Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau
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The Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau, represents the United States in Hong Kong and Macau.[2]
Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau 美國駐香港及澳門總領事館 | |
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Address | No. 26, Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong |
Consul General | Gregory May |
Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong and Macau | |||||||||||
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 美國駐香港及澳門總領事館 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 美国驻香港及澳门总领事馆 | ||||||||||
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Portuguese name | |||||||||||
Portuguese | Consulado Geral dos Estados Unidos da América, Hong Kong e Macau | ||||||||||
It has been located at 26 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, since the late 1950s.[3] The consul general is Gregory May, who has served since September 2022.
Due to Hong Kong and Macau's special status, and in accordance with the United States–Hong Kong Policy Act, the U.S. consulate general to Hong Kong operates as an independent mission, with the consul general as the "chief of mission" (with title of "ambassador)".[4] The consul general to Hong Kong and Macau is not under the jurisdiction of the United States ambassador to China, and reports directly to the U.S. Department of State as do other chiefs of mission, who are ambassadors in charge of embassies.[5][6][7]
All recent consuls-general are at the career minister rank in the U.S. Senior Foreign Service, whereas many other ambassadors are only minister counsellor.