British Embassy, The Hague | |
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![]() The Embassy building in The Hague | |
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Address | Lange Voorhout 10, 2514 ED The Hague, Netherlands |
Coordinates | 52°4′56″N4°18′38″E / 52.08222°N 4.31056°E |
Ambassador | Joanna Roper |
Website | British Embassy, The Hague |
The Embassy of the United Kingdom in The Hague is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The embassy is located on one of the most famous streets in the Netherlands, Lange Voorhout, in the Centrum. The current British Ambassador to the Netherlands is Joanna Roper. [1]
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