Embassy of the United States, New Delhi

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{{Short description|Diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Republic of India}}
{{Use mdy dates|date = February 2019}}
{{Use American English|date = February 2019}}
{{Infobox diplomatic mission
| name = U.S. Embassy New Delhi
| image = [[File:Seal of an Embassy of the United States of America.svg|150px]]<br>[[File:US Embassy New Delhi.jpg|200px]]
| caption =
| coordinates = 
| location =
| address = [[Shantipath]], [[Chanakyapuri]], [[New Delhi]]<ref>[http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/contact_us_2.html Address] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119070216/http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/contact_us_2.html |date=2012-01-19 }}</ref>
| ambassador = [[Eric Garcetti]]
| jurisdiction = [[India]]
| apostolic_nuncio =
| chargé_d'affaires =
| website = {{url|https://in.usembassy.gov/embassy-consulates/new-delhi/}}
}}
The '''Embassy of the United States of America in [[New Delhi]]''' is the [[diplomatic mission]] of the [[United States of America]] in the [[Republic of India]]. The Embassy is headed by the [[United States Ambassador to India|U.S. Ambassador to India]]. The embassy complex is situated on a 28-acre plot of land in [[Chanakyapuri]], the diplomatic enclave of New Delhi, where most of the embassies are located. The embassy is also accredited to [[Bhutan]] whom the United States maintains no formal relations with.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-bhutan/|title=U.S. Relations With Bhutan|work=United States Department of State|date=July 29, 2020|access-date=April 2, 2021}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Barack Obama greets U.S. Embassy personnel in New Delhi, India.jpg|thumb|right|[[Barack Obama|President Obama]] greets U.S. Embassy personnel in New Delhi, 2015]][[File:Barack Obama at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence in New Delhi, India.jpg|thumb|right|President Obama at Roosevelt House, November 2010, photograph by [[Pete Souza]].]]
The Embassy was designed by American architect [[Edward Durell Stone]], then a professor of architecture at [[Yale University]] and the designer of [[Radio City Music Hall]].<ref name="1956Warren"/> The planning of the embassy began in the early 1950s and the complex includes the Chancery, the Roosevelt House (official residence of the U.S. Ambassador), office space and living accommodations and is located in New Delhi.

The cornerstone of the structure was laid by [[Chief Justice of the United States]] [[Earl Warren]] on September 1, 1956. The building was estimated to cost $2,000,000 and replaced the former [[Maharajah]]'s palace where the American embassy was previously housed. Warren stated that he hoped the embassy would become a "temple of peace,"<ref name="1956Warren">{{cite news |last1=Times |first1=Special to The New York |title=U.S. to Start Building New Embassy in New Delhi |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/08/30/86691737.pdf |access-date=11 June 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=30 August 1956}}</ref> and became the first contemporary American building constructed following the U.S. State Department's directive that overseas buildings "should be in harmony with cultural, architectural and climatic conditions."<ref name="Abel1959"/>

The Embassy was formally opened on January 5, 1959, in the presence of Indian Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] and other dignitaries.<ref name="Abel1959">{{cite news |last1=Abel |first1=Elie |title=NEW U. S. EMBASSY PRAISED BY NEHRU; Indian Head, at Dedication, Notes Blending of National Motif and U. S. Technique |url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1959/01/04/89102954.pdf |access-date=11 June 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=4 January 1959}}</ref> Following the opening ceremony, U.S. Ambassador to India [[Ellsworth Bunker]] stated, "To me this building is symbolic of what can be achieved through the cooperation of our two countries. From beginning to end it has been a joint venture."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/about_the_embassy.html |title=About the embassy |access-date=March 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160317040547/http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/about_the_embassy.html |archive-date=March 17, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Upon its opening, ''[[The New York Times]]'' called the embassy "probably the most elegant in the world."<ref name="Abel1959"/>

An incident of sexual assault in February 2020 occurred inside the Embassy grounds when Indian police revealed a 5-year-old girl had been raped. The U.S. Embassy was deeply disturbed by the alleged misconduct, took action immediately, and brought the matter to the attention of the Delhi Police. The alleged was arrested and charged with rape, per Delhi Police, pending a trial date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/feb/06/man-charged-rape-girl-5-us-embassy-complex-delhi|title=Man charged with rape of girl, 5, at US embassy complex in Delhi|agency=Agence France-Presse|location=Delhi|date=February 6, 2020|website=the Guardian}}</ref>

The complex is currently undergoing a major renovation by [[Weiss/Manfredi]], with the new design being announced in 2019 and groundbreaking taking place in January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-05-27|title=Design unveiled for U.S. embassy in New Delhi|url=https://www.bdcnetwork.com/design-unveiled-us-embassy-new-delhi|website=Building Design + Construction}}</ref><ref name="TAN">{{cite web|access-date=2021-05-27|title=Work begins on WEISS/MANFREDI-led refresh of U.S. Embassy campus in New Delhi|url=https://www.archpaper.com/2021/01/weiss-manfredi-led-refresh-of-us-embassy-campus-in-new-delhi/|date=8 January 2021|website=The Architect’s Newspaper}}</ref> The original chancery building is to remain in use as the plan will both restore current buildings as well as construct new structures.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2021-05-27|title=New embassy in New Delhi means a new approach too|url=https://federalnewsnetwork.com/facilities-construction/2021/01/new-embassy-in-new-delhi-means-a-new-approach-too/|date=21 January 2021|website=Federal News Network}}</ref> Construction is expected to finished by 2027.<ref name="TAN"/>

===American consulates in India===
The United States also has consulates in [[Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai|Mumbai]], [[Consulate General of the United States, Chennai|Chennai]], [[Consulate General of the United States, Kolkata|Kolkata]] and [[Consulate General of the United States, Hyderabad|Hyderabad]], all of which are associated with the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi.<ref>[http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/contact_us_2.html U.S. consulates in India] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119070216/http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/contact_us_2.html |date=2012-01-19 }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[India–United States relations]]
* [[List of diplomatic missions of the United States]]
*[[List of diplomatic missions in the United States]]
* [[Foreign relations of the United States]]
*[[Foreign relations of India]]
*[[List of diplomatic missions in India]]
*[[List of diplomatic missions of India]]
* [[Embassy of India, Washington, D.C.]]
* [[American Library (New Delhi)]]
* [[American Embassy School]] in New Delhi
*See consulate generals in:
:*[[Consulate General of the United States, Chennai|Chennai]]
:*[[Consulate General of the United States, Hyderabad|Hyderabad]]
:*[[Consulate General of the United States, Kolkata|Kolkata]]
:*[[Consulate General of the United States, Mumbai|Mumbai]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Embassy of the United States in New Delhi}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061218194858/http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/ Official website]

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{{US diplomatic missions}}
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