Chancery (diplomacy)

A chancery is the principal office that houses a diplomatic mission or an embassy.[1] This often includes the associated building and the site.[2] The building can house one or several different nations' missions. The term derives from chancery or chancellery, the office of a chancellor. Some nations title the head of foreign affairs a chancellor, and 'chancery' eventually became a common referent to the main building of an embassy.

For other uses, see Chancery.
Chancery of the United States Embassy, Manila.
An example of a chancery hosting multiple embassies: Nordic Embassies in Berlin, Germany.

The building of an embassy is often erroneously referred to as an embassy. The term technically refers to the ambassador's residence and not their office. Among diplomats the terms "embassy residence" and "embassy office" is used to distinguish between the ambassador's residence and the chancery.[1]

International Chancery Center (ICC)

The International Chancery Center (ICC) is a space of land which is allocated for the establishments of chanceries. It was first established in the beginning of the 1960s in Northwest Washington.[3] It is currently 47 acres long and houses many foreign missions. The ICC was established in order to address concerns with the lack of allocated land for diplomatic missions.[4]

References
  1. "Glossary of Diplomatic Terms". eDiplomat. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. "What is a Foreign Mission /Chancery?". U.S Department of State. Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. "International Chancery Center". United States Department of State. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  4. "The International Chancery Center – the First Foreign Mission Enclave". www.ncpc.gov. Retrieved 2022-03-31.


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