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Foreign embassies in the UK
Details of foreign embassies, high commissions and consulates in the UK, including heads of mission.
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Details of foreign embassies, high commissions and consulates in the UK, including heads of mission.
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:
Heads of mission list updated for September 2025.
Update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.
Heads of mission list updated for August 2025.
Update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.
Added July 2025 update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.
All 4 attachments have been updated.
June 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.
Heads of mission list updated for May 2025.
May 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.
Heads of mission list updated for April 2025.
April 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.
Heads of mission list updated for March 2025.
March 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.
Heads of mission list updated for February 2025.
Updated London diplomatic list and other representative offices.
February 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.
Heads of mission list updated for January 2025.
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.
Heads of mission list updated for December 2024.
Updated 3 documents: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.
Heads of mission list updated for November 2024.
All 4 documents reviewed and updated.
Updated 3 documents: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.
Heads of mission list updated (September 2024).
Three lists updated for September 2024: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK and Consulates outside London.
Heads of mission list updated for August 2024.
Three lists updated for August 2024: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK and Consulates outside London.
Heads of mission list updated for July 2024.
Three lists updated for July 2024: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consulates outside London.
Heads of mission list updated for June 2024.
June 2024 update of 3 lists: London diplomatic, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK.
Heads of mission list updated for May 2024.
May 2024 update of the London diplomatic, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK lists.
Heads of Mission list updated for April 2024.
April 2024 update for London diplomatic list, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK.
March update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.
March 2024 update for London diplomatic list, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK.
Heads of mission list updated for February 2024.
Lists updated for February 2024: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.
Heads of mission list updated with information for January 2024.
Lists updated for January 2024: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.
Heads of mission list updated with information for December 2023.
Lists updated for December 2023: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.
Heads of mission list updated for November 2023.
Lists updated for November 2023: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.
Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses list updated for October 2023.
All 4 lists reviewed and updated.
London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London updated.
August update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.
Updated London diplomatic list, honorary consulates in the UK and Consular Offices outside London lists.
Updated list of foreign Heads of Mission. July 2023
Three documents updated: London Diplomatic list, honorary consuls list, and consulates outside London.
June update of the London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List.
Updated attachments: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London.
Three documents updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.
Document updated: Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.
Three lists reviewed and updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, Consular offices outside London.
The Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list has been updated.
Three lists reviewed and updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.
All 4 lists updated: Heads of Mission, Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and London Diplomatic List.
December update of the lists: London diplomatic, Honorary consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London.
London Diplomatic List, Honorary consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London reviewed and updated.
November update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.
Amended Honorary consulates in the UK list and Consular offices outside London published.
October update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.
Three documents updated: London Diplomatic List; Honorary consulates in the UK; and Consular offices outside London.
September update of the London Diplomatic, Honorary consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London lists.
August update of the London Diplomatic, Honorary consulates in the UK and Consular offices outside London lists.
Three documents updated: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular Offices outside London.
July update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.
June update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.
June update of the London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List.
May 2022 update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.
Updated London diplomatic list, honorary consulates in the UK, and consular offices outside London
April update of the Heads of missions in order of precedence and their spouses.
3 updated lists: London Diplomatic List; Honorary Consulates; and Consulates outside London.
Updates to London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List
Updates to: London Diplomatic list, Consulates outside London and Honorary Consuls list.
Added February update of the Heads of Missions list.
3 documents updated: London Diplomatic List, honorary consulates in the UK, consular offices outside London.
January update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.
Added December update of the Heads of Missions Precedence list.
December update of the London Diplomatic List, Consular List and Honorary Consuls List.
November 2021 update of the London Diplomatic, Consulates outside London and Honorary Consulates in the UK lists.
October 2021 update of 3 documents: London Diplomatic List, consulates outside London, and honorary consuls.
Updated Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list for October 2021.
September update of the London Diplomatic, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London lists.
Added September 2021 update of the 'Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses' list.
August update of the 'Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses' list.
August 2021 update of the Consulates outside London, Honorary Consuls List, and London Diplomatic list.
July update of the heads of missions and their spouse in order of precedence.
July 2021 update of the London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London.
June update of the London Diplomatic List.
June 2021 update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses
June update of the London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London.
May update of the Heads of missions in order of precedence and their spouses.
May 2021 update of the Honorary Consuls and London Diplomatic List
April update of the London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London.
April 2021 update of the Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses.
March 2021 updates for London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London
March update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses.
