Consulate General of Russia, Seattle

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Former Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Seattle
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Consulate General of Russia, Seattle
Location Seattle
Address600 University Street,
25th floor, #2510
One Union Square
Seattle, WA 98101
Coordinates 47°36′35″N122°19′56″W / 47.60983°N 122.33212°W / 47.60983; -122.33212
OpenedDecember 1992
ClosedMarch 30, 2018
Consul General Valery Petrovich Timashov (prior to closing in 2018)
Website seattle.mid.ru

The Consulate General of Russia in Seattle was Russia's diplomatic office in Seattle, Washington that was operated by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from December 1992 until 2018. [1] [2] At the time of its opening it was the third consulate Russia had in the USA. [1] The Consul General of Seattle resided in Samuel Hyde House. [3]

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Prior to its closure in 2018, the facility served Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. [4] The consulate assisted with the processing of passports, visas, and other officials docs. [5]

History

Russian Empire

The first Russian Empire consul general in Seattle was Nikolai Bogoyavlensky who began his work as consul in 1914 and received his exequatur on May 26, 1915. [6] [7] [8] It was tasked with purchasing food from the US during WWI. [9] The consulate was responsible for Russian subjects and affairs in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska, and was under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Consulate. [6]

After the October Revolution, consul general Nicholas Bogoiavlensky in Seattle asked Arthur Karl Yurievich Landesen, who had been vice-consul at the Russian Consulate General in Harbin 1914–1921, to take over consular duties in San Francisco, which Landesen then did until the US recognition of the Soviet Union in 1933. [10]

On November 16, 1933, the consulate was closed and Bogoyavlensky's status as consul general was terminated and his exequatur revoked by Acting Secretary William Phillips due to the signing of the Roosevelt-Litvinov agreement where the United States recognized the Soviet Union and diplomatic relations between the two countries began. [7]

Russian Federation

The Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Seattle was opened in December 1992. [1]

On March 26 2018 the US government expelled 60 Russian diplomats, and on March 30, 2018 the US government closed the Seattle consulate. [11] [12] [2]

As of early 2025 the US and Russian governments are in talks to reopening the consulate again. [13] [14]

Consuls General of Russia in Seattle

NameDate
Nikolai Vyacheslavovich Bogoyavlensky1914—1933
Georgy Borisovich Vlaskin [1] [15] 1992—1998
Andrey Viktorovich Veklenko [16] [17] 1998—2002
Vladimir Ivanovich Volnov [18] [19] 2003—2008
Yuri Valentinovich Gerasin [20] 2008—2012
Andrey K. Yushmanov [21] 2012—2016
Valery Petrovich Timashov [22] 2016—2018

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Travel & Outdoors | Russian Consulate Opens With Ceremony | Seattle Times Newspaper". March 5, 2016. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Генконсульство РФ в Сиэтле закрывается 30 марта - ТАСС". Archived from the original on April 1, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Seattle's now-vacant Russian consul residence rekindles memories of family that built it". The Seattle Times. April 28, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Генеральное консульство России в Сиэтле - Генеральное консульство Российской Федерации в Сиэтле". June 20, 2017. Archived from the original on June 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Главная - Генеральное консульство Российской Федерации в Сиэтле".
  6. 1 2 "Records of Imperial Russian Consulates in the United States, 1862-1922" (PDF). National Archives. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Circular to all American Diplomatic Missions Sent by Mr. William Phillips, the Acting Secretary of State1" . American Journal of International Law. 28 (s1): 14–15. January 1934. doi:10.2307/2213469. JSTOR   2213469 . Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ United States Department of State (1921). Foreign Consular Officers in the United States. p. 33. Archived from the original on July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ Хисамутдинов 2016 , p. 31
  10. ↑ Bogdan 2021 , p. 123
  11. ↑ "Closure of Seattle Russian Consulate Frustrates Travelers". Voice of America. March 26, 2018.
  12. ↑ Kroman, David. "Closure of Seattle's Russian Consulate sparks confusion, uncertainty | Cascade PBS". www.cascadepbs.org. Archived from the original on September 19, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Russia and U.S. aim to fix diplomatic ties under Trump-Putin rapprochement". Reuters. February 26, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Дарчиев: США обещали вскоре ответить РФ по поводу конфискованных дипобъектов". tass.ru. June 11, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Munro selected to receive Russian Order of Friendship". Washington Secretary of State. January 13, 1998. Archived from the original on July 2, 2010. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  16. ↑ "ВЕКЛЕНКО АНДРЕЙ ВИКТОРОВИЧ". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Посол - Посольство Российской Федерации в Эквадоре". September 27, 2020. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020.
  18. ↑ "журнал 08.2003 НОВЫЕ НАЗНАЧЕНИЯ". Archived from the original on October 28, 2014.
  19. ↑ 2008 Washington State Yearbook: The Evergreen State Government Directory. Electronic Handbook Publishers. April 22, 2008. ISBN   978-0-9785825-4-8 – via Google Books.
  20. ↑ "ГЕРАСИН ЮРИЙ ВАЛЕНТИНОВИЧ". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
  21. ↑ "МИД России | 08/13/2012 | ЮШМАНОВ АНДРЕЙ КОНСТАНТИНОВИЧ назначен Генеральным консулом Российской Федерации в Сиэтле, США". October 11, 2013. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013.
  22. ↑ "ТИМАШОВ ВАЛЕРИЙ ПЕТРОВИЧ назначен Генеральным консулом России в Сиэтле, США. - Новые назначения - Министерство иностранных дел Российской Федерации". November 5, 2016. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016.

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