Consulate, 1799-1804, in French history, form of government established after the coup of 18 Brumaire (Nov. 9-10, 1799), which ended the Directory. Three consuls were appointed to rule France—Napoleon Bonaparte (see Napoleon I), Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès, and Roger Ducos. Sieyès and Ducos were soon replaced by Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès and C. F. Lebrun, and the Consulate became little more than a scheme for autocratic government by Bonaparte, who was made first consul for life in 1802 and emperor in 1804.

The Consulate General of the United States in Ho Chi Minh City is the consulate general of the United States located at 4 Le Duan Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City, District 1.

The consulate general provides consular services and deals with diplomatic affairs in Ho Chi Minh City and the rest of southern Vietnam in general. Like many foreign diplomatic buildings in the world, the consulate general looks like a fortress, with tight security.

The consulate general building stands at the site of the former U.S. Embassy in South Vietnam, which was demolished in 1998.

External links

• Official website

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