The Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka () is a consular post of the United States in Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

The consulate has a public relations division called the Fukuoka American Center.

Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka

Currently, it is the only U.S. consulate in Kyushu, but for about 80 years from the late Tokugawa period to the start of the Pacific War, the consulate was located in Nagasaki instead of Fukuoka.

Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka

History

In August 1950, a U.S. consular post was opened in Daimyo-cho, Fukuoka City. This post was moved to a famous white building known as the "White House" in Tenjin, Fukuoka City, in March 1952. On April 28, 1952, following the enforcement of the Treaty of San Francisco, it was established as the U.S. Consulate Fukuoka. The first Principal Officer was Owen J. Zurhellen. It moved to Ōhori in October 1960 and remains there to this day.

Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka

Principal Officer

See also

Japan–United States relations

Embassy of the United States, Tokyo

References

External links

U.S. Consulate Fukuoka

Diplomatic missions of the United States

Japan–United States relations

Government agencies established in 1950