February 2021 updates for London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates within the UK and Consular Offices outside London
February update of Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses.
January update of the Consulates outside London and Honorary Consuls list.
January update of the London Diplomatic List.
January update of Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses.
Added December update for Consulates outside London, London Diplomatic list and Honorary Consuls list.
December update of Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses.
November update of Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses.
November 2020 update of Honorary Consulates within the UK, Consular Offices outside London and London Diplomatic lists
Updated: Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list for October 2020.
October update of the London Diplomatic List
October update of the Honorary Consuls in the UK and Consulates in the UK outside London lists.
September update of the Honorary Consuls in the UK list
August update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists
August update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
July update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list, London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists
June update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list, London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists
May update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list, London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.
April update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.
March update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
March update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.
February update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
February update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.
January update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
December update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.
December update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
November update of the Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list, London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.
October update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
October update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.
September update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.
September update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
August update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.
August update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
June update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
June update of the London Diplomatic list, consulates in the UK outside London and the honorary consuls lists
May update of the London Diplomatic list, consulates in the UK outside London and the honorary consuls lists
May update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
April update of the London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls lists.
April update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
March update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
Addition of March 2019 data
February update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list
London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls Lists updated.
January addition of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list updated
London Diplomatic List, consular offices outside London and honorary consulates updated
December addition of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list updated
December 2018 information added
November addition of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list updated
London diplomatic list, consular offices outside London and honorary consulates updated
London Diplomatic List, consular offices outside London and honorary consulates updated
Head of Missions data updated.
Head of Missions updated.
The London Diplomatic list, Consular offices outside London and Honorary consulates lists updated.
Diplomatic list, Consular Officers and Honorary consulates updated.
Heads of Mission updated.
London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and the Honorary Consuls Lists updated.
Head of Mission July update.
Diplomatic list updated.
London Diplomatic list updated.
All lists updated.
Diplomatic List, Consular offices outside London and the Honorary Consulates lists updated.
April 2018 update to the Heads of Mission list.
The London Diplomatic list, honorary list and Consulates in the UK outside London have been updated.
Heads of Mission list updated.
All lists updated.
London Diplomatic List updated.
London Diplomatic list and Heads of Mission list updated.
Lists updated
The London Diplomatic, Consular Offices outside London and Honorary Consulates within the UK updated.
Heads of Mission in order and their spouses updated.
Honorary consulates list updated.
London Diplomatic List and Consular Offices updated.
Heads of Mission list updated.
London Diplomatic List updated.
Foreign embassies in the UK page updated.
Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses updated
Foreign embassies in the UK page updated.
Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their spouses list updated.
London diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK outside London and Honorary Consulates lists updated.
Heads of Mission list updated
London Diplomatic list updated.
London Diplomatic, Consulates outside London and Honorary Consulates lists updated.
Heads of Mission list updated.
Heads of Mission in order of precedence list updated.
London Diplomatic List, Consular offices outside London and Honorary Consulates in the UK updated.
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.
London diplomatic list updated.
Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses updated
London Diplomatic list, Consulates in the UK and Honorary Consuls list updated.
HOMs list updated.
Consular Offices and Diplomatic list updated.
Head of Mission list updated.
Heads of mission, Diplomatic and Consulates lists updated
October London Diplomatic list uploaded
HOMS precedence list for October.
Latest HOMs list added
Added latest - London Diplomatic List Sept 2016 and Consulate General in the UK
Updated Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses - August 2016
Updated Diplomatic List - August 2016
London diplomatic list updated.
HoMs precedence list updated.
HoMs precedence list updated.
Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses list updated.
London diplomatic list updated.
Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses list updated.
London Diplomatic List updated.
London Diplomatic List updated.
Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses list updated.
London diplomatic list updated.
London Diplomatic List updated
Updated London Diplomatic List
Updated spouse list
New London Diplomatic List for November 2015 added
Updated document
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updated London dip list
Updated list
Updated with October London Heads of Mission in order of precedence list
Updated with the London Diplomatic List for January 2014.
Updated with December 2013: Heads of Mission in order of precedence and their Spouses.
Updated with the London Diplomatic List for December 2013.
Updated with September's version.
First published.
Update of London Diplomatic List.
Update of London Diplomatic List.
Update to the London Diplomatic List.
Update of Heads of Mission in order of precedence document
Update of London Diplomatic List
Updated London Diplomatic list for December 2012
2025-10-03 15:36
Heads of mission list updated for September 2025.
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