List of diplomatic missions in Venezuela

This is a list of diplomatic missions in Venezuela . There are currently^{[ when? ]} 56 embassies in Caracas.^{[ citation needed ]} Several other countries have ambassadors accredited from other regional capitals. This listing excludes honorary consulates.

Map of diplomatic missions in Venezuela

Diplomatic missions in Caracas

Embassies

1. Abkhazia
2.   Algeria
3.   Barbados ^[1]
4.   Belarus
5.   Bolivia
6.   Brazil
7.   China
8.   Colombia
9.   Cuba ^[2]
10.   Egypt
11. Equatorial Guinea
12.   France
13.   Germany
14.   Greece
15.   Grenada
16.   Guyana
17.   Haiti
18. Holy See
19.   India ^[3]
20.   Indonesia
21.   Iran
22.   Iraq
23.   Italy
24.   Japan ^[4]
25.   Kuwait
26.   Lebanon
27.   Malaysia
28.   Mexico ^[5]
29.   Netherlands
30.   Nicaragua
31.   Nigeria
32. North Korea
33. Palestine
34.   Poland
35.   Portugal ^[6]
36.   Qatar
37.   Romania
38.   Russia
39. Sahrawi Republic
40. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
41.   Saudi Arabia
42.   Serbia
43.   South Africa
44. South Korea
45. Sovereign Military Order of Malta
46.   Spain
47.   Sudan
48.   Suriname
49.   Switzerland
50.   Syria
51.   Trinidad and Tobago ^[7]
52.   Turkey
53.   United Kingdom
54.   Uruguay
55.   Vietnam

Other missions or delegations

• European Union (Delegation)

Gallery

• 
  Embassy of Indonesia
• 
  Embassy of Japan

Consular missions

Caracas

•   Angola (Consulate-General)

Maracaibo

•   Colombia (Consulate-General) ^{[8] [9]}
•   Italy (Consulate)

San Antonio del Táchira

•   Colombia (Consulate-General) ^{[8] [10]}

San Cristóbal

•   Colombia (Consulate-General) ^{[8] [11]}

Valencia

•   Cuba (Consulate-General)
•   Portugal (Consulate-General)

Non-resident embassies accredited to Venezuela

Bogotá   Australia [12]   Belgium [13]   Canada   Denmark [14]   Finland [15] Ireland   Norway [16]   Sweden [17]   Taiwan (Commercial Office)   United Arab Emirates   United States

Brasília   Bangladesh   Bahrain   Botswana [18] Burkina Faso [19]   Cameroon Congo-Brazzaville Congo-Kinshasa   Croatia [20]   Czech Republic [21]   Cape Verde   Gabon   Ghana [22]   Guinea   Ivory Coast   Jordan   Kenya   Mali   Pakistan   Philippines [23]   Singapore   Slovakia [24]   Slovenia [25]   Senegal   Togo   Tanzania [26]   Timor-Leste   Zimbabwe   Zambia

Havana   Austria [27]   Cambodia   Laos   Yemen Washington D.C. Eswatini Lesotho   Mauritius   Sierra Leone   South Sudan   Vanuatu

Resident elsewhere Afghanistan (New York City)   Azerbaijan (New York City) [28]   Brunei (Ottawa)   Bulgaria (Mexico City)   Central African Republic (New York City)   Costa Rica (San Jose)   Comoros (New York City)   Chad (New York City)   Iceland (Ottawa) [29]   Liberia (New York City)   Maldives (New York City)   Malta (Valletta) [30]   New Zealand (Mexico City) [31]   Seychelles (New York City)   Somalia (New York City)   Thailand (Lima)   Tuvalu (New York City)   Tonga (New York City)

Closed missions

Host city	Sending country	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Caracas	Argentina	Embassy [a]	2024	[32]
	Austria	Embassy [b]	2002	[33]
	Australia	Embassy [c]	2002	[34] [35]
	Belgium	Diplomatic office [c]	2021	[13]
	Canada	Embassy [c]	2019	[36]
	Chile	Embassy	2024	[37]
	Costa Rica	Embassy	2020	[38]
	Czech Republic	Embassy [d]	2011	[39] [40]
	Dominican Republic	Embassy	2024	[41]
	Ecuador	Embassy	2024	[42]
	El Salvador	Embassy	2019	[43]
	Finland	Embassy [c]	2011	[44] [45]
	Guatemala	Embassy	2020	[46]
	Honduras	Embassy	2018	[47]
	Hungary	Embassy	2009	[48]
	Israel	Embassy [e]	2009	[48]
	Jamaica	Embassy	2019	[49]
	Libya	Embassy [f]	2011	[50]
	Morocco	Embassy	2009	[48] [51]
	Norway	Embassy [c]	2013	[52] [53]
	Paraguay	Embassy	2019	[54]
	Panama	Embassy	2024	[55]
	Peru	Embassy [g]	2024	[56]
	Philippines	Embassy	2012	[57]
	Sweden	Embassy [c]	2000	[58]
	Republic of China (Taiwan)	Representative Office [c]	2009
	United States	Embassy [c] [h]	2019	[59]
Barinas	Colombia	Consulate	2019
Barquisimeto	Colombia	Consulate [i]	2019
Ciudad Guayana	Brazil	Consulate	2020	[60] [61]
El Amparo	Colombia	Consulate	2019	[8]
Machiques	Colombia	Consulate	2019	[8]
Mérida	Colombia	Consulate	2019
Puerto Ayacucho	Brazil	Vice-consulate	2020	[60] [61]
	Colombia	Consulate [i]	2019	[8]
Puerto La Cruz	Colombia	Consulate [i]	2019
Puerto Ordaz
	Chile	Consulate-General	2024	[37]
	Colombia	Consulate [i]	2019	[8]
	Peru	Consulate-General	2024	[56]
San Carlos del Zulia	Colombia	Consulate	2019
San Fernando de Atabapo	Colombia	Consulate [i]	2019	[8]
Santa Elena de Uairén	Brazil	Vice-consulate	2020	[60] [61]
Valencia	Colombia	Consulate	2019	[8]

See also

• Foreign relations of Venezuela
• List of diplomatic missions of Venezuela

Notes

1. Under the protecting power of Brazil.
2. Resident in Havana, Cuba
3. Resident in Bogotá, Colombia
4. Resident in Brasília, Brazil
5. Under the protecting power of Canada.
6. To be reopened
7. Under the protecting power of Brazil.
8. Under the protecting power of Switzerland.
9. In a reopening process, following the restoration of relations with Venezuela.

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