Consulate General of the United States, Hong Kong

Consulate General of the United States of America Hong Kong and Macau
Seal of the United States Department of State
Incumbent Stephen M. Young since March 2010
Inaugural holder	Edward S. Bragg as Chief of Mission
Formation	1903
Website	U.S. Consulate General - Hong Kong

Consulate General of the United States, at 26, Garden Road

On May 12, 1999, the flag at the Consulate-General of the United States in Hong Kong was lowered in respect and sorrow for the Chinese people for a day as the aircraft carrying the bodies of victims of the NATO bombing of the People's Republic of China embassy in Belgrade came home to Beijing. Similar gestures were done in Chengdu, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and Shenyang, along with the US embassy in Beijing.^[1]

The Consulate General of the United States of America Hong Kong and Macau has been located on 26, Garden Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong Island since the late 1950s.^[2] The current Consul General is Stephen M. Young, since March, 2010.

Although Hong Kong and Macau are under the sovereignty of the People's Republic of China, the U.S. Consulate General to Hong Kong operates as its own mission, with the Consul General as the "Chief of Mission".^[3] As such, the Consul General to Hong Kong and Macau is not under the jurisdiction of the 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. 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.

List of U.S. Consuls General for Hong Kong and Macau

• Edward S. Bragg (1903–1906)^[4][5]
• Karl L. Rankin (October 1949 - August 1950)
• Walter P. McConaughy (August 1950 – June 1952)
• Julian F. Harrington (July 1952 – December 1954)
• Everett F. Drumright (December 1954 – March 1958)
• James Pilcher (March 1958 – March 1959)
• John M. Steeves (March 1959 – August 1959)
• Ambassador Julius C. Holmes (September 1959 – March 1961)^[6]
• Sam P. Gilstrap (April 1961 – October 1961)
• Marshall Green (November 1961 – August 1963)
• Edward E. Rice (February 1964 – September 1967)
• Edwin W. Martin (October 1967 – July 1970)
• David L. Osborn (August 1970 – March 1974)
• Ambassador Charles T. Cross (March 1974 – September 1977)
• Thomas P. Shoesmith (October 1977 – October 1981)
• Burton Levin (February 1982 – July 1986)^[7]
• Donald M. Anderson (July 1986 – June 1990)
• Ambassador Richard L. Williams (June 1990 – June 1993)^[8]
• Richard W. Mueller (June 1993 – July 1996)^[9]
• Ambassador Richard A. Boucher (August 1996 – July 1999)
• Ambassador Michael Klosson (August 1999 – July 2002)^[10]
• James R. Keith (August 2002 – April 2005)
• Ambassador James B. Cunningham (4 August 2005 - July 2008)
• Ambassador Joseph R Donovan Jr. (August 2008 - July 2009)
• Christopher J. Marut (Acting Consul General) (July 2009 - February 2010)
• Ambassador Stephen M. Young (March 2010 -)^[11]

See also

• British Consulate-General, Hong Kong
• Canadian Consulate-General, Hong Kong - formerly High Commission, Hong Kong prior to 1997
• Diplomatic missions in Hong Kong
• Diplomatic missions of the United States

References

	Hong Kong portal
	United States portal

1. ^ Consulate General of the United States Hong Kong & Macau (1999-08-02). "Statements on NATO Bombing of China's Embassy in Belgrade". U.S. Department of State. http://www.usconsulate.org.hk/kosovo/statement.htm. Retrieved 2006-10-04. ^{[dead link]} (no longer available at source, text can be found here)
2. ^ About us
3. ^ Chiefs of Mission
4. ^ List of former Consuls General
5. ^ http://www.nndb.com/gov/152/000131756/
6. ^ Arlington National Cemetery
7. ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/337/000130944/
8. ^ http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/williams7.html
9. ^ "Richard Mueller". Hong Kong International School new Head of School. http://dnet.hkis.edu.hk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=198&Itemid=149. 
10. ^ http://www.nndb.com/people/885/000127504/
11. ^ "Announcement of Stephen M. Young as New Consul General of the United States of America in Hong Kong". hongkong.usconsulate.gov. http://hongkong.usconsulate.gov/pas_pr_2010022501.html. 

External links

• Official website