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This is a list of diplomatic missions of South Africa. South Africa dramatically expanded its diplomatic presence globally, especially in Africa, in the immediate years after the end of apartheid. It was the only country to have embassies in the various bantustan states of Transkei, Venda, Bophuthatswana and Ciskei that South Africa established. During apartheid, it was one of the few countries to recognise Taiwan as the Republic of China, when it become a democratic nation it established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China in 1998.

Current missions

Africa

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Algeria	Algiers	Embassy	Countries:  Sahrawi Republic
Angola	Luanda	Embassy
Benin	Cotonou	Embassy	Countries:  Togo
Botswana	Gaborone	High Commission
Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	Embassy
Burundi	Bujumbura	Embassy
Cameroon	Yaoundé	High Commission
Central African Republic	Bangui	Embassy
Chad	N'Djamena	Embassy
Comoros	Moroni	Embassy
Congo-Brazzaville	Brazzaville	Embassy
Congo-Kinshasa	Kinshasa	Embassy
	Lubumbashi	Consulate-General
Egypt	Cairo	Embassy
Equatorial Guinea	Malabo	Embassy
Eritrea	Asmara	Embassy
Eswatini	Mbabane	Embassy
Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	Embassy	Countries:  Djibouti  Somalia International Organizations:  African Union United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
Ivory Coast	Abidjan	Embassy
Gabon	Libreville	High Commission
Ghana	Accra	Embassy	Countries:  Sierra Leone
Guinea	Conakry	Embassy
Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	Embassy
Kenya	Nairobi	High Commission	International Organizations:  United Nations United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Human Settlements Programme
Lesotho	Maseru	Embassy
Liberia	Monrovia	Embassy
Madagascar	Antananarivo	Embassy
Malawi	Lilongwe	Embassy
Mali	Bamako	Embassy
Mauritania	Nouakchott	Embassy
Mauritius	Port Louis	High Commission	Countries:  Seychelles
Morocco	Rabat	Embassy
Mozambique	Maputo	Embassy
Namibia	Windhoek	High Commission
Niger	Niamey	Embassy
Nigeria	Abuja	High Commission
	Lagos	Consulate-General
Rwanda	Kigali	High Commission
São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé	Embassy
Senegal	Dakar	Embassy	Countries:  Cape Verde  Gambia
South Sudan	Juba	Embassy
Sudan	Khartoum	Embassy
Tanzania	Dar es Salaam	High Commission	International Organizations:  East African Community
Tunisia	Tunis	Embassy	Countries:  Libya
Uganda	Kampala	High Commission
Zambia	Lusaka	High Commission
Zimbabwe	Harare	Embassy

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Argentina	Buenos Aires	Embassy	Countries:  Paraguay  Uruguay
Brazil	Brasília	Embassy
	São Paulo	Consulate-General
Canada	Ottawa	High Commission
	Toronto	Consulate-General
Chile	Santiago de Chile	Embassy	Countries:  Ecuador  Peru
Cuba	Havana	Embassy	Countries:  Dominican Republic
Jamaica	Kingston	High Commission	Countries:  Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Barbados  Belize  Dominica  Dominican Republic  Grenada  Guyana  Haiti  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Suriname  Trinidad and Tobago
Mexico	Mexico City	Embassy	Countries:  Costa Rica  El Salvador  Guatemala  Honduras  Nicaragua  Panama
United States	Washington, D.C.	Embassy
	Los Angeles	Consulate-General
	New York City	Consulate-General
Venezuela	Caracas	Embassy	Countries:  Colombia

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
China	Beijing	Embassy	Countries:  Mongolia  North Korea
	Hong Kong	Consulate-General
	Shanghai	Consulate-General
India	New Delhi	High Commission	Countries:  Bangladesh    Nepal
	Mumbai	Consulate-General
Indonesia	Jakarta	Embassy	Countries:  East Timor International Organizations:  Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Iran	Tehran	Embassy
Israel	Tel Aviv	Closed November 2023
Japan	Tokyo	Embassy
Jordan	Amman	Embassy	Countries:  Iraq
Kazakhstan	Astana	Embassy	Countries:  Kyrgyzstan  Tajikistan  Turkmenistan
Kuwait	Kuwait City	Embassy
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	High Commission	Countries:  Brunei
Pakistan	Islamabad	High Commission	Countries:  Afghanistan
Palestine	Ramallah	Representative office
Philippines	Manila	Embassy	Countries:  Palau
Qatar	Doha	Embassy
Republic of China (Taiwan)	Taipei	Liaison office
Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	Embassy	Countries:  Bahrain  Oman  Yemen
	Jeddah	Consulate-General
Singapore	Singapore	High Commission
South Korea	Seoul	Embassy
Sri Lanka	Colombo	High Commission	Countries:  Maldives
Syria	Damascus	Embassy	Countries:  Lebanon
Thailand	Bangkok	Embassy	Countries:  Cambodia  Laos  Myanmar
Turkey	Ankara	Embassy	Countries:  Azerbaijan  Uzbekistan
United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	Embassy
	Dubai	Consulate-General
Vietnam	Hanoi	Embassy

