Embassy of the United Kingdom, Oslo

Embassy of the United Kingdom, Oslo
The Embassy building in Oslo
Location	Oslo, Norway
Address	Thomas Heftyes gate 8, 0244 Oslo, Norway
Ambassador	Jan Thompson
Website	British Embassy, Oslo

The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Oslo is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Norway. The Embassy is located on one of the most expensive streets in Norway, Thomas Heftyes gate, in the Frogner district. The current British Ambassador to Norway is Jan Thompson.^[1]

Ambassador's residence

The British Ambassador's residence in Oslo, Villa Frognæs, is located at Drammensveien 79. Built in 1859, it was designed by Norwegian architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Christian Heinrich Grosch and purchased by the British government in 1906.

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  British Ambassador's residence in Oslo, Villa Frognæs, in 1939.
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  British Ambassador's residence, in 2010.
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  A plaque outside the Ambassador's residence.

See also

• Norway–United Kingdom relations
• List of diplomatic missions in Norway
• List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Norway

References

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Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom

Africa

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• Guinea [fr]
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Americas

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  • São Paulo²
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Asia

• Afghanistan
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  • Hong Kong²
  • Shanghai [zh]²
  • Wuhan [zh]²
• India
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• Indonesia
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Europe

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  • Saint Petersburg²
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• Ukraine

Oceania

• Australia
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De facto

• Taiwan³

¹ Diplomatic posts only with no consular facilities.
² Consular posts only with no diplomatic functions.
³ The United Kingdom and Her Majesty's Government do not recognise or have formal bilateral intergovernmental, diplomatic or consular relations with the (generally unrecognised) Government of the Republic of China in Taipei. Functions in Taiwan as an accredited informal and unofficial representative post and a semi-official informal consular post.

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