A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice,the phrase usually denotes an embassy or high commission,which is the main office of a country's diplomatic representatives to another country;it is usually,but not necessarily,based in the receiving state's capital city. Consulates,on the other hand,are smaller diplomatic missions that are normally located in major cities of the receiving state. As well as being a diplomatic mission to the country in which it is situated,an embassy may also be a nonresident permanent mission to one or more other countries.
An ambassador is an official envoy,especially a high-ranking diplomat who represents a state and is usually accredited to another sovereign state or to an international organization as the resident representative of their own government or sovereign or appointed for a special and often temporary diplomatic assignment. The word is also used informally for people who are known,without national appointment,to represent certain professions,activities,and fields of endeavor,such as sales.
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details,such as the order of precedence at official processions,table seatings at state dinners,the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented,and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
The Delegation of the European Union to the United States represents the European Union in the United States,working in coordination with the diplomatic and consular missions of all 27 EU Member States. It is located at 2175 K Street,N.W.,in the West End neighborhood of Washington,D.C.
The Holy See has long been recognised as a subject of international law and as an active participant in international relations. It is distinct from the city-state of the Vatican City,over which the Holy See has "full ownership,exclusive dominion,and sovereign authority and jurisdiction".
Ireland–Israel relations are foreign relations between Ireland and the State of Israel. Relations between the two countries have been complex and generally strained due to their conflicting positions on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
Israel–Norway relations are the bilateral relations between Israel and Norway. Norway was one of the first countries to recognize Israel,doing so on 4 February 1949.
Israel–Sweden relations refers to the bilateral relations between Israel and Sweden. Israel has an embassy in Stockholm while Sweden has an embassy in Tel Aviv,and honorary consulates in Eilat and Haifa. The diplomatic relations between the two countries were briefly damaged when Sweden became the first member of the European Union to recognize the State of Palestine in 2014. Previously,other members had recognized Palestine,but that was before they joined the EU.
Ron Prosor is an Israeli diplomat,writer,and columnist. He has served a Israel's ambassador to Germany since August 22,2022. He previously served as Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2011 to 2015,Israel's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2011,as well as Director-General of Israel's Foreign Ministry and political consul at the Israeli embassy in Washington. He is the head of the Abba Eban Institute for International Diplomacy in IDC Herzliya Lauder School of Government,Diplomacy &Strategy.
The United Kingdom does not recognise Palestine as a state. The UK has a non-accredited Consulate General in Jerusalem that "represents the UK government in Jerusalem,West Bank,and Gaza",and works on "political,commercial,security and economic interests between the UK and the Palestinian territories". Husam Zomlot became head of the Palestine Mission to the United Kingdom in 2018. The State of Palestine was represented in London by Manuel Hassassian,the Palestinian General Delegate to the United Kingdom between 2005 and 2018. Another former Palestinian General Delegate to the UK was Afif Safieh,who began in that role in 1990. The UK House of Commons voted in favor of recognizing Palestine as a state in 2014,as a contribution towards achieving a negotiated two-state solution. However,the UK government maintained its policy of reserving the right to recognize Palestine bilaterally at a more opportune time for peace efforts.
Denmark–Palestine relations refers to the contacts between Denmark and the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Denmark has a representative office in Ramallah. The State of Palestine has a semi diplomatic Mission with the rank of ambassador in Copenhagen. Denmark remains the only country in Scandinavia that has not recognized Palestine's existence and rights to sovereignty.
Political relations between the State of Palestine and the United States have been complex and strained since the 1960s. While the U.S. does not recognize the State of Palestine,it recognizes the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the legitimate representative entity for the Palestinian people;following the Oslo Accords,it recognized the Palestinian National Authority as the legitimate Palestinian government of the Palestinian territories.
The foreign relations of the State of Palestine have been conducted since the establishment of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in 1964. Since the Oslo Accords,it seeks to obtain universal recognition for the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders,with East Jerusalem as its capital. As of 21 June 2024,146 of the 193 United Nations (UN) member states officially recognize the State of Palestine.
As of June 2024,the State of Palestine is recognized as a sovereign state by 146 of the 193 member states of the United Nations,or just over 75% of all UN members. It has been a non-member observer state of the United Nations General Assembly since November 2012. This limited status is largely due to the fact that the United States,a permanent member of the UN Security Council with veto power,has consistently used its veto or threatened to do so to block Palestine's full UN membership.
The Permanent General Mission of Palestine in Tokyo is the de facto embassy of Palestine in Japan. There is no official diplomatic relations between the two nations as Japan doesn't recognize Palestine as a sovereign state. Even though the Japanese government supports a two-state solution,the status quo over diplomatic relations persisted over the years with periodic state visits between the two nations.
Ireland–Palestine relations are the bilateral and historical relations between Ireland and the State of Palestine. In 2000,Ireland established a representative office in Ramallah and Palestine has an embassy in Dublin. Both countries are members of the Union for the Mediterranean.
Official relations between Poland and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) date back to the 1970s,when a PLO representative office was opened in 1976.
Palestine–Spain relations are the bilateral and diplomatic relations between these two countries. Palestine has an embassy in Madrid. Spain has a consulate general in East Jerusalem that serves the West Bank,Gaza and Jerusalem. Spain recognised the state of Palestine on 28 May 2024.
Amal Jadou is a Palestinian diplomat. She has been the Palestinian ambassador to Belgium,Luxembourg and the European Union since 2024. She was the first Palestinian woman appointed Undersecretary of the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates by Mahmoud Abbas in September 2019. She stayed in office until April 2024.
