
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.
Embassies and High Commissions in London
The following 165 countries maintain embassies and high commissions in London as their primary diplomatic missions to the United Kingdom.[1]
.svg.png.webp) Afghanistan Afghanistan
 Albania Albania
 Algeria Algeria
 Angola Angola
 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
 Argentina Argentina
 Armenia Armenia
.svg.png.webp) Australia Australia
 Austria Austria
 Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
 Bahamas Bahamas
 Bahrain Bahrain
 Bangladesh Bangladesh
 Barbados Barbados
 Belarus Belarus
.svg.png.webp) Belgium Belgium
 Belize Belize
.svg.png.webp) Bolivia Bolivia
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Botswana Botswana
 Brazil Brazil
 Brunei Darussalam Brunei Darussalam
 Bulgaria Bulgaria
 Burundi Burundi
 Cambodia Cambodia
 Cameroon Cameroon
.svg.png.webp) Canada Canada
 Chile Chile
 China China
 Colombia Colombia
 Congo-Kinshasa Congo-Kinshasa
 Costa Rica Costa Rica
 Croatia Croatia
 Cuba Cuba
 Cyprus Cyprus
 Czechia Czechia
 Denmark Denmark
 Dominica Dominica
 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
 Ecuador Ecuador
 Egypt Egypt
 El Salvador El Salvador
 Eritrea Eritrea
 Estonia Estonia
 Eswatini Eswatini
 Ethiopia Ethiopia
 Fiji Fiji
 Finland Finland
 France France
 Gabon Gabon
 Gambia Gambia
 Georgia Georgia
 Germany Germany
 Ghana Ghana
 Greece Greece
 Grenada Grenada
 Guatemala Guatemala
 Guinea Guinea
 Guyana Guyana
 Haiti Haiti
.svg.png.webp) Holy See Holy See
 Honduras Honduras
 Hungary Hungary
 Iceland Iceland
 India India
 Indonesia Indonesia
 Iran Iran
 Iraq Iraq
 Ireland Ireland
 Israel Israel
 Italy Italy
 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast
 Jamaica Jamaica
 Japan Japan
 Jordan Jordan
 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
 Kenya Kenya
 Kosovo Kosovo
 Kuwait Kuwait
.svg.png.webp) Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
 Laos Laos
 Latvia Latvia
 Lebanon Lebanon
 Lesotho Lesotho
 Liberia Liberia
 Libya Libya
 Lithuania Lithuania
 Luxembourg Luxembourg
 Madagascar Madagascar
 Malawi Malawi
 Malaysia Malaysia
 Maldives Maldives
 Malta Malta
 Mauritania Mauritania
 Mauritius Mauritius
 Mexico Mexico
 Moldova Moldova
 Monaco Monaco
 Mongolia Mongolia
 Montenegro Montenegro
 Morocco Morocco
 Mozambique Mozambique
 Myanmar Myanmar
 Namibia Namibia
 Nepal Nepal
 Netherlands Netherlands
 New Zealand New Zealand
 Nicaragua Nicaragua
 Nigeria Nigeria
 North Korea North Korea
 North Macedonia North Macedonia
 Norway Norway
 Oman Oman
 Pakistan Pakistan
 Panama Panama
 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
 Paraguay Paraguay
 Peru Peru
 Philippines Philippines
 Poland Poland
 Portugal Portugal
 Qatar Qatar
 Romania Romania
 Russia Russia
 Rwanda Rwanda
 Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
 Senegal Senegal
 Serbia Serbia
 Seychelles Seychelles
 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
 Singapore Singapore
 Slovakia Slovakia
 Slovenia Slovenia
 Somalia Somalia
 South Africa South Africa
 South Korea South Korea
 South Sudan South Sudan
 Spain Spain
 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
 Sudan Sudan
 Sweden Sweden
.svg.png.webp) Switzerland Switzerland
 Tajikistan Tajikistan
 Tanzania Tanzania
 Thailand Thailand
 Timor-Leste Timor-Leste
 Togo Togo
 Tonga Tonga
 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
 Tunisia Tunisia
 Turkey Turkey
 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
 Uganda Uganda
 Ukraine Ukraine
 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
 United States United States
 Uruguay Uruguay
 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
 Venezuela Venezuela
 Vietnam Vietnam
 Yemen Yemen
 Zambia Zambia
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Other Missions in London
Representative Offices of British Overseas Territories
The following British Overseas Territories maintain representative offices in London.[2]
Other regions
The following regions have diplomatic missions in London.[2]
Disputed regions and states
The following disputed states have diplomatic missions in London.[2]
International organisations
