ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - US Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Michael Rigas is set to inaugurate the new US Consulate General in Erbil during an upcoming Middle East tour, the US State Department announced on Tuesday.

The top official will visit Turkey, Iraq, the Kurdistan Region, and Israel between November 27 and December 5, the State Department announced in a press release.

"In Iraq, the Deputy Secretary will meet with Iraqi officials, tour US diplomatic facilities, and inaugurate the new Consulate General in Erbil," it continued.

"Deputy Secretary Rigas’s travel underscores the United States’ commitment to advancing stability, security, religious freedom, and prosperity across the region."

The new US Consulate General is set to become Washington's largest consulate in the world. In May, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani toured the $800-million complex with then-Consul General Steven Bitner.

The architecture firm Page designed the facility, describing it as expressing the "United States’ democratic values within Iraq’s cultural context, symbolizing the global partners’ relationship and shared aspirations."

"Located eight miles from Erbil’s historic city center, this project respects and responds to local conditions and culture through design that conserves water, controls light, and reduces energy consumption," the Washington-based company noted.

The new installation also features a residential village to allow a portion of embassy staffers to live on site, featuring "apartment buildings, townhouses, and a hotel," as well as dining facilities and a fitness center.

The US Consulate General officially opened in 2011, upgrading Washington's diplomatic presence in the Kurdistan Region from a Regional Construction Team that had been based in the Kurdish capital since 2007.

In August, career Foreign Service Officer Gwendolyn “Wendy” Green assumed her role as the new US Consul General in Erbil.