U.s. Embassy Algiers

What U.s. Embassy Algiers does

U.S. Embassy Algiers is the primary diplomatic mission of the United States in Algeria, operating under the U.S. Department of State since the embassy's official opening on September 29, 1962, following Algeria's independence. The embassy is headquartered at 05 Chemin Cheikh Bachir Ibrahimi, El-Biar 16030, in Algiers Province, Algeria. Its core mandate is to maintain bilateral U.S.-Algeria diplomatic relations, deliver consular services to U.S. citizens residing in or traveling through Algeria, and process visa applications for Algerian nationals seeking travel to the United States. Core products include visa services, U.S. passport services, Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA, $100 application fee), notarial services, and the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). The American Cultural Center Algiers (ACCA) provides cultural programming, English language learning, and educational exchange information, supplemented by American Corners in Oran, Constantine, Ouargla, and Bechar.

Commercially-oriented services are delivered through institutional partners embedded within the embassy: the U.S. Commercial Service (operating in Algeria since 1993) supports U.S. exporters and screens Algerian partnership candidates, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service agricultural attaché facilitates U.S. agricultural exports to Algeria, and SelectUSA promotes inbound investment into the United States. Business services are accessed via the embassy website (dz.usembassy.gov), the trade.gov Algeria page, and in-person appointments. Public diplomacy initiatives include the September 2024 'Fencing Futures' sports program with the Algerian Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Algerian Fencing Federation. The embassy's funding derives from U.S. federal appropriations rather than commercial revenue; consular fees are remitted to the U.S. Treasury. Senior leadership comprises Chargé d'Affaires Mark A. Schapiro (appointed February 2026) and Deputy Chief of Mission Ryan L. Palsrok (joined August 2025), following Ambassador Elizabeth Moore Aubin (sworn in December 2021).

Name

U.s. Embassy Algiers

Legal name

U.S. Embassy in Algeria

Website

https://dz.usembassy.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

U.S. Embassy Algiers is the U.S. Department of State's diplomatic mission in Algeria, providing consular services to U.S. citizens, visa processing for Algerian nationals, trade facilitation via the U.S. Commercial Service and USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, and cultural programming through the American Cultural Center Algiers and American Corners in four secondary cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diplomatic and Consular Services

NAICS

National Security and International Affairs (928), International Affairs (92812), International Affairs (928120)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Diplomatic Missions & Embassies (Bilateral Relations) (BPAIAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Consular Services & Citizen Assistance (BPAIAIAB), Economic & Trade Diplomacy (Commercial, Investment, Sanctions Policy) (BPAIAIAF), Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy & Strategic Communications (BPAIAIAE), Visa, Immigration Liaison & Travel Document Policy (Foreign Affairs) (BPAIAIAL)

Keywords

• Consular services
• Visa processing
• Diplomatic mission
• Passport services
• Trade facilitation

Headquarters

HQ city

Algiers

HQ country

Algeria

HQ region

Africa

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA): The embassy processes Consular Report of Birth Abroad applications for U.S. citizen children born in Algeria, charging a $100 application fee.
2. Procurement Services: The embassy issues requests for quotations and procurement opportunities for vendors providing goods and services to the mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

U.S. Embassy Algiers is the official U.S. diplomatic mission in Algeria, providing consular services to American citizens (passports, notarial services, emergency assistance, birth registration abroad) and visa processing services to Algerian nationals. It also facilitates bilateral trade, investment, and cultural exchange through the U.S. Commercial Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, SelectUSA, and the American Cultural Center Algiers.

Product overview

U.S. Embassy Algiers is a U.S. government diplomatic mission that provides consular services to both U.S. citizens and foreign nationals. The embassy offers a portfolio of services including visa processing, passport services, emergency assistance, and notarial services. The Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) enables U.S. travelers abroad to receive security alerts. The American Cultural Center Algiers (ACCA) provides cultural and educational programs. Business services are facilitated through the U.S. Commercial Service, which supports U.S. companies exporting to Algeria. These services are delivered through in-person embassy operations and online platforms.

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Functional benefit

Brands

• American Cultural Center Algiers (ACCA): The U.S. Embassy's primary cultural and education center in Algeria. The Center offers programs and educational opportunities to Algerian audiences, including English language learning, studying in the United States information sessions, and access to books, eBooks, audiobooks, movies, and documentaries.

