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Ambassador Powell Announcement

U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell announced in a U.S. Mission Town Hall meeting March 31 that she has submitted her resignation to President Obama and, as planned for some time, will retire to her home in Delaware before the end of May.  She is ending a thirty-seven year career that has included postings ... Read More»

Ambassador Powell Announcement

U.S. Ambassador to India Nancy J. Powell announced in a U.S. Mission Town Hall meeting March 31 that she has submitted her resignation to President Obama and, as planned for some time, will retire to her home in Delaware before the end of May.  She is ending a thirty-seven year career that has included postings ... Read More»

Bangalore Passport services – April 7, 8, 9 and 10, 2014

The U.S. Consulate General in Chennai, India, will conduct off-site passport services for American citizens in Bangalore on the 7th  , 8th , 9th and 10th of April 2014.  On these dates, a Consular Officer will be in Bangalore to accept applications for passport renewals for minors and first time adult passports . Services will ... Read More»

Remarks of U.S. Consul General Jennifer McIntyre for the Poynter Institute Journalism Workshop

CHENNAI: Good Morning! On behalf of the U.S. Consulate, Chennai, I’d like to thank Howard and the entire Poynter team for traveling here for this series of workshops. I would also like to thank Poynter’s local partner organizations – M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women in Chennai; The Kerala Press Academy in Kochi; and The Indian ... Read More»

Demonstration Notice

On March 6, 2014,  the Government of India formally announced that general elections will take place between April 7, 2014 and May 12, 2014, with results expected by May 16, 2014.  Due to logistical and security concerns, the states and territories will stagger elections on different dates within this time frame. Political parties are now in ... Read More»