Global InformationEmbassy of the United States to the Holy See information
| Embassy of the United States to the Holy See | |
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| Location | Via Sallustiana, 49 Rome, Italy |
| Coordinates | 41°54′24″N 12°29′31″E / 41.9066051°N 12.4918327°E |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Ambassador | Joe Donnelly (since 2022) |
The Embassy of the United States of America to the Holy See (Latin: Legatio ad Sanctam Sedem Civitatum Foederatarum Americae or Embassy Vatican for short) is the diplomatic mission of United States of America to the Holy See, a term referring to the central government and universal reach of the Roman Catholic Church.
The current embassy moved to new headquarters in September 2015 in a separate building on the same compound as the United States Embassy Rome.[1] The embassy was previously located on Aventine Hill in the Villa Domiziana in Rome, Italy, which was built as a private residence in 1953. In 1994, the U.S. government acquired the property as the new chancery for embassy.[2] On October 16, 2017, Callista L. Gingrich was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the next Ambassador to the Holy See.[3] On October 8, 2021, President Biden nominated former U.S. senator Joe Donnelly to be ambassador to the Holy See, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination on January 20, 2022.[4] Donnelly presented his credentials to Pope Francis on April 11, 2022.[5]
The embassy is a part of the "Tri-Mission Community" in Rome, the other two being the Embassy of the United States, Rome and the United States Mission to the U.N. Agencies in Rome.
- ^ "U.S. Embassy to the Holy See New Chancery Inauguration". United States Embassy to the Holy See. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Embassy Information". United States Embassy to the Holy See. Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
- ^ "Callista Gingrich confirmed as US Ambassador to the Vatican". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
- ^ "PN1252 — Joseph Donnelly — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. January 20, 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- ^ @USinHolySee (April 11, 2022). "Welcome, Ambassador Donnelly" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-06-17 – via Twitter.