Consulate General of Estonia, New York

[1] The consulate was permanently closed in August 2024 due to financial difficulties.

[2][1] After the outbreak of the Second World War and the Soviet occupation of 1940, many Estonian diplomats working in embassies remained abroad, and several Foreign Ministry staff managed to flee Estonia during the war.

The Consulate General in New York, on the other hand, remained active until the restoration of Estonia's independence in 1991.

It was home to Johannes Kaiv, the Consul General carrying out the duties of an ambassador until his death in 1965.

Ernst Jaakson continued his work until 1991, when Jaakson was named ambassador of the restored Republic of Estonia to the United States and permanent representative to the United Nations.