Chancery (diplomacy)

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For other uses, see Chancery.
Chancery of the United States Embassy, Manila.
An example of a chancery hosting multiple embassies: Nordic Embassies in Berlin, Germany.

A chancery is the principal office that houses a diplomatic mission or an embassy.[1] This often includes the associated building and the site.[2] The building can house one or several different nations' missions. The term derives from chancery or chancellery, the office of a chancellor. Some nations title the head of foreign affairs a chancellor, and 'chancery' eventually became a common referent to the main building of an embassy.

The building of an embassy is often erroneously referred to as an embassy. The term technically refers to the ambassador's residence and not their office. Among diplomats the terms "embassy residence" and "embassy office" is used to distinguish between the ambassador's residence and the chancery.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Glossary of Diplomatic Terms". eDiplomat. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ "What is a Foreign Mission /Chancery?". U.S Department of State. Office of Website Management, Bureau of Public Affairs. Retrieved 22 September 2021.


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