Consulate of the United States, Tel Aviv
| Tel Aviv Branch Office of the US Embassy | |
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Native name Hebrew: שגרירות של ארצות הברית סניף תל אביב |
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Chancery Building as viewed from the street
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| Location | 71 Hayarkon Street Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Coordinates | 32°04′36″N 34°46′00″E / 32.0766°N 34.7667°ECoordinates: 32°04′36″N 34°46′00″E / 32.0766°N 34.7667°E |
| Opened | 1966 |
| Consul General |
Donald Blome (July 27, 2015–present) |
 Location of Tel Aviv Branch Office of the US Embassy in Israel
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The Branch Office of the Embassy of the United States of America in Tel Aviv was part of the diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the State of Israel. The complex opened in 1966, and is located at 71 HaYarkon Street in Tel Aviv. It previously housed the United States Embassy until May 14, 2018, when the embassy was relocated to Jerusalem. The U.S. also maintains a Consular Agency in Haifa.
In December 2017, President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and ordered that the US Embassy be moved there. The US Embassy in Israel reopened in Arnona, the site of consular services section of the US Consulate General on May 14, 2018, to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Israeli Declaration of Independence.
The United States was the first country to recognize the newly founded state of Israel on 14 May 1948, immediately following Israel's proclamation of independence. U.S. President Harry S. Truman subsequently announced that there would be an exchange of missions:
Agreement has been reached between the Government of the United States and the Provisional Government of Israel on the establishment of a mission of the United States in Israel and a mission of the Provisional Government of Israel in the United States. Agreement has also been reached on the exchange of special representatives.
On 22 June, Clark Clifford, President Truman's aide, called James G. McDonald telling him that the President wanted McDonald to be the United States' first representative to Israel. During his ambassadorship, McDonald helped strengthen relations between the two governments. For example, in 1950, the United States and Israel entered into an "Aviation Agreement" that allowed Trans World Airlines (TWA) to operate fully out of Israel and El Al to send regular flights to the United States. Ambassador McDonald hoped the signing of the first formal agreement between the two governments would be the first in a series of similar agreements that would gradually bind the two countries and peoples closer together in creative co-operative work.
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