This is a list of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, excluding honorary consulates. The UK has one of the largest global networks of diplomatic missions. UK diplomatic missions to capitals of other Commonwealth of Nations member countries are known as High Commissions (headed by 'High Commissioners'). For three Commonwealth countries (namely India, Nigeria, and Pakistan), the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) still uses the term "Deputy High Commission" for Consulates-General (headed by Deputy High Commissioners), although this terminology is being phased out. British citizens may get help from the embassy of any other Commonwealth country present, when in a country where there is no British embassy, including New Zealand and Australia, to help British nationals in some countries.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office employs approximately 13,200 staff in the UK and in more than 260 Posts overseas. Approximately one-third of these employees are UK-based civil servants (including members of HM Diplomatic Service) and two-thirds are employed locally by Posts overseas.
Contemporary history
In 2004, the FCDO carried out a review of the deployment of its diplomatic missions, and subsequently over a two-year period closed its missions in Nassau (in the Bahamas), Asunción (Paraguay), Dili (East Timor), Maseru (Lesotho), Mbabane (Swaziland), Antananarivo (Madagascar), Nuku'alofa (Tonga), Tarawa (Kiribati), and Port Vila (Vanuatu). Additionally several consulates and trade offices were also closed, including those in Fukuoka (Japan), Vientiane (Laos), Douala (Cameroon), Porto (Portugal), along with Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Stuttgart in Germany, and Phoenix, San Juan, and Dallas in the United States. Other consulates in Australia, Germany, France, Spain, New Zealand, and the US were downgraded and staffed by local personnel only. In 2012, Foreign Secretary William Hague announced the opening of embassies in Liberia and Haiti, the re-opening of embassies in Laos, El Salvador, and Paraguay, and the opening of a Consulate-General in Recife (Brazil). He also said that by 2015, the UK would have opened up to eleven new embassies and eight new Consulates or Trade Offices. In 2013, a UK government office was established in Seattle. In 2014, all services at the former UK Consulate in Orlando were transferred to the nearby UK Consulate-General in Miami. In 2015, the UK Consulate-General in Denver was reclassified as a UK Government Office. In 2018 the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has announced that new High Commissions will open in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Grenada, Lesotho, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Swaziland, Tonga and Vanuatu and a British office in Somaliland like the one in Taipei, Taiwan
Current Missions
Africa
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Algiers | Embassy | ||
| Angola | Luanda | Embassy | Country:
| |
| Botswana | Gaborone | High Commission | ||
| Burundi | Bujumbura | Embassy office | ||
| Cameroon | Yaoundé | High Commission | Countries:
| |
| Chad | N'Djamena | Embassy | ||
| Congo-Kinshasa | Kinshasa | Embassy | Countries:
| |
| Djibouti | Djibouti City | Embassy | ||
| Egypt | Cairo | Embassy | ||
| Alexandria | Consulate-General | |||
| Eritrea | Asmara | Embassy | ||
| Eswatini | Mbabane | High Commission | ||
| Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Embassy | International Organization:
| |
| Gambia | Banjul | High Commission | ||
| Ghana | Accra | High Commission | Countries:
| |
| Guinea | Conakry | Embassy | ||
| Ivory Coast | Abidjan | Embassy | ||
| Kenya | Nairobi | High Commission | International Organizations:
| |
| Lesotho | Maseru | High Commission | ||
| Liberia | Monrovia | Embassy | ||
