Embassy of the United States, Rome
Ambasciata degli Stati Uniti d'America a Roma
U.S. embassy seal
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AddressPalazzo Margherita, Via Veneto
Italy Rome, Italy
Coordinates41°54′24″N 12°29′27″E / 41.90667°N 12.49083°E / 41.90667; 12.49083
Opened1946; 78 years ago (1946)[1]
AmbassadorShawn Crowley (Chargé d'affaires ad interim)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Embassy of the United States of America in Rome is the diplomatic mission of the United States of America to the Italian Republic. The embassy's chancery is situated in the Palazzo Margherita, Via Vittorio Veneto, Rome. The United States also maintains consulates general in Milan, Florence and Naples, and consular agencies in Genoa, Palermo, and Venice.[2] The diplomatic mission comprises several sections and offices, such as the public affairs section and its cultural office.[3] President Biden has yet to choose a new ambassador, so the U.S. is currently represented by Chargé d’Affaires ad interim Shawn P. Crowley.

Two other American diplomatic missions are located in Rome. The Embassy of the United States to the Holy See, previously located on Aventine Hill, moved to new headquarters in September 2015 in a separate building on the same compound as the United States Embassy Rome,[4] while the United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome is located in a third building on the same compound since December 2011, when they moved from their former location at Piazza del Popolo.[5]

Terrorism

On June 10, 1987, a rocket attack hit the embassy, however no one was hurt. Junzo Okudaira, a member of the Japanese Red Army, was suspected to have carried out the attack.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "U.S. Diplomatic Mission, Rome, Italy". United States Department of State. Archived from the original on January 19, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  2. ^ "Locations". U.S. Department of State, United States Diplomatic Mission to Italy. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  3. ^ "Sections & Offices". Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
  4. ^ "U.S. Embassy to the Holy See New Chancery Inauguration". United States Embassy to the Holy See. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome". U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
  6. ^ Tagliabue, John (June 10, 1987). "Rome Explosions Shake U.S. and British Embassies and Wreck Car". The New York Times. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
  7. ^ Wayne, E.A. (May 10, 1988). "Is Libya behind anti-US strikes? American officials believe Qaddafi enlisted Japanese Red Army for terrorist acts". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved January 17, 2021.

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