List of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
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This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom. At present, the capital city of London hosts 165 embassies and high commissions. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to the United Kingdom, with most being resident in Brussels or Paris. There are also a number of Honorary Consuls resident in various locations in the UK.
Embassies and High Commissions in London[edit]
The following 165 countries maintain embassies and high commissions in London as their primary diplomatic missions to the United Kingdom.[1]
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei Darussalam
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo-Kinshasa
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece[2]
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guyana
Haiti
Holy See
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Malta
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Other Missions in London[edit]
Representative Offices of British Overseas Territories[edit]
The following British Overseas Territories maintain representative offices in London.[3]
Anguilla (Representative Office)
Bermuda (Representative Office)
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands (Representative Office)
Gibraltar (Representative Office)
Montserrat (Representative Office)
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Turks and Caicos Islands
Other regions[edit]
The following regions have diplomatic missions in London.[3]
Catalonia (Spain) - Delegation
Flanders (Belgium) - Delegation
Hong Kong (China) - Economic and Trade Office
Quebec (Canada) - Delegation[4]
Disputed regions and states[edit]
The following disputed states have diplomatic missions in London.[3]
Northern Cyprus (Representative Office)[5]
Palestine (Mission)
Somaliland (Mission)
Republic of China (Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.)
National Coalition for Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces
International organisations[edit]
Arab League (Office)
European Union (Delegation)
United Nations:
- World Bank (Office)
Consular missions[edit]
Some countries also maintain consular missions in the following towns and cities, under a variety of names:[6][7]
Belfast[edit]
Birmingham[edit]
Bradford[edit]
Cardiff[edit]
Comber[edit]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Consulate-General)[8][16]
Edinburgh[edit]
Brazil (Consulate-General)[8][17]
Bulgaria (Consulate)[8]
China (Consulate-General)[8][18]
France (Consulate-General)[8][19]
Germany (Consulate-General)[8][20]
Hungary (Consulate-General)[8][21]
India (Consulate-General)[8][22]
Ireland (Consulate-General)[8][23]
Italy (Consulate-General)[8][24]
Japan (Consulate-General)[8][25]
Poland (Consulate-General)[8][10]
Romania (Consulate-General)[8][26]
Russia (Consulate-General)[8][27]
Spain (Consulate-General)[8][28]
Republic of China (Taiwan) (Representative Office)
Turkey (Consulate-General)[8]
Ukraine (Consulate)[8][29]
United States (Consulate-General)[8][30]
George Town, Cayman Islands[edit]
United States (Consular Agency)
Glasgow[edit]
Hamilton, Bermuda[edit]
United States (Consulate General)[31]
Manchester[edit]
Bangladesh (Assistant High Commission)[32]
China (Consulate-General)
Czechia (Consulate-General)[33]
Greece (Consulate-General)[8][2]
Hungary (Consulate-General)[8][34]
Iraq (Consulate-General)[8][35]
Ireland (Consulate-General)[8][36]
Italy (Consulate)[8][37]
Libya (Consulate-General)[8]
Pakistan (Consulate-General)[8][14]
Poland (Consulate-General)[8][10]
Portugal (Consulate-General)[8]
Romania (Consulate-General)[8][38]
Spain (Consulate-General)[8]
Turkey (Consulate-General)[8]
Accredited non-resident embassies[edit]
† States which, in addition to a non-resident diplomatic mission, have a resident honorary consul.
States represented only by honorary consuls[edit]
States with no representation in the United Kingdom[edit]
For a variety of reasons the following sovereign states have no form of representation in the United Kingdom:
There are also a number of partially recognised states not recognised by the United Kingdom; see List of states with limited recognition.
Closed missions[edit]
Host city | Sending country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bedford | ![]() | Vice-consulate | 2008 | [40] |
Birmingham | ![]() | Consulate | 1965 | [41] |
Bradford | ![]() | Consulate | 1953 | [41] |
Bristol | ![]() | Consulate | 1948 | [41] |
Cardiff | ![]() | Consulate | 1963 | [41] |
Edinburgh | ![]() | Consulate-General | 2008 | [42] |
![]() | Consulate-General | 2011 | [43] | |
Gibraltar | ![]() | Consulate-General | 1954 | [44] |
Glasgow | ![]() | Consulate-General | 1985 | [45] |
![]() | Consulate | 1965 | [41] | |
Kingston upon Hull | ![]() | Consulate | 1948 | [41] |
Liverpool | ![]() | Consulate-General | 1988 | [46] |
![]() | Consulate-General | 1991 | [47] | |
![]() | Consulate | 1973 | [41] | |
London | ![]() | Consulate-General | 1973 | [48] |
Manchester | ![]() | Consulate | 2001 | [49] |
![]() | Consulate | 1987 | [50] | |
![]() | Consulate | 1963 | [41] | |
Newcastle-on-Tyne | ![]() | Consulate | 1953 | [41] |
Plymouth | ![]() | Consulate | 1948 | [41] |
Southampton | ![]() | Consular agency | Unknown | [51] |
![]() | Consulate | 1965 | [41] |
See also[edit]
- Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
- List of diplomatic missions in Scotland
- List of diplomatic missions in Wales
- List of diplomatic missions in Northern Ireland
- List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
- List of ambassadors and high commissioners to the United Kingdom
- List of country codes on British diplomatic vehicle registration plates
- Visa requirements for British citizens
External links[edit]
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