{"id":89,"date":"2024-01-15T19:51:53","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T19:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/addisababa\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2025-05-19T06:55:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T06:55:52","slug":"the-consulate-general","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/newyork\/the-consulate-general\/","title":{"rendered":"The Consulate-General"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"89\" class=\"elementor elementor-89\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bb4a85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0bb4a85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e6de15 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e6de15\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a41d7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08a41d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dirco.gov.za\/newyork\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/77\/elementor\/thumbs\/photo-CG-scaled-r610czu56848ky7v2nyvhvto7zdprl3y6yzu3pu7dc.jpeg\" title=\"photo CG\" alt=\"photo CG\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72429d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d72429d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3647735 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3647735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to the website of the South African Consulate-General, located in New York, NY that promotes South Africa\u2019s interests in areas of the eastern and southern United States.<\/p><p>As such, the Consulate provides consular, civic and passport services to South Africans in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, West Virginia, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.<\/p><p>Accordingly, we aim to foster excellent relations between South Africa and the states within our jurisdiction through focusing on promoting the strategic goals on enhancement of relations around trade and investments, Tourism, Arts and Culture as well as on Education and Training. These goals are aimed to support South Africa\u2019s priorities that have been identified by our Government.<\/p><p>South Africans are a vibrant nation that continues to espouse for the values of UBUNTU, which recognises the interdependence of the global community if we are to resolve the intricate challenges facing the World.<\/p><p>We encourage you to follow us on social media and to stay updated on our latest activities.<\/p><p>We thank you for visiting us and we look forward to engaging with you and also receiving you soon in our beautiful country.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efbdd65 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efbdd65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_we_effect_on&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Consulate General of the Republic of South Africa in New York<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"border: 1px solid #999999; background-color: #ffffcc; padding: 15px; margin-top: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; color: #000000; font-family: 'Sans Serif', Arial, Calibri; font-size: 12px; text-align: left;\"><strong>Visits to our offices are strictly\u00a0<strong>by appointment only<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Applicants are reminded to kindly ensure they make an appointment before presenting at the Consulate General.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000066; font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.picktime.com\/93e7b2d7-3d85-40e0-b84e-2392741f46a6\">Appointments can only be made through this link.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d7de53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8d7de53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the website of the South African Consulate-General, located in New York, NY that promotes South Africa\u2019s interests in areas of the eastern and southern United States. 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