List of diplomatic missions of Benin

Location of diplomatic missions of Benin

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Benin. Owing to its small size, the Republic of Benin maintains a very modest diplomatic network abroad. Its paramount relationship is with France, the former colonial power.

Honorary consulates are excluded from this list.

Current missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Embassy	Countries:   Djibouti   Eritrea   Kenya   Rwanda   Somalia   South Sudan   Sudan   Tanzania International Organizations:   African Union   United Nations United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Human Settlements Programme	[1] [2] [3] [4]
Morocco	Rabat	Embassy	Countries:   Egypt   Libya   Mauritania   Tunisia	[1] [5]
Niger	Niamey	Embassy		[6] [7]
Nigeria	Abuja	Embassy	Countries:   Cameroon International Organizations: Economic Community of West African States	[1] [8] [9]
	Lagos	Consulate-General		[1]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Brazil	Brasília	Embassy	Countries:   Ecuador	[10] [11] [12] [13]
Cuba	Havana	Embassy		[1] [14]
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	Countries:   Mexico International Organizations:   Organization of American States [a]	[1] [15] [16]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
China	Beijing	Embassy	Countries:   Cambodia   Thailand   Vietnam	[1] [17] [18] [19]
Japan	Tokyo	Embassy	Countries:   Australia   Brunei   East Timor   Fiji   Indonesia   Malaysia   Maldives   Myanmar     Nepal   New Zealand   Papua New Guinea   Philippines   Singapore   Sri Lanka	[1] [20] [21] [22]
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Embassy	Countries:   Oman	[1] [23]
Qatar	Doha	Embassy		[1]
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Embassy		[1]
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Embassy	Countries:   Bahrain	[24] [25] [14]
	Dubai	Consulate-General		[24]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
France	Paris	Embassy	Countries:   Austria   Belgium   Czechia   Denmark   Finland   Germany   Hungary   Ireland   Israel   Italy   Latvia   Luxembourg   Malta   Netherlands   Norway   Poland   Portugal   Spain   Sweden   Syria   Turkey   United Kingdom International Organizations:   European Union Francophonie   United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency International Maritime Organization Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States   UNESCO United Nations Industrial Development Organization World Health Organization World Tourism Organization   World Trade Organization	[1] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]
Russia	Moscow	Embassy	Countries:   Armenia   Azerbaijan   Belarus   Kazakhstan   Kyrgyzstan   Moldova   Tajikistan   Turkmenistan   Uzbekistan	[1] [34] [35]

Multilateral organization

Organization	Host city	Host country	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
United Nations	New York City	United States	Permanent Mission		[1]

Gallery

• 
  Embassy in Havana
• 
  Embassy in Moscow
• 
  Embassy in Paris
• 
  Embassy in Tokyo
• 
  Embassy in Washington, D.C.
• 
  Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York City

Closed missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Algeria	Algiers	Embassy	2019	[36]
Congo-Kinshasa	Kinshasa	Consulate-General [b]	2019	[36] [37]
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Embassy	2016	[14]
Gabon	Libreville	Consulate-General [c]	2020	[37] [38]
Ivory Coast	Abidjan	Consulate-General [d]	2020	[37] [39]
South Africa	Pretoria	Embassy	2020	[40]

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Canada	Ottawa	Embassy	2019	[36] [41]
United States	New York City	Consulate-General	2019	[36]

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
India	New Delhi	Embassy	2016	[14] [42]
Iran	Tehran	Embassy	2019	[36]
Turkey	Ankara	Embassy	2020	[40]

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Belgium	Brussels	Embassy	2020	[40] [43]
Denmark	Copenhagen	Embassy	2020	[40] [44]
Germany	Berlin	Embassy	2020	[40] [45]
Italy	Rome	Embassy	2020	[40]

Multilateral organizations

Organization	Host city	Host country	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Francophonie	Paris	France	Permanent Mission	2020	[40]
United Nations	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission	2020	[36] [40] [43]
UNESCO	Paris	France	Permanent Mission	2020	[40]

See also

• Foreign relations of Benin
• List of diplomatic missions in Benin
• Visa policy of Benin

Notes

1. Accredited as an observer mission.
2. Originally an embassy, was downgraded into a consulate-general in the midst of a reduction of Beninese missions in 2016.
3. Originally an embassy, was downgraded into a consulate-general in the midst of a reduction of Beninese missions in 2016.
4. Originally an embassy, was downgraded into a consulate-general in the midst of a reduction of Beninese missions in 2016.

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