Diplomatic missions in US and Canadian cities

[Docere]

# of embassies:

Washington 175
Ottawa 130

# of consular missions (12 or more):

New York City 110
Toronto 66
Los Angeles 63
Chicago 50
Houston 47
Miami 47
San Francisco 45
Montreal 42
Vancouver 37
Atlanta 26
Boston 26
Seattle 12

At least 5 consular missions:

Dallas/Irving 9
Denver/Aurora 9
Calgary 8
Honolulu 8
Detroit 7
Orlando 6
Philadelphia 6
Tamuning 6
New Orleans 5
Phoenix 5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_the_United_States

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_in_Canada

[SIGSEGV]

Surprised Dallas is so far behind Houston here, though perhaps it is due to Oil countries.

[Docere]

It's not just oil countries. India, Japan, the UK, France, Germany, Italy - all have consulates in Houston and not Dallas.

[AviationGuy]

Originally Posted by Docere

It's not just oil countries. India, Japan, the UK, France, Germany, Italy - all have consulates in Houston and not Dallas.

Correct. The list on the link certainly shows non-oil producing countries. I would expect such, considering the number of flights from all over the globe daily.

[N90]

Houston became an international city much before Dallas.

And while DFW has definitely caught up to HOU and they’re on equal footing now on cosmopolitan/international portfolio, HOU has more consulates because they established there first and DFW is only 240 miles away (so most countries wouldn’t want to open another consulate when they already have one so close by).

[JManc]

Houston also had a huge Chinese consulate but the US government ordered it closed back in 2020 and China in turn, closed down our consulate in Chengdu.

[Docere]

Houston being a major port almost certainly played a role in the consulates mostly being located there too.

[Docere]

The most interesting on the list of US consulates: why does Honduras (and only Honduras) have a consulate in Pittsburgh?

[Crawford]

My dad was actually a consul for a country that is not his country of origin or citizenship, and which was bestowed to him basically bc the retiring guy didn't want to do it anymore and they couldn't find a good replacement. My dad had a prominent business role with the country. Maybe Honduras had some prominent person in Western PA and they gave him/her consul title (not all are full-time permanent positions, some are side jobs).

Of course the China, Mexico, Germany type roles are full-time, and usually held by an expat, with a comprehensive, well-funded office. But for a small country, the only permanent, full-time office might be in NYC, and sometimes combined with the UN Mission.

[R1070]

Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

Surprised Dallas is so far behind Houston here, though perhaps it is due to Oil countries.

Houston's where there first and DFW isn't far away enough to justify duplicates for many of them.

[ColDayMan]

Originally Posted by Docere

The most interesting on the list of US consulates: why does Honduras (and only Honduras) have a consulate in Pittsburgh?

I think Des Moines having a Kosovo consulate is a bit more surprising.

[sopas ej]

What's interesting to me is that for the longest time, Los Angeles did not have an Indian consulate; the only one in California was in San Francisco. LA finally got an Indian consulate late last year.

And interestingly, before the tech boom, Los Angeles actually had a larger Indian population than the Bay Area did. The Indian population in the Bay Area didn't start surpassing LA's until the Silicon Valley tech boom of the 1980s.

Where I grew up in the LA area, I always saw plenty of Indians, so it always surprised me that LA never had an Indian consulate until very recently.

[Bailey]

Originally Posted by SIGSEGV

Surprised Dallas is so far behind Houston here, though perhaps it is due to Oil countries.

Houston is easily the more international city.

Remember, the Houston metro is carried by one top 15 US city, Houston, whereas the Metroplex relies on two top 15 US cities, Dallas & Ft. Worrh.

So, Houston is far more concentrated making it the better choice for International Consulates serving that region.

[BigDipper 80]

Cleveland still has a Slovenian consulate, even though I don't think there's been major immigration from Yugoslavia to northeast Ohio for at least 50 years now.

[Docere]

Originally Posted by Bailey

Houston is easily the more international city.

Remember, the Houston metro is carried by one top 15 US city, Houston, whereas the Metroplex relies on two top 15 US cities, Dallas & Ft. Worrh.

So, Houston is far more concentrated making it the better choice for International Consulates serving that region.

FWIW DFW and IAH have similar numbers of international passengers. About a quarter of Houston's passengers are international (vs. 15% at DFW).

[JManc]

Originally Posted by Docere

FWIW DFW and IAH have similar numbers of international passengers. About a quarter of Houston's passengers are international (vs. 15% at DFW).

I think he means Houston is more international in terms of business which it was for a long time due to the oil industry and to a lesser extent, the medical center but DFW has long since closed the gap.