Embassy of the United Kingdom, Budapest
| British Embassy, Budapest | |
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 Royal coat of arms outside the old Embassy building in District V | |
| Location |  Budapest, Hungary |
| Address | Füge u. 5-7, Budapest 1022, Hungary |
| Ambassador | List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Hungary |
| Website | British Embassy, Budapest |
The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Budapest is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Hungary.
History[edit]
In April 2017 the British Embassy moved out of its building in Harmincad utca after 70 years, into an office building at 5-7 Füge utca in the Rózsadomb (District II) district of Budapest. The new embassy building previously served as the home to the Dutch Embassy to Hungary.[1] Minister for Europe Sir Alan Duncan and Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs Péter Szijjártós officially opened the new Embassy building.[2]
Previously, the embassy was located in the city centre in a building which was originally constructed in Secessionist style by the Hungarian builder Károly Reiner to be the headquarters of Hazai Bank. Following the German occupation of Hungary in 1944, Swedish consul Raoul Wallenberg rented space in this bank and declared it as an official Swedish consulate that could not be entered by Nazi authorities, to eventually shelter many Hungarian Jews. A plaque on the building’s corner commemorates Wallenberg’s deeds.[3]
In March 2020, at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic, Steven Dick, the deputy head of mission at the British embassy in Budapest died from COVID-19.[4]
The Embassy also represents the British Overseas Territories in Hungary.
The current British Ambassador to Hungary is List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Hungary.[5]
Gallery[edit]
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British Embassy, Budapest (1922-1939)
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British Embassy, Budapest (1948-2017)
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A countdown to the 2012 London Olympics, outside the Embassy
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British Embassy, Budapest (2017–present)
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See also[edit]
- Hungary-United Kingdom relations
- List of diplomatic missions in Hungary
- List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Hungary
References[edit]
- ↑ "British Embassy Budapest moves to a new address". FCDO. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "New British Embassy building officially inaugurated". Budapest Business Journal. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "The fascinating history of Budapest's British Embassy building". We Love Budapest. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "Coronavirus: Steven Dick, British embassy diplomat in Budapest, dies from COVID-19". Sky News. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ↑ "British Embassy Budapest". FCO.gov.uk.
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