Seattle, Aug. 27 -- The new chancery premises of the Consulate General of India in Seattle were officially inaugurated Tuesday (local time) by Ambassador of India to the USA Vinay Kwatra, in the presence of Governor of Washington State Bob Ferguson, US Senator Maria Cantwell and Mayor of Seattle Bruce Harrell, the Consulate General of India, Seattle, said in an official statement.

Addressing an audience of elected leaders and prominent Indian American community members, Governor Ferguson welcomed the opening of the new Indian consulate as a landmark development, especially in deepening bilateral ties between India and the US Pacific Northwest region, the statement said.

The new Chancery premises of the Indian Consulate are located in th...