This is a list of diplomatic missions of South Africa. South Africa dramatically expanded its diplomatic presence globally, especially in Africa, in the immediate years after the end of apartheid. It was the only country to have embassies in the various bantustan states of Transkei, Venda, Bophuthatswana and Ciskei that South Africa established. During apartheid regiem it was one of the few countries to recognise Taiwan as the Republic of China, when it become a democratic nation it established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1998. [1]
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Argentina | Buenos Aires | Embassy | [2] | |
Brazil | Brasília | Embassy | [3] | |
São Paulo | Consulate-General | [3] | ||
Canada | Ottawa | High Commission | [4] | |
Toronto | Consulate-General | [4] | ||
Chile | Santiago de Chile | Embassy | [4] [17] [18] | |
Cuba | Havana | Embassy | Countries: | [4] [19] |
Jamaica | Kingston | High Commission | [20] | |
Mexico | Mexico City | Embassy | Countries: | [10] |
United States | Washington, D.C. | Embassy | [15] | |
Los Angeles | Consulate-General | [15] | ||
New York City | Consulate-General | [15] | ||
Venezuela | Caracas | Embassy | Countries: | [21] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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China | Beijing | Embassy | Countries: | [4] |
Hong Kong | Consulate-General | [4] | ||
Shanghai | Consulate-General | [4] | ||
India | New Delhi | High Commission | Countries: | [22] |
Mumbai | Consulate-General | [22] | ||
Indonesia | Jakarta | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: | [22] [23] |
Iran | Tehran | Embassy | [22] | |
Israel | Tel Aviv | Closed November 2023 | [22] | |
Japan | Tokyo | Embassy | [20] | |
Jordan | Amman | Embassy | Countries: | [20] |
Kazakhstan | Astana | Embassy | Countries: | [8] |
Kuwait | Kuwait City | Embassy | [8] | |
Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | High Commission | Countries: | [6] |
Pakistan | Islamabad | High Commission | Countries: | [24] |
Palestine | Ramallah | Representative office | [24] | |
Philippines | Manila | Embassy | Countries: | [24] |
Qatar | Doha | Embassy | [25] | |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | Taipei | Liaison office | [2] | |
Saudi Arabia | Riyadh | Embassy | [6] | |
Jeddah | Consulate-General | [6] | ||
Singapore | Singapore | High Commission | [6] | |
South Korea | Seoul | Embassy | [8] | |
Sri Lanka | Colombo | High Commission | Countries: | [6] |
Syria | Damascus | Embassy | Countries: | [6] |
Thailand | Bangkok | Embassy | [13] | |
Turkey | Ankara | Embassy | Countries: | [13] |
United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Embassy | [15] | |
Dubai | Consulate-General | [15] | ||
Vietnam | Hanoi | Embassy | [21] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Austria | Vienna | Embassy | [2] [26] | |
Belgium | Brussels | Embassy | Countries: International Organizations: | [3] [27] |
Bulgaria | Sofia | Embassy | Countries:
| [3] |
Czechia | Prague | Embassy | [4] | |
Denmark | Copenhagen | Embassy | [19] | |
France | Paris | Embassy | Countries: | [28] |
Germany | Berlin | Embassy | Countries: | [7] |
Munich | Consulate-General | [7] | ||
Greece | Athens | Embassy | Countries: | [29] |
Hungary | Budapest | Embassy | Countries: | [29] |
Ireland | Dublin | Embassy | [22] | |
Italy | Rome | Embassy | Countries: | [15] |
Netherlands | The Hague | Embassy | [11] | |
Norway | Oslo | Embassy | Countries: | [11] |
Poland | Warsaw | Embassy | [24] | |
Portugal | Lisbon | Embassy | [24] | |
Russia | Moscow | Embassy | Countries: | [12] |
Spain | Madrid | Embassy | Countries: | [6] |
Sweden | Stockholm | Embassy | [6] | |
Switzerland | Bern | Embassy | Countries: | [6] |
Ukraine | Kyiv | Embassy | [15] | |
United Kingdom | London | High Commission | [15] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Concurrent accreditation | Ref. |
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Australia | Canberra | High Commission | [2] [4] [11] | |
New Zealand | Wellington | High Commission | [11] |
Organization | Host city | Host country | Mission | Ref. |
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United Nations | ||||
New York City | United States | Permanent Mission | [30] | |
Geneva | Switzerland | Permanent Mission | [30] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Peru | Lima | Embassy | 2021 | [17] [31] |
Trinidad and Tobago | Port of Spain | High Commission | 2021 | [31] |
United States | Chicago | Consulate-General | 2021 | [31] |
Uruguay | Montevideo | Embassy | 2016 | [32] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Iraq | Baghdad | Embassy | Unknown | [33] |
Oman | Muscat | Embassy | 2021 | [31] |
Republic of China (Taiwan) | Taipei | Embassy | 1998 | [1] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Belarus | Minsk | Embassy | 2021 | [31] |
Finland | Helsinki | Embassy | 2021 | [31] |
Holy See | Rome | Embassy | 2021 | [31] |
Italy | Milan | Consulate-General | 2021 | [31] |
Romania | Bucharest | Embassy | 2021 | [31] |
Host country | Host city | Mission | Year closed | Ref. |
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Fiji | Suva | High Commission | 2021 | [31] |
The foreign relations of South Africa have spanned from the country's time as a Dominion of the British Empire to its isolationist policies under apartheid to its position as a responsible international actor taking a key role in Africa, particularly Southern Africa. South Africa is a member of the United Nations, the African Union and the Commonwealth of Nations. Considered a possible permanent addition to the United Nations Security Council, South Africa was elected in 2006, 2010 and 2018 by the UN General Assembly to serve on the Security Council. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was the chair of the African Union from 2020 to 2021, the second time South Africa has chaired the organisation since its formation in 2003.