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{{Short description|Diplomatic mission of the U.S. to France}}
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{{Infobox diplomatic mission
| name = Embassy of the United States, Paris
| name = Embassy of the United States, Paris
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| image = [[File:Seal of an Embassy of the United States of America.svg|100px]]<br />[[File: US_embassy_Paris_6375.JPG|250px]]
| native_name = Ambassade des États-Unis en France
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| caption = Chancery building seen from the southwest
| native_language = French
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| location = 2 Avenue Gabriel<br />[[Paris, France]]
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| image = [[File:Seal of an Embassy of the United States of America.png|100px]]<br>[[File: US_embassy_Paris_6375.JPG|250px]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|48.867886|2.320733|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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| caption = {{small|Embassy seen from the southwest}}
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| inauguration = {{start date and age|1933}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://photos.state.gov/libraries/france/45994/irc/uspresenceinfrance.pdf |title=A history of the official American presence in France |publisher=United States Department of State |access-date=2014-06-17}}</ref>
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| location = 2 {{Interlanguage link multi|Avenue Gabriel|fr}}<br>{{flagicon|France}} [[Paris]], [[France]]
| ambassador = [[Denise Bauer]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|48.867886|2.320733|display=inline,title}}
| website = {{url|fr.usembassy.gov/}}
| locmapin = France
| designation1_free1name = Opened
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| designation1_free1value = {{start date and age|1933}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://photos.state.gov/libraries/france/45994/irc/uspresenceinfrance.pdf |title=A history of the official American presence in France |publisher=United States Department of State |accessdate=2014-06-17}}</ref>
| designation1_free2name = Ambassador
| designation1_free2value = [[Jane D. Hartley]] {{small|(since 2014)}}
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The '''Embassy of the United States in Paris''' is the [[diplomatic mission]] of the [[United States]] in the [[France|French Republic]]. The embassy is the oldest diplomatic mission of the United States.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://france.usembassy.gov/about_the_embassy.html |title=History of the Embassy |publisher=United States Department of State |date=2010-08-10 |accessdate=2012-05-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509113847/http://france.usembassy.gov/about_the_embassy.html |archivedate=2012-05-09 |df= }}</ref> [[Benjamin Franklin]] and some of the other [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]] were the earliest [[United States Ambassador to France]].<ref name=history /> It is located at 2 {{Interlanguage link multi|Avenue Gabriel|fr}}, on the northwest corner of the [[Place de la Concorde]], in the [[8th arrondissement of Paris|8th arrondissement]].<ref name=loc />
The '''Embassy of the United States in Paris''' is the [[diplomatic mission]] of the [[United States]] in the [[France|French Republic]]. The embassy is the oldest [[List of diplomatic missions of the United States|diplomatic mission of the United States]].<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://france.usembassy.gov/about_the_embassy.html |title=History of the Embassy |publisher=United States Department of State |date=2010-08-10 |access-date=2012-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509113847/http://france.usembassy.gov/about_the_embassy.html |archive-date=2012-05-09 }}</ref> [[Benjamin Franklin]] and some of the other [[Founding Fathers of the United States|Founding Fathers]] were the earliest [[United States Ambassador to France|United States Ambassadors to France]].<ref name=history /> The chancery building is located at 2 {{Interlanguage link multi|Avenue Gabriel|fr}}, on the northwest corner of the [[Place de la Concorde]], in the [[8th arrondissement of Paris|8th arrondissement]] of [[Paris]].<ref name=loc />


==Buildings==
==Buildings==
The [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] owns three buildings in Paris to support its diplomatic, consular, trade and cultural activities which are: the Embassy of the United States in Paris, the ''Hôtel de Pontalba'' also called ''Hôtel Rothschild'' ([[Hôtel de Pontalba|U.S. Ambassador’s residence]]), and the ''Hôtel Talleyrand''. More details about the last two mansions can be found in the Secretary of State’s [[Register of Culturally Significant Properties]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://overseasbuildings.state.gov/register/register/ |title=Secretary of State’s Register of Culturally Significant Properties |publisher=State.gov |date=May 2010 |accessdate=9 June 2012}}</ref>
The [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] owns three buildings in Paris to support its diplomatic, consular, trade and cultural activities, which are: the chancery building, the Hôtel de Talleyrand and the [[Hôtel de Pontalba]] (ambassador's residence). More details about the latter two buildings can be found in the Secretary of State's [[Register of Culturally Significant Property]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://overseasbuildings.state.gov/register/register/ |title=Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Properties |publisher=State.gov |date=May 2010 |access-date=9 June 2012}}</ref>


