Israel's Diplomatic Missions Abroad

(Updated August 2004)

Total number of countries with which Israel maintains diplomatic relations: 160. *

  • Number of states which renewed/established diplomatic relations with Israel from the Madrid Conference (October 1991) until September 13, 1993: 32.

  • Number of states which renewed/established diplomatic relations with Israel since the signing of the Israel-PLO Declaration of Principles (September 13, 1993): 36.

  • In addition, Israel maintains:

    • a mission to the United Nations (New York)
    • a mission to the United Nations institutions in Geneva
    • a mission to the United Nations institutions in Vienna (in the embassy)
    • an ambassdor to the European Union (Brussels)

  • Number of diplomatic missions:
    • 72 resident embassies
    • 17 consulates general
    •   4 special missions

    • Total: 93


* Note: Morocco, Tunisia and the Sultanate of Oman closed the Israeli offices in these countries in October 2000 and suspended relations with Israel. Niger, which renewed relations with Israel in November 1996, severed them in April 2002.

State Place of Repre- sentation Repre- sentation Status of Diplomatic Relations Date Headed by
Albania
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 8/1991 Rep. by
Amb. in
Italy
Andorra
Non-
Resident.		 Estab. 5/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
Spain
Angola Luanda Embassy Estab. 4/1992 Ambass.
Antigua &
Barbuda
Non-
Resident		 Estab.
Rep. by
Amb. in
Dominican Republic
Argentina Buenos
Aires 		Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Mendoza


Honorary Consul
Cordova


Honorary Consul
Armenia
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 4/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Georgia
Australia Canberra Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Austria Vienna Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Vienna/
UN		 Delegation

Ambass.
Azerbaijan Baku Embassy Estab. 4/1992 Ambass.
Bahamas Nassau Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1974 Rep. by
Amb. in
Mexico
Barbados
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1966 Rep. by
Amb. in
Dominican Republic
Bridgetown


Honorary Consul
Belarus Minsk Non-
Resident		 Estab. 5/1992
Belgium Brussels Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Brussels (EU) Delegation

Ambass.
Antwerpen


Honorary Consul
Liege


Honorary Consul
Belize
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1981 Rep. by
Amb. in
El Salvador
Belize City


Honorary Consul
Benin
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 7/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Côte D'Ivoire
Bolivia La Paz Embassy Recog. 1/1950 Ambass.
Santa Cruz


Honorary Consul
Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo Non-
Resident		 Estab. 9/1997 Rep. by
Amb. in
Hungary
Botswana
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 12/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
S.Africa
Brazil Brasilia Embassy Recog. 1/1950 Ambass.
Sao Paulo Consulate General

Consul General
Sao Paulo


Honorary Consul
Bulgaria Sofia Embassy Renewal 5/1990 Ambass.
Burkina Fasso
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 10/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
Côte D'Ivoire
Burundi
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 3/1995 Rep. by
Amb. in
Ethiopia
Cambodia
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 10/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
Thailand
Cameroon Yaounde Embassy Renewal 8/1991 Ambass.
Canada Ottawa Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Toronto Consulate General

Consul General
Montreal Consulate General

Consul General
Cape Verde
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 7/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
Senegal
Central African Republic
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 1/1991 Rep. by
Amb. in
Cameroon
Chile Santiago De Chile Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
China Beijing Embassy Estab. 1/1992 Ambass.
Hong-Kong Consulate General

Consul General
Shanghai Consulate General

Consul General
Colombia Bogota Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Cali


Honorary Consul
Comoros
Non-
Resident 		Formal relations only 1/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
Kenya
Congo
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 7/1991 Rep. by
Amb. in
Cameroun
Costa Rica San Jose Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
San Jose


Honorary Consul
Côte d'Ivoire Abidjan Embassy Renewal 2/86 Ambass.
Croatia Zagreb Non-
Resident		 Estab. 9/1997 Rep. by
Amb. in
Austria
Cyprus Nicosia Embassy Recog. 10/1960 Ambass.
Czech Republic Prague Embassy Estab. 1/1993 Ambass.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
(formerly Zaire)		 Kinshasa Non-
Resident		 Renewal 5/1982 Rep. by
Amb. in
MFA, Jerusalem
Denmark Copenhagen Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Dominica
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1978 Rep. by
Amb. in
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Santiago de los Caballeros


Honorary Consul
East Timor

Estab. 5/2002
Ecuador Quito Embassy Recog. 1/1950 Ambass.
Guayaquil


Honorary Consul
Egypt Cairo Embassy Estab. 2/1980 Ambass.
Alexandria Consulate General

