I have a consulate story:
When I was in the Mirrer Yeshiva, I needed my UK passport to be renewed. The UK has two consulates in Yerushalayim, one in Talpiyot to serve ‘West Jerusalem’ and one in Sheikh Jarrah to serve ‘East Jerusalem’. Of course the nearer one for me was Sheikh Jarrah. It was in 1997, so generally safe to go into the arab part of Yerushalayim.
I took a taxi from Shmuel Hanavi where it would be a 10 minute ride. The driver was shocked that this haredi wanted to go to Sheikh Jarrah, but laughed when I told him why. The UK has to maintain two consulates in Yerushalayim because of the status they hold the city to be. But the point of it is not so that Jews can go to the ‘arab’ consulate if it happens to be more convenient for them. I imagined that the embassy staff would be British and greet me with tea and scones. But, the staff there were arab and not impressed with my appearance, and clearly wanted me out of there quickly. Luckily, they sent my renewed passport out to me by post.
Does the US have two consulates in Jerusalem?