and Wireless), is the incumbent telephone service provider for the entire country of Barbados. Mission The first embassy for the United States to Barbados was located at the former Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Building on Broad Street. Later, this was transformed from a consulate to an embassy in 1966. After outgrowing the available space on Broad Street, the embassy began searching for a new home. In 1997, the diplomatic mission sought a purpose-built location in Wildey and in 2003, construction of the new U.S. Embassy designed by Sorg Architects began. On January 11, 2007, the embassy moved from three old locations into the one new facility. The current mission houses eight US government agencies, working in 24 countries and territories across the region. Bilateral relations Barbados and U.S. authorities cooperate closely in the fight against narcotics trafficking and other forms of transnational crime. In 1996, the United States and Barbados signed a mutual legal assistance treaty (MLAT) and an updated extradition treaty covering all common offenses, including conspiracy and organized crime. A maritime law enforcement agreement was signed in 1997. A popular tourist destination, Barbados had around 570,000 tourists in 2006, mainly cruise ship visitors. The majority of tourists are from the United Kingdom, Germany, the Caribbean, and the United States. An estimated 3,000 Americans reside in the country. In 2011 Barbados was added to a US work visa list. Diplomatic missions The U.S. Embassy and F.B.I. legal attaché office to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean region is located in Wildey, St. Michael. The Barbadian Embassy to the United States is located in Washington, D.C. Barbados additionally maintains two Consulates-General located in Miami and New York City. Diplomatic visits List of international trips made by presidents of the United States List of diplomatic visits to the United States: North America and the Caribbean#Barbados, Prime ministers of Barbados to the USA See also Barbadian American North American Union Third Border Initiative Caribbean Community Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) Partnership for Prosperity and Security in the Caribbean ("The Bridgetown Accord") Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative Foreign relations of the United States Foreign relations of Barbados Notes Further reading Mulraine, Lloyd E. "Barbadian Americans." Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America, edited by Thomas Riggs, (3rd ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2014), pp. 237–249. online Genealogies of Barbados Families, From Caribbeana and the Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society, 1983.