List of diplomatic missions in Botswana
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Botswana excluding honorary consulates. The capital Gaborone currently hosts 24 embassies and 1 delegation (European Union). The city is also host to several international organizations. Most of the non-resident diplomatic missions that are accredited to Botswana are located in South Africa.[1]
Honorary consulates are omitted from this listing.
Diplomatic missions in Gaborone
Non-resident embassies and High Commissions
Most of the accredited non-resident embassies to Botswana are in Pretoria, South Africa. However, some are in Zimbabwe, Ethiopia or Namibia.
Resident Harare, Zimbabwe
Resident in Pretoria, South Africa
- Argentina[1]
- Australia[1]
- Austria[1]
- Bangladesh[1]
- Belarus[27]
- Belgium[1]
- Bulgaria[1]
- Burundi[1]
- Burkina Faso[28]
- Cameroon[29]
- Central African Republic[30]
- Chad[1][31]
- Chile[1]
- Colombia[1]
- Croatia[1]
- Cyprus[1]
- Czechia[1]
- Denmark[1]
- Egypt[1]
- Eswatini[1]
- Ethiopia[1]
- Finland[1]
- Gabon[1]
- Gambia[32]
- Georgia[1]
- Greece[1]
- Guinea[1]
- Guyana[1]
- Holy See[1]
- Hungary[1]
- Indonesia[1]
- Ireland[1]
- Ivory Coast[1]
- Jamaica[1]
- Kuwait[1]
- Lesotho[1]
- Liberia[1][33]
- Lithuania[1]
- Madagascar[1]
- Malawi[1]
- Malaysia[1]
- Mali[1]
- Mauritania[1]
- Mauritius[1]
- Mexico[1]
- Morocco[1]
- Nepal[1]
- Niger[1]
- Netherlands[1]
- New Zealand[1]
- Norway[1]
- Pakistan[1]
- Panama[1]
- Paraguay[34]
- Philippines[1]
- Poland[1]
- Portugal[1][35]
- Qatar[1]
- Romania[1][36]
- Saudi Arabia[1]
- Senegal[1]
- Serbia[1]
- Seychelles[1]
- Singapore[1]
- Slovakia[1][37]
- Somalia[38]
- South Korea[1]
- South Sudan[1]
- Sri Lanka[1]
- Sudan[1]
- Sweden[1]
- Switzerland[1]
- Tanzania[1][39]
- Thailand[1]
- Togo[40]
- Trinidad and Tobago[1]
- Tunisia[1]
- Uganda[1]
- United Arab Emirates[1]
- Uruguay[1]
- Vietnam[1]
Resident in Windhoek, Namibia
Resident in other cities
Unverified
Closed missions
| Host city | Sending country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaborone | Norway | Embassy | 1997 | [42] |
| Poland | Embassy | 1991 | [43] | |
| Sweden | Embassy | 2008 | [44] |
See also
Notes
References
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Delegation of the European Union to Botswana and SADC. "Contacts". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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- ^ "Ambassade du Burkina Faso en Afrique du Sud". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Burkina Faso). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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