List of diplomatic missions of Latvia

Countries with Latvian diplomatic missions

The Republic of Latvia has a modest network of embassies and consulates around the world. The Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs oversees the maintenance of these missions.

Latvia and the other Baltic states, together with the Nordic countries have signed a memorandum of understanding[1] on the posting of diplomats at each other's missions abroad,[2][3][4] under the auspices of Nordic-Baltic Eight.[5]

Honorary consulates and overseas offices of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia are excluded from this listing.

Current missions

Africa

Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Egypt Cairo Embassy
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [6][7]

Americas

Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Canada Ottawa Embassy
Countries:
 [6][8][9]
 United States Washington, D.C. Embassy
International Organizations:
 [6][10][11]

Asia

Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Azerbaijan Baku Embassy [6][12]
 China Beijing Embassy [6][13]
 Georgia Tbilisi Embassy
Countries:
 [6][14][15]
 India New Delhi Embassy
Countries:
 [6][16]
 Israel Tel Aviv Embassy [6][17]
 Japan Tokyo Embassy [6][18]
 Kazakhstan Astana Embassy
Countries:
 [6][19]
 South Korea Seoul Embassy
Countries:
 [6][20]
 Turkey Ankara Embassy [6][21]
 Uzbekistan Tashkent Embassy
Countries:
 [6][22]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi Embassy
Countries:
 [6][23]

Europe

Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Austria Vienna Embassy
Countries:
 [6][24]
 Belarus Minsk Embassy [6][25]
Vitebsk Consulate [6][26]
 Belgium Brussels Embassy
Countries:
 [6][27]
 Czechia Prague Embassy
Countries:
 [6][28][29]
 Denmark Copenhagen Embassy [6][30]
 Estonia Tallinn Embassy [6][31]
 Finland Helsinki Embassy [6][32]
 France Paris Embassy
Countries:
 [6][33][34]
 Germany Berlin Embassy [6][35]
 Greece Athens Embassy
Countries:
 [6][36][37]
 Hungary Budapest Embassy
Countries:
 [6][38][39][40]
 Ireland Dublin Embassy
Countries:
 [6][41][42]
 Italy Rome Embassy
Countries:
International Organizations:
 [6][43]
 Lithuania Vilnius Embassy [6][44]
 Moldova Chișinău Embassy [6][45]
 Netherlands The Hague Embassy
International Organizations:
 [6][46]
 Norway Oslo Embassy
Countries:
 [6][47][48]
 Poland Warsaw Embassy
Countries:
 [6][49]
 Russia Moscow Embassy [6][50]
 Spain Madrid Embassy
Countries:
 [6][51][52]
 Sweden Stockholm Embassy [6][53]
 Ukraine Kyiv Embassy [6]
 United Kingdom London Embassy [6][54]

Oceania

Host country Host city Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Australia Canberra Embassy
Countries:
 [6][55][56]

Multilateral organizations

Organization Host city Host country Mission Concurrent accreditation Ref.
 Council of Europe Strasbourg France Permanent Mission [57]
 European Union Brussels Belgium Permanent Mission [57]
 NATO Brussels Belgium Permanent Delegation [57]
OECD Paris France Permanent Delegation
International Organizations:
 [57]
 United Nations New York City United States Permanent Mission [57]
Geneva Switzerland Permanent Mission
International Organizations:
 [57]
Vienna Austria Permanent Mission
International Organizations:
 [57][58]
  • Embassy in Berlin
    Embassy in Berlin
  • Embassy in Brussels
    Embassy in Brussels
  • Embassy in Copenhagen
    Embassy in Copenhagen
  • Embassy in Dublin
    Embassy in Dublin
  • Embassy in The Hague
    Embassy in The Hague
  • Embassy in Helsinki
    Embassy in Helsinki
  • Embassy in Kyiv
    Embassy in Kyiv
  • Embassy in London
    Embassy in London
  • Embassy in Madrid
    Embassy in Madrid
  • Embassy in Moscow
    Embassy in Moscow
  • Embassy in Oslo
    Embassy in Oslo
  • Embassy in Prague
    Embassy in Prague
  • Embassy in Stockholm
    Embassy in Stockholm
  • Embassy in Tallinn
    Embassy in Tallinn
  • Embassy in Tokyo
    Embassy in Tokyo
  • Embassy in Warsaw
    Embassy in Warsaw
  • Embassy in Washington, D.C.
    Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Closed missions

Europe

Host country Host city Mission Year closed Ref.
 Portugal Lisbon Embassy 2016 [59]
 Russia Kaliningrad Embassy branch office 2022 [60]
Pskov Consulate 2022 [61]
Saint Petersburg Consulate-General 2022 [61]
 Slovenia Ljubljana Embassy 2014

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Accredited as an observer mission.
  2. ^ Accredited as an observer mission.

References

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