🇬🇧 British Embassy in the United States

Address, phone numbers and consular emergency line, with the local emergency number and what to do if something goes wrong.

Data updated: August 2026

If it's urgent

Foreign ministry emergency line

+44 20 7008 5000

Consular emergencies for British nationals.

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Emergencies in the United States

911

Police, ambulance and fire service.

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British Embassy

Washington

Address
3100 Massachusetts Avenue, NW · Washington
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What to do in an emergency

  1. Immediate danger: call 911.

  2. Serious accident, arrest, theft or loss of passport: call the foreign ministry emergency line, +44 20 7008 5000.

  3. Non-urgent matters (passports, certificates, consular registration): call the switchboard, +1 202 588 6500.

Other consular offices in the United States

British Consulate General · Atlanta

100 Peachtree St. NW Suite 310

+1 404 954 7700

British Consulate General · Cambridge

One Broadway

+1 617 245 4500

British Consulate General · Chicago

625 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 2200

+1 312 970 3800

British Consulate General · Houston

1301 Fannin Street Suite 2400

+1 713 210 4000

British Consulate General · Los Angeles

2029 Century Park East, Suite 1350

+1 310 789 0031

British Consulate General · Miami

1101 Brickell Avenue, Suite N-1900

+1 305 400 6400

British Consulate General · New York

1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 885 Second Avenue

+1 212 745 0200

British Consulate General · San Francisco

1 Sansome Street, Suite 850

+1 415 617 1300

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