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 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.

Map of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom

Embassies and High Commissions in London

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The following 166 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-Kinshasa
  32.   Costa Rica
  33.   Croatia
  34.   Cuba
  35.   Cyprus
  36.   Czechia
  37.   Denmark
  38.   Dominica
  39.   Dominican Republic
  40.   East Timor
  41.   Ecuador
  42.   Egypt
  43.   El Salvador
  44.   Equatorial Guinea
  45.   Eritrea
  46.   Estonia
  47.   Eswatini
  48.   Ethiopia
  49.   Fiji
  50.   Finland
  51.   France
  52.   Gabon
  53.   Gambia
  54.   Georgia
  55.   Germany
  56.   Ghana
  57.   Greece[2]
  58.   Grenada
  59.   Guatemala
  60.   Guinea
  61.   Guyana
  62.   Haiti
  63.   Holy See
  64.   Honduras
  65.   Hungary
  66.   Iceland
  67.   India
  68.   Indonesia
  69.   Iran
  70.   Iraq
  71.   Ireland
  72.   Israel
  73.   Italy
  74.   Ivory Coast
  75.   Jamaica
  76.   Japan
  77.   Jordan
  78.   Kazakhstan
  79.   Kenya
  80.   Kosovo
  81.   Kuwait
  82.   Kyrgyzstan
  83.   Laos
  84.   Latvia
  85.   Lebanon
  86.   Lesotho
  87.   Liberia
  88.   Libya
  89.   Lithuania
  90.   Luxembourg
  91.   Madagascar
  92.   Malawi
  93.   Malaysia
  94.   Maldives
  95.   Malta
  96.   Mauritania
  97.   Mauritius
  98.   Mexico
  99.   Moldova
  100.   Monaco
  101.   Mongolia
  102.   Montenegro
  103.   Morocco
  104.   Mozambique
  105.   Myanmar
  106.   Namibia
  107.     Nepal
  108.   Netherlands
  109.   New Zealand
  110.   Nigeria
  111.   North Korea
  112.   North Macedonia
  113.   Norway
  114.   Oman
  115.   Pakistan
  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.   Tajikistan
  148.   Tanzania
  149.   Thailand
  150.   Togo
  151.   Tonga
  152.   Trinidad and Tobago
  153.   Tunisia
  154.   Turkey
  155.   Turkmenistan
  156.   Uganda
  157.   Ukraine
  158.   United Arab Emirates
  159.   United States
  160.   Uruguay
  161.   Uzbekistan
  162.   Venezuela
  163.   Vietnam
  164.   Yemen
  165.   Zambia
  166.   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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