List of diplomatic missions in Tanzania

Map of diplomatic missions in Tanzania

This is a list of diplomatic missions in Tanzania. At present, 61 nations maintain diplomatic missions to Tanzania in Dar es Salaam, the former capital and the nation's largest city. The capital, Dodoma, hosts 4 diplomatic liaison offices. Many other countries have their ambassadors accredited to Tanzania, with most being resident in Nairobi or Addis Ababa.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs maintains the official list.^[1] This listing excludes honorary consulates.

Embassies and High Commissions in Dar es Salaam

1.  Algeria
2.  Angola
3.  Belgium
4.  Brazil
5.  Burundi
6.  Canada
7.  China
8.  Comoros
9.  Congo-Kinshasa
10.  Cuba
11.  Denmark^[2]
12.  Egypt
13.  Ethiopia
14.  Finland
15.  France
16.  Germany
17.  Holy See
18.  India
19.  Indonesia
20.  Iran
21.  Ireland
22.  Italy
23.  Japan
24.  Kenya
25.  Kuwait
26.  Libya
27.  Malawi
28.  Morocco
29.  Mozambique
30.  Namibia
31.  Netherlands
32.  Nigeria
33.  Norway
34.  North Korea
35.  Oman
36.  Pakistan
37.  Palestine
38.  Poland
39.  Qatar
40.  Russia
41.  Rwanda
42.  Sahrawi Republic
43.  Saudi Arabia
44.  Somalia
45.  South Africa
46.  South Korea
47.  South Sudan
48.  Spain
49.  Sudan
50.  Sweden
51.   Switzerland
52.  Syria
53.  Turkey
54.  Uganda
55.  United Arab Emirates
56.  United Kingdom
57.  United States
58.  Vietnam
59.  Yemen
60.  Zambia
61.  Zimbabwe

Other Missions

•  European Union (Delegation)

Gallery

• 
  Embassy of Belgium
• 
  Embassy of Congo-Kinshasa
• 
  Embassy of France
• 
  Embassy of Indonesia
• 
  High Commission of Namibia
• 
  High Commission of Nigeria
• 
  Embassy of Poland
• 
  Embassy of Russia
• 
  Umoja House hosting missions of the EU, Germany, Netherlands and the U.K.
• 
  Embassy of the United States
• 
  Embassy of Vietnam
• 
  Embassy of Zimbabwe

Dodoma

British High Commission, Dodoma Office

•  China (Dodoma Office)^[3]
•  France (Dodoma Office)^[4]
•  Germany (Liaison Office)^[5]
•  United Kingdom (Dodoma Office)^[6][7]

In July 2018, President John Magufuli offered each of the resident diplomatic missions 5.5 acres of land at the Government City area in the new capital Dodoma in order to encourage relocation.^[8] By February 2021, only ten countries had collected the title deeds.^[9] Some diplomats estimate it may take them up to 20 years to relocate.^[10] In January 2023, President Samia Suluhu Hassan appealed to the diplomatic community to benefit from the incentives that the government was offering before it expires.^[11]

As of February 2023, Uganda,^[12] Zambia and Zimbabwe have commenced construction of their new offices.^[13] On 17 May 2024, Ethiopia laid the cornerstone for the construction of its embassy.^[14] Both the Holy See and Indonesia have declared their intention to relocate to Dodoma.^[15][16]

Consular missions

Arusha

•  Burundi (Liaison office)^[17]
•  Kenya^[18]
•  Uganda^[19]

Kigoma

•  Burundi^[17]
•  Congo-Kinshasa

Zanzibar City

•  China
•  India
•  Mozambique
•  Oman^[20]
•  United Arab Emirates^[21]

Non-Resident Embassies and High Commissions

Resident in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia:

•  Eswatini^[22]
•  Ghana
•  Ivory Coast
•  Lesotho^[23]
•  Liberia
•  Mali^[24]
•  Niger
•  Senegal
•  Serbia

Resident in Nairobi, Kenya:

•  Argentina^[25]
•  Australia
•  Austria
•  Bangladesh
•  Chile^[26]
•  Colombia
•  Czechia
•  Eritrea
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Iraq
•  Israel^[27]
•  Jordan
•  Malaysia
•  Mexico
•  Philippines
•  Romania
•  Slovakia
•  Sierra Leone
•  Sri Lanka
•  Thailand

Resident in Pretoria, South Africa:

•  Croatia^[28]
•  Guyana
•  Kazakhstan^[29]
•  Jamaica
•    Nepal
•  New Zealand
•  Peru
•  Uruguay

Resident elsewhere:

•  Afghanistan (Cairo)
•  Bahrain (Khartoum)
•  Botswana (Lusaka)
•  Cyprus (Muscat)
•  Equatorial Guinea (Kampala)^[30]
•  Iceland (Geneva)
•  Laos (New Delhi)
•  Maldives (New Delhi)
•  Malta (Valletta)
•  Mongolia (Cairo)
•  Portugal (Maputo)
•  Singapore (Singapore)
•  Turkmenistan (Riyadh)
•  Uzbekistan (Riyadh)

Future missions

•  The Bahamas (High Commission–under discussion)^[31]
•  Hungary (Embassy)^[32]
•  Iraq (Embassy)^[33]
•  Venezuela (Embassy)^[34]
•  Ukraine (Embassy)^[35]

Closed missions

Host city	Sending country	Mission	Year closed	Ref.
Dar es Salaam	Argentina	Embassy	1991	[36]
	Australia	High Commission	1987	[37]
	Mexico	Embassy	1980	[38]
	Romania	Embassy	1999	[39]
Zanzibar City	Egypt	Consulate-General	Unknown	[40][41]

See also

• Foreign relations of Tanzania
• List of diplomatic missions of Tanzania

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External links

• Ministry Foreign Affairs of Tanzania