Begun as a White House Millennium Project in 2000, the Secretary of State’s Register of Culturally Significant Property is an honorary designation for U.S. Department of State properties recognized for their exceptional importance to diplomacy and cultural heritage. From palatial residences and purpose-built, Modernist icons to the timelessness of a cemetery, the architectural treasures on the Secretary’s Register illustrate the historic nature of our diplomatic mission around the world and its poignancy today.
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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — Former Embassy Saigon Site (Photograph by Brian Neely) — 2020
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam — Former Embassy Saigon Site
(Photograph by Brian Neely)
Stockholm, Sweden — Villa Akerlund — Chief of Mission Residence — 2020
Stockholm, Sweden — Villa Akerlund — Chief of Mission Residence
Dublin, Ireland — Chief Secretary’s Lodge — Chief of Mission Residence — 2018
Dublin, Ireland — Chief Secretary’s Lodge — Chief of Mission Residence
Dublin, Ireland — Chancery — 2018
Dublin, Ireland — Chancery
Lima, Peru — Chief of Mission Residence — 2018
Lima, Peru — Chief of Mission Residence
Algiers, Algeria — Villa Montfeld — Chief of Mission Residence — 2016
Algiers — Villa Montfeld — Chief of Mission Residence
Budapest, Hungary — Chancery — 2016
Budapest, Hungary — Chancery
Curacao, Dutch Caribbean — Roosevelt House — Consul General Residence — 2016
Curacao, Dutch Caribbean — Roosevelt House — Consul General Residence
Helsinki, Finland — Chief of Mission Residence — 2016
Helsinki, Finland — Chief of Mission Residence
Istanbul, Turkey — Palazzo Corpi — Former U.S. Consulate General — 2016
Istanbul, Turkey — Palazzo Corpi — Former U.S. Consulate General
New Delhi, India — Roosevelt House — Chief of Mission Residence — 2016
New Delhi, India — Roosevelt House — Chief of Mission Residence
Vienna, Austria — Consular Academy — Chancery — 2016
Vienna, Austria — Consular Academy — Chancery
Casablanca, Morocco — Villa Mirador — Consul General Residence — 2012
Casablanca, Morocco — Villa Mirador — Consul General Residence
Baguio, The Philippines — Summer Residence — 2010
Baguio, The Philippines — Summer Residence
Florence, Italy — Palazzo Canevaro — U.S. Consulate General — 2010
Florence, Italy — Palazzo Canevaro — U.S. Consulate General
Moscow, Russia — Spaso House — Chief of Mission Residence (Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui) — 2010
Moscow, Russia — Spaso House — Chief of Mission Residence
Tripoli, Libya — The American Cemetery — 2010
Tripoli, Libya — The American Cemetery
Washington, DC — Blair House (Photograph by Carol M. Highsmith) — 2010
Washington, DC — President’s Guest House — Blair House
(Photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, Library of Congress)
Paris, France — Hotel Rothschild — Chief of Mission Residence (Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui) — 2008
Paris, France — Hotel Rothschild — Chief of Mission Residence
(Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui)
Prague, Czech Republic — Villa Petschek — 2008
Prague, Czech Republic — Villa Petschek — Chief of Mission Residence
Rome, Italy — Villa Taverna — Chief of Mission Residence (Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui) — 2008
Rome, Italy — Villa Taverna — Chief of Mission Residence
Alexandria, Egypt — Former U.S Consulate General — American Center — 2006
Alexandria, Egypt — Former U.S. Consulate General
Athens, Greece — Chancery — 2006
Athens, Greece — Chancery
Brussels, Belgium — Truman Hall — Chief of Mission Residence — 2006
Brussels, Belgium — Truman Hall — Chief of Mission Residence
Madrid, Spain — Byne House — Deputy Chief of Mission Residence — 2006
Madrid, Spain — Byne House — Deputy Chief of Mission Residence
Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui
Manila, The Philippines — Chancery — 2006
Manila, The Philippines — Chancery
Hanoi, Vietnam — Chief of Mission Residence (Photograph by C. Erhard Pfeiffer) — 2004
Hanoi, Vietnam — Chief of Mission Residence
(Photograph by C. Erhard Pfeiffer)
New Delhi, India — Chancery — 2004
New Delhi, India — Chancery
Oslo, Norway — Villa Otium — Chief of Mission Residence — 2004
Oslo, Norway — Villa Otium — Chief of Mission Residence
Tirana, Albania — Chancery — 2004
Tirana, Albania — Chancery
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Palacio Bosch- Chief of Mission Residence — 2002
Buenos Aires, Argentina — Palacio Bosch — Chief of Mission Residence
London, England — Winfield House — Chief of Mission Residence (Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui) — 2001
London — Winfield House — Chief of Mission Residence (Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui)
Paris, France — Hotel de Talleyrand — George C. Marshall Center — 2001
Paris, France — Hotel de Talleyrand — George C. Marshall Center
Prague, Czech Republic — Schonborn Palace — 2001
Prague, Czech Republic — Schonborn Palace — Chancery
Rome, Italy — Palazzo Margherita and Twin Villas — Chancery — 2001
Rome, Italy — Palazzo Margherita and Twin Villas — Chancery
Seoul, South Korea — Old American Legation Site 2001 and 2020
Seoul, South Korea — Seoul Old American Legation Site
Tangier, Morocco — Tangier Old Legation (Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui) — 2001
Tangier, Morocco — Tangier Old Legation
(Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui)
Tokyo, Japan — Chief of Mission Residence (Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui) — 2001
Tokyo, Japan — Chief of Mission Residence
(Photograph by Elizabeth Gill Lui)