Consulate General of the United States, Dubai

Consulate General of the United States of America, Dubai
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent
Philip A. Frayne[1]
since 5 September 2015
Formation 1985
Website U.S. Consulate General - Dubai

The Consulate General of the United States, Dubai is a United States diplomatic mission in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Consulate-General serves Dubai and the five northern Emirates, comprising Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah.[2] The incumbent US Consul-General is Phillip A. Frayne, who assumed responsibilities in July, 2018.[1]

History

The United States opened an embassy branch office in Dubai on 1 December 1976, located in Al Futtaim Building on the Creek Road in Deira. The branch office was moved to the Dubai World Trade Centre in 1981, located on Sheikh Zayed Road. On 1 December 1985, the embassy branch office was designated as a Consulate-General. The US Consulate-General is now hosted in the New Consulate Compound (NCC), a six-acre site in Bur Dubai located adjacent to the Dubai Creek, inaugurated in 2011.[2]

The current consul-general is called Philip A. Frayne. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Consul-General". Consulate General of the United States, Dubai. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "About Us". Consulate General of the United States, Dubai. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Biography of Consul General Paul Malik".
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