United States Embassy Web Site in Panama City, Pan

Visit United States Embassy Web Site in Panama City, Pan

United States Embassy Web Site in Panama City, Panama.

The American Citizen Services Section assists people with passport renewals, registration of Americans living in Panama, birth reports for children of American citizens born in Panama, voter registration, income tax forms, notarial services, and emergency services to American citizens. Consular officers and staff provide emergency assistance in the event of arrest, destitution, illness or death of an American citizen, and accept trust funds on behalf of Americans in Panama. Consular officers also pass emergency messages to Americans traveling abroad, and make inquiries on the welfare and whereabouts of Americans in Panama when requested by concerned family members.

In 1938 the site in Avenida Balboa was leased from the Government of Panama for 999 years. The chancery building was constructed under the supervision of the Foreign Buildings Office of the Department of State in 1941. The total cost of the land and construction was $366,719. The first diplomatic mission of the United States of America in the Republic of Panama was established in 1904, the year after Panama achieved independence from Colombia (November 3rd, 1903).

The first American Minister was William L. Buchanan of Covington, Ohio. The American Legation was for many years located at the corner of Central Avenue and Fourth Street. It was raised to the status of Embassy in 1939 and moved to its current location on April 2, 1942.

The United States first established a consular office in Panama in 1833 when Panama was a department of Colombia. It became a Consulate General on September 3, 1884 and was combined with the Embassy on April 6, 1942. Earliest available records of the Consulate date from 1910 when the Consulate was located in the Diario de Panama Building near the Presidential Palace. It was then moved to the Marina Building across from the Presidential Palace. It subsequently moved to several other buildings in Panama City.

Since September 2008, the Embassy is located in its new building #783. Demetrio B. Lakas Avenue, Clayton. All offices, including the Consulate, are located in our new embassy compound.

The Embassy comprises seven sections (see below) under the Department of State. In addition, several other U.S. government agencies have offices in Panama, and constitute part of the larger Embassy community.

Department of State
Ambassador's Office (EXE)
Political / Economic Section (POL/ECON)
Consular Section (CONS)
Public Affairs Section (PAS)
Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS)
Regional Security Office (RSO)
Management Section (ADMIN)
Department of Homeland Security
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS)
US Coast Guard
Customs and Border Protection
Department of Commerce
Foreign Commercial Service
Department of Defense
Office of the Defense Attache
Marine Security Guards
Office of Defense Cooperation
Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)
Peace Corps
Peace Corps Panama
U.S. Agency for international Development
USAID Panama
Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Foreign Agricultural Service

(Physical Address)
American Embassy Panama - PAS
Building 783, Demetrio Basilio Lakas Avenue
Clayton, Panama

(Mail)
American Embassy - Panama PAS
P.O. Box 0816-02561
Panama, Republic of Panama

Tel: (507) 207-7000
Fax: (507) 317-5568
Email: panamaweb@state.gov

The Public Affairs Office
Press Section Fax: (507) 207-7352
Cultural Section Fax: (507) 207-7350
E-mail: Panamaweb@state.gov

The Consular Section
Visa Inquires by E-mail only
E-mail: Panama-visas@state.gov

American Citizen Services
Phone: (507) 207-7000 or (507) 207-7030
E-mail: Panama-ACS@state.gov

Address: Building 783, Demetrio Basilio Lakas Avenue
The Panama Address: American Embassy Panama - PAS Building 783, Demetrio Basilio Lakas Avenue Clayton, Panama
City: Clayton, Panama City
State:
Country: Panama
Phone Number: (507) 207-7000

Submitted: 10/21/2008 (Edited 10/21/2008)
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