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.
The following 165 countries maintain embassies and high commissions in London as their primary diplomatic missions to the United Kingdom. [1]
The following British Overseas Territories maintain representative offices in London. [3]
The following regions have diplomatic missions in London. [3]
The following disputed states have diplomatic missions in London. [3]
Some countries also maintain consular missions in the following towns and cities, under a variety of names: [6] [7]
Resident in Brussels, Belgium: [39] | Resident in Paris, France: [39] | Resident in other locations [39] |
† States which, in addition to a non-resident diplomatic mission, have a resident honorary consul.
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.
Host city | Sending country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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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] |
The Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the diplomatic mission of China in the United Kingdom, located in London. Established in 1877 as the Chinese Legation, the London mission was China's first permanent overseas diplomatic mission. It has served as the diplomatic mission of the Manchu Qing Empire, the Republic of China, and the People's Republic of China. It was the location of the Qing Empire's detention of Sun Yat-sen, an important episode in the Chinese revolution of 1911. It remains today the focal point for events relating to China held in the United Kingdom, including celebrations in 2012 to commemorate 40 years of diplomatic relations between the UK and the People's Republic of China.