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Foreign embassies in the UK

Details of foreign embassies, high commissions and consulates in the UK, including heads of mission.

Documents

London diplomatic list

Honorary consulates in the UK

Consular offices outside London

Details

The London Diplomatic List contains the addresses and contact details of all embassies and high commissions. It also lists the names of the heads of mission and their spouses (including the date of their appointment). The page also includes:

  • a list of heads of mission in order of precedence, including the date of appointment and details of the role
  • a list of consular offices outside London including Edinburgh, Cardiff, Manchester and Birmingham
Published 3 September 2013
Last updated 21 NovemberDecember 2023 + show all updates
  1. Heads of mission list updated for November 2023.

  2. Lists updated for November 2023: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.

  3. Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses list updated for October 2023.

  4. All 4 lists reviewed and updated.

  5. London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London updated.

  6. August update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

  7. Updated London diplomatic list, honorary consulates in the UK and Consular Offices outside London lists.

  8. Updated list of foreign Heads of Mission. July 2023

  9. Three documents updated: London Diplomatic list, honorary consuls list, and consulates outside London.

  10. June update of the London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List.

  11. Updated attachments: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London.

  12. Three documents updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.

  13. Document updated: Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

  14. Three lists reviewed and updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, Consular offices outside London.

  15. The Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list has been updated.

  16. Three lists reviewed and updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.

  17. All 4 lists updated: Heads of Mission, Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and London Diplomatic List.

  18. December update of the lists: London diplomatic, Honorary consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London.

  19. London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London reviewed and updated.

  20. November update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

  21. Amended Honorary consulates in the UK list and Consular offices outside London published.

  22. October update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

  23. Three documents updated: London Diplomatic List; Honorary consulates in the UK; and Consular offices outside London.

  24. September update of the London Diplomatic, Honorary consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London lists.

  25. August update of the London Diplomatic, Honorary consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London lists.

  26. Three documents updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular Offices outside London.

  27. July update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

  28. June update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

  29. June update of the London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List.

  30. May 2022 update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

  31. Updated London diplomatic list, honorary consulates in the UK, and consular offices outside London

  32. April update of the Heads of missions in order of precedence and their spouses.

  33. 3 updated lists: London Diplomatic List; Honorary Consulates; and Consulates outside London.

  34. Updates to London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List

  35. Updates to: London Diplomatic list, Consulates outside London and Honorary Consuls list.

  36. Added February update of the Heads of Missions list.

  37. 3 documents updated: London Diplomatic List, honorary consulates in the UK, consular offices outside London.

  38. January update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

  39. Added December update of the Heads of Missions Precedence list.

  40. December update of the London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List.

  41. November 2021 update of the London Diplomatic, Consulates outside London and Honorary Consulates in the UK lists.

  42. October 2021 update of 3 documents: London Diplomatic List, consulates outside London, and honorary consuls.

  43. Updated Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list for October 2021.

  44. September update of the London Diplomatic, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London lists.

  45. Added September 2021 update of the 'Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses' list.

  46. August update of the 'Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses' list.

  47. August 2021 update of the Consulates outside London, Honorary Consuls List, and London Diplomatic list.

  48. July update of the heads of missions and their spouse in order of precedence.

  49. July 2021 update of the London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London.

  50. June update of the London Diplomatic List.

  51. June 2021 update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses

  52. June update of the London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London.

  53. May update of the Heads of missions in order of precedence and their spouses.

  54. May 2021 update of the Honorary Consuls and London Diplomatic List

  55. April update of the London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London.

  56. April 2021 update of the Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

  57. March 2021 updates for London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London

  58. March update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

  59. February 2021 updates for London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London

  60. February update of Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

  61. January update of the Consulates outside London and Honorary Consuls list.

  62. January update of the London Diplomatic List.

  63. January update of Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

  64. Added December update for Consulates outside London, London Diplomatic list and Honorary Consuls list.

  65. December update of Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

  66. November update of Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

  67. November 2020 update of Honorary Consulates within the UK, Consular Offices outside London and London Diplomatic lists

  68. Updated: Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list for October 2020.

  69. October update of the London Diplomatic List

  70. October update of the Honorary Consuls in the UK and Consulates in the UK outside London lists.

  71. September update of the Honorary Consuls in the UK list

  72. August update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists

  73. August update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  74. July update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list, London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists

  75. June update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list, London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists

  76. May update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list, London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.

  77. April update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.

  78. March update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  79. March update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.

