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funhouse7 t1_j6k7s9m wrote

Reply to comment by A_Fartful_Dodger in Today I learned the first overseas Consulate of the United States was in Liverpool, established in 1790! by Seahawk124

Embassy is the big official one. Consulate is like a secondary outreach one in bigger countries

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A_Fartful_Dodger t1_j6khqj5 wrote

TIL. I actually thought those were synonyms. Thanks for teaching me something!

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Duanedoberman t1_j6khsj1 wrote

Embassies are in capital cities, and consulates are outside capital cities.

I stand to be corrected, but I think the consulate in Liverpool was opened before the embassy in London.

Lots of American sailors were coming to Liverpool, and most were illiterate, hence the massive gold Eagle to identify the consulate.

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Seahawk124 OP t1_j6kokh4 wrote

>Yes, the consulate did stood on the quayside of Steers Dock and the Pool of Liverpool. The quayside is now a couple hundred yards West now. The building was decorated with a golden bald eagle, the national symbol of the United States and a reassuring sign to American sailors or travellers arriving at Liverpool docks.

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Fillertracks t1_j6kwb76 wrote

I always thought it was weird there was a Mexican Consulate in Indianapolis. when I’d randomly drive by it,”Are we a big enough city for this?”

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