Embassy of Cambodia, London

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Royal Embassy of Cambodia, London
ស្ថានទូតនៃកម្ពុជា រាជធានីឡុងដ៍
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Embassy of Cambodia, London
Location Willesden Green, London
Address264 Brondesbury Park, London, NW6 7AT
Coordinates 51°32′43.8″N0°13′17.1″W / 51.545500°N 0.221417°W / 51.545500; -0.221417 Coordinates: 51°32′43.8″N0°13′17.1″W / 51.545500°N 0.221417°W / 51.545500; -0.221417
Ambassador Nambora Hor

The Embassy of Cambodia in London is the diplomatic mission of Cambodia in the United Kingdom, located near the localities of Willesden Green and Brondesbury Park. [1] It is unusual in being relatively far from central London - it is the northernmost of any embassy in the city - as well as for being located in a house on a suburban street. The embassy was formerly located at 28-32 Wellington Road, in St. John's Wood - this same building also housed the Embassy of South Sudan at one time.

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In 2013 British author Zadie Smith published a short story entitled The Embassy of Cambodia in The New Yorker magazine, which was later published in book format. [2]

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References

  1. "The London Diplomatic List" (PDF). 13 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-11.
  2. "Zadie Smith's 'The Embassy of Cambodia' headed for hardback". 6 March 2013.