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The United Kingdom is one of two countries, the other being Thailand, that use diplomatic flags abroad. These special flags are flown at the chanceries of their embassies and consulates. For High Commissions, the Union Flag is used. In addition, there is a flag in use for British consular vessels in international or foreign waters.
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom. At present, the capital city of London hosts 167 embassies and high commissions. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to the United Kingdom, with most being resident in Brussels or Paris. There are also a number of Honorary Consuls resident in various locations in the UK.
The British Ambassador to Morocco was also non-resident ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania from 1990 until the United Kingdom appointed a resident ambassador to Mauritania in 2018. The Morocco embassy also covers Western Sahara , a disputed territory with which the UK does not have official diplomatic relations.
The United Kingdom does not maintain a full embassy or High Commission in a number of countries. In each of these cases the head of mission to another country, usually a neighbouring one, is also accredited to the other country (except, at present, for the ambassadors to Haiti and Honduras, who are dedicated but non-resident).
His Majesty's Diplomatic Service (HMDS) is the diplomatic service of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dealing with foreign affairs and representing British interests overseas, as opposed to the Home Civil Service, which deals with domestic affairs.
Benin does not maintain an embassy in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is not accredited to Benin through an embassy; the UK develops relations through its high commission in Accra, Ghana. [203] Both countries share common membership of the Atlantic co-operation pact, [204] the International Criminal Court, and the World Trade ...
The British high commissioner to South Africa is the head of the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission in the Republic of South Africa.. As fellow members of the Commonwealth of Nations, the United Kingdom and South Africa exchange high commissioners rather than ambassadors, and the high commissioner's office in Pretoria is the high commission rather than the embassy.
George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain: 1763 William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford [26] George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain: 1766 1766 Sir James Gray, 2nd Baronet [18] [27] George III of the United Kingdom Charles III of Spain: 1769 1770 George Pitt, 1st Baron Rivers [28] George III of the United ...