Embassy of the United States in Rome
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of the United States
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to Italy
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. The embassy's chancery is situated in the Palazzo Margherita
Palazzo Margherita
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, Via Vittorio Veneto
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, Rome
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. The current United States Ambassador to Italy
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is David Thorne
David Thorne
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. The United States also maintains consulates general in Milan
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, Florence
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and Naples
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, and consular agencies in Genoa
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, Palermo
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, and Venice
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Two other American embassies are located in Rome. The Embassy of the United States to the Holy See
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is located on Aventine Hill
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, while the United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome
United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome
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is located at Piazza del Popolo
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