Diplomatic Missions Accredited to Uganda
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.