The first US ambassador, William Christian Bullitt Jr., began to work only in 1933, after the Americans recognized young Soviet Russia. Coming from a wealthy family of Philadelphia bankers, William Bullitt led a secret mission, working with the USSR since 1919. He was negotiating with V.I. Lenin.
First residence
The first address of the US Embassy in Moscow is 10. Spasopeskovsky Lane, 10. This is the former Vtorov mansion. Today it is the so-called Spaso-house, where the ambassador’s residence is located. A cozy two-story mansion in the neoclassical style, built from 1913 to 1915 by the largest entrepreneur N. A. Vtorov. Immediately after the October Revolution, he moved to the office of People's Commissar of Foreign Affairs Georgy Chicherin. By 1933, it was decided to transfer it to accommodate the residence of the American ambassador. It was here that the US presidents stayed during their official visits.
The mansion, located among the cozy Arbat courtyards on the territory of 1.8 hectares, is almost equidistant from the Kremlin, the Russian Foreign Ministry and the current deployment of the American mission. Near the roundabout of the Garden Ring and Arbat. Almost perfect location for the address of the US Embassy in Moscow. It was here that it was located until 1953.
The territory of the American mission
Almost immediately after the establishment of diplomatic relations, negotiations began to expand the territory. Stalin offered an excellent site on the Lenin Hills, and even with a view of the Moscow River. But then it was a remote area that did not suit the American side. Negotiations have been ongoing for over 35 years. Only on May 16, 1969 was signed the "Agreement on the exchange of land for the embassy." It took 10 years for the foundation stone of the new US Embassy in Moscow to be laid. The site address on 10 hectares is Bolshoi Devyatkinsky Lane, 8.
By 1986, major construction work was completed. But it took another 14 years before the US Secretary of State gave permission to move to the new building. Thus, May 5, 2000 can be considered the official start date for the full-fledged work of the US Embassy in Moscow. Address: 121099, Bolshoi Devyatkinsky Lane, Building 8.
How to get there
The quadrangle of the embassy territory between Novinsky Boulevard, Maly Konyushkovsky Lane, Konyushkovskaya Street and Bolshoi Devyatkinsky Lane is a zone of continuous development, closed for free access. Without knowing Moscow, it’s hard to figure out where the embassy is and where the consular department is. For those who wish to obtain a visa, the consular section of the US Embassy in Moscow is open. Address: 21. Novinsky Boulevard. The most convenient approach is from the Barrikadnaya metro station on Barrikadnaya street, past the Stalin skyscraper and Kudrinskaya square, to the Garden Ring. Next, you need to go along the outer side of the ring 300 meters to the New Arbat.
For all other questions, please contact the other side of the building, which is located at the US Embassy in Moscow. Walking distance from the metro "Barrikadnaya" or "Krasnopresnenskaya" on Konyushkovskaya street about 350 meters. But you should first contact the embassy staff via the Internet or get advice by phone.