Embassy of Lithuania in
London
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is the
diplomatic mission
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of
Lithuania in the
United Kingdom
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.
Originally based in
Gloucester Place in
Marylebone
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An ancient parish and latterly a metropolitan borough, it me ...
, the Embassy moved to its current location in Bessborough Gardens,
Pimlico in 2011. The Bessborough Gardens embassy is also the base of Lithuania's missions to the Sultanate of
Oman
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, the
African Union, the Republic of
Ethiopia
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and
Portugal
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.
In May 2016 Lithuania, also opened an honorary consulate situated in the historic building of
Ingress Abbey
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,
Greenhithe
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Area
In the past, Greenhithe's waterfront on the estuary of the ri ...
, Kent.
Gallery
File:Embassy_of_Lithuania_in_London_2.jpg, Plaque outside the embassy in English
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* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
and Lithuanian
File:Embassy_of_Lithuania_in_London_3.jpg, Plaques outside the embassy, one depicting the Coat of arms of Lithuania
References
External links
Official site
{{Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
Lithuania
Diplomatic missions of Lithuania
Lithuania–United Kingdom relations
Buildings and structures in the City of Westminster
Pimlico