Embassy

How it is used

Embassies handle political relations, trade, culture and press work; consular matters such as visas may be dealt with by a consular section inside the embassy. Common verbs: open, close, upgrade, contact. Official names follow the pattern 'the [country] Embassy in [city]'.

Example sentences

1. Citizens abroad can contact the embassy if they lose their passport.

2. The two countries agreed to reopen their embassies after a ten-year break.

3. She works in the trade section of the embassy.

Common collocations

• open an embassy
• close an embassy
• embassy staff
• contact the embassy
• embassy in the capital

Related terms

• ambassadorThe highest-ranking diplomat who represents their country in another country or at an international organisation, usually as head of an embassy or permanent mission.
• consulateAn office of a country in a foreign city that helps its own citizens there, issues visas and documents, and supports trade; it is led by a consul or consul general.
• diplomatAn official who represents their country abroad or in international organisations, handling relations, negotiations and the protection of their country's interests and citizens.
• diplomatic relationsThe official connection between two states that allows them to exchange ambassadors, open embassies and deal with each other through normal diplomatic channels.
• chargé d'affairesA diplomat who heads an embassy when there is no ambassador, either temporarily while the ambassador is away or permanently when relations are kept at a lower level.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• embassy · Immigration & Visas
• embassy · Travel & Airport English

More terms: Diplomacy & Embassies

• diplomacy
• foreign ministry
• diplomatic immunity
• envoy
• protocol
• public diplomacy
• persona non grata
• credentials
• attaché