Sun. Mar 22nd, 2026
  • India will open a new consulate in Seattle in the US.
  • After seven years of announcement, India is set to open a new consulate in Seattle in the US.
  • Prakash Gupta will be the Consulate-General at the mission in Seattle.
  • He is currently serving as a joint secretary at the UNP (United Nations Political) Division at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
  • In 2016, India had announced to open consulate in Seattle in the US.
  • The United States has also started the process to open two new consulates in Bengaluru and Ahmedabad.
  • US consulates are currently present in Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, and Mumbai.
  • Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing and other big tech companies are located in Greater Seattle.
  • The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metropolitan area is home to the sixth largest Indian-American population in the U.S.
  • The Indian population in Washington State is about 1,45,000 with King County.

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