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The consulate is located in an office block at 845 Third Avenue, New York. On March 15, 2019 the British Government acquired a penthouse in 50 United Nations Plaza , for their trade commissioner for North America and consul general in New York, Antony Phillipson, for $16m.
In 2000, the British Government asserted that "Cantonese-speaking staff at the British Consulate-General pay periodic visits to the 80 or so BN(O)s who are in prison in Thailand." [ 2 ] In 2005, the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong advertised for renewal of BN(O) passports in some magazines (e.g. HK Magazine ) in Hong Kong, saying that ...
In 2014, all services at the former UK Consulate in Orlando were transferred to the nearby UK Consulate-General in Miami. [5] In 2015, the UK Consulate-General in Denver was reclassified as a UK Government Office. [ 6 ]
The heads of British diplomatic missions are persons appointed as senior diplomats to individual nations, or international organizations. They are usually appointed as ambassadors , except in member countries of the Commonwealth of Nations where a high commissioner is appointed.
The remaining two-thirds are employed locally by one of nearly 270 British diplomatic missions abroad (such as embassies, consulates and high commissions). [1] The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is also the Head of the Diplomatic Service. [1] Entry into the Diplomatic Service is highly competitive.
British Nationals (Overseas) have the right to consular protection from British diplomatic missions [482] except in China, Hong Kong, and Macau. When in a country where there is no British embassy, British Nationals (Overseas) may get help from the embassy of any other commonwealth country present in that country. There are also informal ...
The British Embassy, Washington D.C. (alternatively in the US, Embassy of the United Kingdom, Washington, D.C.) is the British sovereign's diplomatic mission to the United States of America, representing the interests of the United Kingdom and British Government. It is located at 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW in Washington, D.C.
The British Consulate-General, Boston is the United Kingdom's local consulate for New England, including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. [ 1 ] List of Consuls-General