===Chancery===
===Chancery===
The four-story [[Chancery (building)|chancery]], housing the ambassador's office, faces the Avenue Gabriel and the gardens of the [[Champs-Élysées]]; it is beside the [[Hôtel de Crillon]].<ref name=loc>{{cite web|url=http://france.usembassy.gov/embassy_location.html |title=Embassy location |publisher=France.usembassy.gov |date=2010-08-19 |accessdate=2012-05-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502094716/http://france.usembassy.gov:80/embassy_location.html |archivedate=2012-05-02 |df= }}</ref> It was built in 1931, following the demolition of an existing structure.<ref name=chancery>{{cite web|url=http://france.usembassy.gov/buildings.html |title=About the Embassy Chancery |publisher=France.usembassy.gov |date=2010-10-15 |accessdate=2012-05-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502042017/http://france.usembassy.gov:80/buildings.html |archivedate=2012-05-02 |df= }}</ref> Designed by [[William Adams Delano|Delano & Aldrich]]&nbsp;&ndash; an American architectural firm based in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]&nbsp;&ndash; along with French architect [[Victor Laloux]], the building has a [[facade|façade]] that conforms with other buildings on the Place de la Concorde, as required by French law.<ref name=chancery />
The four-story [[Chancery (building)|chancery]] building, housing the ambassador's office, faces Avenue Gabriel and the gardens of the [[Champs-Élysées]]; it is beside the [[Hôtel de Crillon]].<ref name=loc>{{cite web |url=http://france.usembassy.gov/embassy_location.html |title=Embassy location |publisher=France.usembassy.gov |date=2010-08-19 |access-date=2012-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502094716/http://france.usembassy.gov/embassy_location.html |archive-date=2012-05-02 }}</ref> It was built in 1931, following the demolition of an existing building, the [[Hôtel Grimod de La Reynière]].<ref name=chancery>{{cite web |url=http://france.usembassy.gov/buildings.html |title=About the Embassy Chancery |publisher=France.usembassy.gov |date=2010-10-15 |access-date=2012-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502042017/http://france.usembassy.gov/buildings.html |archive-date=2012-05-02 }}</ref> Designed by [[William Adams Delano|Delano & Aldrich]]&nbsp;&ndash; an American architectural firm based in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]&nbsp;&ndash; along with French architect [[Victor Laloux]], the building has a [[facade|façade]] that conforms with other buildings on the Place de la Concorde, as required by French law.<ref name=chancery />


