The Consulate General of the United Kingdom in San Francisco is a career consular post of the United Kingdom in San Francisco, California; 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 | 1 Sansome Street, Suite 850, San Francisco, CA 94104, United States |
| Website | www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-consulate-general-san-francisco |
| Consul General | Eleanor Kiloh |
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 UK Government Office in Seattle refers consular matters to the consulate general in San Francisco.
- Location: The consulate general is in San Francisco, California, less than 1 km in a straight line from the centre of San Francisco; the nearest large airport is Oakland International Airport (OAK), about 17 km away. (distances: OpenStreetMap, airports: FAA passenger boarding data CY 2025)
About the Consulate General of the United Kingdom in San Francisco
The consul general is Eleanor Kiloh, 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 San Francisco
22 other countries are represented in San Francisco, among them: Austria (consulate), Brazil (consulate general), Canada (consulate general), Chile (consulate general), Colombia (consulate general), El Salvador (consulate general), France (consulate general), Germany (consulate general), Greece (consulate general), Ireland (consulate general), Italy (consulate general), Luxembourg (consulate general), Mexico (consulate general), Netherlands (consulate general), Norway (consulate general), Peru (consulate general), Portugal (consulate general), Spain (consulate general), Sweden (consulate general), Uruguay (consulate general). The full list of all 23 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 San Francisco, the nearest other British office is the Consulate General (California) in Los Angeles (about 560 km). Distances in brackets are straight-line distances from San Francisco.
- Washington, D.C. – Embassy of the United Kingdom in the United States
- Atlanta – Consulate General (Georgia)
- Boston – Consulate General (Massachusetts)
- Chicago – Consulate General (Illinois)
- Houston – Consulate General (Texas)
- Los Angeles (560 km) – Consulate General (California)
- Miami – Consulate General (Florida)
- New York – Consulate General (New York)
- San Francisco – Consulate General (this page)
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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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