Consulate-General of the United Kingdom, Saint Petersburg

British Consulate-General,
Saint Petersburg
Location Russia St Petersburg, Russia
Address Pl. Proletarskoy Diktatury, 5
191124 St Petersburg,
Russia
Consul General Keith Allan
Website Official website

The Consulate-General of the United Kingdom in Saint Petersburg is part of the diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Russia. It is located on Proletarskoy Diktatury Street in Tsentralny District. The current British Consul General in Saint Petersburg is Keith Allan, he was appointed to the post in October 2013.[1]

History

As the Russian Federation replaced the Soviet Union, the British Consulate-General in St Petersburg was re-opened, and Barbara Hay was appointed as its first new Consul-General in 1992.[2][3]

Other locations in Russia

Outside of Saint Petersburg, there is also a British Consulate-General in Yekaterinburg, as well as the Embassy of the United Kingdom, in Moscow.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Keith Allan". Gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
  2. ↑ Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2011-02-22). "British Consul-General Dame Barbara Hay DCMG LVO MBE". British Consul-General in Los Angeles website. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  3. ↑ A & C Black (2012). "HAY, Dame Barbara (Logan)". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  4. ↑ "British Embassy Moscow". Gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2015.

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