Embassy of the United States, Islamabad
Diplomatic mission of the United States in Pakistan
Embassy of the United States in Islamabad
اسلام آباد میں امریکہ کا سفارت خانہ |
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Location | Ramna 5, Diplomatic Enclave , Islamabad , Islamabad Capital Territory 44000 |
Coordinates | 33°43′30″N 73°07′01″E / 33.725°N 73.117°E / 33.725; 73.117 |
Jurisdiction | Pakistan |
Chargé d'affaires | Paul W. Jones |
Website | U.S. Embassy in Islamabad |
The Embassy of the United States in Islamabad is the diplomatic mission of the United States in Pakistan . The embassy in Islamabad is one of the largest U.S. embassies in the world, in terms of personnel, and houses a chancery and complex of office buildings. [1] The embassy complex also houses a contingent of military officials and intelligence personnel in addition to diplomatic and non-diplomatic staff. [1] U.S. Department of State also maintains Consulates in Karachi , Lahore and Peshawar . [2]
The American diplomatic mission is headed by Ambassador Donald Blome . The first Embassy of the United States to Pakistan was located in the city of Karachi , then the capital of Pakistan. The embassy was relocated to Islamabad after the city was made the new capital in 1960, and rebuilt in 1979. In 2015, a new embassy complex was completed at a cost of $736 million. [3]
History
The first U.S. embassy in Pakistan was established on August 15, 1947 in Karachi, then-capital of Pakistan. When the capital was moved to Islamabad in 1960, a new embassy was constructed there. After being burned to the ground by extremists in 1979, security at the rebuilt embassy was heightened. [4] Security was again significantly increased in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001.
In 2011, the new complex began construction. [5] On 9 August 2013, the United States State Department evacuated most diplomats and all non-emergency staff from the consulate in Lahore, and U.S. citizens were warned not to travel there due to terror concerns. [6]
In August 2015, a new embassy complex was inaugurated in the Diplomatic Enclave which would house the embassy, replacing the previous building. The complex was built at a cost of $736 million, [3] with $85 million invested into the local economy by the purchase of construction supply from Pakistan contractors and suppliers. [7] The embassy is reported to be the one of the most expensive diplomatic missions of the United States, second only to the Embassy of the United States in Baghdad . [8] The embassy was designed to accommodate a staff of 2,500 people. [9]
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References
- 1 2 "Islamabad to get giant U.S. embassy" . Retrieved 2020-03-24 .
- ↑ "U.S. Mission to Pakistan" . U.S. Department of State . Archived from the original on 2011-07-07 . Retrieved July 27, 2011 .
- 1 2 Gardner, Lloyd (2013-11-12). Killing Machine: The American Presidency in the Age of Drone Warfare . New Press, The. ISBN 978-1-59558-918-7 .
- ↑ "A Day of Terror Recalled" . Washington Post . November 27, 2004 . Retrieved 22 September 2012 .
- ↑ "Ambassador Richard Olson Inaugurates New U.S. Embassy Building in Islamabad" . U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Pakistan . 2015-07-31 . Retrieved 2020-03-24 .
- ↑ "US Pulls Lahore Consulate Staff Over 'Threats' " . Sky News . Retrieved 9 August 2013 .
- ↑ US embassy: New building inaugurated
- ↑ Johnson, Chalmers (2010-08-17). Dismantling the Empire: America's Last Best Hope . Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 978-1-4299-6404-3 .
- ↑ Davis, Raymond (2017-06-27). The Contractor: How I Landed in a Pakistani Prison and Ignited a Diplomatic Crisis . BenBella Books, Inc. p. 58. ISBN 9781941631850 .
External links
- Embassy of the United States in Islamabad
- Visa Information For USA
- Consulate General of the United States in Karachi
- Consulate General of the United States in Lahore
- Consulate General of the United States in Peshawar
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