List of diplomatic missions of Libya

Under the rule of Muammar al-Gaddafi, Libya broke practice with almost all other countries in 1979 by renaming their embassies "People's Bureaus", with the diplomatic staff known as a local "revolutionary committee".

Map of diplomatic missions of Libya

This is a list of diplomatic missions of Libya.

Libyan People's Bureaus were involved in a shooting incident at the Libyan embassy in London in 1984, and believed to be involved in the La Belle nightclub bombing in West Berlin in 1986. Earlier in 1981, the U.S. government closed the Libyan People's Bureau in Washington, D.C. and expelled the Libyan staff in response to conduct that generally violated internationally accepted standards of diplomatic behavior. After making amends to the British government and avowing state sponsorship of terrorism Libya reopened its missions in London in 1999, and Washington, D.C. in 2006. Aside from its reapproachment with the West, Libya has also been pursuing deeper ties with African states.

During the 2011 Libyan civil war, there were two governments claiming to be the de jure government of Libya. One government was led by Gaddafi and the other was the National Transitional Council. Some countries had recognised the NTC as the governing authority of Libya and Libyan ambassadors to those countries were nominated by the NTC.

The NTC was awarded Libya's seat at the United Nations in September 2011 following a vote by the General Assembly.[1]


Africa
Embassy of Libya in Berlin
Embassy of Libya in Budapest
Embassy of Libya in Canberra
Embassy of Libya in London
Embassy of Libya in Madrid
Embassy of Libya in Mexico City
Embassy of Libya in Moscow
Embassy of Libya in Paris
Embassy of Libya in Prague
Embassy of Libya in Valletta
Embassy of Libya in Warsaw

Americas

Asia

Europe

Oceania

Multilateral organisations

See also

Notes
  1. The Libyan Embassy to the Holy See is located outside Vatican territory in Rome.

References
  1. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/09/16/libya-sirte-gadhafi.html
  2. "Libya". Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 19 February 2016.
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