  80. February update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  81. February update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.

  82. January update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  83. December update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.

  84. December update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  85. November update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list, London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.

  86. October update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  87. October update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.

  88. September update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.

  89. September update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  90. August update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.

  91. August update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  92. June update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  93. June update of the London Diplomatic list, consulates in the UK outside London and the honorary consuls lists

  94. May update of the London Diplomatic list, consulates in the UK outside London and the honorary consuls lists

  95. May update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  96. April update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.

  97. April update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  98. March update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  99. Addition of March 2019 data

  100. February update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  101. London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls Lists updated.

  102. January addition of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list updated

  103. London Diplomatic List, consular offices outside London and honorary consulates updated

  104. December addition of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list updated

  105. December 2018 information added

  106. November addition of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list updated

  107. London diplomatic list, consular offices outside London and honorary consulates updated

  108. London Diplomatic List, consular offices outside London and honorary consulates updated

  109. Head of Missions data updated.

  110. Head of Missions updated.

  111. The London Diplomatic list, Consular offices outside London and Honorary consulates lists updated.

  112. Diplomatic list, Consular Officers and Honorary consulates updated.

  113. Heads of Mission updated.

  114. London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls Lists updated.

  115. Head of Mission July update.

  116. Diplomatic list updated.

  117. London Diplomatic list updated.

  118. All lists updated.

  119. Diplomatic List, Consular offices outside London and the Honorary Consulates lists updated.

  120. April 2018 update to the Heads of Mission list.

  121. The London Diplomatic list, honorary list and Consulates in the UK outside London have been updated.

  122. Heads of Mission list updated.

  123. All lists updated.

  124. London Diplomatic List updated.

  125. London Diplomatic list and Heads of Mission list updated.

  126. Lists updated

  127. The London Diplomatic, Consular Offices outside London and Honorary Consulates within the UK updated.

  128. Heads of Mission in order and their spouses updated.

  129. Honorary consulates list updated.

  130. London Diplomatic List and Consular Offices updated.

  131. Heads of Mission list updated.

  132. London Diplomatic List updated.

  133. Foreign embassies in the UK page updated.

  134. Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses updated

  135. Foreign embassies in the UK page updated.

  136. Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses list updated.

  137. London diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and Honorary Consulates lists updated.

  138. Heads of Mission list updated

  139. London Diplomatic list updated.

  140. London Diplomatic, Consulates outside London and Honorary Consulates lists updated.

  141. Heads of Mission list updated.

  142. Heads of Mission in order of precedence list updated.

  143. London Diplomatic List, Consular offices outside London and Honorary Consulates in the UK updated.

  144. Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses, London Diplomatic List, Consular Offices outside London and Honorary Consulates within the UK lists updated.

  145. London diplomatic list updated.

  146. Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses updated

  147. London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK and Honorary Consuls list updated.

  148. HOMs list updated.

  149. Consular Offices and Diplomatic list updated.

  150. Head of Mission list updated.

  151. Heads of mission, Diplomatic and Consulates lists updated

  152. October London Diplomatic list uploaded

  153. HOMS precedence list for October.

  154. Latest HOMs list added

  155. Added latest - London Diplomatic List Sept 2016 and Consulate General in the UK

  156. Updated Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses - August 2016

  157. Updated Diplomatic List - August 2016

  158. London diplomatic list updated.

  159. HoMs precedence list updated.

  160. HoMs precedence list updated.

  161. Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses list updated.

  162. London diplomatic list updated.

  163. Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses list updated.

  164. London Diplomatic List updated.

  165. London Diplomatic List updated.

  166. Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses list updated.

  167. London diplomatic list updated.

  168. London Diplomatic List updated

  169. Updated London Diplomatic List

  170. Updated spouse list

  171. New London Diplomatic List for November 2015 added

  172. Updated document

  173. List updated

  174. updated list

  175. List updated

  176. Updated document

  177. updated London dip list

  178. Updated list

  179. Updated with October London Heads of Mission in order of precedence list

  180. Updated with the London Diplomatic List for January 2014.

  181. Updated with December 2013: Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses.

  182. Updated with the London Diplomatic List for December 2013.

  183. Updated with September's version.

  184. First published.

  185. Update of London Diplomatic List.

  186. Update of London Diplomatic List.

  187. Update to the London Diplomatic List.

  188. Update of Heads of Mission in order of precedence document

  189. Update of London Diplomatic List

  190. Updated London Diplomatic list for December 2012