| Libya | Tripoli | Embassy | ||
| Madagascar | Antananarivo | Embassy | Country:
| |
| Malawi | Lilongwe | High Commission | ||
| Mali | Bamako | Embassy | ||
| Mauritania | Nouakchott | Embassy | ||
| Mauritius | Port Louis | High Commission | ||
| Morocco | Rabat | Embassy | ||
| Casablanca | Consulate-General | |||
| Mozambique | Maputo | High Commission | ||
| Namibia | Windhoek | High Commission | ||
| Niger | Niamey | Embassy | ||
| Nigeria | Abuja | High Commission | ||
| Lagos | Deputy High Commission | |||
| Port Harcourt | Liaison office | |||
| Rwanda | Kigali | High Commission | ||
| Senegal | Dakar | Embassy | Country:
| |
| Seychelles | Victoria | High Commission | ||
| Sierra Leone | Freetown | High Commission | ||
| Somalia | Mogadishu | Embassy | ||
| Hargeisa | British office | |||
| South Africa | Pretoria | High Commission | ||
| Cape Town | Consulate-General | |||
| South Sudan | Juba | Embassy | ||
| Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | High Commission | ||
| Dodoma | High Commission Office | |||
| Tunisia | Tunis | Embassy | ||
| Uganda | Kampala | High Commission | ||
| Zambia | Lusaka | High Commission | ||
| Zimbabwe | Harare | Embassy |
- High Commission in Accra
- Embassy in Algiers
- High Commission in Dar es Salaam
- High Commission in Gaborone
- Embassy in Mogadishu
- Embassy in Tunis
Americas
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | St. John's | High Commission | ||
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Embassy | ||
| Bahamas | Nassau | High Commission | ||
| Barbados | Bridgetown | High Commission | Countries:
| |
| Belize | Belmopan | High Commission | ||
| Bolivia | La Paz | Embassy | ||
| Brazil | Brasília | Embassy | ||
| Belo Horizonte | Consulate-General | |||
| Recife | Consulate-General | |||
| Rio de Janeiro | Consulate-General | |||
| São Paulo | Consulate-General | |||
| Canada | Ottawa | High Commission | ||
| Calgary | Consulate-General | |||
| Montreal | Consulate-General | |||
| Toronto | Consulate-General | |||
| Vancouver | Consulate-General | |||
| Chile | Santiago de Chile | Embassy | ||
| Colombia | Bogotá | Embassy | ||
| Costa Rica | San José | Embassy | Country:
| |
| Cuba | Havana | Embassy | ||
| Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo | Embassy | ||
| Ecuador | Quito | Embassy | ||
| El Salvador | San Salvador | Embassy | ||
| Guatemala | Guatemala City | Embassy | Country:
| |
| Grenada | St. George's | High Commission | ||
| Guyana | Georgetown | High Commission | Country:
| |
| Haiti | Port-au-Prince | Embassy | ||
| Jamaica | Kingston | High Commission | ||
| Mexico | Mexico City | Embassy | ||
| Cancún | Consulate-General | |||
| Panama | Panama City | Embassy | ||
| Paraguay | Asunción | Embassy | ||
| Peru | Lima | Embassy | ||
| Saint Lucia | Castries | High Commission | ||
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Kingstown | High Commission | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | High Commission | ||
| United States | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | International Organization:
| |
| Atlanta | Consulate-General | |||
| Boston | Consulate-General | |||
| Chicago | Consulate-General | |||
| Houston | Consulate-General | |||
| Los Angeles | Consulate General | |||
| Miami | Consulate-General | |||
| New York City | Consulate-General | |||
| San Francisco | Consulate-General | |||
| Uruguay | Montevideo | Embassy | ||
| Venezuela | Caracas | Embassy |
- High Commission in Bridgetown
- Embassy in Buenos Aires
- Building hosting the Embassy in Guatemala City
- Embassy in La Paz
- Building hosting the Embassy in Mexico City
- High Commission in Port of Spain
- Building hosting the Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro
- Embassy in Santiago de Chile
- Consulate-General in São Paulo
- Embassy in Washington, D.C.
