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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 .
The Embassy of the United States of America in London is the diplomatic mission of the United States in the United Kingdom. [1] Its office is located in Nine Elms and is the largest American embassy in Western Europe [2] and the focal point for events relating to the United States held in the United Kingdom.
U.S. Department of State Facilities and Areas of Jurisdictions. The United States has the second largest number of active diplomatic posts of any country in the world after the People's Republic of China, [1] including 271 bilateral posts (embassies and consulates) in 173 countries, as well as 11 permanent missions to international organizations and seven other posts (as of November 2023 [2]).
In 2013, a UK government office was established in Seattle. [4] 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 ambassador is the head of the United States' consular service in the United Kingdom. As well as directing diplomatic activity in support of trade, the ambassador is ultimately responsible for visa services and for the provision of consular support to American citizens in the UK and oversees cultural relations between the two countries.
Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom 32 Smith Square Westminster Flanders: Delegation of Flanders 1A Cavendish Square Marylebone Hong Kong: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office: 18 Bedford Square, London Mayfair North Cyprus: Representative Office of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus 29 Bedford Square Bedford Square Palestine
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 earliest cities (Latin: civitas) in Britain were the fortified settlements organised by the Romans as capitals of the Celtic tribes under Roman rule.The British clerics of the early Middle Ages later preserved a traditional list of the "28 Cities" (Old Welsh: cair) which was mentioned in De Excidio Britanniae [c] and Historia Brittonum.