Embassy of Colombia, London
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{{Infobox diplomatic mission
| name = Embassy of Colombia, London
| location = Knightsbridge, London
| image = Ecuadors London embassy - September 26, 2012.jpg
| address = {{nowrap|3 Hans Crescent}}
London SW1X 0LN, UK
| ambassador = Roy Barreras
| coordinates = {{coord|51|29|56.81|N|0|9|41.40|W|dim:500_region:GB-KEC_type:landmark|name=Embassy of the Republic of Colombia}}
}}
The Embassy of Colombia in London is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia in the United Kingdom.{{cite news|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |title=The London Diplomatic List |date=7 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211155353/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-11 }} It is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to the United Kingdom. It is located in the Knightsbridge district in a building it shares with the Embassy of Ecuador, near Harrods, Hyde Park, and Hans Place, precisely at 3 Hans Crescent{{cite web|title=Misiones de Colombia en el Exterior: Reino Unido |url=https://tramites.cancilleria.gov.co/ciudadano/directorio/Misiones/enExterior.aspx |publisher=Colombia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |access-date=23 December 2012 |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130114084628/https://tramites.cancilleria.gov.co/ciudadano/directorio/Misiones/enExterior.aspx |archive-date=14 January 2013 }} at the intersection of Basil Street, and it is serviced by Knightsbridge station.{{cite web|title=3 Hans Crescent|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?q=3+Hans+Crescent,+London,+United+Kingdom&hl=en&sll=51.509502,-0.127817&sspn=0.058121,0.134411&oq=3+%5B%5BHans+Crescent,+london&t=h&gl=us&hnear=3+Hans+Crescent,+London+SW1X+0LN,+United+Kingdom&z=16|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=23 December 2012}}{{cite journal|author=Colombia, President of|author-link=President of Colombia|date=20 June 2011|title=Decreto 2182 de 2011|journal=Diario Oficial|issue=48, 107|location=Bogotá|publisher=Colombia, National Printing Office|language=es|format=decree|issn=0122-2112|oclc=500057889|access-date=14 December 2012|url=http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/sites/default/files/Normograma/docs/pdf/decreto_2182_2011.pdf}}
About
The embassy is charged with representing the interests of the President and Government of Colombia, improving diplomatic relations between Colombia and the accredited countries, promoting and improving the image and standing of Colombia in the accredited nations, promoting the Culture of Colombia, encouraging and facilitating tourism to and from Colombia, and ensuring the safety of Colombians abroad.
The structure that houses the embassy is a white stucco-fronted red-brick building.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.ft.com/the-world/2012/08/assuaging-assange/|title=Assuaging Assange|author=John Paul Rathbone|work=Financial Times|date=2012-08-15|access-date=2012-08-16}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/publications-and-documents/transparency-and-data1/ldl|title=London Diplomatic List|publisher=Foreign and Commonwealth Office|access-date=2012-08-15}} The embassy is a suite of rooms occupying part of the ground floor of the building, which has been described as an "apartment block".{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/17/world/americas/ecuador-to-let-assange-stay-in-its-embassy.html?pagewanted=all|title=Ecuador Grants Asylum to Assange, Defying Britain|date=16 August 2012|access-date=16 August 2012|work=New York Times|first1=William|last1=Neuman|first2=Maggy|last2=Ayala}}
Colombia also maintains a number of other buildings in the city: a consulate at 35 Portland Place, Marylebone, a Commercial Section at 2 Conduit Street, Mayfair and a Military, Naval & Police Attaché's Office at 83 Victoria Street, Victoria.
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|https://reinounido.embajada.gov.co/en}} {{in lang|en}}
{{Diplomatic missions of Colombia}}
{{Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom}}
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Category:Colombia–United Kingdom relations
Category:Buildings and structures in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Category:Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster
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