Embassy of the United Kingdom, Brussels

The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Brussels is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Belgium.

British Embassy, Brussels
Location Brussels, Belgium
Address10 Avenue d’Auderghem, Brussels
Coordinates50.8418°N 4.3845°E / 50.8418; 4.3845
AmbassadorMartin Shearman
WebsiteBritish Embassy, Brussels

The Embassy is located at 10 Avenue d’Auderghem and the building also hosts the UK's Mission to the EU (UKMis).[1][2]

Martin Shearman has been the British Ambassador to Belgium since June 2019.[3]

The Embassy also represents the British Overseas Territories in Belgium.

History

The original British mission was located at Hotel de Rodes, on the corner of Rue de Spa and Rue de la Loi, it served as the Embassy building until it was evacuated at the outbreak of the Second World War. After the war, the Embassy outgrew the building and the Ambassador's residence was moved to Rue Ducale. The embassy expanded into buildings on nearby Rue Joseph II. In the 1960s as the pressure grew on the building, the Embassy and mission to the EEC moved to a purposefully built Britannia House. In the 1970s the UK Mission to the EEC moved out of the Britannia House to 6 Rond-Point Schuman. The bilateral embassy however resided at Britannia House until the 1990s when it moved to 85 Rue d’Arlon.[4]

Nowadays, both the bilateral embassy and the UK Mission to the EU reside at 10 Avenue d’Auderghem.[1] The UK also maintains a separate delegation to NATO based in Brussels based at the NATO HQ at Boulevard Leopold III.[5]

Ambassador's residence
Rue Ducale, the location of the British Residence.

The British Ambassador's official residence is located at 17 Rue Ducale. The building was built in around 1830 and is large and elegant terraced town house facing the Parc Royal. The building was acquired by the British government after the restoration of the Embassy following the end of the Second World War. The owner was Mme. Renée de Becker-Rémy who originally leased the building to the British Ministry of Works and then sold the house and some of its furniture in 1947.[4]

See also

References
  1. "British Embassy Brussels". FCDO. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. "UK Mission to the EU". FCDO. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. "Martin Shearman". FCDO. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. "Belgium: Brussels". Room for Diplomacy Catalogue of British embassy and consulate buildings, 1800 – 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. "UK Joint Delegation to NATO". FCDO. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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