===Talleyrand building===
===Hôtel de Talleyrand===
[[Image:Hotel-de-talleyrand.jpg|thumb|Hôtel de Talleyrand (''circa'' 2007).]]
[[Image:Hotel-de-talleyrand.jpg|thumb|Hôtel de Talleyrand in 2007]]
The so-called "Talleyrand building" at 2 rue Saint-Florentin formerly housed the American Embassy Consular Services, Public and Cultural Affairs offices, several other government agencies and the [[George C. Marshall]] Center.<ref name=Talleyrand>{{cite web|url=http://france.usembassy.gov/marshallcenter.html |title=About the Talleyrand building and the George C. Marshall Center |publisher=France.usembassy.gov |date=2010-05-27 |accessdate=2012-05-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426195726/http://france.usembassy.gov:80/marshallcenter.html |archivedate=2012-04-26 |df= }}</ref> Most of these offices were moved to the embassy proper.<ref name=Talleyrand /> Constructed in 1769 as a private residence, the property was acquired in 1812 by [[Charles Maurice de Talleyrand]], who owned it until his death in 1838.<ref name=hist_Talley>{{cite web|url=http://www.francemagazine.org/articles/issue64/article50.asp?issue_id=64&article_id=50 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021228010436/http://www.francemagazine.org:80/articles/issue64/article50.asp?issue_id=64&article_id=50 |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2002-12-28 |title=History of Hôtel de Talleyrand |publisher=Francemagazine.org |date= |accessdate=2012-05-06 }}</ref> It was then purchased by the banker [[James Mayer de Rothschild]], [[Rothschild family|whose family]], owned it for over a century, until 1950, when it was acquired by the U.S. government.<ref name=hist_Talley />
The {{ill|Hôtel de Talleyrand|fr|Hôtel de Saint-Florentin}}, also called the Talleyrand building, at 2 [[rue Saint-Florentin]] formerly housed the American Embassy Consular Services, Public and Cultural Affairs offices, several other government agencies, and the [[George C. Marshall]] Center.<ref name=Talleyrand>{{cite web |url=http://france.usembassy.gov/marshallcenter.html |title=About the Talleyrand building and the George C. Marshall Center |publisher=France.usembassy.gov |date=2010-05-27 |access-date=2012-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426195726/http://france.usembassy.gov/marshallcenter.html |archive-date=2012-04-26 }}</ref> Most of these offices were subsequently moved to the chancery building.<ref name=Talleyrand /> Constructed in 1769 as a private residence, the property was acquired in 1812 by [[Charles Maurice de Talleyrand]], who owned it until his death in 1838.<ref name=hist_Talley>{{cite web |url=http://www.francemagazine.org/articles/issue64/article50.asp?issue_id=64&article_id=50 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021228010436/http://www.francemagazine.org/articles/issue64/article50.asp?issue_id=64&article_id=50 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2002-12-28 |title=History of Hôtel de Talleyrand |publisher=Francemagazine.org |access-date=2012-05-06 }}</ref> It was then purchased by the banker [[James Mayer de Rothschild]], [[Rothschild family|whose family]] owned it for over a century, until 1950, when it was acquired by the U.S. government.<ref name=hist_Talley />


===Ambassador's residence===
===Ambassador's residence===
{{main|Hôtel de Pontalba|date=May 2011}}
{{Main|Hôtel de Pontalba}}
The nearby property at 41 [[rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré]], known as the [[Hôtel de Pontalba]], was built by [[Louis Visconti]] for the [[New Orleans]]–born [[Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba]] between 1842 and 1855.<ref name=residence>{{cite web |url=http://france.usembassy.gov/residence.html |title=About Hôtel de Pontalba |publisher=France.usembassy.gov |date=2011-04-29 |accessdate=2012-05-06}}</ref> [[Edmond James de Rothschild]] acquired the building in 1876.<ref name=residence /> His estate sold it in 1948 to the U.S. government, and today it is the residence of the [[United States Ambassador to France|U.S. Ambassador to France]].<ref name=residence />
The nearby property at 41 [[rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré]], known as the [[Hôtel de Pontalba]], was built by [[Louis Visconti]] for the [[New Orleans]]–born [[Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba]] between 1842 and 1855.<ref name=residence>{{cite web |url=http://france.usembassy.gov/residence.html |title=About Hôtel de Pontalba |publisher=France.usembassy.gov |date=2011-04-29 |access-date=2012-05-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311024905/http://france.usembassy.gov/residence.html |archive-date=2012-03-11 }}</ref> [[Edmond James de Rothschild]] acquired the building in 1876.<ref name=residence /> His estate sold it in 1948 to the U.S. government, and today it is the residence of the [[United States Ambassador to France|U.S. Ambassador to France]].<ref name=residence />
[[File:Telegram, Paris for President May 31, 1961 - NARA - 193686.jpg|thumb|upright|Telegram sent from the U.S. Embassy in Paris to President Kennedy on May 31, 1961]]


