List of diplomatic missions of Russia
This is a list of diplomatic missions of Russia. These missions are subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Russian Federation has one of the largest networks of embassies and consulates of any country. Russia has significant interests in Eastern Europe, the Near East and especially in the former states of the Soviet Union. It also has extensive ties to countries in the developing world, a legacy of Cold War diplomatic efforts to extend the Soviet Union's influence in Africa and Asia which are now more important for commercial reasons.
Russia established several consulates in the United States and Canada to cater to Russian immigrants. In 1917, the Tsarist government vanished, with a number of consuls who maintained tsarist loyalties establishing the "Council of Ambassadors" (Russian: Совещания послов), through which they worked as embassies without a government.[1][2] Among these were consuls in seven U.S. cities and three Canadian cities, receiving financing from the U.S. government. The consuls stopped their services in the late 1920s; the U.S. government seized the records of the consulates. The seizure started a long dispute. The National Archives and Records Administration received the documents in 1949. In 1980 the U.S. government loaned the documents of the Canadian consulates to the Library and Archives Canada. On 31 January 1990 the U.S. returned the documents to the Soviet Union and kept the microfilms as evidence.[3]
After 1992, due to financial reasons,[4] embassies in Freetown (Sierra Leone), Monrovia (Liberia), Maseru (Lesotho), Mogadishu (Somalia), Niamey (Niger), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), and Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) were closed. In 1995 the embassy in Paramaribo (Suriname) also suspended operations.[clarification needed]
The Russian Federation has no diplomatic relations with Bhutan and Solomon Islands. Since Georgia and Russia severed diplomatic relations in 2008, the Swiss embassy in Tbilisi hosts a Russian interests section.[citation needed]
In February 2022, Micronesia and Ukraine severed diplomatic relations with Russia.
However, despite any obstacles led by West countries and its allies, Russia has been agreed towards new chancery or missions abroad, including Burkina Faso, South Sudan, and Equatorial Guinea agreed in July 2023, and Maldives in March 2024. Several missions in overseas has been inaugurate such as Embassy in Burkina Faso in December 2023, and General Consulate in Maldives in March 2024.
Current missions
[edit]Africa
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Algeria | Algiers | Embassy | ||
Annaba | Consulate General | |||
Angola | Luanda | Embassy | Countries: |
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Benin | Cotonou | Embassy | Countries: |
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Botswana | Gaborone | Embassy | ||
Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Embassy | ||
Burundi | Bujumbura | Embassy | ||
Cameroon | Yaoundé | Embassy | Countries: |
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Cape Verde | Praia | Embassy | ||
Central African Republic | Bangui | Embassy | ||
Chad | N'Djamena | Embassy | ||
Congo-Brazzaville | Brazzaville | Embassy | ||
Congo-Kinshasa | Kinshasa | Embassy | ||
Djibouti | Djibouti | Embassy | Countries: |
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Egypt | Cairo | Embassy | ||
Alexandria | Consulate General | |||
Eritrea | Asmara | Embassy | ||
Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Embassy | ||
Gabon | Libreville | Embassy | ||
Ghana | Accra | Embassy | Countries: |
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Guinea | Conakry | Embassy | Countries: |
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Guinea-Bissau | Bissau | Embassy | ||
Ivory Coast | Abidjan | Embassy | ||
Kenya | Nairobi | Embassy | ||
Libya | Tripoli | Embassy | ||
Benghazi | Consulate General | |||
Madagascar | Antananarivo | Embassy | Countries: |
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Mali | Bamako | Embassy | Countries: |
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Mauritania | Nouakchott | Embassy | ||
Mauritius | Port Louis | Embassy | ||
Mozambique | Maputo | Embassy | Countries: |
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Morocco | Rabat | Embassy | ||
Casablanca | Consulate General | |||
Namibia | Windhoek | Embassy | ||
Nigeria | Abuja | Embassy | ||
Lagos | Consulate General | |||
Rwanda | Kigali | Embassy | ||
Senegal | Dakar | Embassy | ||
Seychelles | Victoria | Consular Agency | ||
South Africa | Pretoria | Embassy | Countries: |
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Cape Town | Consulate General | |||
Sudan | Khartoum | Embassy | ||
Tanzania | Dar es Salaam | Embassy | ||
Tunisia | Tunis | Embassy | ||
Uganda | Kampala | Embassy | Countries: |
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Zambia | Lusaka | Embassy | ||
Zimbabwe | Harare | Embassy | Countries: |
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Embassy in Cairo
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Embassy in Asmara
