 In the United States, for example, most countries have a consulate-general in New York City, (the home of the United Nations), and some have consulates-general in several major cities, such as Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, or San Francisco.Many countries have multiple consular offices in nations such as Germany, Russia, Canada, Brazil, and Australia.Consulates are subordinate posts of their home country's diplomatic mission (typically an embassy, in the capital city of the host country).