Tuvalu House is the honorary consulate of the Government of Tuvalu in the Wimbledon area of London, England. Since independence in 1978,

Tuvalu Tuvalu ( or ; formerly known as the Ellice Islands) is an island country and microstate in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean. Its islands are situated about midway between Hawaii and Australia. They lie east-nor ...

has been a Commonwealth realm, with the

Governor-General of Tuvalu The governor-general of Tuvalu is the vice-regal representative of the Tuvaluan monarch, currently King Charles III, in the country of Tuvalu. The monarch is the head of state of Tuvalu, with the governor-general performing the monarch's duti ...

representing His Majesty the King in

. Based from Tuvalu House, Sir Iftikhar A. Ayaz has represented the Government of Tuvalu in London in recent years at a consular level. Since the Government of Tuvalu does not have a large, organized consular or

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, it has generally preferred to engage in ad hoc trade or political missions, where the need arises. Other than

's High Commission in Fiji, and other contacts in the

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region, Tuvalu House is thus somewhat of an exception as an overseas office representing Tuvalu. While

's commercial relations with the

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are limited, reflecting both the smallness of the country's economy and the geographical distance of

from the UK, an updated information link is maintained with the British Chambers of Commerce (see link, below), and Tuvalu House advises further on commercial relations. Tuvalu House is the closest thing to a High Commission that Tuvalu has in the United Kingdom.

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Tuvalu–United Kingdom relations Tuvalu and the Commonwealth of Nations United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations {{Tuvalu-stub

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