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Embassy in Dar es Salaam
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Embassy in Libreville
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Embassy in Pretoria
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Embassy in Lusaka
Americas
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | Embassy | ||
Bolivia | La Paz | Embassy | ||
Brazil | Brasília | Embassy | Countries: |
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Rio de Janeiro | Consulate General | |||
São Paulo | Consulate General | |||
Canada | Ottawa | Embassy | ||
Montreal | Consulate General | |||
Toronto | Consulate General | |||
Chile | Santiago | Embassy | ||
Colombia | Bogotá | Embassy | ||
Costa Rica | San José | Embassy | ||
Cuba | Havana | Embassy | Countries: |
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Santiago de Cuba | Consulate General | |||
Ecuador | Quito | Embassy | ||
Guatemala | Guatemala City | Embassy | ||
Guyana | Georgetown | Embassy | [5] | |
Jamaica | Kingston | Embassy | ||
Mexico | Mexico City | Embassy | Countries: |
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Nicaragua | Managua | Embassy | Countries: |
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Panama | Panama City | Embassy | ||
Paraguay | Asunción | Embassy | ||
Peru | Lima | Embassy | ||
United States | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | International Organizations: |
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New York | Consulate General | |||
Houston | Consulate General | |||
Uruguay | Montevideo | Embassy | ||
Venezuela | Caracas | Embassy |
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Embassy in Buenos Aires
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Embassy in Havana
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Embassy in Mexico City
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Embassy in Ottawa
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Consulate-General in Montreal
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Consulate-General in Rio de Janeiro
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Embassy in Santiago
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Embassy in Washington, D.C.
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Embassy in Montevideo
Asia
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Abkhazia | Sukhumi | Embassy | ||
Afghanistan | Kabul | Embassy | ||
Mazar-i-Sharif | Consulate General | |||
Armenia | Yerevan | Embassy | ||
Gyumri | Consulate General | |||
Azerbaijan | Baku | Embassy | ||
Bahrain | Manama | Embassy | ||
Bangladesh | Dhaka | Embassy | ||
Brunei | Bandar Seri Begawan | Embassy | ||
Cambodia | Phnom Penh | Embassy | ||
China | Beijing | Embassy | ||
Guangzhou | Consulate General | |||
Shanghai | Consulate General | |||
Shenyang | Consulate General | |||
Harbin | Consulate General | |||
Hong Kong | Consulate General | |||
Georgia | Tbilisi | Interests Section in Swiss Embassy | ||
India | New Delhi | Embassy | ||
Mumbai | Consulate General | |||
Chennai | Consulate General | |||
Hyderabad | Consulate General | |||
Kolkata | Consulate General | |||
Indonesia | Jakarta | Embassy | Countries: | |
Iran | Tehran | Embassy | ||
Isfahan | Consulate General | |||
Erbil | Consulate General | |||
Iraq | Baghdad | Embassy | ||
Erbil | Consulate General | |||
Israel | Tel Aviv | Embassy | ||
Haifa | Consulate General | |||
Japan | Tokyo | Embassy | ||
Osaka | Consulate General | |||
Sapporo | Consulate General | |||
Hakodate | Consular Office | |||
Jordan | Amman | Embassy | ||
Kazakhstan | Astana | Embassy | ||
Almaty | Consulate General | |||
Oral | Consulate | |||
Kuwait | Kuwait City | Embassy | ||
Kyrgyzstan | Bishkek | Embassy | ||
Laos | Vientiane | Embassy | ||
Lebanon | Beirut | Embassy | ||
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Embassy | ||
Maldives | Malé | General Consulate | ||
Mongolia | Ulaanbaatar | Embassy | ||
Darkhan | Consulate General | |||
Erdenet | Consulate General | |||
Myanmar | Yangon | Embassy | ||
Nepal | Kathmandu | Embassy | ||
North Korea | Pyongyang | Embassy | ||
Chongjin | Consulate General | |||
Oman | Muscat | Embassy | ||
Pakistan | Islamabad | Embassy | ||
Karachi | Consulate General | |||
Palestine | Ramallah | Embassy | ||
Philippines | Manila | Embassy | Countries: |
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Cebu City | Consular Agency | |||
Qatar | Doha | Embassy | ||
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Embassy | ||
Jeddah | Consulate General | |||
Singapore | Singapore | Embassy | ||
South Korea | Seoul | Embassy | ||
Busan | Consulate General | |||
South Ossetia | Tskhinvali | Embassy | ||
Sri Lanka | Colombo | Embassy | Countries: |
[6][7] |
Syria | Damascus | Embassy | ||
Taiwan | Taipei | Representative Office | [8] | |
Tajikistan | Dushanbe | Embassy | ||
Khujand | Consulate General | |||
Thailand | Bangkok | Embassy | [9][10] | |
Phuket | Consulate General | |||
Turkey | Ankara | Embassy | ||
Istanbul | Consulate General | |||
Antalya | Consulate General | |||
Trabzon | Consulate General | |||
