Embassy of the United Kingdom, Pristina
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British Embassy, Pristina | |
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Location | Pristina,Kosovo |
Address | 177 Lidhja e Pejës, Prishtina,10000 Kosovo |
Coordinates | 42°38′48″N21°07′26″E/ 42.6466°N 21.1239°E |
Ambassador | Jonathan Hargreaves |
Website | Official Website |
TheBritish Embassy inPristina(Albanian:Ambasada Britanike në Kosovë,Serbian:Британска амбасада у Косову) is theUnited Kingdom'sdiplomatic missiontoKosovo.It is located at 177 Lidhja e Pejës,Pristina,Kosovo.The embassy also represents theBritish Overseas Territoriesin Kosovo.
History[edit]
The United Kingdom formally recognised the independence of the Republic of Kosovo on 18 February 2008[1]and established an embassy in Pristina on 5 March 2008.[2]
Ambassadors[edit]
- 2008:David Blunt[3]
- 2008–2010:Andrew Sparkes[4]
- 2011–2015:Ian Cliff[5]
- 2015–2019:Ruairí O'Connell[6][7]
- 2019–2024:Nicholas Abbott[8][9]
- 2024–present:Jonathan Hargreaves
See also[edit]
- Embassy of Kosovo, London
- Kosovo–United Kingdom relations
- List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
- List of diplomatic missions in Kosovo
References[edit]
- ^"UK to recognise independent Kosovo – PM".Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.18 February 2008. Archived fromthe originalon 10 May 2008.Retrieved4 July2021.
- ^"British Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo".Foreign and Commonwealth Office.Archivedfrom the original on 2008-07-20.Retrieved2008-05-09.
- ^"BLUNT, David Graeme".Who's Who 2013.A & C Black. 2013.Retrieved2012-12-29.
- ^"SPARKES, Andrew James".Who's Who 2013.A & C Black. 2013.Retrieved2012-12-29.
- ^"Ian Cliff".gov.uk.
- ^"Ruairí O'Connell".gov.uk.
- ^"Arrival of the new British Ambassador to Kosovo".gov.uk.British Embassy Pristina. 11 April 2015.
- ^"Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo - September 2019".gov.uk.7 June 2019.Retrieved5 September2019.
- ^@UKinKosovo (5 September 2019)."Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo, HE Nicholas Abbott, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Kosovo, HE Hashim Thaçi this morning".Twitter.