List 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 166 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

Main article: List of diplomatic missions in London

The following 168 countries maintain embassies and high commissions in London as their primary diplomatic missions to the United Kingdom.[1]

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

Other missions in London

Representative offices of British Overseas Territories

The following British Overseas Territories maintain representative offices in London.[4]

Other regions

The following regions have diplomatic missions in London.[4]

Countries with limited recognition

The following disputed states have diplomatic missions in London.[4]

International organisations

Consular missions

Some countries also maintain career consular missions in the following towns and cities, under a variety of names. All are consulates-general unless otherwise indicated.

Belfast, Northern Ireland

See also: List of diplomatic missions in Northern Ireland
  1.  China[1][9]
  2.  India[1][10]
  3. Poland[1][11]
  4. Timor-Leste[1][12]
  5.  United States[1][13]

Birmingham, England

  1. Bangladesh (Assistant High Commission)[1][14]
  2. India[1][15]
  3. Pakistan (Consulate)[1][16]
  4. Romania[1]

Bradford, England

  1. Pakistan (Consulate)[1][16]

Cardiff, Wales

Main article: List of diplomatic missions in Wales
  1.  Ireland[1][17]

Comber, Northern Ireland

  1. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[1][18]

Edinburgh, Scotland

See also: List of consular missions in Scotland
  1.  Brazil[1][19]
  2. Bulgaria (Consulate)[1]
  3. China[1][20]
  4. France[1][21]
  5. Germany[1][22]
  6. Hungary[1][23]
  7. India[1][24]
  8. Ireland[1][25]
  9. Italy[1][26]
  10. Japan[1][27]
  11. Poland[1][11]
  12. Romania[1][28]
  13. Russia[1][29]
  14. Spain[1][30]
  15.  Republic of China (Taiwan) (Representative office)[8]
  16.  Turkey[1]
  17.  Ukraine (Consulate)[1][31]
  18.  United States[1][32]

George Town, Cayman Islands

Glasgow, Scotland

  1. Iraq[1]
  2. Pakistan (Consulate)[1][16]

Hamilton, Bermuda

  1.  United States[33]

Manchester, England

  1.  Bangladesh (Assistant High Commission)[34]
  2.  China(article)[1]
  3.  Czech Republic[1][35]
  4. Greece[1][2]
  5. Hungary[1][36]
  6.  India[1][10]
  7. Iraq[1][37]
  8. Ireland[1][38]
  9. Italy (Consulate)[1][39]
  10. Libya[1]
  11. Pakistan[1][16]
  12. Poland[1][11]
  13. Portugal[1]
  14. Romania[1][40]
  15. Spain[1]
  16. Turkey[1]

Accredited non-resident embassies

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

States represented only by honorary consuls

States with no representation in the United Kingdom

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

See also: Consular missions in Hong Kong
Host city Sending country Mission Year closed Ref.
London  Afghanistan Embassy 2024 [41]
Burkina Faso Embassy[a] Unknown [42]
Nicaragua Embassy 2024
Solomon Islands High Commission 2023
Sweden Consulate-General[b] 1973 [43]
Bedford Italy Vice-consulate 2008 [44]
Belfast Ireland Consulate-General 2012
Birmingham United States Consulate 1965 [45]
Bradford United States Consulate 1953 [45]
Bristol United States Consulate 1948 [45]
Cardiff United States Consulate 1963 [45]
Edinburgh Norway Consulate-General 2008 [46]
 Switzerland Consulate-General 2011 [47]
Gibraltar Spanish State Consulate-General 1954 [48]
Glasgow Polish People's Republic Consulate-General 1985 [49]
United States Consulate 1965 [45]
Kingston upon Hull United States Consulate 1948 [45]
Liverpool Colombia Consulate-General 1988 [50]
France Consulate-General 1991 [51]
United States Consulate 1973 [45]
Manchester Australia Consulate 2001 [52]
Iran Consulate 1987 [53]
United States Consulate 1963 [45]
Newcastle-on-Tyne United States Consulate 1953 [45]
Plymouth United States Consulate 1948 [45]
Southampton Poland Consular agency Unknown [54]
United States Consulate 1965 [45]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Resident in Brussels, Belgium
  2. ^ Upgraded to Embassy of Sweden.

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