List of diplomatic missions in Israel
Diplomatic missions in Israel are foreign embassies and consulates in Israel. There are currently 90 embassies in Israel, of which 86 embassies are located in Tel Aviv and the Tel Aviv District,[1] and four are located in Jerusalem. In addition to an embassy, some countries also maintain a consulate in Eilat, Haifa or Jerusalem.
On 6 December 2017 the President of the United States, Donald Trump announced that the US embassy to Israel would be moved to Jerusalem.[2] The move was made on 14 May 2018.[3] In April 2018, Guatemala announced that their embassy would move to Jerusalem,[4] which it did the following month. Honduras followed in June 2021. Brazil has reflected on moving the Embassy to Jerusalem, as well,[5] along with Hungary, Moldova, and Romania.[6] Paraguay's embassy was briefly located in Jerusalem in 2018, then returned to Tel Aviv after a few months.[7] Others have vowed to make the move, including Armenia, Uganda, Rwanda, and Serbia. A few other countries have opened official Trade and Defense offices and branches of their embassies, such as Hungary and Australia.
Twelve countries operate Honorary Consulates accredited to Israel in Jerusalem, and 9 countries operate consulates in Jerusalem accredited for the West Bank and Gaza Strip. These are not regarded as diplomatic missions to Israel yet are located within Jerusalem municipal boundary.
Embassies
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv and metropolitan area
- Albania (Ramat Gan)
- Angola
- Argentina (Herzliya)
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Bahrain
- Belarus
- Belgium (Ramat Gan)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon (Ramat Gan)
- Canada
- Chile
- China
- Colombia (Ramat Gan)
- Republic of the Congo (Herzliya)
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Congo-Kinshasa
- Denmark
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador (Herzliya)
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana (Ramat Gan)
- Greece
- Holy See
- Hungary
- India
- Ireland (Ramat Gan)
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Japan
- Jordan (Ramat Gan)
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya (Ramat Gan)
- Latvia
- Lithuania (Ramat Gan)
- Malta
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands (Ramat Gan)
- Nigeria
- North Macedonia (Ramat Gan)
- Norway
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea (Herzliya)
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Zambia
Diplomatic offices in Jerusalem
Several states maintain, or have announced their intention to establish, trade or cultural offices in Jerusalem, some of which have diplomatic status as extensions of their embassy outside the city. Most of these missions followed the relocation of the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem in 2019:
- Australia (Australian Trade and Defence Office) – Jerusalem[12][13]
- Czech Republic (Embassy Branch Office)[14]
- Serbia (Trade Office)[15]
- Slovakia (Cultural Office: Slovak Institute)[16]
Gallery
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Embassy of Angola in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of Belarus in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of China in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of Egypt in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of France in Tel Aviv
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Embassies of Germany, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Australia, Portugal and Spain in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of India in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of Japan in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of Kosovo in Jerusalem
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Embassy of Moldova in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of Poland in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of Russia in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of South Korea in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of South Sudan in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of Turkey in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of Ukraine in Tel Aviv
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Embassy of the United Kingdom in Tel Aviv
Embassies to open
- Equatorial Guinea (Jerusalem)[17]
- Liberia (Jerusalem)[18][19][20]
- Malawi (Jerusalem)[21][22]
- Morocco (Tel Aviv)[23]
- Singapore (Tel Aviv)[24]
- Hungary (Jerusalem)[25]
Consulates-General
- Holy See (Apostolic Delegation to the city of Jerusalem as corpus separatum)
Other Missions in Jerusalem
These are the list of countries that operate consulates within the Jerusalem municipal boundary but are accredited to the city of Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza Strip only. These missions are not directly accredited to the Palestinian Authority and also not to Israel. Between 1844 and 2019, the United States maintained a consulate-general in Jerusalem that conducted relations with the Palestinians. In March 2019, the Consulate General was merged into the new US Embassy in Jerusalem and many of its responsibilities were assumed by the Embassy's new Palestinian Affairs Unit.[26] Countries listed below already maintain separate embassies to Israel. For diplomatic missions accredited to the Palestinian Authority directly located inside the Palestinian territories of West Bank and Gaza Strip, see: List of diplomatic missions in Palestine.
Tel Aviv
- United States (Embassy branch office)[11]
Economic and Representative Offices
- Australia (Australian Trade and Defence Office) – Jerusalem[12][13]
- Azerbaijan (Trade Office) – Tel Aviv[35]
- United Nations (UNHCR Representative) – Tel Aviv
- European Union (Delegation) – Tel Aviv
- Republic of China (Taiwan) (Taipei Economic and Cultural Office ) – Tel Aviv
- ICRC (Delegation) – Tel Aviv and Jerusalem[36]
- Abkhazia (Representative Office) – Jerusalem[37]
- Faroe Islands (Representative Office) – Tel Aviv[38]
- Morocco (Liaison Office) – Tel Aviv
- South Africa (Liaison Office) – Tel Aviv[39]
Non-resident embassies
Resident in London, United Kingdom:
Other Resident Cities:
- Bhutan (New Delhi)
- Cape Verde (Washington D.C.)
- Eswatini (Addis Ababa)
- Federated States of Micronesia (Suva)
- Iceland (Stockholm)
- Malawi (Nairobi)
Closed missions
Host city | Sending country | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Jerusalem | Cambodia | Embassy | 1975 | [41][42] |
Tel Aviv | Iran | Embassy | 1979 | [43] |
Mauritania | Embassy | 2009 | [44] | |
Venezuela | Embassy | 2009 | [45] | |
Haifa | Ukraine | Consulate-General | 2014 | [46][47] |
United States | Consular Agency | 2019 | [48] |
See also
- Foreign relations of Israel
- List of Consulates-General in Jerusalem
- List of diplomatic missions of Israel
- Israeli passport
- Visa policy of Israel
- Visa requirements for Israeli citizens
References
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