Consular missions
Some countries also maintain consular missions in the following towns and cities, under a variety of names:[5][6][7]
Belfast
Birmingham
Bradford
Cardiff
Comber
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Consulate General)[16] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Consulate General)[16]
Edinburgh
 Brazil (Consulate-General)[17] Brazil (Consulate-General)[17]
 China (Consulate General)[18] China (Consulate General)[18]
 France (Consulate General)[19] France (Consulate General)[19]
 Germany (Consulate General)[20] Germany (Consulate General)[20]
 Hungary (Consulate-General)[21] Hungary (Consulate-General)[21]
 India (Consulate General)[22] India (Consulate General)[22]
 Ireland (Consulate General)[23] Ireland (Consulate General)[23]
 Italy (Consulate General)[24] Italy (Consulate General)[24]
 Japan (Consulate General)[25] Japan (Consulate General)[25]
 Poland (Consulate General)[9] Poland (Consulate General)[9]
 Romania (Consulate General)[26] Romania (Consulate General)[26]
 Russia (Consulate General)[27] Russia (Consulate General)[27]
 Spain (Consulate General)[28] Spain (Consulate General)[28]
 Republic of China (Taiwan) (Representative Office) Republic of China (Taiwan) (Representative Office)
 Turkey (Consulate General) Turkey (Consulate General)
 Ukraine (Consulate)[29] Ukraine (Consulate)[29]
 United States (Consulate General)[30] United States (Consulate General)[30]
George Town, Cayman Islands
 United States (Consular Agency) United States (Consular Agency)
Glasgow
Hamilton, Bermuda
 United States (Consulate General)[31] United States (Consulate General)[31]
Manchester
 Bangladesh (Assistant High Commission)[32] Bangladesh (Assistant High Commission)[32]
 China (Consulate General) China (Consulate General)
 Czechia (Consulate General)[33] Czechia (Consulate General)[33]
 Hungary (Consulate General)[34] Hungary (Consulate General)[34]
 Iraq (Consulate General)[35] Iraq (Consulate General)[35]
 Ireland (Consulate General)[36] Ireland (Consulate General)[36]
 Italy (Consulate)[37] Italy (Consulate)[37]
 Libya (Consulate General)[38] Libya (Consulate General)[38]
 Romania (Consulate General)[39] Romania (Consulate General)[39]
 Pakistan (Consulate General)[13] Pakistan (Consulate General)[13]
 Poland (Consulate General)[9] Poland (Consulate General)[9]
 Portugal (Consulate General) Portugal (Consulate General)
 Spain (Consulate General) Spain (Consulate General)
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 | [41] | 
| Birmingham |  United States | Consulate | 1965 | [42] | 
| Bradford |  United States | Consulate | 1953 | [42] | 
| Bristol |  United States | Consulate | 1948 | [42] | 
| Cardiff |  United States | Consulate | 1963 | [42] | 
| Edinburgh |  Norway | Consulate-General | 2008 | [43] | 
| .svg.png.webp) Switzerland | Consulate-General | 2011 | [44] | |
| Gibraltar | .svg.png.webp) Spanish State | Consulate-General | 1954 | [45] | 
| Glasgow | .svg.png.webp) Poland | Consulate-General | 1985 | [46] | 
|  United States | Consulate | 1965 | [42] | |
| Kingston upon Hull |  United States | Consulate | 1948 | [42] | 
| Liverpool |  Colombia | Consulate-General | 1988 | [47] | 
|  France | Consulate-General | 1991 | [48] | |
|  United States | Consulate | 1973 | [42] | |
| Manchester | .svg.png.webp) Australia | Consulate | 2001 | [49] | 
|  Iran | Consulate | 1987 | [50] | |
|  United States | Consulate | 1963 | [42] | |
| Newcastle-on-Tyne |  United States | Consulate | 1953 | [42] | 
| Plymouth |  United States | Consulate | 1948 | [42] | 
| Southampton |  Poland | Consular agency | Unknown | [51] | 
|  United States | Consulate | 1965 | [42] | 
See also
- Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
- List of diplomatic missions in Scotland
- List of diplomatic missions in Wales
- List of diplomatic missions in Northern Ireland
- List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
- List of ambassadors and high commissioners to the United Kingdom
- List of country codes on British diplomatic vehicle registration plates
- Visa requirements for British citizens
External links
References
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