First established in 1861, the U.S. Consulate General in Wuhan reopened in 2008 at its present location at 568 Jianshe Avenue in New World International Trade Tower I. It is the smallest consulate of the United States in China, providing emergency services to U.S. citizens in the region and promoting economic and cultural exchanges. On June 8, 2012, Gary Locke, then-U.S. ambassador to China, announced that the Consulate-General in Wuhan would be expanded to include full consular and visa services.[1]
The former US Consulate General house in HankouArea in violet colour denotes the consular district of Consulate General Wuhan
Beginningedit
The first American Consulate in Wuhan was opened in April 1861, one month after Hankow became one of China's treaty ports.
The old consulate built in 1905 was previously JK Panoff's Residence, located on the corner of the Bund with Station Road in the Hankow Russian Concession. It is a red baroque-style keep in brick and concrete structure. The consulate closed in 1949, after the end of Chinese Civil War.[2] Now, the building has been transformed into the Wuhan Career Fair Building.
Reopeningedit
The U.S. Consulate General Wuhan reopened in 2008 after an absence of nearly 60 years. The consulate's office is located in the New World International Trade Tower, in the Hankou region of Wuhan.
The Consulate General of the United States in Wuhan was established in November 2007 under the provisions of the 1981 U.S.-China Agreement on Consular Facilities. The Consulate General focuses on providing emergency services to American citizens in the region, promoting U.S. exports and fostering other aspects of our commercial and economic relations, and expanding cultural and educational exchanges between the U.S. and central China.[3]
This is one of five American diplomatic and consular posts in the mainland of the People's Republic of China. The others are: the Embassy in Beijing, and consulate-generals in Guangzhou, Shenyang, and Shanghai.
On February 10, 2017, U.S. Consulate-General in Wuhan broke ground on site of future office in Minsheng Bank Building. The construction was planned to start in February and to be completed in summer of 2018, by which time the consulate's capable of offering non-immigrant visa, American citizen services, and other consular services. The new consulate office will also include a large multi-purpose room which will be used to host American cultural events such as lectures, movie nights, art and music.
Consuls Generaledit
Waving American Flag in front of New World International Trade Tower, where Consulate-General of United States in Wuhan is located.Main entrance to the Consulate on 47th floor of New World International Trade Tower. Entrances to the consulate are equipped with Knox Box 4400 Series.
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The Consulate General of the United States in Wuhan is one of the seven American diplomatic and consular posts in the People s Republic of China Consulate General of the United States WuhanSeal of the United States Department of StateLocationWuhan Hubei ChinaAddress568 Jianshe AvenueNew World International Trade Tower I Suite 4701Jianghan District Wuhan 430022Inaugurated2008JurisdictionHenanHubeiHunanJiangxiConsul GeneralMelissa LanWebsiteOfficial websiteFirst established in 1861 the U S Consulate General in Wuhan reopened in 2008 at its present location at 568 Jianshe Avenue in New World International Trade Tower I It is the smallest consulate of the United States in China providing emergency services to U S citizens in the region and promoting economic and cultural exchanges On June 8 2012 Gary Locke then U S ambassador to China announced that the Consulate General in Wuhan would be expanded to include full consular and visa services 1 Contents 1 History of the consulate 1 1 Beginning 1 2 Reopening 1 3 Expanding 2 Consuls General 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory of the consulate edit nbsp The former US Consulate General house in Hankou nbsp Area in violet colour denotes the consular district of Consulate General WuhanBeginning edit The first American Consulate in Wuhan was opened in April 1861 one month after Hankow became one of China s treaty ports The old consulate built in 1905 was previously JK Panoff s Residence located on the corner of the Bund with Station Road in the Hankow Russian Concession It is a red baroque style keep in brick and concrete structure The consulate closed in 1949 after the end of Chinese Civil War 2 Now the building has been transformed into the Wuhan Career Fair Building Reopening edit The U S Consulate General Wuhan reopened in 2008 after an absence of nearly 60 years The consulate s office is located in the New World International Trade Tower in the Hankou region of Wuhan When it reopened as an American Presence Post APP it was staffed by one American Foreign Service Officer The Consulate General of the United States in Wuhan was established in November 2007 under the provisions of the 1981 U S China Agreement on Consular Facilities The Consulate General focuses on providing emergency services to American citizens in the region promoting U S exports and fostering other aspects of our commercial and economic relations and expanding cultural and educational exchanges between the U S and central China 3 This is one of five American diplomatic and consular posts in the mainland of the People s Republic of China The others are the Embassy in Beijing and consulate generals in Guangzhou Shenyang and Shanghai The current Consul General is Melissa Lan 4 Expanding edit On February 10 2017 U S Consulate General in Wuhan broke ground on site of future office in Minsheng Bank Building The construction was planned to start in February and to be completed in summer of 2018 by which time the consulate s capable of offering non immigrant visa American citizen services and other consular services The new consulate office will also include a large multi purpose room which will be used to host American cultural events such as lectures movie nights art and music Consuls General edit nbsp Waving American Flag in front of New World International Trade Tower where Consulate General of United States in Wuhan is located nbsp Main entrance to the Consulate on 47th floor of New World International Trade Tower Entrances to the consulate are equipped with Knox Box 4400 Series Melissa Lan 2021 Present Jamie Fouss 2017 2021 Joseph Zadrozny 2014 2017 5 Vlad Lipschutz 2012 2014 5 Diane Sovereign 2010 2012 5 Wendy Lyle 2008 2010 5 See also editList of diplomatic missions of the United States U S Embassy Beijing U S Consulate General Chengdu U S Consulate General Guangzhou U S Consulate General Shanghai U S Consulate General Shenyang Americans in ChinaReferences edit Ambassador Locke s Remarks on Announcing Expansion of U S Consulate General Wuhan Beijing China Embassy of the United States Archived from the original on September 4 2015 Retrieved October 24 2015 ABOUT CONSULATE U S Embassy amp Consulates in China Retrieved April 13 2022 About Us Consulate General of the United States Wuhan China Archived from the original on June 14 2015 Retrieved June 23 2013 Wuhan Consul General Melissa Lan U S Embassy amp Consulates in China Retrieved November 10 2021 a b c d New U S consul general in Wuhan assumes office en hubei gov cn Retrieved February 19 2019 30 35 43 N 114 16 12 E 30 5953 N 114 2700 E 30 5953 114 2700 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Consulate General of the United States Wuhan amp oldid 1174487177, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
