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The British Embassy in Pristina (Albanian: Ambasada Britanike në Kosovë, Serbian: Британска амбасада у Косову) is the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission to Kosovo. It is located at 177 Lidhja e Pejës, Pristina, Kosovo. The embassy also represents the British Overseas Territories in Kosovo.
| British Embassy, Pristina | |
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| Location |  Pristina, Kosovo |
| Address | 177 Lidhja e Pejës, Prishtina, 10000 Kosovo |
| Coordinates | 42°38′48″N 21°07′26″E / 42.6466°N 21.1239°E |
| Ambassador | Jonathan Hargreaves |
| Website | Official Website |
History
editThe United Kingdom formally recognised the independence of the Republic of Kosovo on 18 February 2008[1] and established an embassy in Pristina on 5 March 2008.[2]
Ambassadors
edit- 2008: David Blunt[3]
- 2008–2010: Andrew Sparkes[4]
- 2011–2015: Ian Cliff[5]
- 2015–2019: Ruairí O'Connell[6][7]
- 2019–2024: Nicholas Abbott[8][9]
- 2024–present: Jonathan Hargreaves
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "UK to recognise independent Kosovo – PM". Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. 18 February 2008. Archived from the original on 10 May 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ "British Embassy in Pristina, Kosovo". Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Archived from the original on 2008-07-20. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ "BLUNT, David Graeme". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ "SPARKES, Andrew James". Who's Who 2013. A & C Black. 2013. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ^ "Ian Cliff". gov.uk.
- ^ "Ruairí O'Connell". gov.uk.
- ^ "Arrival of the new British Ambassador to Kosovo". gov.uk. British Embassy Pristina. 11 April 2015.
- ^ "Change of Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo - September 2019". gov.uk. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
- ^ @UKinKosovo (5 September 2019). "Her Majesty's Ambassador to Kosovo, HE Nicholas Abbott, presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Kosovo, HE Hashim Thaçi this morning". Twitter.