List of diplomatic missions of South Africa explained

This is a list of diplomatic missions of South Africa. South Africa dramatically expanded its diplomatic presence globally, especially in Africa, in the immediate years after the end of apartheid. It was the only country to have embassies in the various bantustan states of Transkei, Venda, Bophuthatswana and Ciskei that South Africa established. During apartheid, it was one of the few countries to recognise Taiwan as the Republic of China, when it become a democratic nation it established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1998.^[1]

Current missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation
	Algiers	Embassy		^[2]
	Luanda	Embassy
	Cotonou	Embassy		^[3]
	Gaborone	High Commission
	Ouagadougou	Embassy
	Bujumbura	Embassy
	Yaoundé	High Commission		^[4]
	Bangui	Embassy
	N'Djamena	Embassy
	Moroni	Embassy
	Brazzaville	Embassy
	Kinshasa	Embassy
	Lubumbashi	Consulate-General
	Cairo	Embassy		^[5]
	Malabo	Embassy
	Asmara	Embassy
	Mbabane	Embassy
	Addis Ababa	Embassy		^[6]
	Abidjan	Embassy
	Libreville	High Commission		^[7]
	Accra	Embassy
	Conakry	Embassy
	Bissau	Embassy
	Nairobi	High Commission		^[8]
	Maseru	Embassy		^[9]
	Monrovia	Embassy
	Antananarivo	Embassy		^[10]
	Lilongwe	Embassy
	Bamako	Embassy
	Nouakchott	Embassy
	Port Louis	High Commission
	Rabat	Embassy
	Maputo	Embassy
	Windhoek	High Commission		^[11]
	Niamey	Embassy
	Abuja	High Commission
	Lagos	Consulate-General
	Kigali	High Commission		^[12]
	São Tomé	Embassy		^[13]
	Dakar	Embassy
	Juba	Embassy
	Khartoum	Embassy
	Dar es Salaam	High Commission		^[14] ^[15]
	Tunis	Embassy
	Kampala	High Commission		^[16]
	Lusaka	High Commission		^[17]
	Harare	Embassy

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation
	Buenos Aires	Embassy
	Brasília	Embassy
	São Paulo	Consulate-General
	Ottawa	High Commission
	Toronto	Consulate-General
	Santiago de Chile	Embassy		^[18] ^[19] ^[20]
	Havana	Embassy		^[21]
	Kingston	High Commission		^[22]
	Mexico City	Embassy		^[23]
	Washington, D.C.	Embassy
	Los Angeles	Consulate-General
	New York City	Consulate-General
	Caracas	Embassy		^[24]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation
	Beijing	Embassy
	Hong Kong	Consulate-General
	Shanghai	Consulate-General
	New Delhi	High Commission		^[25]
	Mumbai	Consulate-General
	Jakarta	Embassy		^[26]
	Tehran	Embassy
	Tel Aviv	Closed November 2023
	Tokyo	Embassy
	Amman	Embassy
	Astana	Embassy
	Kuwait City	Embassy
	Kuala Lumpur	High Commission
	Islamabad	High Commission		^[27]
	Ramallah	Representative office
	Manila	Embassy
	Doha	Embassy		^[28]
	Taipei	Liaison office
	Riyadh	Embassy
	Jeddah	Consulate-General
	Singapore	High Commission
	Seoul	Embassy
	Colombo	High Commission
	Damascus	Embassy
	Bangkok	Embassy
	Ankara	Embassy
	Abu Dhabi	Embassy
	Dubai	Consulate-General
	Hanoi	Embassy

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation
	Vienna	Embassy		^[29]
	Brussels	Embassy		^[30]
	Sofia	Embassy
	Prague	Embassy
	Copenhagen	Embassy		^[31]
	Paris	Embassy		^[32]
	Berlin	Embassy
	Munich	Consulate-General
	Athens	Embassy		^[33]
	Budapest	Embassy
	Dublin	Embassy
	Rome	Embassy
	The Hague	Embassy
	Oslo	Embassy
	Warsaw	Embassy
	Lisbon	Embassy
	Moscow	Embassy
	Madrid	Embassy
	Stockholm	Embassy
	Bern	Embassy
	Kyiv	Embassy
	London	High Commission

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation
	Canberra	High Commission
	Wellington	High Commission

Multilateral organizations

Organization	Host city	Host country	Mission
	New York City	United States	Permanent Mission	^[34]
	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission

Closed missions

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed
	Lima	Embassy	2021	^[35]
	Port of Spain	High Commission	2021
	Chicago	Consulate-General	2021
	Montevideo	Embassy	2016	^[36]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed
	Baghdad	Embassy	Unknown	^[37]
	Muscat	Embassy	2021
	Taipei	Embassy	1998

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed
	Minsk	Embassy	2021
	Helsinki	Embassy	2021
	Rome	Embassy	2021
	Milan	Consulate-General	2021
	Bucharest	Embassy	2021

Oceania

See also

• Foreign relations of South Africa
• List of diplomatic missions in South Africa

External links

• Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa
• Details of diplomatic missions of South Africa

Notes and References

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2. Web site: South African Representation Abroad . . 5 January 2024.
3. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
4. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 8 October 2024.
5. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 10 October 2024.
6. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
7. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
8. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
9. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
10. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
11. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
12. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
13. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
14. Web site: South African Representation Abroad . . 5 January 2024.
15. News: USA, Brazil, South African and Slovakia Ambassadors' present Letters of Credence to EAC Secretary General . . 16 May 2023 . 5 January 2024.
16. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
17. Web site: South African Representation Abroad . . 5 January 2024.
18. News: Sudáfrica cerrará su embajada en Lima . La Agencia de Viajes Perú . es . 26 April 2021 .
19. Web site: Países concurrentes al Ecuador con Embajadas con sede en Chile . es . Embassy of Ecuador in Chile . 5 January 2024.
20. Web site: Lista de Embajadas, Consulados, Organismos Internacionales y Agencias de Cooperación Internancional, Acreditados ante el Gobierno de la República del Ecuador . List of Embassies, Consulates, International Organizations and International Cooperation Agencies, Accredited to the Government of the Republic of Ecuador . es . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador . October 2024 . 19 November 2024.
21. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
22. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
23. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
24. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
25. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 24 September 2024.
26. Web site: South African Embassy:Jakarta, Indonesia . . 5 January 2024.
27. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
28. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
29. Web site: South African Embassy and Permanent Mission in Vienna . . 5 January 2024.
30. Web site: South African Embassy Brussels, Belgium . . 5 January 2024.
31. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
32. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
33. Web site: South African Representation Abroad (listed alphabetically) . . 5 January 2024.
34. https://dirco.gov.za/south-african-representation-abroad/ South African Representation in International Organisations Abroad
35. News: SA to close 10 diplomatic missions abroad . South African Government New Agency . 20 May 2021 . 7 October 2024.
36. Web site: Uruguay (Oriental Republic of).
37. Web site: Ambassador Of The Republic Of Iraq In Pretoria Meets The South African Deputy Minister Of International Relations And Cooperation . Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq . 29 June 2022 . 23 February 2024.