Turkmenistan | Ashgabat | Embassy | ||
Türkmenbaşy | Consulate | |||
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Embassy | ||
Dubai | Consulate General | |||
Uzbekistan | Tashkent | Embassy | ||
Vietnam | Hanoi | Embassy | ||
Danang | Consulate General | |||
Ho Chi Minh City | Consulate General |
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Embassy in Kabul
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Embassy in Yerevan
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Embassy in Beijing
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Consulate General in Shanghai
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Embassy in New Delhi
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Embassy in Tel Aviv
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Embassy in Tokyo
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Consulate General in Niigata
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Consulate General in Sapporo
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Consular Office in Hakodate
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Embassy in Astana
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Embassy in Seoul
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Embassy in Pyongyang
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Consulate General in Karachi
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Embassy in Singapore
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Embassy in Ulaanbaatar
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Embassy in Ankara
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Consulate General in Istanbul
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Embassy in Ashgabat
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Consulate General in Da Nang
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Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City
Europe
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Albania | Tirana | Embassy | ||
Austria | Vienna | Embassy | ||
Salzburg | Consulate General | |||
Belarus | Minsk | Embassy | ||
Brest | Consulate General | |||
Belgium | Brussels | Embassy | ||
Antwerp | Consulate General | |||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | Embassy | ||
Bulgaria | Sofia | Embassy | ||
Rousse | Consulate General | |||
Varna | Consulate General | |||
Czech Republic | Prague | Embassy | ||
Brno | Consulate General | |||
Karlovy Vary | Consulate General | |||
Croatia | Zagreb | Embassy | ||
Cyprus | Nicosia | Embassy | ||
Denmark | Copenhagen | Embassy | ||
Estonia | Tallinn | Embassy | ||
Finland | Helsinki | Embassy | ||
Lappeenranta | Consular Department | |||
Mariehamn | Consulate | |||
France | Paris | Embassy | ||
Marseille | Consulate General | Countries: | ||
Strasbourg | Consulate General | |||
Villefranche-sur-Mer | Consular Agency | |||
Germany | Berlin | Embassy | ||
Bonn | Consulate General | |||
Frankfurt | Consulate General | |||
Hamburg | Consulate General | |||
Munich | Consulate General | |||
Greece | Athens | Embassy | ||
Thessaloniki | Consulate General | |||
Holy See | Rome (Vatican City) |
Embassy | Countries: |
[note 1] |
Hungary | Budapest | Embassy | ||
Debrecen | Consulate General | |||
Iceland | Reykjavík | Embassy | ||
Ireland | Dublin | Embassy | ||
Italy | Rome | Embassy | Countries: |
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Genoa | Consulate General | |||
Milan | Consulate General | |||
Palermo | Consulate General | |||
Kosovo | Pristina | Liaison office | [11] | |
Latvia | Riga | Embassy | ||
Lithuania | Vilnius | Embassy | ||
Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Embassy | ||
Malta | Valletta | Embassy | ||
Moldova | Chișinău | Embassy | ||
Tiraspol | Consulate General | de facto consulate to Transnistria | ||
Montenegro | Podgorica | Embassy | ||
Netherlands | The Hague | Embassy | ||
North Macedonia | Skopje | Embassy | ||
Bitola | Consulate General | |||
Norway | Oslo | Embassy | ||
Barentsburg | Consulate General | |||
Kirkenes | Consulate General | |||
Poland | Warsaw | Embassy | ||
Kraków | Consulate General | |||
Gdańsk | Consulate General | |||
Portugal | Lisbon | Embassy | ||
Romania | Bucharest | Embassy | ||
Constanța | Consulate General | |||
Serbia | Belgrade | Embassy | ||
Slovakia | Bratislava | Embassy | ||
Slovenia | Ljubljana | Embassy | ||
Spain | Madrid | Embassy | Countries: |
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Barcelona | Consulate General | |||
Sweden | Stockholm | Embassy | ||
Gothenburg | Consulate General | |||
Switzerland | Bern | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: |
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Geneva | Consular agency | |||
United Kingdom | London | Embassy | ||
Edinburgh | Consulate General |
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Embassy in Belgrade
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Embassy in Berlin
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Embassy in Bern
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Embassy in Brussels
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Embassy in Bucharest