Asia
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Yerevan | Embassy | ||
| Azerbaijan | Baku | Embassy | ||
| Bahrain | Manama | Embassy | ||
| Bangladesh | Dhaka | High Commission | ||
| Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | High Commission | ||
| Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Embassy | ||
| China | Beijing | Embassy | ||
| Chongqing | Consulate-General | |||
| Guangzhou | Consulate-General | |||
| Hong Kong | Consulate-General | |||
| Shanghai | Consulate-General | |||
| Wuhan | Consulate-General | |||
| Georgia | Tbilisi | Embassy | ||
| India | New Delhi | High Commission | Country:
| |
| Ahmedabad | Deputy High Commission | |||
| Bengaluru | Deputy High Commission | |||
| Chandigarh | Deputy High Commission | |||
| Chennai | Deputy High Commission | |||
| Hyderabad | Deputy High Commission | |||
| Kolkata | Deputy High Commission | |||
| Mumbai | Deputy High Commission | |||
| Panaji | British Nationals Assistance Office | |||
| Indonesia | Jakarta | Embassy | Country:
| |
| Denpasar | Consulate | |||
| Iran | Tehran | Embassy | ||
| Iraq | Baghdad | Embassy | ||
| Erbil | Consulate-General | |||
| Israel | Tel Aviv | Embassy | ||
| Jerusalem | Consulate-General | |||
| Japan | Tokyo | Embassy | ||
| Osaka | Consulate-General | |||
| Jordan | Amman | Embassy | ||
| Kazakhstan | Astana | Embassy | ||
| Kuwait | Kuwait City | Embassy | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Embassy | ||
| Laos | Vientiane | Embassy | ||
| Lebanon | Beirut | Embassy | ||
| Maldives | Malé | High Commission | ||
| Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | High Commission | ||
| Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Embassy | ||
| Myanmar | Yangon | Embassy | ||
| Nepal | Kathmandu | Embassy | ||
| Oman | Muscat | Embassy | ||
| Pakistan | Islamabad | High Commission | ||
| Karachi | Deputy High Commission | |||
| Lahore | High Commission Office | |||
| Philippines | Manila | Embassy | Country:
| |
| Qatar | Doha | Embassy | ||
| Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Embassy | ||
| Jeddah | Consulate-General | |||
| Singapore | Singapore | High Commission | ||
| South Korea | Seoul | Embassy | ||
| Sri Lanka | Colombo | High Commission | ||
| Republic of China (Taiwan) | Taipei | Office | ||
| Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Embassy | ||
| Thailand | Bangkok | Embassy | ||
| Turkey | Ankara | Embassy | ||
| Istanbul | Consulate-General | |||
| İzmir | Consulate | |||
| Antalya | Vice Consulate | |||
| Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Embassy | ||
| United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Embassy | ||
| Dubai | Embassy/Consulate-General | |||
| Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Embassy | ||
| Vietnam | Hanoi | Embassy | ||
| Ho Chi Minh City | Consulate-General |
- Embassy in Abu Dhabi
- Embassy in Beijing
- Consulate-General in Hong Kong
- High Commission in Dhaka
- Embassy in Hanoi
- Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City
- High Commission in New Delhi
- Embassy in Jakarta
- Embassy in Pyongyang
- Embassy in Seoul
- Embassy in Tashkent
- Embassy in Tel Aviv
- Embassy in Tokyo
- Embassy in Yerevan
Europe
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Tirana | Embassy | ||
| Austria | Vienna | Embassy | ||
| Belarus | Minsk | Embassy | ||
| Belgium | Brussels | Embassy | ||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Embassy | ||
| Banja Luka | Embassy office | |||
| Bulgaria | Sofia | Embassy | ||
| Croatia | Zagreb | Embassy | ||
| Split | Consulate | |||
| Cyprus | Nicosia | High Commission | ||
| Czech Republic | Prague | Embassy | ||
| Denmark | Copenhagen | Embassy | ||
| Estonia | Tallinn | Embassy | ||
| Finland | Helsinki | Embassy | ||
| France | Paris | Embassy | Country:
International Organizations:
| |
| Bordeaux | Consulate | |||
| Marseille | Consulate | |||
| Germany | Berlin | Embassy | ||
| Düsseldorf | Consulate-General | |||
| Munich | Consulate-General | |||
| Greece | Athens | Embassy | ||
| Corfu | Vice-Consulate | |||
| Heraklion | Vice-Consulate | |||
| Rhodes | Vice-Consulate | |||
| Zakynthos | Vice-Consulate | |||
| Holy See | Rome | Embassy | ||
| Hungary | Budapest | Embassy | ||
| Iceland | Reykjavík | Embassy | ||
| Ireland | Dublin | Embassy | ||
| Italy | Rome | Embassy | Country:
International Organizations:
| |
| Milan | Consulate-General | |||
| Kosovo | Pristina | Embassy | ||
| Latvia | Riga | Embassy | ||
| Lithuania | Vilnius | Embassy | ||
| Luxembourg | Luxembourg City | Embassy | ||
| Malta | Valletta | High Commission | ||
| Moldova | Chișinău | Embassy | ||
| Montenegro | Podgorica | Embassy | ||
| Netherlands | The Hague | Embassy | International Organization: | |
| North Macedonia | Skopje | Embassy | ||
| Norway | Oslo | Embassy | ||
| Poland | Warsaw | Embassy | ||
| Portugal | Lisbon | Embassy | Country:
| |
| Portimão | Vice-consulate | |||
| Romania | Bucharest | Embassy | ||
| Russia | Moscow | Embassy | ||
| Yekaterinburg | Consulate-General | |||
| Serbia | Belgrade | Embassy | ||
| Slovakia | Bratislava | Embassy | ||
| Slovenia | Ljubljana | Embassy | ||
| Spain | Madrid | Embassy | Country:
| |
| Barcelona | Consulate-General | |||
| Alicante | Consulate | |||
| Ibiza | Consulate | |||
| Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | Consulate | |||
| Málaga | Consulate | |||
| Palma de Mallorca | Consulate | |||
| Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Consulate | |||
| Sweden | Stockholm | Embassy | ||
| Switzerland | Bern | Embassy | Country:
| |
| Ukraine | Kyiv | Embassy |
- Embassy in Athens
- Embassy in Berlin
- Consulate-General in Munich
- Embassy in Belgrade
- Embassy in Bratislava
- Embassy in Budapest
- Embassy in Chișinău
- Embassy in Dublin
- Embassy in The Hague
- Embassy in Helsinki
- Embassy in Kyiv
- Embassy in Lisbon
- Torre Emperador hosting the Embassy in Madrid
- British Embassy in Minsk
- Embassy in Oslo
- Embassy in Paris
- Embassy in Prague
- Embassy in Reykjavík
- Embassy in Riga
- Embassy in Rome
- Embassy in Sarajevo
- Embassy in Sofia
- Embassy in Stockholm
- Embassy in Vienna
- Embassy in Vilnius
- Embassy in Warsaw
Oceania
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Canberra | High Commission | ||
| Brisbane | Consulate-General | |||
| Melbourne | Consulate-General | |||
| Perth | Consulate-General | |||
| Sydney | Consulate-General | |||
| Fiji | Suva | High Commission | Countries:
| |
| New Zealand | Wellington | High Commission | Countries:
| |
| Auckland | Consulate-General | |||
| Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | High Commission | ||
| Samoa | Apia | High Commission | ||
| Solomon Islands | Honiara | High Commission | Country:
| |
| Tonga | Nukuʻalofa | High Commission | ||
| Vanuatu | Port Vila | High Commission |
- High Commission in Canberra
- High Commission in Nukuʻalofa
- High Commission in Wellington
Multilateral organizations
| Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association of Southeast Asian Nations | Jakarta | Indonesia | Delegation | ||
| Council of Europe | Strasbourg | France | Delegation | ||
| European Union | Brussels | Belgium | Mission | ||
| NATO | Brussels | Belgium | Delegation | ||
| Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development | Paris | France | Delegation | ||
| Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe | Vienna | Austria | Delegation | ||
| United Nations | New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | ||
| Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | International Organizations:
| ||
