The United States was the first nation to establish itself in Brasília in 1960, although the headquarters was only fully completed in the 1970s.

The United States received a plot of land in the city in 1958, chosen by then U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, who was visiting the construction of the new capital in 1958 alongside the Brazilian President Juscelino Kubitschek.

The U.S. considers itself the first country to confirm its embassy's move to the new Brazilian capital, although the transition was only completed in the 1970s.

[2] The plot was officially occupied by a trailer in 1960, and U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower laid the foundation stone of the Chancellery during his visit to the still-under-construction city on February 23, 1960, shortly before its inauguration.

The facade is made of Vermont marble, and the landscaping of the internal courtyards and gardens is by Brazilian Roberto Burle Marx.