Embassy of Equatorial Guinea, London explained

Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in London
Address:	13 Park Place, London, SW1A 1LP
Location:	St James's, London
Coordinates:	51.5064°N -0.1398°W
Ambassador:	Vacant

The Embassy of Equatorial Guinea in London was the diplomatic mission of Equatorial Guinea in the United Kingdom.^[1]

In 2021 the Equatoguinean government announced this embassy will close. This was in response to the UK government sanctioning Teodoro Obiang Mangue, the vice-president and son of the president of the country, accusing him of misappropriating money.^[2] Soon afterwards, the embassy was closed.^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: The London Diplomatic List . 8 December 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211155353/https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/263519/LDL_December_2013.pdf . 2013-12-11 .
2. Web site: Equatorial Guinea to close embassy in London. Reuters. 2021-07-27. 2021-07-27.
3. https://www.swissinfo.ch/spa/guinea-ecuatorial-sanciones--ampliación-_guinea-ecuatorial-cierra-su-embajada-en-londres-por-sanciones-del-reino-unido/46817350 Guinea Ecuatorial cierra su embajada en Londres por sanciones del Reino Unido (in Spanish)