The Honorary Consulate of France in San Diego is an honorary consular post of France in San Diego, California. 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 Consulate General of France in Los Angeles.
Contact Details
| Address | 8525 Gibbs Drive, Suite 304, San Diego, CA 92123, United States |
| Telephone | +1 858-945-8449 |
| san-diego@agenceconsulaire.fr | |
| Website | www.consulhonorairesandiego.org |
| Honorary Consul | Marion Lanier |
Opening Hours
No regular opening hours are published by the French diplomatic network in the United States. Call or e-mail the honorary consulate to arrange a visit.
Location of the Honorary Consulate
Before your visit
- 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 Serra Mesa area of San Diego, California, about 11 km in a straight line from the centre of San Diego; the nearest large airport is San Diego International Airport (SAN), about 9.6 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Honorary Consulate of France in San Diego
The honorary consul is Marion Lanier, 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. 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, California belongs to the consular district of the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles, according to the French diplomatic network in the United States. The honorary consulate in San Diego can help with first steps and pass on documents, but it does not replace that office.
Contact details of the French Consulate General in Los Angeles, as listed on its page in this directory:
- Address: 10390 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 410, Los Angeles, CA 90025, United States
- Telephone: +1 310-893-0920
- Opening hours: Monday to Friday 08:30–13:00 and 14:00–16:30
- Website: us.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/consulate-general-france-los-angeles
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 San Diego
9 other countries are represented in San Diego: Estonia (honorary), Finland (honorary), Germany (honorary), Ireland (honorary), Italy (honorary), Mexico (consulate general), Norway (honorary), Portugal (honorary), Spain (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 in the consular district can call the honorary consul on +1 858-945-8449 or contact the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles. 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 San Diego, the nearest other French office is the Consulate General (California) in Los Angeles (about 180 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from San Diego.
- Washington, D.C. – Embassy of France in the United States
- Atlanta – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Boston – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
- Chicago – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Houston (2,090 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
- Los Angeles (180 km) – Consulate General (California)
- Miami – Consulate General (Florida)
- New Orleans – Consulate General (Louisiana)
- New York – Consulate General (New York)
- San Francisco (740 km) – Consulate General (California)
- San Diego – Honorary Consulate (this page)
- … and 18 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), www.consulhonorairesandiego.org.
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