Embassy of the United States, Madrid

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Embassy of the United States, Madrid
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Embassy of the United States, Madrid
Location Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain
Address75 Serrano Street, Salamanca district, Madrid
Coordinates 40°26′05″N3°41′14″W / 40.43472°N 3.68722°W / 40.43472; -3.68722
OpenedBetween 1951 and 1955
Website https://spanish.madrid.usembassy.gov/

The Embassy of the United States, Madrid is a building located in the city of Madrid that houses the Embassy of the United States in Spain. The U.S. Ambassador to Spain also concurrently serves as the Ambassador to Andorra, with the U.S. Consul General in Barcelona taking active part in managing day-to-day relations with Andorra. [1]

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History

The Continental Congress sent John Jay to Spain in 1779 to persuade the Spanish Court to recognize the United States. Jay was not successful, and it was only in 1783 that Spain formally recognized the United States through the reception of William Carmichael as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim. [2] As a result of the Spanish-American War of 1898, relations were severed and the U.S. Minister Stewart Woodford closed the legation. However, diplomatic relations were restored when Bellamy Storer presented his credentials in Spain on June 16, 1899. [2]

Joseph Edward Willard was appointed as Envoy but was elevated to the rank of Ambassador, presenting his credentials on October 31, 1913, marking a significant development in diplomatic relations between the two countries. [2] Due to the turmoil of the Spanish Civil War, the American Embassy was temporarily moved to the U.S. consulate in Barcelona and later to St. Jean de Luz, France. The Embassy was re-established in Spain on April 13, 1939, with H. Freeman Matthews recognized as Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Burgos. [2]

Architecture

The embassy is located at 75 Serrano Street in the Salamanca district, with the plot also bordering paseo de la Castellana.

It was one of the first examples of international style architecture in the Spanish capital, [3] and was inspired by the design of the U.S. embassy in Havana. [4] It was designed by Ernest Warlow and Leland W. King with the collaboration of the Spanish architect Mariano Garrigues, on a plot where the palace of the Marchioness of Argüelles once stood. [5] Designed in 1950, construction took place between 1951 and 1955. [3] In the 1950s, the building was criticized by the Madrid press because of the contrast its modern design offered compared to the surrounding 19th-century buildings. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Embassy Madrid, Spain". diplomacy.state.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "A Guide to the United States' History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Spain". history.state.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Embajada de Estados Unidos. Inmueble F2.365". Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Madrid. Archived from the original on October 5, 2018. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
  4. ↑ Delgado Orusco 2015, pp. 216–217.
  5. ↑ Delgado Orusco 2015, pp. 217–218.
  6. ↑ Fraguas 2004.
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