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
Map
AddressNo. 26, Garden Road,
Central,
Hong Kong Island,
Hong Kong
Consul GeneralGregory May
Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese美國駐香港及澳門總領事館
Simplified Chinese美国驻香港及澳门总领事馆
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMěiguó zhù Xiānggǎng jí Àomén Zǒnglǐngshìguǎn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingmei5 gwok3 zyu3 hoeng1 gong2 kap6 ou3 mun4*2 zung2 ling5 si6 gun2
Portuguese name
PortugueseConsulado Geral dos Estados Unidos da América, Hong Kong e Macau
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 U.S. embassy in Beijing.[1]

The Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau, represents the United States in Hong Kong and Macau.[2]

It has been located at 26 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, since the late 1950s.[3] The consul general is Gregory May, who has served since September 2022.

Due to Hong Kong and Macau's special status, and in accordance with the United States–Hong Kong Policy Act, the U.S. consulate general to Hong Kong operates as an independent mission, with the consul general as the "chief of mission" (with title of "ambassador)".[4] 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.[5][6][7]

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.

  1. ^ Consulate General of the United States Hong Kong & Macau (August 2, 1999). "Statements on NATO Bombing of China's Embassy in Belgrade". U.S. Department of State. Archived from the original on October 13, 1999. Retrieved October 4, 2006.
  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 Archived April 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine)
  3. ^ Consulate General of the United States Hong Kong & Macau. "About us". Archived from the original on September 22, 2006.
  4. ^ "Consul General | Hong Kong & Macau – Consulate General of the United States". hongkong.usconsulate.gov. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  5. ^ Inspection of Consulate General Hong Kong, China
  6. ^ "Christopher J. Marut Appointed as Director of the Taipei Office of the American Institute in Taiwan" (Press release). American Institute in Taiwan. May 8, 2012. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012.
  7. ^ "Chiefs of Mission". U.S. Department of State.

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