The US Consulate, St. Petersburg is housed at 15, Ulitsa Furshtadskaya, Saint Petersburg 191028, Russia. In 1972 the U.S Consulate was set up in Leningrad which is presently known as Saint Petersburg.
Diplomatic relations between Russia and United States developed with the establishment of the U.S Consulate in Saint Petersburg.
History of US Consulate, St. Petersburg
In Russia, the U.S Mission was started in Saint Petersburg in 1780 and Frances Dana was appointed as the Minister-designate. Later John Quincy Adams came to Saint Petersburg. Adams was successful in presenting his credentials in 1809 before Czar Alexander I of Russia. Diplomatic relation between
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Russia and U.S was renewed with the setting up of U.S Embassy in Moscow in 1933. Later U.S Consulate was also set up in Saint Petersburg.
Functions of US Consulate, St. Petersburg
The US Consulate, St. Petersburg offers a number of services. It assists U.S citizens in Saint Petersburg at times of emergency situations. For Russian citizens the consulate offers non-immigrant visas. Tourists can also collect necessary information about Saint Petersburg from the U.S Consulate.
City of St. Petersburg, Republic of Kareliya, Vologda Oblast, Leningrad Oblast, Novgorod Oblast, Pskov Oblast, Murmansk Oblast, Arkhangel'sk Oblast, Nenetskiy Autonomous Okrug and Kaliningrad Oblast are under the Saint Petersburg Consular District.
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