Consul General
El Salvador San Salvador Embassy Recog. 1/1950 Ambass.
Equatorial Guinea
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 1/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
Cameroon
Eritrea Asmara Embassy Estab. 5/1993 Ambass.
Estonia
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 1/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Latvia
Ethiopia Addis Ababa Embassy Renewal 11/1989 Ambass.
F.Y.R.O.M
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 12/1995 Rep. by
Amb. in
Greece
Fiji
Non-
Resident
8/1970 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Finland Helsinki Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
France Paris Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Marseille Consulate
General

Consul
General
Gabon
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 9/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
Cameroon
Gambia
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 9/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Senegal
Banjul


Honorary Consul
Georgia Tbilisi Embassy Estab. 6/1992 Ambass.
Germany Berlin Embassy Estab. 10/1965 Ambass.
Bonn Consulate General

Consul General
Ghana Akra Non-
Resident 		Renewal 8/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
Nigeria
Great
Britain 		London Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Gibraltar


Honorary Consul
Greece Athens Embassy Upgrading 5/1991 Ambass.
Grenada
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1975 Rep. by
Amb. in
Dominican Republic
Guatemala Guatemala Embassy Recog. 1/1950 Ambass.
Guinea
Bissau
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 3/94 Rep. by
Amb. in
Senegal
Guyana
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 3/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Venezuela
Haiti
Non-
Resident		 Recog. 1/50 Rep. by
Amb. in
Venezuela
Port-au-
Prince


Honorary Consul
Holy See Vatican Embassy Estab. 12/1993 Ambass.
Honduras
Non-
Resident		 Recog. 1/1950 Rep. by
Amb. in
Guatemala
Hungary Budapest Embassy Renewal 9/1989 Ambass.
Iceland
Non-
Resident		 Recog. 6/1948 Rep. by
Amb. in
Norway
Reykjavik


Honorary Consul
India New Delhi Embassy Upgrading 1/1992 Ambass.
Calcutta


Honorary
Consul
Ireland Dublin Embassy Estab. 1/1975 Ambass.
Italy Rome Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Jamaica
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1962 Rep. by
Amb. in
Dominican Republic
Kingston


Honorary Consul
Japan Tokyo Embassy
1/1952 Ambass.
Jordan Amman Embassy Estab. 10/1994 Ambass.
Kazakhstan Alma-Ata Embassy Estab. 4/1992 Ambass.
Kenya Nairobi Embassy Renewal 12/1988 Ambass.
Kiribati
Non-
Resident
3/1984 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Korea, Republic of Seoul Embassy Recog. 1/1963 Ambass.
Kyrghizstan
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 3/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Kazakhstan
Laos, PDR
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 12/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
Vietnam
Latvia Riga Embassy Estab. 1/1992 Ambass.
Lesotho
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 8/1986 Rep. by
Amb. in
S.Africa
Liberia
Non-
Resident		 Renewal 8/1983 Rep. by
Amb. in
Côte d'Ivoire
Liechten-
stein
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 1/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Switzerland
Lithuania
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Latvia
Luxembourg
Non-
Resident		 Recog. 1/1949 Rep. by
Amb. in
Belgium
Luxembourg-
ville


Honorary Consul
Madagascar
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 1/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
MFA, Jerusalem
Malawi
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 7/1964 Rep. by
Amb. in
Kenya
Malta
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 12/1965 Rep. by
Amb. in
Italy
Marshall Islands
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 11/1986 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Majuro


Honorary Consul
Mauritania Nouakchott Embassy Upgrading 11/1999 Head of Interest Office
Mauritius
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 9/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
MFA, Jerusalem
Port Louis


Honorary Consul
Mexico Mexico City Embassy Recog. 1/1950 Ambass.
Guadalajara


Honorary Consul
Tijuana


Honorary Consul
Monterrey


Honorary Consul
Micronesia
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 9/1987 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Moldova
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 6/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Ukraine
Monaco
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1964 Rep. by
Cons. Res. in Marseilles
Mongolia
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 9/1991 Rep. by
Amb. in
China
Morocco Rabat
Joint Declaration* 10/1994 Relations suspended 10/2000
Mozambique
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 7/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
Ethiopia
Myanmar Yangon Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Namibia
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 2/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
S.Africa
Nauru
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 12/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Nepal Kathmandu Embassy Estab. 6/1960 Ambass.
Netherlands Hague Embassy Estab. 1/1949 Ambass.
New Zealand   Non-
Resident 		Recog. 1/1949 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Nicaragua
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 10/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Guatemala
Nigeria Lagos Embassy Renewal 5/1992 Ambass.
Norway Oslo Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Palau
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 10/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Panama
Non-
Resident		 Recog. 1/1949 Rep. by
Amb. in
Costa Rica
Papua New Guinea
Non-
Resident		 Renewal 6/1978 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Paraguay   Non-
Resident		 Recog. 1/1949 Rep. by
Amb. in
Bolivia
Peru Lima Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Philippines Manila Embassy Estab. 8/1957 Embassy
Poland Warsaw Embassy Renewal 2/1990 Ambass.
Portugal Lisbon Embassy Estab. 1/1977 Ambass.
Porto