Products and services

• Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP)
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA)
• U.S. Visa Services
• U.S. Passport Services
• U.S. Commercial Service
• American Cultural Center Algiers (ACCA)
• Notarial Services
• U.S. Citizens Services Navigator

Quantifiable outcome

• U.S. embassies support U.S. companies to start exporting or grow their exports to Algeria
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Algerian Ministry of Youth and SportscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2024Collaboration on the 'Fencing Futures – Bridging Algeria and the U.S.' program, a public diplomacy initiative bringing U.S. fencing coaches to Algeria for a training camp focused on empowering young female athletes. The Ministry is involved in organizing and facilitating the program, ensuring alignment with national sports development goals.
• Algerian Fencing FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 September 2024Collaborating on the 'Fencing Futures' fencing training camp program. The Federation participates in the 'train-the-trainer' program for local coaches and is involved in organizing tournaments and exhibitions to showcase the sport's potential in Algeria.
• American Chamber of Commerce in AlgeriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit independent association formed by leaders of U.S. corporations doing business in Algeria as well as Algerian companies, multinationals and other organizations representing American companies, products, goods and services.
• U.S.-Algeria Business CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness organization supporting economic relations between U.S. and Algerian companies. Contact resource for businesses considering investment in Algeria.
• World Trade Center AlgeriaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization offering wide range of trade exchange opportunities and considerable support to Algerian firms in foreign operations and partnership prospections.
• U.S. Commercial ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the U.S. Department of Commerce's International Trade Administration, offers companies a full range of expertise in international trade. With an office in Algeria since 1993, helps identify and screen Algerian companies as potential partners for American exporters and leads Algerian trade delegations to the U.S.
• U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), AlgeriacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLinks U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security. Agricultural attaché stationed at the embassy provides support for U.S. agricultural exports to Algeria. Contact: [email protected], Telephone: +(213) (0) 770082111
• SelectUSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerU.S. government program designed to complement state economic development efforts by facilitating job-creating business investment into the United States. Has facilitated more than $78 billion in investment, creating and/or retaining over 95,000 U.S. jobs.
• Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture between the Department of State and the U.S. private sector created in 1985 to interact on overseas security problems. Objectives include establishing liaison between security officials in both private and public sectors and providing regular exchanges of information concerning overseas security environment.
• American Spaces NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal network of American cultural centers and corners. ACCA is part of this network, with American Corners located in Oran, Constantine, Ouargla, and Bechar providing cultural resources and English language learning opportunities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca: U.S. consular post in the same Maghreb region that competes for visa/citizen-service volume from parts of Algeria and the wider region; relevant as a regional service-delivery peer.

Direct peers

• U.S. Embassy in Tunisia: Another U.S. diplomatic mission in a neighboring Maghreb country, performing an essentially identical bilateral-embassy function (consular, visa, commercial, cultural) and reporting through the same Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.
• French Embassy in Algeria: Largest Western embassy footprint in Algiers given historic colonial ties; offers the most direct comparison of diplomatic operating scale, consular services, and cultural programming in-country.
• U.S. Embassy in Morocco: Closest geographic and cultural peer among U.S. embassies in North Africa; mirrors the consular/visa/commercial/cultural service stack and shares linguistic and regional dynamics with the Algiers mission.
• U.S. Embassy in Tripoli: U.S. diplomatic presence in a neighboring Maghreb/Libyan-state mission, with similar bilateral-relations, visa, and citizen-services scope in a challenging operating environment.
• U.S. Embassy in Cairo: Larger U.S. diplomatic mission in North Africa under the same NEA bureau; comparable consular, visa, and commercial-advocacy mandate, useful as a scaled-up benchmark for the Algiers post.
• British Embassy Algiers: Another major Western diplomatic mission operating in Algiers with a comparable bilateral mandate (consular, visa, trade, cultural), sharing the same host-country operating context.

Broad incumbents

• U.S. Department of State: Parent organization that sets policy and budgets for all U.S. embassies; relevant as the broad incumbent governing the Algiers mission's mandate, resourcing, and programmatic constraints.
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID): U.S. government development agency often co-located or coordinated with embassies for bilateral programming; relevant broad peer for understanding embassy-aligned economic and development diplomacy in Algeria.

Regional players

• Delegation of the European Union to Algeria: An international organization representation in Algiers with an analogous bilateral/institutional diplomacy, trade, and cultural-engagement mandate from a different sending bloc.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/USEmbAlgiers
• Facebookfacebook.com/USEmbassyAlgiers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/u.s.-embassy-algiers

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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