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

Other Missions in London

Representative Offices of British Overseas Territories

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

Other regions

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

Disputed regions and states

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

International organisations

Consular missions

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

Belfast

See also: List of diplomatic missions in Northern Ireland

Birmingham

Bradford

Cardiff

See also: List of diplomatic missions in Wales

Comber

Edinburgh

See also: List of consular missions in Scotland

George Town, Cayman Islands

Glasgow

Hamilton, Bermuda

Manchester

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

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

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

See also

External links

References

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