Erin Nickerson

Erin Nickerson U.S. Consulate General

Erin Nickerson has been the Consul General in Krakow, Poland since August 2022. She joined the Foreign Service in 2002. Erin previously served as a Senior Watch Officer in the Executive Secretariat’s Operations Center, as Deputy Economic Chief in Bangkok, Financial Economist in Rome, and as a political officer on the Interagency Provincial Reconstruction Team at Embassy Kabul.  She completed an interagency detail assignment as the Mission Economist to USAID Dhaka.

Erin also served in Washington as the Azerbaijan desk officer and at Embassies Tegucigalpa and Warsaw. Erin was a Distinguished Graduate from NDU’s Eisenhower School with a Master of Science in National Security and Resource Strategy. She was the 2021 recipient of NDU’s Society of Logistics Engineers Award and the 2011 recipient of the Secretary’s Award for Innovation. Erin also holds degrees from the London School of Economics and the University of Colorado at Boulder. She speaks Polish, Spanish, and Italian. Erin is joined in Krakow by her husband and son.

U.S. Consulate General

The role of the Consulate General of the United States is to represent the interests of the U.S. government and provide a range of services to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals in the host country. The Consulate General acts as a key diplomatic mission, managing and strengthening bilateral relations between the U.S. and the host country, fostering political, economic, and cultural exchanges.

For U.S. citizens, the consulate provides vital consular services such as passport renewals, visas, consular reports of birth abroad, and assistance in emergencies, including legal or medical issues. It also offers support in cases of arrests, deaths, or evacuations during crises.

Additionally, the Consulate General promotes U.S. interests in areas like business, trade, and education, facilitating exchanges and fostering diplomatic cooperation. The consulate works with local authorities, businesses, and institutions to promote American policies and maintain strong ties between the U.S. and the host country.