| Vienna | Austria | Permanent Mission |
Closed missions
Africa
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | Douala | Consulate | 2005 | |
| Congo-Brazzaville | Brazzaville | Embassy | 1991/2 | |
| Congo-Kinshasa | Goma | Embassy Office | Unknown | |
| Gabon | Libreville | Embassy | 1991/2 | |
| Libya | Benghazi | Consulate | 2012 | |
| Nigeria | Kaduna | Liaison Office | Unknown | |
| Sudan | Khartoum | Embassy | 2023 |
Americas
| Host country | Host city | Mission level | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | Barranquilla | Consulate | 1998 | |
| Cali | Consulate | 2014 | ||
| Cartagena | Consulate | 2014 | ||
| Honduras | Tegucigalpa | Embassy | 2003 | |
| Nicaragua | Managua | Embassy | 2003 | |
| United States | Cleveland | Consulate | 1999 | |
| Dallas | Consulate | 2005 | ||
| Orlando | Consulate | 2014 | ||
| San Juan, Puerto Rico | Consulate | 2005 |
Asia
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Kabul | Embassy | 2021 | |
| East Timor | Dili | Embassy | 2007 | |
| Iraq | Basra | Consulate | 2012 | |
| Japan | Fukuoka | Consulate | 2006 | |
| Hakodate | Consulate | 1934 | ||
| Nagoya | Consulate | 2007 | ||
| Shimonoseki | Consulate | 1940 | ||
| Yokohama | Consulate | 1972 | ||
| Malaysia | Kuching | Consulate General | 1999 | |
| North Korea | Pyongyang | Embassy | 2020 | |
| Republic of China | Kashgar | Consulate-General | 1949 | |
| South Vietnam | Saigon | Embassy | 1975 | |
| Syria | Damascus | Embassy | 2012 | |
| Thailand | Chiang Mai | Consulate | 1999 | |
| Pattaya | Consulate | 2012 | ||
| Yemen | Sana'a | Embassy | 2015 | |
| Aden | Consulate-General | 2005 |
Europe
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Calais | Consulate | 1980 | |
| Lille | Consulate-General | 2011 | ||
| Lyon | Consulate-General | 2012 | ||
| Germany | Bonn | Embassy branch office | 2002 | |
| Frankfurt | Consulate General | 2005 | ||
| Hamburg | Consulate General | 2006 | ||
| Leipzig | Consulate General | 2005 | ||
| Stuttgart | Consulate General | 2006 | ||
| Italy | Florence | Consulate | 2011 | |
| Naples | Consulate | 2012 | ||
| Turin | Consulate | 2006 | ||
| Venice | Consulate-General | 2011 | ||
| Greece | Thessaloniki | Consular office | 2013 | |
| Portugal | Funchal | Consulate | 2012 | |
| Porto | Consular office | 2012 | ||
| Russia | Saint Petersburg | Consulate General | 2018 | |
| Spain | Seville | Consulate | 2001 | |
| Sweden | Gothenburg | Consulate-General | 2006 | |
| Switzerland | Geneva | Consulate-General | 2010 | |
| Zürich | Consulate-General | 1998 |
Oceania
| Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Adelaide | Consulate | 2006 | |
| Kiribati | Tarawa | High Commission | 1994 |
Flags
The United Kingdom is one of two countries, the other being Thailand, that use diplomatic flags abroad. These special flags are flown at the chanceries of their embassies and consulates. For High Commissions, the Union Flag is used. In addition, there is a flag in use for British consular vessels in international or foreign waters.
| Flag | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Flag used by Embassies | A Union Flag defaced with the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom | |
| Flag used by High Commissions | A Union Flag | |
| Flag used by Consulates and Consulates-General | A Union Flag defaced with the St Edward’s Crown | |
| Flag used by Consular officials onboard vessels | A Blue Ensign with the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom |
See also
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
- List of heads of missions of the United Kingdom
- List of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
- Representations of the Scottish, Welsh, and Northern Irish devolved governments abroad
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