U.S. Consulate General in Chennai

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Consulate_General_in_Chennai
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:diplomat
gptkbp:address gptkb:220_Anna_Salai,_Gemini_Circle,_Chennai,_Tamil_Nadu_600006,_India
gptkbp:coordinates 13.0604°N 80.2519°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:current_Consul_General Christopher W. Hodges (as of 2023)
gptkbp:district gptkb:Karnataka
gptkb:Kerala
gptkb:Puducherry
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:established 1794
gptkbp:headOfState Consul General
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Consulate General in Chennai
gptkbp:isOneOf oldest U.S. consulates
gptkbp:location gptkb:India
gptkb:Chennai
gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:notable_for first U.S. consulate in India
high volume of H-1B visa processing
oldest U.S. consulate in India
gptkbp:numberOfIssues gptkb:U.S._visas
gptkbp:opened_as U.S. consular agency in 1794
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:U.S._Department_of_State
gptkbp:providesService U.S. citizens
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:South_India
gptkbp:upgraded_to_consulate 1947
gptkbp:upgraded_to_consulate_general 1969
gptkbp:website https://in.usembassy.gov/consulates/chennai/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._Embassy_in_New_Delhi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6