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

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Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses (September 2025)

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Consular offices outside London

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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 3 October 2025 show all updates
  1. Heads of mission list updated for September 2025.

  2. Update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

  3. Heads of mission list updated for August 2025.

  4. Update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

  5. Added July 2025 update of the Heads of mission in order of precedence and their spouses list.

  6. All 4 attachments have been updated.

  7. June 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

  8. Heads of mission list updated for May 2025.

  9. May 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

  10. Heads of mission list updated for April 2025.

  11. April 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

  12. Heads of mission list updated for March 2025.

  13. March 2025 update to 3 lists: Consular offices outside London, Honorary Consulates and London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

  14. Heads of mission list updated for February 2025.

  15. Updated London diplomatic list and other representative offices.

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

  17. Heads of mission list updated for January 2025.

  18. 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.

  19. Heads of mission list updated for December 2024.

  20. Updated 3 documents: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.

  21. Heads of mission list updated for November 2024.

  22. All 4 documents reviewed and updated.

  23. Updated 3 documents: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consular offices outside London.

  24. Heads of mission list updated (September 2024).

  25. Three lists updated for September 2024: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK and Consulates outside London.

  26. Heads of mission list updated for August 2024.

  27. Three lists updated for August 2024: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK and Consulates outside London.

  28. Heads of mission list updated for July 2024.

  29. Three lists updated for July 2024: London Diplomatic List, Honorary Consulates in the UK, and Consulates outside London.

  30. Heads of mission list updated for June 2024.

  31. June 2024 update of 3 lists: London diplomatic, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK.

  32. Heads of mission list updated for May 2024.

  33. May 2024 update of the London diplomatic, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK lists.

  34. Heads of Mission list updated for April 2024.

  35. April 2024 update for London diplomatic list, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK.

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

  37. March 2024 update for London diplomatic list, Consulates outside London, and Honorary consulates in the UK.

  38. Heads of mission list updated for February 2024.

  39. Lists updated for February 2024: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.

  40. Heads of mission list updated with information for January 2024.

  41. Lists updated for January 2024: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.

  42. Heads of mission list updated with information for December 2023.

  43. Lists updated for December 2023: Diplomatic List, Consulates outside London, and Honorary Consuls.

  44. Heads of mission list updated for November 2023.

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

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

  47. All 4 lists reviewed and updated.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  76. 3 updated lists: London Diplomatic List; Honorary Consulates; and Consulates outside London.

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

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

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

  80. 3 documents updated: London Diplomatic List, honorary consulates in the UK, consular offices outside London.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  93. June update of the London Diplomatic List.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  105. January update of the London Diplomatic List.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  112. October update of the London Diplomatic List

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

  129. October update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

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

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

  132. September update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

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

  134. August update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  135. June update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

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

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

  138. May update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

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

  140. April update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  141. March update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

  142. Addition of March 2019 data

  143. February update of Foreign Heads of Mission Precedence list

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

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

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

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

  148. December 2018 information added

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

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

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

  152. Head of Missions data updated.

  153. Head of Missions updated.

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

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

  156. Heads of Mission updated.

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

  158. Head of Mission July update.

  159. Diplomatic list updated.

  160. London Diplomatic list updated.

  161. All lists updated.

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

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

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

  165. Heads of Mission list updated.

  166. All lists updated.

  167. London Diplomatic List updated.

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

  169. Lists updated

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

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

  172. Honorary consulates list updated.

  173. London Diplomatic List and Consular Offices updated.

  174. Heads of Mission list updated.

  175. London Diplomatic List updated.

  176. Foreign embassies in the UK page updated.

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

  178. Foreign embassies in the UK page updated.

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

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

  181. Heads of Mission list updated

  182. London Diplomatic list updated.

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

  184. Heads of Mission list updated.

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

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

  187. 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.

  188. London diplomatic list updated.

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

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

  191. HOMs list updated.

  192. Consular Offices and Diplomatic list updated.

  193. Head of Mission list updated.

  194. Heads of mission, Diplomatic and Consulates lists updated

  195. October London Diplomatic list uploaded

  196. HOMS precedence list for October.

  197. Latest HOMs list added

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

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

  200. Updated Diplomatic List - August 2016

  201. London diplomatic list updated.

  202. HoMs precedence list updated.

  203. HoMs precedence list updated.

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

  205. London diplomatic list updated.

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

  207. London Diplomatic List updated.

  208. London Diplomatic List updated.

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

  210. London diplomatic list updated.

  211. London Diplomatic List updated

  212. Updated London Diplomatic List

  213. Updated spouse list

  214. New London Diplomatic List for November 2015 added

  215. Updated document

  216. List updated

  217. updated list

  218. List updated

  219. Updated document

  220. updated London dip list

  221. Updated list

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

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

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

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

  226. Updated with September's version.

  227. First published.

  228. Update of London Diplomatic List.

  229. Update of London Diplomatic List.

  230. Update to the London Diplomatic List.

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

  232. Update of London Diplomatic List

  233. Updated London Diplomatic list for December 2012

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