Originally based in Boston proper, the modern Consulate relocated across the Charles River to the Kendall Square innovation district bordering the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

[3] Like its sister posts across the United States, the Consulate serves as a regional outpost for the British Embassy located in Washington, DC.

[4] It was tasked with managing British nationals and interests in the former New England colonies, and was upgraded from a standard Consulate to a Consul-General in 1904.

Day-to-day operations at the Consulate are divided between personnel working under the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and those serving the Department for International Trade.

Foreign Office staff cover press relations, political reporting, cultural affairs, consular services, scientific outreach, and academic consultation.