Embassy of the United States, Mexico City


The Embassy of the United States of America in Mexico City is the diplomatic mission of United States of America to the United Mexican States. The embassy's chancery is situated on the Paseo de la Reforma, Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City. Christopher Landau is the current United States Ambassador to Mexico.

History

The current chancery building began in 1960 and was completed in 1964 at a cost of US$5 million. At the time, it was the second largest US embassy building in the world.

Future

In 2011, the United States Department of State announced plans to build a new US embassy in the Nuevo Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City. Estimated price of the new embassy is US$763 million.
On February 13, 2018, construction of the new embassy began. The estimated cost is nearly US$1 billion, and it's expected to be completed by 2022.

Embassy sections

The Embassy exercises a number of functions in its representation to the Government of Mexico, including political, administrative, economic, public diplomacy, and consular affairs, that are managed under the Ambassador by counselors from the U.S. Department of State.
The United States maintains consulates general in Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara, Hermosillo, Matamoros, Mérida, Monterrey, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo and Tijuana and consular agencies in Acapulco, Los Cabos, Cancún, Mazatlán, Oaxaca City, Piedras Negras, Playa del Carmen, Puerto Vallarta and San Miguel de Allende.