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Finding U.S. Embassy Information is not simple but I figured out how

I first tried a general search and found out usembassy.gov has evidently been taken down. Or it isn't functioning right now.

So I used my login.gov account to go to the STEP page (Smart Traveler Enrollment Program) and searched for the country I was interested in. There was embassy information on that page. I can't speak to how up to date it is. I believe the RS Tour Books also carry some of this information.

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Travel.state.gov—>international travel—>learn about your destination—>enter country and get info on embassies and consulates, entry requirements and visas, and more!

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I’ve also used Google maps to search where US Embassies are in the country I’m visiting so that I can mark it as a favorite. There are also Consulates General in certain countries. For example, I searched “US Embassy, Germany” on Google maps and it listed information for embassies and consulates for several cities.

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just out of curiosity, why do you need all these addresses? And do you understand the difference between embassy and consulate (which may be at a different address).

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Taking a trip and I wanted to have them just in case.

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That's a good idea, Kim—I had to find the embassy in a hurry when I was in London in 1996 and lost my passport. I found it okay but it took a bit of time (no internet to speak of back then). Due to the delay, I didn't make it over there until noontime. They were closed for lunch and the guard told me to come back at 1 pm. I was already pretty distraught (I'd also lost my money, credit cards, and travelers' checks when my money belt fell off unnoticed during my walk) and when I heard that, I just burst into tears.

Eventually, I got it all sorted, and amazingly several weeks later, my landlady at the B&B mailed everything to me. It turns out a student found the money belt and turned it into the police. But I wish I would have had that embassy info handy at the time.

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Make sure that you also sign up for the STEP alerts for the countries you're going to - they will provide you with the embassy location and contact phone numbers in the event of an emergency. For example, I got a recent worldwide notice for the UK and it included this level of detail:

U.S. Embassy London, United Kingdom

33 Nine Elms Lane

London, UK SW11 7US

+44 (0) 207-499-9000

from U.S.: 011 44 (0)20 7499-9000

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Mardee: the timed saved might be noticeable if the journey to the address is only a matter of minutes. But if you lost your passport in Newcastle it's still a 4 hour trip to see them. And there is a consulate a lot closer than that....