So to make matters easier for a future foreign secretary, I have decided to have a first go at cutting British legations – i.e. its embassies, high commissions and consulates. Because there are so many, I have restricted my knife-wielding to Asia, Oceania, Europe and South America. And, as I'm sure the diplomatic service will meet any future government with extended, rigorous criteria for embassy rationalisation, which will end up in very few cuts, I have adopted a more impressionistic route. I have cut legations in countries where I don’t think Britain’s real interests are at stake, or where they can be safeguarded from a neighbouring embassy, an honorary consulate, a DfiD office, a Trade Mission, or through outsourced consular facilities. I have also not bothered with the myriad of Honorary Consulates, as I assume they are almost cost-free.
Anyway, here goes:
Afghanistan, Kabul, British Embassy
Australia, Brisbane, British Consulate
Australia, Canberra, British High Commission
Australia, Melbourne, British Consulate-General
Australia, Perth, British Consulate
Australia, Sydney, British Consulate-General
Bangladesh, Dhaka, British High Commission
Bangladesh, Sylhet, British High Commission
British Indian Ocean Territory
Brunei, Bandar Seri Begawan, British High Commission
Burma, Rangoon (Yangon), British Embassy
Cambodia, Phnom Penh, British Embassy
China, Beijing, British Embassy
China, Chongqing, British Consulate-General
Chine, Guangzhou, British Consulate-General
China, Shanghai, British Consulate-General
China, Shanghai, British Consulate-General
Fiji, Suva, British High Commission
Hong Kong, British Consulate-General
India, Ahmedabad, British Trade Office
India, Bangalore, British Deputy High Commission
India, Chennai (Madras), British Deputy High Commission
India, Goa, British Tourist Assistance Office
India, Kolkata (Calcutta), British Deputy High Commission
India, Mumbai (Bombay), British Deputy High Commission
India, New Delhi, British High Commission
Indonesia, Bali, British Consulate
Indonesia, Jakarta, British Embassy
Japan, Osaka, British Consulate-General
Japan, Tokyo, British Consulate-General
Japan, Tokyo, British Embassy
Kazakhstan, Almaty, Visa and Consular Section
Kazakhstan, Astana, British Embassy
Kiribati, British High Commission, Suva
Korea, DPR (North Korea), Pyongyang, British Embassy
Korea, Republic of (South Korea), Seoul, British Embassy
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, British High Commission
Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, British Embassy
Nauru, British High Commission, Suva
Nepal, Kathmandu, British Embassy
New Zealand, Auckland, British Consulate-General
New Zealand, Wellington, British High Commission
Pakistan, Islamabad, British High Commission
Pakistan, Karachi, British Deputy High Commission
Pakistan, Lahore, UK Trade & Investment Office
Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, British High Commission
Philippines, Manila, British Embassy
Pitcairn Henderson Ducie & Oeno Islands, Pitcairn Islands Office (Overseas Territory)
Singapore, British High Commission
Solomon Islands, Honiara, British High Commission
Sri Lanka, Colombo, British High Commission
Taiwan, Taipei, British Trade & Cultural Office
Tajikstan, Dushanbe, British Embassy
Thailand, Bangkok, British Embassy
Tonga, British High Commission, Suva
Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, British Embassy
Tuvalu, British High Commission, Suva
Uzbekistan, Tashkent, British Embassy
Vanuatu, British High Commission, Suva
Vietnam, Hanoi, British Embassy
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City, British Consulate-General
Argentina, Buenos Aires, British Embassy
Ascension Island, Georgetown, The Administrator's Office
Bolivia, La Paz, British Embassy
Brazil, Brasilia, British Embassy
Chile, Santiago, British Embassy
Colombia, Bogotá, British Embassy
Ecuador, Quito, British Embassy
Falkland Islands, Stanley, Government House
Guyana, Georgetown, British High Commission
Peru, Lima, British Embassy
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, Governor's Office Tristan da Cunha, The Settlement, Administrator's Office
Uruguay, Montevideo, British Embassy
Venezuela, Caracas, British Embassy
Albania, Tirana, British Embassy
Andorra
Armenia, Yerevan, British Embassy
Austria, Vienna, British Embassy
Azerbaijan, Baku, British Embassy
Belarus, Minsk, British Embassy
Belgium, Brussels, British Embassy
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Banja Luka, British Embassy Office
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, British Embassy
Bulgaria, Sofia, British Embassy
Croatia, Zagreb, British Embassy
Cyprus, Nicosia, British High Commission
Cyprus, Zygi, British East Mediterranean Relay Station
Czech Republic, Prague, British Embassy
Denmark, Copenhagen, British Embassy
Estonia, Tallinn, British Embassy
Finland, Helsinki, British Embassy
France, Lyon, British Consulate
France, Marseille, British Consulate
France, Paris, British Embassy
France, Saumur, British Consulate
Germany, Dusseldorf, British Consulate-General
Germany, Hamburg, British Consulate
Germany, Hanover, British Consulate
Germany, Munich, British Consulate-General
Germany, Berlin, British Embassy
Gibraltar, Office of the Governor
Greece, Athens, British Embassy
Greece, Corfu, British Consulate
Greece, Heraklion (Crete), British Consulate
Greece, Thessalonika, British Consulate
Holy See, Vatican City, British Embassy
Hungary, British Embassy
Iceland, Reykjavík, British Embassy
Ireland, Dublin, British Embassy
Italy, Bari, British Consulate
Italy, Cagliari, British Consulate
Italy, Catania, British Consulate
Italy, Florence, British Consulate
Italy, Milan, British Consulate-General
Italy, Naples, British Consulate
Italy, Palermo, British Consulate
Italy, Rome, British Embassy
Italy, Venice, British Consulate
Kosovo, Pristina, British Embassy
Latvia, Riga, British Embassy
Lithuania, British Embassy
Luxembourg, British Embassy
Macedonia, Skopje, British Embassy
Malta, Valletta, British High Commission
Moldova, Chisinau, British Embassy
Montenegro, Podgorica, British Embassy
Netherlands, Amsterdam, British Consulate-General
Netherlands, The Hague, British Embassy
Nor
way, Alesund, British Consulate
Norway, Bergen, British Consulate
Norway, Oslo, British Embassy
Norway, Stavanger, British Consulate
Norway, Trondheim, British Consulate
Poland, Warsaw, British Embassy
Portugal, Lisbon, British Embassy
Portugal, Portimão, British Consulate
Romania, Bucharest, British Embassy
Russian Federation, Ekaterinburg, British Consulate-General
Russian Federation, Moscow, British Embassy
Russian Federation, St Petersburg, British Consulate-General
Serbia, Belgrade, British Embassy
Slovakia, Bratislava, British Embassy
Slovenia, Ljubljana, British Embassy
Spain, Alicante, British Consulate
Spain, Barcelona, British Consulate-General
Spain, Bilbao, British Consulate
Spain, Ibiza, British Consulate
Spain, Las Palmas (Canary Islands), British Consulate
Spain, Madrid, British Embassy
Spain, Malaga, British Consulate
Spain, Palma de Mallorca, British Consulate
Spain, Tenerife (Canary Islands), British Consulate
Sweden, Stockholm, British Embassy
Switzerland, Berne, British Embassy
Switzerland, Geneva, British Consulate-General
Switzerland, Geneva, Joint Management Office
Turkey, Ankara, British Embassy
Turkey, Izmir, British Consulate
Ukraine, Kyiv, British Embassy