Embassy of the United States, Saigon

Embassy of the United States, Saigon
Native name Vietnamese: Đại sứ quán Hoa Kỳ, Sài Gòn
Second chancery in 1967
Location	Saigon, South Vietnam 1967 embassy: 10°47′00″N 106°42′01″E / 10.7833°N 106.7004°E / 10.7833; 106.7004 (Former US Embassy Saigon (Chancery Building, 1967–close)) Old embassy (1952–1967): 10°46′14″N 106°42′18″E / 10.770475°N 106.7049°E / 10.770475; 106.7049 (Old US Embassy Saigon, pre-1965)
Area	3.18 acres (12,900 m2) (second embassy)
Demolished	June 1998
Architect	Adrian Wilson and Associates (Second embassy only)
Governing body	United States Department of State

The United States Embassy in Saigon was first established in June 1952, and moved into a new building in 1967 and eventually closed in 1975. The embassy was the scene of a number of significant events of the Vietnam War, most notably the Viet Cong attack during the Tet Offensive which helped turn American public opinion against the war, and the helicopter evacuation during the Fall of Saigon after which the embassy closed permanently.

In 1995, the U.S. and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam formally established relations and the embassy grounds and building were handed back to the United States. The former embassy was subsequently demolished in 1998 and is currently a park inside of the U.S. Consulate General's compound in what is now called Ho Chi Minh City.