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The United States Consulate General in Milan, Italy covers the territory of northern Italy, including the regions of Lombardy, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Piedmont, Trentino-Alto Adige, Val d’Aosta, Veneto, and parts of Emilia Romagna (Piacenza and Parma). This includes the eastern border with France, the northern borders with Switzerland and Austria, and the western border with Slovenia. Within the Consulate General’s district there are two U.S. consular agencies, in Venice and Genoa.
The Consulate is responsible for the welfare and protection of U.S. citizens abroad, for the issuance of passports and other documentation to citizens and nationals, and for the protection of U.S. border security and the facilitation of legitimate travel to the United States. These far-reaching consular activities have broad foreign policy and domestic political implications and involve serious legal, humanitarian and management concerns.
Ambassador Philip T. Reeker took charge September 5, 2014 as United States Consul General in Milan, covering northern Italy.
History of U.S. Consulate Generals in Italy
Prior to the Risorgimento of 1861, the Italian peninsula was fragmented into different kingdoms, city-states, duchies, etc. The U.S. established a presence at virtually every seaport because trade, shipping, and seamen protection were all major functions in protecting and enhancing American interests. This explains why there were numerous U.S. Consulates General, from the late eighteenth century through the mid-nineteenth century, scattered throughout the region. Below is a list of U.S. Consulate Generals that were located within what today would be the borders of Italy.
Aside from Milan, the United States currently has Consulate Generals in Florence and Naples.