==U.S. representatives in France==
==U.S. representatives in France==
{{main|United States Ambassador to France|date=May 2011}}
{{Main|United States Ambassador to France}}
As of 20 January 2009, fifty-three people had represented, in France, the interests of the United States (or individual states prior to the 1789 ratification of the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]]) as [[Envoy (title)|envoy]], [[minister plenipotentiary]], [[Minister (diplomacy)|minister]], [[ambassador]] or ''[[chargé d'affaires]]''.
As of December 18, 2017, sixty-six people had represented, in France, the interests of the United States (or individual states prior to the 1789 ratification of the [[United States Constitution|U.S. Constitution]]) as [[Envoy (title)|envoy]], [[minister plenipotentiary]], [[Minister (diplomacy)|minister]], [[ambassador]] or ''[[chargé d'affaires]]''.


== See also ==
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Embassy of the United States, Paris

Chancery building seen from the southwest
Map
Location2 Avenue Gabriel
Paris, France
Coordinates48°52′04″N 2°19′15″E / 48.867886°N 2.320733°E / 48.867886; 2.320733
Inaugurated1933; 91 years ago (1933)[1]
AmbassadorDenise Bauer
Websitefr.usembassy.gov

The Embassy of the United States in Paris is the diplomatic mission of the United States in the French Republic. The embassy is the oldest diplomatic mission of the United States.[2] Benjamin Franklin and some of the other Founding Fathers were the earliest United States Ambassadors to France.[2] The chancery building is located at 2 Avenue Gabriel [fr], on the northwest corner of the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris.[3]

Buildings

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The U.S. State Department owns three buildings in Paris to support its diplomatic, consular, trade and cultural activities, which are: the chancery building, the Hôtel de Talleyrand and the Hôtel de Pontalba (ambassador's residence). More details about the latter two buildings can be found in the Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property.[4]

Chancery

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The four-story chancery building, housing the ambassador's office, faces Avenue Gabriel and the gardens of the Champs-Élysées; it is beside the Hôtel de Crillon.[3] It was built in 1931, following the demolition of an existing building, the Hôtel Grimod de La Reynière.[5] Designed by Delano & Aldrich – an American architectural firm based in New York City, New York – along with French architect Victor Laloux, the building has a façade that conforms with other buildings on the Place de la Concorde, as required by French law.[5]

Hôtel de Talleyrand

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Hôtel de Talleyrand in 2007

The Hôtel de Talleyrand [fr], also called the Talleyrand building, at 2 rue Saint-Florentin formerly housed the American Embassy Consular Services, Public and Cultural Affairs offices, several other government agencies, and the George C. Marshall Center.[6] Most of these offices were subsequently moved to the chancery building.[6] Constructed in 1769 as a private residence, the property was acquired in 1812 by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, who owned it until his death in 1838.[7] It was then purchased by the banker James Mayer de Rothschild, whose family owned it for over a century, until 1950, when it was acquired by the U.S. government.[7]

Ambassador's residence

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Main article: Hôtel de Pontalba

The nearby property at 41 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, known as the Hôtel de Pontalba, was built by Louis Visconti for the New Orleans–born Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba between 1842 and 1855.[8] Edmond James de Rothschild acquired the building in 1876.[8] His estate sold it in 1948 to the U.S. government, and today it is the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to France.[8]

U.S. representatives in France

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Main article: United States Ambassador to France

As of December 18, 2017, sixty-six people had represented, in France, the interests of the United States (or individual states prior to the 1789 ratification of the U.S. Constitution) as envoy, minister plenipotentiary, minister, ambassador or chargé d'affaires.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A history of the official American presence in France" (PDF). United States Department of State. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "History of the Embassy". United States Department of State. August 10, 2010. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Embassy location". France.usembassy.gov. August 19, 2010. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  4. ^ "Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Properties". State.gov. May 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  5. ^ a b "About the Embassy Chancery". France.usembassy.gov. October 15, 2010. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "About the Talleyrand building and the George C. Marshall Center". France.usembassy.gov. May 27, 2010. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  7. ^ a b "History of Hôtel de Talleyrand". Francemagazine.org. Archived from the original on December 28, 2002. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
  8. ^ a b c "About Hôtel de Pontalba". France.usembassy.gov. April 29, 2011. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
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