Apostolic Nunciature

Vatican Embassy
Chwa 11 Road , Mbuya Hill
Tel: 505619

Algeria

14, Acaia Avenue
Kololo Tel: 232918

Finland

Standard chartered Building
Speke Road
Tel: 041-258211

Austria

3 Portal Avenue
Tel: 031-235104/5
Fax: 031-235160

France

16 Lumumba Avenue, Nakasero
Tel +256-041-342120
Fax:+256-41-349812

Belgium

Rwenzori House, Lumumba Avenue
Nakasero
Tel:+256-041 349559
Fax: +256-041-347212

Britain

10/12 Parliamentary Avenue
Tel:078312000

Burundi

9 Roscoe Rd. Kampala
041-230865

Canada

Jubilee Center
14 Parliament Avenue
Tel +256-041-258141, 031-260511
Fax:349484

Germany

15 Phillip Road
Tel +256-041-501111
Fax: +256-041-501115

Greece

17/19 Kampala Rd
041256767/8

China

37 Malcolm X Avenue
Kololo
Tel:+256-041-236895,259881
Fax:235087

India:

11 Kyadondo Road
Tel: 342994
Fax: 254943

Cuba

15 Kar Drive Kololo
Tel:+256-041-233742
Fax: +256-041-233320

Iran:Bandali Rise

Tel: 221172
221689
Fax: 223590

Cyprus

Athina Club House
30 Windosr Close
Tel:+256-041-341428
Fax: 236089

Congo(DRC)

22 Kololo Kampala
Tel:041233777/346605

Ghana

Heritage Park ,Entebbe.
Tel::041250140

Ireland

Kitante Road
Tel 344344,344348

Denmark

3 Lumumba Avenue
Tel: +256- 041-250938
Fax: +256041-254979

Egypt

33 Kololo Hill Drive
Tel: +256-041-254525,345152
Fax: +256-041-254979

Italy

11 Louderl Road
Tel: 250450,250442
Fax: 250448

Ethiopia

Kira Road
Tel:+2256-041-348340
Fax:+256-041-3418885

Japan

EADB Building
4 Nile Avenue
Tel: 349542-5
Fax: +256-04349547

European Union

Rwenzori House
Lumumba Avenue
Tel:+256-041-233303-4
Fax: 256-041-233708

Pakistan

19 Baskerville Avenue
041233691/2

Kenya

41 Nakasero Road
Tel:258235-6
Fax: 258239

Netherlands

4th Floor Rwenzori House,
Lumuba Avenue
Tel: 34600
Fax: 231861

Nigeria

33 Nakasero Road
Tel: 233691
Fax:232543

North Korea

10 Prince Charles Drive
Tel: 343424
Fax: 340341

Korea

11a ,Prince Charles Drive , Kololo
041340341/343424

Norway

8A Acacia Avenue
Tel: 343621
Fax: 343936

Rwanda

2 Nakayima Road
Tel: 344045, 343662

Russia

28 Malcolm X Avenue , Kololo
Tel: 3455698, 343808
Fax: 345798

Saudi Arabia

3 Okurut Close
Mackenzie Vale Kololo
Tel: 340614, 340616
Fax: 2540117

Sudan

21 Nakasero Road
Tel: 230001, 343543-4
Fax: 346573

South Africa

15 A Nakasero Road
Tel: 343543-4
Fax: 348216

Spain

27 Baskerville Avenue,Kololo
Tel: 349408

Sweden

24 Lumumba Avenue
Tel: 340970
Fax: 340979

Switzerland

1-27 Nasser Lane
Tel:347282
Fax:347131

Tanzania

6 kagera Road
Tel: 256272
Fax: 343973

Thailand

10 Kalitunsi Road
Tel: 236182
Fax: 236148

United Kingdom

10/12 Parliament Avenue
Tel: 031-312000
Fax: 031-312282

U.S.A

GabaRoad
Tel:041259791-3/5

Diplomatic Missions

Have you ever given thought to the difference between an embassy, consulate and a High Commission? Many of us ignore such important travel details until a situation when we are stranded in another country. Here, we make things easier for you…get to understand the difference between all 3 types of diplomatic missions;

Embassy

An embassy is permanent diplomatic mission and is often referred to as a head office of a foreign country. An ambassador heads an embassy mission in a capital city of a host country. Normally an ambassador of a foreign country has direct relations with the host country’s ambassador to the president.
The roles of an ambassador range from overseeing the activities of the embassy & its consulates spread in the different cites, explain political views and polities of the home country to the host and then mediating between the two countries.
Other responsibilities and technical duties of an embassy are economic, political and interests in diplomatic relations. Some countries may not have foreign embassies but get consulates to help travelers and expariates fromtheir home countries.

Consulate

A consulate is a miniature of an embassy. Consulates are small offices run under embassies although some countries only have consulate rather than embassies. Consulates are found in different cities and towns in a foreign country.
Consuls are the overall head of consulates and thus are the official representatives of a foreign country in another. Where as a country has only one ambassador to send to a foreign country, several consuls can be appointed to the same country performing roles on behalf of the ambassador of that same country. Honorary consulates are offices that work under a major consulate in different cities.
The roles of consulates include issuing visas, passports, registering births & deaths, handling marriage and divorce issues, emergency documentation, child abductions, deportations, crimes and many other concerns. The main duty of consulates is to work for the interests of expatriates and nationals living in a foreign country. Consulates also assist in handling cases of imprisonment of nationals in a foreign country and are the point of contact in case of death of relatives abroad, stolen passports, missing persons, crimes, trading activities, foreign investments and other services that general enhance the relationship between the two countries.
Consulate general is the highest rank in a consulate and represents an ambassador (head of embassy). Under the consul general are vice-consuls, deputy consuls and agents. In a country like USA, a county like Uganda can have an embassy in Washington DC and have consulates in major cities like New York, California, Texas and Los Angeles run by consul generals.

High Commission

For countries that were once ruled by Britain and are members of the Common Wealth of Nations, an embassy is referred to as a High Commission and ideally performs the roles that any embassy does. Members of the Common Wealth maintain close relations and thus representatives of Britain to other countries are called High commissioners. Like the Embassy, a high commission is located in a capital city with several consulates in major towns.
It is important to know the kind of problems or concerns to report to the diplomatic missions. Travel related concerns like stolen passports and real emergency business concerns. You may not at any one time make emergency call for trivial issues like missed flights, noisy neighborhood concerns, lost property and the like. Travellers are often encouraged to take travel insurance to cater for emergencies costs like medical treatment and lost travel documents while on your trip.