-21 . dead .
2. Web site: History of the US embassy building in Mexico City . 2015-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621101355/http://mexico.usembassy.gov/news-events/informational-notes/50th-anniversary-of-the-building-of-the-chancery-in-mexico-city.html . 2015-06-21 . dead .
3. http://diplopundit.net/2014/06/24/new-embassy-mexico-city-estimated-to-cost-350-450m-now-more-pricey-at-763-million/ New Embassy Mexico City Estimated to Cost $350-$450M Now More Pricey At $763 Million
4. Web site: US breaks ground on new embassy in Mexican capital . . 2018-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180214012051/https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-breaks-ground-embassy-mexican-capital-53053157 . 2018-02-14 . dead .
5. https://www.oversight.gov/report/DOS/Management-Assistance-Report-Actions-Address-Ongoing-Construction-Schedule-Delays-New Ongoing Construction Schedule Delays at New Embassy Compound Mexico City Are Needed
6. Web site: Offices of the US Embassy in Mexico City . 2015-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623195353/http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/offices.html . 2015-06-23 . dead .
7. Web site: Locations . U.S. Department of State, United States Diplomatic Mission to Italy . 20 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150618142150/http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/edirectory.html . 18 June 2015 .