The Consulate General of the United Kingdom in New York is a career consular post of the United Kingdom in New York, New York; it serves British citizens and travellers in its consular district. The United Kingdom is represented in Washington, D.C., by the Embassy of the United Kingdom in the United States.
Contact Details
| Address | 885 Second Avenue, One Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, New York, NY 10017, United States |
| Website | www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-new-york |
| Consul General | Alex Milward |
Opening Hours
No opening hours are published by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). Call or e-mail the consulate general before visiting.
Location of the Consulate General
Before your visit
- Public access is by appointment only; emergency consular help for British nationals (death, hospitalisation, arrest or other serious incidents) is available 24 hours through the FCDO online contact form linked on the GOV.UK office page.
- Telephone service Monday to Friday 9:00–16:00 (public holidays excluded). The consul general in New York is also HM Trade Commissioner for North America.
About the Consulate General of the United Kingdom in New York
The consul general is Alex Milward, according to the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). It is one of 8 career consular posts of the United Kingdom in the United States listed by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK). In the United Kingdom, the United States is represented by the U.S. Embassy in London (uk.usembassy.gov), according to the Congressional Directory.
Other consulates in New York
63 other countries are represented in New York, among them: Albania (consulate), Andorra (embassy), Antigua and Barbuda (consulate general), Argentina (consulate general), Austria (consulate general), Bahamas (consulate general), Barbados (consulate general), Bolivia (consulate general), Brazil (consulate general), Canada (consulate general), Chile (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), Comoros (embassy), Costa Rica (consulate), Cyprus (consulate general), Czech Republic (consulate general), Denmark (consulate general), Dominican Republic (consulate general), Ecuador (consulate general), Uruguay (consulate general). The full list of all 64 missions is on the overview page for the United States.
Closing days
The dates of the US federal holidays are published by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The consulate general may also close on public holidays of the United Kingdom.
Emergency assistance
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 the United Kingdom can contact the U.S. Embassy in London.
Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom in the United States
The United Kingdom in the United States
Measured in a straight line from New York, the nearest other British office is the Consulate General (Massachusetts) in Boston (about 310 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from New York.
- Washington, D.C. (330 km) – Embassy of the United Kingdom in the United States
- Atlanta (1,200 km) – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Boston (310 km) – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
- Chicago (1,140 km) – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Houston (2,280 km) – Consulate General (Texas)
- Los Angeles – Consulate General (California)
- Miami (1,760 km) – Consulate General (Florida)
- New York – Consulate General (this page)
- San Francisco – Consulate General (California)
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Details checked on 22 October 2026. Sources: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office – office page on GOV.UK (accessed 22 October 2026), Congressional Directory, 119th Congress – Diplomatic Offices (20 February 2026), U.S. Office of Personnel Management – Federal Holidays, GOV.UK foreign travel advice: USA (getting help).
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