Consulate-General of the United Kingdom, Saint Petersburg

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British Consulate-General,
Saint Petersburg
LocationSt. Petersburg, Russia
Address5 Lafonskaya Street
Consul GeneralDr.Monika Sangeeta Ahuja(lastconsul-general)
WebsiteOfficial website

TheConsulate-General of the United Kingdomin Saint Petersburg was part of thediplomatic missionof the United Kingdom in the Russian Federation, before it was closed down, in 2018. It was located onLafonskaya Street[ru]inTsentralny District.

The last BritishConsul Generalin Saint Petersburg wasMonika Sangeeta Ahuja,she was appointed to the post in February 2017, and arrived there in December of the same year.[1]

History[edit]

As the Russian Federation replaced the Soviet Union, the British Consulate-General in St. Petersburg was re-opened, andBarbara Haywas appointed as its first new Consul-General in 1992.[2][3]The consulate would go on to operate for 26 years.

In 1997, the Consulate coordinated the British program of events in St. Petersburg dedicated to the 300th anniversary ofPeter the Great's Embassy to Great Britain.[4]

Throughout its work, the Consulate has supported such traditional cultural events as the "Days of Scottish Culture in St. Petersburg", held annually since 1971.[5][6]

In 2018, in response to the UK's decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats following thepoisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal,Russia expelled 23 British diplomats, closed theBritish Councilin Russia and closed the Consulate-General.[7][8]

List of Consuls-General[edit]

Other locations in Russia[edit]

The BritishConsulate-GeneralinYekaterinburgis still operational, as well as theEmbassy of the United Kingdom in Moscow.[9]

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References[edit]

  1. ^"Monika Sangeeta Ahuja".
  2. ^Foreign and Commonwealth Office (22 February 2011)."British Consul-General Dame Barbara Hay DCMG LVO MBE".British Consul-General in Los Angeles website.Retrieved5 March2012.
  3. ^A & C Black (2012)."HAY, Dame Barbara (Logan)".Who's Who 2012, online edition.Oxford University Press.Retrieved2012-05-03.
  4. ^"Распоряжение губернатора Санкт-Петербурга от 3 октября 1997 года N 1028-р" Об участии Санкт-Петербурга в мероприятиях, посвященных 300-летию Посольства Петра I в Великобританию "".pravo.gov.ru(in Russian). 1997-10-03.Retrieved2024-04-30.
  5. ^"С 27 января по 2 февраля в Санкт‑Петербурге прошли традиционные Дни Шотландии".gov.spb.ru(in Russian). Комитет по внешним связям Санкт‑Петербурга. 2017-02-03.
  6. ^Allan, Keith (2017-02-03)."Celebrating Scotland in St Petersburg and commemorating links during the Leningrad Siege".blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/keithallan.en.
  7. ^"Russia spy poisoning: 23 UK diplomats expelled from Moscow".BBC News.17 March 2018.Retrieved17 March2018.
  8. ^"The British Consulate General in St. Petersburg will be closed".Visa House.Retrieved25 April2024.
  9. ^"British Embassy Moscow".Gov.uk.Retrieved4 May2015.


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