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  • February 13, 21:00: “Flesh and the Devil” starring Greta Garbo Celebrating 100 Years of Hollywood!

    Under the auspices of the Presidential Bilateral Commission, the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg together with its Russian partner NGO “Tour de Film” and the city’s premiere repertory movie theater “Rodina” will launch the first of two film festivals designed to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the..

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  • Pearl Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941 (NHHC Photograph) New Photo Gallery with Russian-language texts

    America.gov has created a new photo gallery in Russian dedicated to the War in the Pacific – America’s first front in World War II

     
  • Ambassador Beyrle and Polar Convoy Veterans pose for a group picture Ambassador Beyrle Thanks Polar Convoy Veterans

    During a special holiday event hosted by St. Petersburg Consul General Sheila Gwaltney at her residence on December 21, U.S. Ambassador John Beyrle thanked surviving Soviet Navy veterans for their work protecting U.S. Merchant Marine sailors and ships delivering Lend Lease supplies to Murmansk and...

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President Obama speaks from behind a microphone (AP Images)

State of the Union Address 2010
President Obama outlines priorities for the year in his State of the Union address to Congress. In a first for a president, Obama will answer questions on the speech on YouTube.com/CitizenTube.

Paper lanterns symbolizing peace (Courtesy Michael Warwick)

Russian and American Students Exchange Views on Nonproliferation
American students and Russian students from St. Petersburg State University showed that their views are more similar than divergent during a November 12 video-conference that focused on nuclear nonproliferation . Read full article. Watch video

Manuscript page in Cyrillic uncial script (WDL/National Library of Serbia)

World Digital Library: Culture is a Click Away
The World Digital Library offers free online access to cultural materials from libraries and archives worldwide. One goal is to narrow the digital divide between countries.

U.S. battleships, following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. (The National Archives)

America's First Front: Looking at the War in the Pacific through Film
Dear Friends! Please join U.S. Consul for Press & Culture Eric A. Johnson for a monthly film series to honor the upcoming 65th anniversary of the end of World War II. After introducing each film, the Consul will invite everyone to stay for a discussion to follow. Read more.

Lincoln Essay Contest

Lincoln Essay Contest 2009
Essay Contest Winners Announced! Read the Winning Essays!

Important Consulate Announcements

Fingerscan Reuse/Interview Waiver
Any person renewing a B1, B2, B1/B2 or C1/D visa issued in Russia on or after 06 November 2007 with an expiration date within the last 12 months, may qualify for a waiver of personal appearance at the Consulate. See details....

Important Notice for Nonimmigrant Visa Applicants – New Application Form
Effective December 10, 2009 all visa applicants in St. Petersburg must use the new online application form (DS-160) which can be filled out by clicking: https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/. After completing the DS-160, the applicant will electronically transmit the....

New Appointment System for American Citizen Services
The American Citizen Services (ACS) Unit of the U.S. Consulate General in St. Petersburg has introduced an Appointment System for all services, including passport renewals (and passport extra pages), Consular Reports of Birth Abroad, notarial services, and general ..