Tonga – United States relations are bilateral relations between Tonga and the United States. The United States and Tonga enjoy close cooperation on a range of international issues. Officers of the American Embassy in Suva, Fiji, are concurrently accredited to Tonga and make periodic visits since the United States has no permanent consular or diplomatic offices in Tonga. Peace Corps Volunteers teach and provide technical assistance to Tongans. Tonga has no embassy in Washington, DC, but has a permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, Fekitamoeloa 'Utoikamanu, who is also accredited as ambassador to the United States; however, there is a Tongan consulate-general in San Francisco. Many Tongans reside in the United States, particularly in Utah, California, Texas, and Hawaii.