List of diplomatic missions of Nauru

Diplomatic missions of Nauru

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Nauru, not including its honorary consulates in Agana, Auckland, London, Honolulu, Pago Pago and New Delhi. Nauru is the smallest republic in the world. It was previously quite wealthy, thanks to royalties collected from phosphate mining. This allowed the country of 12,000 to expand its public service workforce to 1,600.

Economic mismanagement has forced the Nauruan government to cut back on its overseas presence. With mounting debts it was forced to relinquish Nauru House in Melbourne, a 52-story building owned by the Nauru government which housed its consulate-general. In a bid to stay solvent a covertly funded Nauran embassy was planned to be opened in Beijing as a transit point for defecting North Korean scientists (Operation Weasel).^{[ citation needed ]}

Asia

•   India
  • New Delhi (High Commission) ^[1]
•   Thailand
  • Bangkok (Consulate General) ^[2]

Oceania

•   Australia
  • Canberra (High Commission) ^[3]
  • Brisbane (Consulate General)
•   Fiji
  • Suva (High Commission)

Missions to open

•   China
  • Beijing (Embassy)
•   Israel
  • Jerusalem (Embassy) ^{[4] [5]}

Multilateral organisations

•   United Nations
  • New York City (Permanent Mission)

Closed missions

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
China	Beijing	Embassy	2003	[6]
Japan	Tokyo	Consulate	1989	[7]
Taiwan	Taipei	Embassy	2024	[8]
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy	2003	[9]

See also

• Foreign relations of Nauru
• Operation Weasel
• List of diplomatic missions in Nauru

References

1. High Commission of India, Canberra, Australia : India-Nauru: Bilateral Brief
2. The Consulate-General of the Republic of Nauru in Thailand
3. Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Australia - Protocol
4. https://www.jns.org/israel-news/south-pacific/23/9/23/321416/
5. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-760095
6. "Nauru shuts Beijing embassy, eyes renewed ties with Taiwan". The China Post. 2 August 2003. Retrieved 2010-06-22.
7. Basic Data of Nauru | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (ナウル基礎データ | 外務省)
8. Chung, Lawrence (15 January 2024). "Taiwan and Nauru cut ties as Pacific republic switches recognition to Beijing". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 15 January 2024.
9. Van Fossen, Anthony (2007-04-01). "Citizenship for Sale: Passports of Convenience from Pacific Island Tax Havens". Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. 45 (2): 138–163 – via Ingenta.

• Permanent Mission of Nauru to the United Nations