High Commission of Tanzania in London | |
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Location | Marylebone, London |
Address | 3 Stratford Place, London, W1C 1AS |
Coordinates | 51°30′53″N0°08′57″W / 51.5148°N 0.1491°W |
High Commissioner | Mbelwa Kairuki |
The High Commission of the United Republic of Tanzania in London is the diplomatic mission of Tanzania in the United Kingdom. [1] It is located in Stratford Place, a small cul-de-sac just off Oxford Street which it shares with the High Commission of Botswana. [1] It was the former residence of Alice Liddell, the inspiration for the heroine of the children's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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