The Embassy of the United Kingdom in
The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
is the chief
diplomatic mission
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of the
United Kingdom
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in the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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. The embassy is located on one of the most famous streets in the Netherlands,
Lange Voorhout, in the
Centrum. The current British Ambassador to the Netherlands is
Joanna Roper.
Since the formation in 1997 of the
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW; French: ''Organisation pour l'interdiction des armes chimiques'', OIAC) is an intergovernmental organisation and the implementing body for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), ...
(OPCW), which is located in
The Hague
The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
, the British Ambassador to the Netherlands has also been the UK's
Permanent Representative to the OPCW.
Chemical Weapons team
– British Embassy The Hague
Outside The Hague, there is also a British consulate general
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A consu ...
in Amsterdam
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where the senior officer is known as the consul-general. The embassy and consulate general also represent the British Overseas Territories
The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) or alternatively referred to as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) are the fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, ...
in the Netherlands.
See also
*Netherlands–United Kingdom relations
The Netherlands and the United Kingdom have a strong political and economic partnership.
Over forty Dutch towns and cities are twinned with British towns and cities. Both English language, English and Dutch language, Dutch are West Germanic lan ...
*List of diplomatic missions in the Netherlands
This article contains a list of diplomatic missions in the Netherlands. There are currently 110 embassies in The Hague; many countries maintain consulates in other Dutch cities, notably Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Honorary consulates are not included ...
* List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands
References
{{Diplomatic missions in the Netherlands
Hague
United Kingdom
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Buildings and structures in The Hague
Netherlands–United Kingdom relations