The Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property (Secretary's Register) is an honorific listing of diplomatic properties that figure prominently in the international or architectural heritage of the United States. It was founded in 2000 as a White House Millennium Project, in equation of the

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for domestic properties maintained by the  Secretary of the Interior. These historic places include chanceries, residences, office buildings, a museum, a cemetery, and a guest house; the properties are either owned or leased by the U.S. Department of State at the time of designation. Properties are placed on the Secretary's Register biannually. To be eligible for consideration, a nominated property must demonstrate an association with an important aspect of American diplomatic history and be included in the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) List of Significant Properties. In addition to the preliminary requirements, seven criteria are used to evaluate nominated properties for inclusion in the Secretary's Register: *Designation or acknowledgment by a government as a significant property *Part of the United States' overseas heritage *Association with a significant historical event or person *Important architecture and/or by an important architect *Distinctive theme or assembly *Unique object or visual feature * Archaeological site The Secretary's Register is instrumental in promoting the preservation of American history and architecture overseas and the conservation of cultural heritage in partnership with host governments. The State Department owns or has under long-term lease over 3,500 properties at 289 diplomatic posts worldwide. Of these, 44 are recognized as landmark American properties abroad with listing in the Secretary's Register.

Culturally Significant Places

The following is a list of the Department of State's culturally significant places honored in the Secretary's Register.''The Secretary of State's Register of Culturally Significant Property''
May 2010 (Internet Archive) Many of these are currently used as the embassy or residence of the United States ambassadors to their respective countries.
Ambassador's Residence, HanoiAmbassador's Residence, HelsinkiAmbassador's Residence, LimaAmbassador's Residence, ViennaAmbassador's Residence, TokyoAmbassador's Summer Residence, BaguioAmerican Cemetery, TripoliAthens Chancery, Athens
* Blair House, Washington, D.C.
Bratislava Chancery, BratislavaBudapest Chancery, BudapestByne House, MadridCarlucci House, LisbonChief Secretary's Lodge, DublinConsular Academy, ViennaConsulate General, BarcelonaConsulate General, StrasbourgConsul General Residence, StrasbourgDublin Chancery, DublinFlorence Consulate, FlorenceFormer Consulate General, AlexandriaHo Chi Minh City, former U.S. Embassy Saigon SiteHôtel de Talleyrand, Paris
* Hôtel Rothschild, Paris
Manila Chancery, ManilaNew Delhi Chancery, New Delhi
* Palacio Bosch, Buenos Aires * Palazzo Corpi, Istanbul * Palazzo Margherita an
Twin Villas
Rome
Roosevelt House, CuraçaoRoosevelt House, New Delhi
* Schoenborn Palace, Prague
Seoul Old American Legation Site, Seoul
* Spaso House, Moscow
Tangier Old Legation, TangierTirana Chancery, TiranaTruman Hall, BrusselsVilla Åkerlund, StockholmVilla Mirador, Casablanca
* Villa Montfeld, Algiers
Villa Otium, OsloVilla Petschek, PragueVilla Taverna, Rome
* Winfield House, London

References

{{Reflist United States Department of State Heritage registers in the United States

Culturally Significant Places

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