American Embassy in
ParisThe
Embassy of the United States in Paris, France is located at 2 avenue Gabriel, on the northwest corner of the
Place de la Concorde, in the
8th arrondissement.
The buildings
The
United States Department of State owns three buildings in Paris to support its diplomatic, consular, trade, and cultural activities.
The chancery
The four-story
chancery, housing the ambassador's office, faces the Avenue Gabriel and the gardens of the
Champs-Élysées; it is beside the
Hôtel de Crillon. It was built in 1931, following the demolition of an existing structure. Designed by the
New York City architectural firm of
Delano & Aldrich, the chancery building has a facade that conforms with other buildings on the Place de la Concorde, as required by French law.
The Talleyrand building
Hôtel de Talleyrand
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. Most of these offices have been moved to the embassy proper. 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. It was then purchased by the banker
James Mayer de Rothschild, whose family owned it until 1950, when it was acquired by the U.S. Government.
The Ambassador's 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.
Edmond James de Rothschild acquired the building in 1876. His estate sold it in 1948 to the United States Government, and today it is the
American ambassador's residence.
United States representatives in France
As of 20 January 2009, fifty-three people have represented, in France, the interests of the
United States of America (or its predecessor colonies/states prior to the 1789 ratification of the
U.S. Constitution) as
envoy,
minister plenipotentiary,
minister,
ambassador, or
chargé d'affaires.
For a complete list of these individuals and the dates and circumstances of their service, see the article entitled
United States Ambassador to France.
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