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Embassy in Budapest
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Embassy in Canberra
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Embassy in Chişinău
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Embassy in Copenhagen
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Embassy in The Hague
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Embassy in Helsinki
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Embassy in Lisbon
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Embassy in London
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Consulate General in Edinburgh
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Embassy in Madrid
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Consulate General in Barcelona
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Embassy in Minsk
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Embassy in Oslo
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Embassy in Paris
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Consulate General in Strasbourg
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Embassy in Prague
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Embassy in Reykjavík
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Embassy in Riga
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Embassy in Rome
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Embassy in Sarajevo
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Embassy in Sofia
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Embassy in Stockholm
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Embassy in Sukhumi
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Embassy in Tallinn
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Embassy in Tirana
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Embassy in Valletta
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Embassy in Vienna
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Embassy in Vilnius
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Embassy in Warsaw
Oceania
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Australia | Canberra | Embassy | ||
Sydney | Consulate General | |||
New Zealand | Wellington | Embassy |
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Embassy in Wellington
International organizations
[edit]Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific | Bangkok | Thailand | Permanent Mission | ||
European Union | Brussels | Belgium | Permanent Mission | ||
Council of Europe | Strasbourg | France | Permanent Mission | ||
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | The Hague | Netherlands | Permanent Mission | ||
Commonwealth of Independent States | Brussels | Belgium | Delegation | ||
United Nations | New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | International Organizations: |
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Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | |||
Vienna | Austria | Permanent Mission | |||
UNESCO | Paris | France | Permanent Mission |
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Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva
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Consulate General in New York City
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Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City
Embassies to open
[edit]Closed missions
[edit]Africa
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Equatorial Guinea | Malabo | Embassy | 1992 | [4] |
Lesotho | Maseru | Embassy | 1992 | [4] |
Liberia | Monrovia | Embassy | 1992 | [4] |
Niger | Niamey | Embassy | 1992 | [4] |
São Tomé and Príncipe | São Tomé | Embassy | 1992 | [4] |
Sierra Leone | Freetown | Embassy | 1992 | [4] |
Somalia | Mogadishu | Embassy | 1992 | [4] |
Togo | Lomé | Embassy | 1992 | [4] |
Americas
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Suriname | Paramaribo | Embassy | 1995 | |
United States | Seattle | Consulate-General | 2018 | [14] |
San Francisco | Consulate-General | 2017 |
Asia
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Closing date | Ref. |
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Ottoman Empire | Jerusalem | Consulate-General | 1914 | [15] |
Empire of Japan | Kobe | Consulate-General | 1938 | [16] |
Otaru | Vice-Consulate | 1938 | [17] |
Oceania
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Closing date | Ref. |
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Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Embassy | 1992 |
Europe
[edit]Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Estonia | Narva | Consulate General | 2022 | [18] |
Tartu | Consular Section | |||
Georgia | Tbilisi | Embassy | 2008 | |
Latvia | Daugavpils | Consulate General | 2022 | [19][20] |
Liepāja | Consulate General | |||
Ukraine | Kyiv | Embassy | 2022 | |
Poland | Poznań | Consulate General | 2024 | [21] |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ The Russian Embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory in Rome.
References
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