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List of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom

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Map of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom

This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom. At present, the capital city of London hosts 167 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

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The following 167 countries maintain embassies and high commissions in London as their primary diplomatic missions to the United Kingdom.[1]

  1.  Afghanistan
  2.  Albania
  3.  Algeria
  4.  Angola
  5.  Antigua and Barbuda
  6.  Argentina
  7.  Armenia
  8.  Australia
  9.  Austria
  10.  Azerbaijan
  11.  Bahamas
  12.  Bahrain
  13.  Bangladesh
  14.  Barbados
  15.  Belarus
  16.  Belgium
  17.  Belize
  18.  Bolivia
  19.  Bosnia and Herzegovina
  20.  Botswana
  21.  Brazil
  22.  Brunei
  23.  Bulgaria
  24.  Burundi
  25.  Cambodia
  26.  Cameroon
  27.  Canada
  28.  Chile
  29.  China
  30.  Colombia
  31.  Congo-Brazzaville
  32.  Congo-Kinshasa
  33.  Costa Rica
  34.  Croatia
  35.  Cuba
  36.  Cyprus
  37.  Czechia
  38.  Denmark
  39.  Dominica
  40.  Dominican Republic
  41.  East Timor
  42.  Ecuador
  43.  Egypt
  44.  El Salvador
  45.  Equatorial Guinea
  46.  Eritrea
  47.  Estonia
  48.  Eswatini
  49.  Ethiopia
  50.  Fiji
  51.  Finland
  52.  France
  53.  Gabon
  54.  Gambia
  55.  Georgia
  56.  Germany
  57.  Ghana
  58.  Greece[2]
  59.  Grenada
  60.  Guatemala
  61.  Guinea
  62.  Guyana
  63.  Haiti
  64.  Holy See
  65.  Honduras
  66.  Hungary
  67.  Iceland
  68.  India
  69.  Indonesia
  70.  Iran
  71.  Iraq
  72.  Ireland
  73.  Israel
  74.  Italy
  75.  Ivory Coast
  76.  Jamaica
  77.  Japan
  78.  Jordan
  79.  Kazakhstan
  80.  Kenya
  81.  Kosovo
  82.  Kuwait
  83.  Kyrgyzstan
  84.  Laos
  85.  Latvia
  86.  Lebanon
  87.  Lesotho
  88.  Liberia
  89.  Libya
  90.  Lithuania
  91.  Luxembourg
  92.  Madagascar
  93.  Malawi
  94.  Malaysia
  95.  Maldives
  96.  Malta
  97.  Mauritania
  98.  Mauritius
  99.  Mexico
  100.  Moldova
  101.  Monaco
  102.  Mongolia
  103.  Montenegro
  104.  Morocco
  105.  Mozambique
  106.  Myanmar
  107.  Namibia
  108.    Nepal
  109.  Netherlands
  110.  New Zealand
  111.  Nigeria
  112.  North Korea
  113.  North Macedonia
  114.  Norway
  115.  Oman
  116.  Pakistan
  117.  Panama
  118.  Papua New Guinea
  119.  Paraguay
  120.  Peru
  121.  Philippines
  122.  Poland
  123.  Portugal
  124.  Qatar
  125.  Romania
  126.  Russia
  127.  Rwanda
  128.  Saint Kitts and Nevis
  129.  Saint Lucia
  130.  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  131.  Saudi Arabia
  132.  Senegal
  133.  Serbia
  134.  Seychelles
  135.  Sierra Leone
  136.  Singapore
  137.  Slovakia
  138.  Slovenia
  139.  Somalia
  140.  South Africa
  141.  South Korea
  142.  South Sudan
  143.  Spain
  144.  Sri Lanka
  145.  Sudan
  146.  Sweden
  147.   Switzerland
  148.  Tajikistan
  149.  Tanzania
  150.  Thailand
  151.  Togo
  152.  Tonga
  153.  Trinidad and Tobago
  154.  Tunisia
  155.  Turkey
  156.  Turkmenistan
  157.  Uganda
  158.  Ukraine
  159.  United Arab Emirates
  160.  United States
  161.  Uruguay
  162.  Uzbekistan
  163.  Venezuela
  164.  Vietnam
  165.  Yemen
  166.  Zambia
  167.  Zimbabwe

Other Missions in London

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Representative Offices of British Overseas Territories

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The following British Overseas Territories maintain representative offices in London.[3]

Other regions

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The following regions have diplomatic missions in London.[3]

Countries with limited recognition

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The following disputed states have diplomatic missions in London.[3]

International organisations

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Consular missions

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Some countries also maintain consular missions in the following towns and cities, under a variety of names:[6][7]

George Town, Cayman Islands

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Hamilton, Bermuda

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Accredited non-resident embassies

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† States which, in addition to a non-resident diplomatic mission, have a resident honorary consul.

States represented only by honorary consuls

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States with no representation in the United Kingdom

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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

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Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref.
London  Burkina Faso Embassy Unknown [40]
 Nicaragua Embassy 2024
 Solomon Islands Embassy 2023
 Sweden Consulate-General 1973 [41]
Bedford  Italy Vice-consulate 2008 [42]
Birmingham  United States Consulate 1965 [43]
Bradford  United States Consulate 1953 [43]
Bristol  United States Consulate 1948 [43]
Cardiff  United States Consulate 1963 [43]
Edinburgh  Norway Consulate-General 2008 [44]
  Switzerland Consulate-General 2011 [45]
Gibraltar  Spanish State Consulate-General 1954 [46]
Glasgow  Poland Consulate-General 1985 [47]
 United States Consulate 1965 [43]
Kingston upon Hull  United States Consulate 1948 [43]
Liverpool  Colombia Consulate-General 1988 [48]
 France Consulate-General 1991 [49]
 United States Consulate 1973 [43]
Manchester  Australia Consulate 2001 [50]
 Iran Consulate 1987 [51]
 United States Consulate 1963 [43]
Newcastle-on-Tyne  United States Consulate 1953 [43]
Plymouth  United States Consulate 1948 [43]
Southampton  Poland Consular agency Unknown [52]
 United States Consulate 1965 [43]

See also

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References

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