About the Consulate

Welcome to the website of the U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou. Those of us serving in South China - an area of over 220 million people and including the provinces of Guangdong, Fujian, Guangxi and Hainan - are privileged to be in a region that is economically prosperous, culturally dynamic, historically significant, a gourmet's delight, and in the forefront of promoting the important dialogue between the United States and China. Each day brings us new challenges and opportunities as we work, with you, to promote travel, tourism, business, and educational exchange. The consulate has a far-reaching public diplomacy program which is coordinated by our Public Affairs Section located in the Garden Hotel. Our Foreign Commercial Service and Agriculture Trade Office, both in the China Hotel,  welcome the opportunity to acquaint you with new American goods and services. Please contact us with your questions and any suggestions you might have about ways in which we can assist you.

Robert Goldberg assumed his duties as U.S. Consul General in Guangzhou, China on August 22, 2006. Previously, Mr. Goldberg had been Director of the State Department's Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs. Mr. Goldberg has also served as the Deputy Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs in the State Department's Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs (2001-2003), as Deputy Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing (1996-1999) and as a staff member in the East Asia and Pacific Bureau of the State Department responsible for U.S. policies in the ASEAN Regional Forum and the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum (1994-1996). Mr. Goldberg's other assignments in the State Department have included tours in India, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Mr. Goldberg was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland; he received a Bachelor's Degree from Gettysburg College in 1966 and a Master's Degree from the University of Chicago in 1968. Mr. Goldberg and his wife have three children.

Consul General Robert Goldberg's Remark  (Video)