List of diplomatic missions in Syria

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This is a list of diplomatic missions in Syria. After the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War, many have been closed, withdrawn their ambassadors, or temporarily relocated to Beirut.(not including honorary consulates)

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Diplomatic missions in Damascus[]

Embassies[]

Consulates-General/Consulates[]

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Embassies closed due to the war/ Vacant embassy[]

  •  Argentina [embassy closed August 9, 2012 approximately.] (Temporarily relocated to Beirut][9]
  •  Austria [temporarily relocated to Beirut][10]
  •  Azerbaijan [closed 7 August 2012, temporarily relocated to Beirut]
  •  Bahrain [embassy closed 15 March 2012][11]
  •  Belgium [ambassador withdrawn 7 February 2012] [embassy closed 29 March 2012][12][13]
  •  Brazil [embassy closed July 2012 , temporarily relocated to Beirut]
  •  Bulgaria[14]
  •  Canada [embassy closed 5 March 2012]
  •  Chile[15]
  •  Cyprus [embassy closed in 2012][16]
  •  Denmark [Due to the security situation in Damascus, the embassy staff is currently working at the Danish embassy in Beirut].
  •  Egypt (closed in march 2012)
  •  European Union [closed December 2012][17]
  •  Finland [embassy closed 20 March 2012]
  •  France [embassy closed 2 March 2012] [ambassador withdrawn 7 February 2012][13]
  •  Germany [embassy closed] [18]
  •  Iraq [Closed and without ambassador][19]
  •  Italy [embassy closed][20]
  •  Japan [embassy closed 8 March 2012][21]
  •  Kuwait (closed in July 2012)
  •  Lebanon [Permanently closed][22]
  •  Libya [embassy closed 9 February 2012][23]
  •  Malaysia [embassy closed Jul 2012][24]
  •  Netherlands [ambassador withdrawn 7 February 2012][13]
  •  Nigeria [temporarily relocated to Beirut][25]
  •  North Korea [Vacant embassy and without ambassador][26]
  •  Norway [embassy closed 26 March 2012][27]
  •  Pakistan [embassy closed 11 December 2012][28]
  •  Palestine [Vacant embassy and without ambassador][29]
  •  Poland [temporarily relocated to Beirut]
  •  Qatar [ambassador withdrawn February 2012][30]
  •  Romania [diplomatic personnel first reduced, next relocated to Beirut on 7 December 2012 for security reasons, but consular assistance still available at the embassy in Damascus, ambassador currently (July 2013) not withdrawn][31]
  •  Saudi Arabia [embassy closed 15 March 2012]
  •  Serbia (temporarily relocated to Beirut)
  •  Slovakia [temporarily relocated to Beirut on 29 March 2012, permanently moved to Beirut in 2015][32][33][34]
  •  Somalia[35]
  •  Spain [ambassador withdrawn 7 February 2012][13]
  •  South Africa [Closed embassy in 2012][35]
  •  Sudan[35]
  •  Sweden (temporarily relocated to Beirut)
  •   Switzerland [embassy closed 15 February 2012][36]
  •  Tunisia [ambassador withdrawn February 2012][30]
  •  Turkey [embassy closed 26 March 2012][37][38]
  •  Turkmenistan [Closed and temporarily relocated to Tehran]
  •  United Kingdom [embassy closed 1 March 2012][39] [ambassador withdrawn 7 February 2012][13]
  •  Mauritania [Closed and without ambassador][40]
  •  Morocco [closed in July 2012][41]
  •  Ukraine (closed in 12 september 2018)
  •  United States [embassy suspended operations and closed for normal consular services 6 February 2012, represented by Interests Section in the embassy of Poland, until Polish Embassy closed. Since 1 March 2013, a U.S. Interests Section operates via the Czech Embassy in Damascus. Only emergency services for U.S. citizens are available. Neither U.S. passports nor visas to the United States can be issued in Damascus].[42]
  •  Yemen [Vacant embassy and without ambassador][43]

Non-resident embassies[]

  1.  Australia (Beirut)
  2.  Antigua and Barbuda (Beirut)
  3.  Bangladesh (Amman)
  4.  Burkina Faso (Cairo)
  5.  Burundi (Cairo)
  6.  Bhutan (New Delhi)
  7.  Central African Republic (Cairo)
  8.  Costa Rica (Moscow)
  9.  Colombia (Beirut)
  10.  Chad (Cairo)
  11.  Comoros (Cairo)
  12.  Cape Verde (Moscow)
  13.  Denmark (Beirut)
  14.  Djibouti (Cairo)
  15.  Ethiopia (Cairo)
  16.  France (Beirut)
  17.  Finland (Beirut)
  18.  Germany (Beirut)
  19.  Ghana (Cairo)
  20.  Guinea (Cairo)
  21.  Guinea-Bissau (Algiers)
  22.  Haiti (Rome)
  23.  Honduras (Kuwait City)
  24.  Italy (Beirut)
  25.  Republic of Ireland (Cairo)
  26.  Iceland (Stockholm)
  27.  Japan (Beirut)
  28.  Kenya (Cairo)
  29.  Kyrgyzstan (Tehran)
  30.  Laos (Vienna)
  31.  Mauritius (Cairo)
  32.  Mali (Cairo)
  33.  Maldives (Abu Dhabi)
  34.  Malaysia (Beirut)
  35.  Mexico (Cairo)
  36.  Myanmar (New Delhi)
  37.  Norway (Beirut)
  38.  Nicaragua (Tehran)
  39.  New Zealand (Abu Dhabi)
  40.  Portugal (Beirut)
  41.  Peru (Cairo)
  42.  Panama (Amman)
  43.  Paraguay (Beirut)
  44.  Sierra Leone (Tehran)
  45.   Switzerland (Beirut)
  46.  Sweden (Beirut)
  47.  Senegal (Cairo)
  48.  Singapore (Amman)
  49.  Slovakia (Beirut)[44]
  50.  Seychelles (Abu Dhabi)
  51.  Eswatini (Kuwait City)
  52.  Thailand (Amman)
  53.  Turkmenistan (Tehran)
  54.  Togo (Kuwait City)
  55.  Tunisia (Beirut)
  56.  Tanzania (Cairo)[45]
  57.  Tajikistan (Tehran)
  58.  Uganda (Kuwait City)
  59.  Uruguay (Beirut)
  60.  Uzbekistan (Tehran)
  61.  Vietnam (Tehran)
  62.  Zimbabwe (Cairo)
  63.  Zambia (Cairo)

See also[]

Notes[]

A.^ Yemeni embassy in Syria is representative of government of Houthi-led Supreme Political Council..

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