Honorary Consul
Qatar Doha Trade Represen-
tation Office		 Estab. 4/1996 Head of Trade Represen-
tation Office
Romania Bucharest Embassy Recog. 5/1948 Ambass.
Russian Federation Moscow Embassy Estab. 1/1992 Ambass.
Rwanda
Non-
Resident		 Renewal 10/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
Ethiopia
San Marino
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 11/1995 Rep. by
Amb. in
Italy
Sao Tome & Principe
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 11/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
Angola
Senegal Dakar Embassy Renewal 8/1994 Ambass.
Serbia & Montenegro  Belgrade Embassy Renewal 10/1991 Ambass.
Seychelles
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 9/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Kenya
Sierra Leone
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 5/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Senegal
Singapore Singapore Embassy Estab. 5/1969 Ambass.
Slovak Republic
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 1/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
Austria
Slovenia
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 4/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Austria
Solomon Islands
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1989 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
South Africa Pretoria Embassy Estab. 1/1975 Ambass.
Spain Madrid Embassy Estab. 1/1986 Ambass.
Barcelona


Honorary Consul
Sri Lanka
Non-
Resident		 Renewal 5/2000 Rep. by
Amb. in
India
St. Kitts and Nevis
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1984 Rep. by
Amb. in
Dominican Republic
St. Lucia
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1979 Rep. by
Amb. in
Dominican Republic
St. Vincent & The Grenadines
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1981 Rep. by
Amb. in
Dominican Republic
Sultanate of Oman Muskat
Estab.* 1/1996 Relations suspended 10/2000
Surinam
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 2/1976 Rep. by
Amb. in
Venezuela
Paramaribo


Honorary Consul
Swaziland
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 9/1968 Rep. by
Amb. in
South Africa
Sweden Stockholm Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Switzerland Bern Embassy Recog. 1/1949 Ambass.
Geneva (UN) Delegation

Ambass.
Tajikistan
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 4/1992 Rep. by
Amb. in
Uzbekistan
Tanzania
Non-
Resident		 Renewal 2/1995 Rep. by
Amb. in
Kenya
Thailand Bangkok Embassy Estab. 1958 Ambass.
Togo
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 6/1987 Rep. by
Amb. in
Côte d'Ivoire
Tonga
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 6/1977 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Trinidad & Tobago
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 1/1962 Rep. by
Amb. in
Venezuela
Tunisia Tunis
Joint Declaration* 1/1996 Relations suspended 10/2000
Turkey Ankara Embassy Upgrading 12/1991 Ambass.
Istanbul Consulate General

Consul General
Turkmen-
istan
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 10/1993 Rep. by
Branch
Tuvalu
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 7/1984 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Uganda
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 7/1994 Rep. by
Amb. in
Kenya
Ukraine Kiev Embassy Estab. 12/1991 Ambass.
United States of America Washington Embassy Recog. 5/1948 Ambass.
Atlanta Consulate General

Consul General
Boston Consulate General

Consul General
Houston Consulate General

Consul General
Los Angeles Consulate General

Consul General
Miami Consulate General

Consul General
New York Consulate General

Consul General
New York / U.N. Delegation

Ambass.
San Francisco Consulate General

Consul General
Philadelphia Consulate General

Consul General
Chicago Consulate General

Consul General
Uruguay Montevideo Embassy Recog. 5/1948 Ambass.
Uzbekistan Tashkent Embassy Estab. 2/1992 Ambass.
Vanuatu
Non-
Resident 		Estab. 12/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
Australia
Venezuela Caracas Embassy Recog. 1/1950 Ambass.
Vietnam Hanoi Embassy Estab. 7/1993 Ambass.
Western Samoa
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 6/1977 Rep. by
Amb. in Australia
Zambia
Non-
Resident 		Renewal 12/1991 Rep. by
Amb. in
Kenya
Zimbabwe
Non-
Resident		 Estab. 11/1993 Rep. by
Amb. in
S.Africa

 

Source: Israeli Foreign Ministry