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Austria	Vienna	Embassy	Countries:  Slovakia  Slovenia International Organizations:  United Nations CTBTO Preparatory Commission International Atomic Energy Agency United Nations Industrial Development Organization United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Belgium	Brussels	Embassy	Countries:  Luxembourg International Organizations:  European Union
Bulgaria	Sofia	Embassy	Countries: Consular jurisdiction only:  Serbia
Czechia	Prague	Embassy
Denmark	Copenhagen	Embassy
France	Paris	Embassy	Countries:  Monaco
Germany	Berlin	Embassy	Countries:  Romania
	Munich	Consulate-General
Greece	Athens	Embassy	Countries:  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Cyprus  Montenegro  Serbia
Hungary	Budapest	Embassy	Countries:  Croatia
Ireland	Dublin	Embassy
Italy	Rome	Embassy	Countries:  Albania  Malta  San Marino
Netherlands	The Hague	Embassy
Norway	Oslo	Embassy	Countries:  Iceland
Poland	Warsaw	Embassy
Portugal	Lisbon	Embassy
Russia	Moscow	Embassy	Countries:  Belarus
Spain	Madrid	Embassy	Countries:  Andorra
Sweden	Stockholm	Embassy	Countries:  Estonia  Finland  Latvia  Lithuania
Switzerland	Bern	Embassy	Countries:  Liechtenstein
Ukraine	Kyiv	Embassy	Countries:  Armenia  Georgia  Moldova
United Kingdom	London	High Commission

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Concurrent accreditation	Ref.
Australia	Canberra	High Commission	Countries:  Cook Islands  Kiribati  Marshall Islands  Micronesia  Nauru  Papua New Guinea  Solomon Islands  Tonga  Tuvalu
New Zealand	Wellington	High Commission

Multilateral organizations

Organization	Host city	Host country	Mission	Ref.
United Nations
	New York City	United States	Permanent Mission
	Geneva	Switzerland	Permanent Mission

Gallery

• Embassy in Beijing
• Embassy in Berlin
• Embassy in Bissau
• Embassy in Buenos Aires
• High Commission in Canberra
• Embassy in Copenhagen
• Building hosting the Embassy in Dublin
• High Commission in Gaborone
• Embassy in The Hague
• Embassy in Kyiv
• High Commission in London
• High Commission in Mbabane
• Building hosting the Embassy in Mexico City
• Embassy in Moscow
• Embassy in Oslo
• High Commission in Ottawa
• Embassy in Paris
• Embassy in Prague
• Embassy in Seoul
• Building hosting the Embassy in Sofia
• Embassy in Stockholm
• Building hosting the Embassy in Tokyo
• Embassy in Vienna
• Embassy in Warsaw
• Embassy in Washington, D.C.
• Building hosting the High Commission in Wellington

Closed missions

Americas

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Peru	Lima	Embassy	2021
Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	High Commission	2021
United States	Chicago	Consulate-General	2021
Uruguay	Montevideo	Embassy	2016

Asia

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Iraq	Baghdad	Embassy	Unknown
Oman	Muscat	Embassy	2021
Republic of China (Taiwan)	Taipei	Embassy	1998

Europe

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Belarus	Minsk	Embassy	2021
Finland	Helsinki	Embassy	2021
Holy See	Rome	Embassy	2021
Italy	Milan	Consulate-General	2021
Romania	Bucharest	Embassy	2021

Oceania

Host country	Host city	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Fiji	Suva	High Commission	2021

Notes

1. Serbia is listed only under the consular jurisdiction of the South African Embassy in Sofia. Diplomatic relations are conducted from the South African Embassy in Athens.

References

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See also

• Foreign relations of South Africa
• List of diplomatic missions in South Africa

External links

• Department of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Africa
• Details of diplomatic missions of South Africa

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