British Embassy, Vilnius | |
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Address | Antakalnio str. 2, Vilnius, LT-10308, Lithuania |
Coordinates | 54°41′38″N25°18′17″E / 54.69389°N 25.30472°E |
Ambassador | Brian Olley |
Website | British Embassy, Vilnius |
The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Vilnius is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Lithuania. The Embassy is located on Antakalnio Street, opposite the St Peter and St Paul Church. The current British Ambassador to Lithuania is Brian Olley. [1] The Embassy also represents the British Overseas Territories in Lithuania.
The building is listed on the Lithuanian Register of Cultural Property. [2]
Between the First and Second World Wars the temporary capital of Lithuania was the city of Kaunas and the United Kingdom maintained a diplomatic representation there. The UK never recognised de jure the Soviet annexation of Lithuania in 1940. [3]
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