American Embassy, Paris
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Native name French: Ambassade des États-Unis à Paris |
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Embassy seen from the southwest
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| Location | 2 Avenue Gabriel Paris, France
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| Coordinates | 48°52′04″N 2°19′15″E / 48.867886°N 2.320733°ECoordinates: 48°52′04″N 2°19′15″E / 48.867886°N 2.320733°E |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Ambassador | Jane D. Hartley (since 2014) |
 Location of Embassy of the United States, Paris in France
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The Embassy of the United States in Paris is the diplomatic mission of the United States in the French Republic. The embassy is the oldest diplomatic mission of the United States.Benjamin Franklin and some of the other Founding Fathers were the earliest United States Ambassadors to France. It is located at 2 Avenue Gabriel, on the northwest corner of the Place de la Concorde, in the 8th arrondissement.
The U.S. State Department owns three buildings in Paris to support its diplomatic, consular, trade and cultural activities which are: the Embassy of the United States in Paris, the Hôtel de Pontalba also called Hôtel Rothschild (U.S. Ambassador’s residence), and the Hôtel Talleyrand. More details about the last two mansions can be found in the Secretary of State’s Register of Culturally Significant Properties.
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 Delano & Aldrich – an American architectural firm based in New York City, New York – along with French architect Victor Laloux, the building has a façade that conforms with other buildings on the Place de la Concorde, as required by French law.
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