Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau

Consulate General of the United States,
Hong Kong and Macau
美國駐香港及澳門總領事館
Address No. 26, Garden Road,
Central,
Hong Kong Island,
Hong Kong
Ambassador Kurt W. Tong (Consul General)
On May 12, 1999, the flag at the Consulate-General of the United States in Hong Kong was lowered in respect and sorrow for the people of China for a day as the aircraft carrying the bodies of victims of the NATO bombing of the People's Republic of China embassy in Belgrade came home to Beijing. Similar gestures were done in China in Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Shenyang, along with the US embassy in Beijing.[1]

The Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau represents the United States in the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China.[2]

It has been located at 26 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong since the late 1950s.[3] The current Consul General is Kurt W. Tong, who has served since July 2016.[4]

Due to Hong Kong and Macau's special status, the U.S. Consulate General to Hong Kong operates as an independent mission, with the Consul General as the "Chief of Mission".[5] Unlike other Consuls-General, they have the title of "Ambassador."[4]

Consequently, the Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau is not under the jurisdiction of the United States Ambassador to China, and reports directly to the U.S. Department of State as do other Chiefs of Mission, who are Ambassadors in charge of Embassies.[6]

All recent Consuls-General are at the Career Minister rank in the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, whereas many other Ambassadors are only Minister Counsellor.

List of U.S. Consuls-General for Hong Kong and Macau

See also

References

  1. ↑ Consulate General of the United States Hong Kong & Macau (1999-08-02). "Statements on NATO Bombing of China's Embassy in Belgrade". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on 1999-10-13. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
  2. ↑ The Consulate-General's official name is shown as 'Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau' on its web-site (http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov)
  3. ↑ Consulate General of the United States Hong Kong & Macau. "About us". Archived from the original on 2006-09-22.
  4. 1 2 "Consul General | Hong Kong & Macau - Consulate General of the United States". hongkong.usconsulate.gov. Retrieved 2016-09-14.
  5. ↑ "Chiefs of Mission". U.S. Department of State.
  6. ↑ "Christopher J. Marut Appointed as Director of the Taipei Office of the American Institute in Taiwan" (Press release). American Institute in Taiwan. 2012-05-08.
  7. 1 2 "U.S. consular officials in Hong Kong". The Political Graveyard.
  8. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=dVJ1O79_K2AC&printsec=copyright&source=gbs_pub_info_r#v=onepage&q&f=false
  9. ↑ The London Gazette: no. 2731. p. 3123. 7 May 1901.
  10. ↑ "List of former Consuls-General". Archived from the original on May 13, 2007.
  11. ↑ "US Consul General in Hong Kong". NNDB.
  12. ↑ "About Us: History". Consulate General of the United States Hong Kong & Macau.
  13. ↑ "Julius Cecil Holmes - Brigadier General, United States Army - American Diplomat".
  14. ↑ "Index to Politicians: Williams, O to R". The Political Graveyard.
  15. ↑ "Richard Mueller". Hong Kong International School new Head of School.
  16. ↑ "Announcement of Stephen M. Young as New Consul General of the United States of America in Hong Kong". =Consulate General of the United States Hong Kong & Macau. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20.
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