Embassy of the United States to the Holy See

Embassy of the United States to the Holy See
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LocationVia Sallustiana, 49
Italy Rome, Italy
Coordinates41°54′24″N 12°29′31″E / 41.9066051°N 12.4918327°E / 41.9066051; 12.4918327
Opened1994; 30 years ago (1994)
AmbassadorJoe 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.

  1. ^ "U.S. Embassy to the Holy See New Chancery Inauguration". United States Embassy to the Holy See. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  2. ^ "Embassy Information". United States Embassy to the Holy See. Archived from the original on 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  3. ^ "Callista Gingrich confirmed as US Ambassador to the Vatican". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  4. ^ "PN1252 — Joseph Donnelly — Department of State 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. January 20, 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
  5. ^ @USinHolySee (April 11, 2022). "Welcome, Ambassador Donnelly" (Tweet). Retrieved 2022-06-17 – via Twitter.