Embassy of Kuwait, London

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{{Infobox Diplomatic Mission

|name = Embassy of Kuwait in London

|location = Knightsbridge, London

|coordinates = {{coord|51.5024|-0.1587|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

|image = KuwaitEmbassyLondon.JPG

|address = 2 Albert Gate, London, SW1X 7JU

|ambassador = Dean of the Diplomatic Corps Mr. Khaled Al-Duwaisan

}}

The Embassy of Kuwait in London is the diplomatic mission of Kuwait 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=14 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211155353/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-11 }} It is located just off Knightsbridge at Albert Gate, one of the entrances to Hyde Park. It is situated immediately opposite the French Embassy.{{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=14 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211155353/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-11 }}

The building, along with the rest of Albert Gate, was the creation of British architect Thomas Cubitt; at the time of their construction in the 1840s they were by far the tallest structures in the neighbourhood.{{cite news | url= http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=45902 | title= Knightsbridge North Side: Parkside to Albert Gate Court | date=30 November 2013}}

Kuwait also maintains a Health Office at 40 Devonshire Street, Marylebone and an Investment Office at Wren House, 15 Carter Lane, City of London.{{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=14 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211155353/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf |archivedate=2013-12-11 }}

In 2011 a protest was held outside the embassy by Kuwaiti Bidoons alleging that the Kuwaiti government discriminates against their community.{{cite news | url= http://www.demotix.com/photo/621748/kuwaiti-bidoons-protest-outside-london-embassy | title= Kuwaiti Bidoons protest outside London Embassy | date= 12 March 2011 | access-date= 30 November 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131227205938/http://www.demotix.com/photo/621748/kuwaiti-bidoons-protest-outside-london-embassy | archive-date= 27 December 2013 | url-status= dead }}