Embassy of Vietnam, London explained

Embassy of Vietnam in London
Location:	South Kensington, London
Address:	12-14 Victoria Road, London, W8 5RD
Coordinates:	51.5003°N -0.1864°W
Ambassador:	Nguyen Hoang Long

The Embassy of Vietnam in London is the diplomatic mission of Vietnam in the United Kingdom.^[1] Vietnam also maintains a Commercial Section at 108 Campden Hill Road, Holland Park.^[2] It was supposedly designed in 1959 by Ngo Viet Thu, a preeminent modernist architect of Vietnam.^[3]

Incidents

In 1988, a diplomat from the embassy was expelled for waving a gun at protestors.^[4]

In 2000, a fire was started in the embassy building after a break-in by a Vietnamese person, who was subsequently arrested.^[5]

External links

• Official site

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 . 11 December 2013 . dmy .
2. 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 . 11 December 2013 . dmy .
3. Web site: Ngô Viết Thụ . July 23, 2024 . Wikipedia.
4. News: Whitney . Craig R. . 1988-09-14 . London Expels 2 Cuban Envoys . 2024-07-05 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
5. News: 2000-09-02 . London Embassy Attack . 2024-07-05 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.