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The UK was the first country to condemn the human rights record in Cambodia in 1978. The British embassy was opened in Phnom Penh in 1953 until March 1975, a month before the Khmer Rouge-takeover. It was reopened in 1991 following the signing of the Paris Peace Accords. [1] Cambodia has an embassy in London.
The United Kingdom is one of two countries, the other being Thailand, that use diplomatic flags abroad. These special flags are flown at the chanceries of their embassies and consulates. For High Commissions, the Union Flag is used. In addition, there is a flag in use for British consular vessels in international or foreign waters.
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Cambodia is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Kingdom of Cambodia, and head of the UK's diplomatic mission in Cambodia. The official title is His Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia .
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Cambodia. At present, the capital city of Phnom Penh hosts 27 embassies and a delegation of the European Union . Several other countries have missions accredited from other capitals, mostly in Bangkok , Beijing , Hanoi , and Seoul .
Ukraine is accredited to Cambodia from its embassy in Hanoi, Vietnam. United Kingdom: 1953 1976 (reestablished) See Cambodia–United Kingdom relations. British Minister of State Hugo Swire visited Cambodia on 29 January 2014 to discuss solutions for political deadlock with the ruling and opposition parties. [67] Cambodia has an embassy in London.
Diplomatic missions of Cambodia. Cambodia's cadre of diplomatic personnel defected or were decimated during the reign of the Khmer Rouge.In the 1980s the Soviet Union and Vietnam slowly rebuilt the capacity of the country's foreign ministry, although the country's foreign policy was effectively controlled by the Vietnamese Government.
The United Kingdom does not maintain a full embassy or High Commission in a number of countries. In each of these cases the head of mission to another country, usually a neighbouring one, is also accredited to the other country (except, at present, for the ambassadors to Haiti and Honduras, who are dedicated but non-resident).
The embassy had been used by the Government of Cambodia before it was overthrown by Pol Pot in 1975. While that government was recognised by Britain, no diplomatic mission was established before Cambodia was invaded by Vietnam in 1978, and the building came into the care of the British Foreign Office. The squatters moved in while the embassy ...