<P> The Consulate - General of Russia in San Francisco was a diplomatic mission in the 2790 Green Street building in Pacific Heights, San Francisco . It was operated by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs . The building of the former consulate remains government property of Russia . </P> <P> The first Russian vice consul in San Francisco was Peter Kostromitinov, an agent of the Russian - American Company and a Fort Ross manager . He took his post in 1852 . The first consulate of the Soviet Union in San Francisco opened in 1933 . At first 2563 Divisadero Street held the consulate; it did so until 1948 . It later moved to 24 California Street and the James Flood Building . On June 23, 1973, it moved into its current location. "(1)" </P>

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