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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

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

Updates to this page

Published 3 September 2013
Last updated 1 AugustSeptember 2025 + show all updates
  1. Update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

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Update history

2025-09-02 10:30
Update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

2025-09-01 17:13
Heads of mission list updated for August 2025.

2025-08-01 11:50
Update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

2025-08-01 10:28
Added July 2025 update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

2025-07-01 11:58
All 4 attachments have been updated.

2025-06-03 13:16
June 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

2025-05-30 10:31
Heads of mission list updated for May 2025.

2025-05-01 13:47
May 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

2025-04-30 09:14
Heads of mission list updated for April 2025.

2025-04-02 09:28
April 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

2025-03-31 11:05
Heads of mission list updated for March 2025.

2025-03-05 12:07
March 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

2025-02-28 13:05
Heads of mission list updated for February 2025.

2025-02-14 13:16
Updated London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

2025-02-05 16:10
February 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

2025-01-31 11:30
Heads of mission list updated for January 2025.

2025-01-06 12:40
January 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates in the UK, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies, and London Diplomatic list.

2025-01-03 12:41
Heads of mission list updated for December 2024.

2024-12-03 15:15
Updated 3 documents: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.

2024-11-29 11:47
Heads of mission list updated for November 2024.

2024-11-04 13:33
All 4 documents reviewed and updated.

2024-10-07 12:01
Updated 3 documents: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.

2024-10-02 12:52
Heads of mission list updated (September 2024).

2024-09-03 07:53
Three lists updated for September 2024: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK and Consulates outside London.

2024-08-30 10:38
Heads of mission list updated for August 2024.

2024-08-06 08:01
Three lists updated for August 2024: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK and Consulates outside London.

2024-07-31 14:50
Heads of mission list updated for July 2024.

2024-07-05 10:55
Three lists updated for July 2024: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consulates outside London.

2024-06-28 14:09
Heads of mission list updated for June 2024.

2024-06-04 13:32
June 2024 update of 3 lists: London diplomatic, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK.

2024-05-31 13:51
Heads of mission list updated for May 2024.

2024-05-02 12:19
May 2024 update of the London diplomatic, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK lists.

2024-04-30 15:47
Heads of Mission list updated for April 2024.

2024-04-03 15:45
April 2024 update for London diplomatic list, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK.

2024-03-28 12:22
March update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

2024-03-06 14:47
March 2024 update for London diplomatic list, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK.

2024-02-29 16:39
Heads of mission list updated for February 2024.

2024-02-07 09:18
Lists updated for February 2024: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.

2024-01-31 14:46
Heads of mission list updated with information for January 2024.

2024-01-30 08:58
Lists updated for January 2024: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.

2024-01-08 14:09
Heads of mission list updated with information for December 2023.

2023-12-04 14:32
Lists updated for December 2023: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.

2023-12-01 08:08
Heads of mission list updated for November 2023.

2023-11-02 11:46
Lists updated for November 2023: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.

2023-10-31 15:29
Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses list updated for October 2023.

2023-10-02 14:27
All 4 lists reviewed and updated.

2023-09-05 09:33
London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London updated.

2023-08-31 13:12
August update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

2023-08-02 12:08
Updated London diplomatic list, honorary consulates in the UK and Consular Offices outside London lists.

2023-07-07 12:04
Updated list of foreign Heads of Mission. July 2023

2023-07-04 09:47
Three documents updated: London Diplomatic list, honorary consuls list, and consulates outside London.

2023-06-05 08:49
June update of the London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List.

2023-05-02 14:03
Updated attachments: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London.

2023-04-04 09:29
Three documents updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.

2023-03-07 10:27
Document updated: Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

2023-03-06 15:00
Three lists reviewed and updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, Consular offices outside London.

2023-02-10 13:59
The Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list has been updated.

2023-02-02 07:06
Three lists reviewed and updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.

2023-01-13 12:35
All 4 lists updated: Heads of Mission, Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and London Diplomatic List.

2022-12-02 11:58
December update of the lists: London diplomatic, Honorary consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London.

2022-11-09 11:31
London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London reviewed and updated.

2022-11-04 09:39
November update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

2022-10-17 14:14
Amended Honorary consulates in the UK list and Consular offices outside London published.

2022-10-12 10:41
October update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

2022-10-04 17:04
Three documents updated: London Diplomatic List; Honorary consulates in the UK; and Consular offices outside London.

2022-09-06 06:29
September update of the London Diplomatic, Honorary consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London lists.

2022-08-01 10:29
August update of the London Diplomatic, Honorary consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London lists.

2022-07-04 17:03
Three documents updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular Offices outside London.

2022-07-04 14:01
July update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.

2022-06-09 07:21
June update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

2022-06-08 09:43
June update of the London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List.

2022-05-09 06:24
May 2022 update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

2022-05-05 15:01
Updated London diplomatic list, honorary consulates in the UK, and consular offices outside London

2022-04-08 06:26
April update of the Heads of missions in order of precedence and their spouses.

2022-04-05 08:39
3 updated lists: London Diplomatic List; Honorary Consulates; and Consulates outside London.

2022-03-03 07:25
Updates to London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List