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{{Infobox diplomatic mission
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| name = Embassy of the United States, Kingston
| image = [[File:Seal of an Embassy of the United States of America.svg|100px]]<br/>[[File:US Embassy in Kingston lit Ukrainian flag in showing solidarity with Ukraine.jpg|250px]]
| location = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Jamaica
| address = 142 Old Hope Road Kingston 6 Jamaica, West Indies
| coordinates = {{coord|18|1|8|N|76|45|54|W|region:JM_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| website = https://jm.usembassy.gov
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The '''Embassy of the United States in Kingston''' is the [[diplomatic mission]] of the United States of America in [[Jamaica]].

==History==

The United States maintained several consular posts in [[Colony of Jamaica|Colonial British Jamaica]] during the 19th century, with the earliest posts at [[Montego Bay]] and [[Falmouth, Jamaica|Falmouth]] established in 1861. These posts served to monitor American trade interests in the [[Caribbean]]. However, they were all closed by September 1919.<ref name="history.state.gov">{{cite web|url=https://history.state.gov/countries/jamaica|title=A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Jamaica|website=history.state.gov|access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref>

On August 6, 1962, [[Jamaica]] gained its independence, and remained a member of the [[British Commonwealth]]. The United States recognized Jamaica's independence ten days later, establishing the American Embassy at Kingston on August 16, 1962. The embassy commenced its diplomatic mission with Irving G. Cheslaw serving as Chargé d'Affaires ad interim.<ref name="history.state.gov"/><ref name="diplomacy.state.gov">{{cite web|url=https://diplomacy.state.gov/encyclopedia/u-s-embassy-kingston-jamaica|title=U.S. Embassy Kingston, Jamaica|website=diplomacy.state.gov|access-date=November 8, 2023}}</ref>

A diplomatic spat occurred in 2023 when Jamaica did not respond to approval of a diplomat that was in a same-sex relationship in a timely manner.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://radiojamaicanewsonline.com/local/diplomatic-row-brewing-after-jamaica-refuses-to-accredit-same-sex-spouse-of-american-diplomat|title=Diplomatic row brewing after Jamaica refuses to accredit same-sex spouse of American diplomat|date=July 17, 2023|website=radiojamaicanewsonline.com|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/theres-no-row-says-johnson-smith|title=There's no row, says Johnson Smith|date=July 19, 2023|publisher=[[Jamaica Observer]]|access-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Embassy of Jamaica, Washington, D.C.]]
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* [[Jamaica–United States relations]]
* [[List of ambassadors of the United States to Jamaica]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Diplomatic missions of the United States}}
{{Diplomatic missions in Jamaica}}

[[Category:Diplomatic missions in Jamaica]]
[[Category:Diplomatic missions of the United States]]
[[Category:Jamaica–United States relations]]

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