The Honorary Consulate of France in Philadelphia is an honorary consular post of France in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is run by an honorary consul – a volunteer, not a career diplomat – who helps French citizens locally; passports, visas and most other formal consular services are handled by the Embassy of France in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | 1420 Walnut Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States |
| philadelphie@agenceconsulaire.fr | |
| Honorary Consul | Marine Fraval-Vennel |
Opening Hours
According to the French diplomatic network in the United States, visits are by appointment only. Call or e-mail the honorary consulate to arrange a time.
Location of the Honorary Consulate
Before your visit
- Visits by appointment only.
- According to the French diplomatic network in the United States, an honorary consul is a volunteer appointed by the consulate general to strengthen the French presence in areas far from it.
- Services: according to the French diplomatic network in the United States, the honorary consulate can provide information and guidance, collect application files and pass them on to the consulate general and give first-level help in emergencies; it does not issue official documents.
- Location: The honorary consulate is in the Rittenhouse Square area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, less than 1 km in a straight line from the centre of Philadelphia; the nearest large airport is Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), about 11 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Honorary Consulate of France in Philadelphia
The honorary consul is Marine Fraval-Vennel, according to the French diplomatic network in the United States. It is one of 19 honorary consulates of France in the United States listed by the French diplomatic network in the United States (2 of them in Pennsylvania). France also has 9 career consular posts in the United States and its embassy in Washington, D.C. In France, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in Paris (fr.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Which French office handles passports and visas?
For passports, visas and other formal consular services, Pennsylvania belongs to the consular district of the Embassy of France in the United States, according to the French diplomatic network in the United States. The honorary consulate in Philadelphia can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.
Contact details of the French Embassy in Washington, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 4101 Reservoir Road, NW, Washington, DC 20007, United States
- Telephone: +1 202-944-6000
- Website: franceintheus.org
Do I need an appointment?
Yes. According to the French diplomatic network in the United States, visits to the honorary consulate are by appointment only.
What can an honorary consul do?
An honorary consul is not a career diplomat but a local resident – often a business person or lawyer – appointed by France and approved by the host country. Depending on the powers granted, the honorary consul can help French citizens in an emergency (lost passport, accident, arrest), pass on applications and documents to the embassy, and certify signatures or life certificates. Passports and visas are not issued by an honorary consulate; they remain the responsibility of the embassy or a career consulate.
Other consulates in Philadelphia
15 other countries are represented in Philadelphia: Austria (honorary), Czech Republic (honorary), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Germany (honorary), Hungary (honorary), Italy (consulate general), Malta (honorary), Mexico (consulate), Norway (honorary), Panama (consulate), Poland (honorary), Romania (honorary), Spain (honorary), Switzerland (honorary), Ukraine (honorary).
Closing days
Honorary consuls set their own office hours; the honorary consulate is usually closed on US federal holidays, whose dates are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, and may also close on public holidays of France.
Emergency assistance
In an emergency, French citizens should contact the Embassy of France in the United States. In the United States, dial 911 for an ambulance, the fire service or the police (GOV.UK travel advice). US citizens who need consular help in France can contact the U.S. Embassy in Paris.
Diplomatic missions of France in the United States
France in the United States
Measured in a straight line from Philadelphia, the nearest other French office is the Consulate General (New York) in New York (about 130 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from Philadelphia.
- Washington, D.C. (200 km) – Embassy of France in the United States
- Atlanta (1,070 km) – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Boston (440 km) – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
- Chicago (1,070 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Houston (2,160 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- Miami (1,640 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
- New Orleans (1,750 km) – Consulate General (Louisiana)
- New York (130 km) – Consulate General (New York)
- San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
- Philadelphia – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- Pittsburgh (410 km) – Honorary Consulate (Pennsylvania)
- … and 17 more offices in other states (see the embassy page)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: French diplomatic network in the United States (us.diplomatie.gouv.fr) – French presence in the U.S., honorary consuls (accessed 22 October 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help).
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