Embassy of France in the United States

Government of France

(202) 944-6000

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Government Embassies and Consulates

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About Embassy of France in the United States

The Embassy of France in Washington, D.C., is the French diplomatic mission to the United States.

The French Embassy in Washington, D.C., together with the 10 Consulates General in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco and Washington, represent the government of France in the United States.

It is located at 4101 Reservoir Road, Northwest, Washington, D.C., just north of Georgetown University.[1] The embassy opened in 1984. With some 400 staffers, it is France's largest foreign embassy. The embassy represents the interests of France and French citizens in the United States and conducts the majority of diplomatic work on such interests within the U.S.