Embassy of the United Kingdom, Mogadishu

Coordinates:2°01′48″N45°20′11″E/ 2.0299°N 45.3364°E/2.0299; 45.3364
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British Embassy, Mogadishu
Opening of the new British Embassy, 2013
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LocationSomaliaMogadishu,Somalia
Coordinates2°01′48″N45°20′11″E/ 2.0299°N 45.3364°E/2.0299; 45.3364
AmbassadorBen Fender
Websitewww.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-embassy-mogadishu

TheEmbassy of the United KingdominMogadishuis thediplomatic missionof theUnited KingdominSomalia.It was led by AmbassadorBen Fender.[1]Kate Fosterbecame the ambassador based inMogadishubut there were no consular services.[2]

History[edit]

Following Somalia'sindependencein 1960, Britain maintained an embassy in the national capital Mogadishu.[3]The embassy later closed down in January 1991, after the start of thecivil war.[4]In the ensuing period, the British government maintained relations in absentia with theTransitional National Governmentand its successor theTransitional Federal Government.After the establishment of theFederal Government of Somaliain August 2012, the British authorities re-affirmed the UK's continued support for Somalia's government, its territorial integrity and sovereignty.[5]

On 25 April 2013, the UK became the firstEuropean Unionmember state to re-open its embassy in the country since the establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia.[6]BritishForeign SecretaryWilliam Hagueattended the opening ceremony in Mogadishu.[7]The compound is situated near theAden Adde International Airport.Hague described the new embassy as a symbol of the close ties between the British and Somali governments, through which the administrations would work on bilateral security, peacebuilding and statebuilding.[6]

Kate Fosterwas the ambassador based inMogadishuin 2021 but there were no consular services. British nationals who needed this type of support in either Somalia or Somaliland were instructed to contact the British High Commission in Nairobi.[8] Mr Michael Nithavrianakis was appointed His Majesty’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, and took up his appointment in May 2023.[citation needed]

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References[edit]

  1. ^"British Embassy Mogadishu".Foreign & Commonwealth Office.Retrieved25 October2015.
  2. ^"British Embassy Mogadishu - GOV.UK".gov.uk.Retrieved2022-01-15.
  3. ^Great Britain. Dept. of Trade, Great Britain. Dept. of Industry (1984).British Business, Volume 14.H.M. Stationery Office. p. 130.Retrieved19 March2015.
  4. ^Whitaker, Joseph (1992).Whitaker's Almanack.Whitaker's Almanack. p. 1012.Retrieved19 March2015.
  5. ^"Communiqué on Secretary-General's Mini-Summit on Somalia".United Nations.Retrieved19 March2015.
  6. ^abAndreas Mehler; Henning Melber; Klaas van Walraven (2014).Africa Yearbook Volume 10: Politics, Economy and Society South of the Sahara in 2013.BRILL. p. 36.ISBN978-9004282643.Retrieved19 March2015.
  7. ^"Britain Re-opens Embassy in Somalia".The Chosun Ilbo.26 April 2013.Retrieved19 March2015.
  8. ^"British Embassy Mogadishu - GOV.UK".gov.uk.Retrieved2022-01-15.

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