Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Thursday, 9 November 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 13 November 2023. It was answered by James Heappey (Conservative) on Friday, 17 November 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
Military Attachés
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which countries do not have a resident UK Defence Attache.
- Original answer
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The table below has a list of countries covered on a Non-Residential Accreditations (NRA) basis, where a UK Defence Attaché (DA) is not resident in country, but a DA elsewhere has the responsibility. This ensures that we have coverage across the world’s regions.
Country (NRA)
Location of DA
Angola
Pretoria – South Africa
Anguilla
Jamaica - Kingston
Antigua & Barbua
Jamaica - Kingston
Armenia
Georgia – Tbilisi
Azerbaijan
Georgia – Tbilisi
Bahamas
Jamaica - Kingston
Barbados
Jamaica - Kingston
Belarus
Ukraine – Kyiv
Belize
Jamaica - Kingston
Benin
Accra - Ghana
Bermuda
USA – Washington DC
Bolivia
UK – London
Botswana
Harare - Zimbabwe
British Virgin Islands
Jamaica - Kingston
Burkina Faso
Ghana - Accra
Burundi
Uganda – Kampala
Cambodia
Singapore
Cape Verde Islands
UK-London
Cayman Islands
Jamaica – Kingston
Congo
UK - London
Cuba
Mexico – Mexico City
Djibouti
Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
Dominica Dominican Republic
Jamaica - Kingston
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kampala - Uganda
Eritrea
Sana’a - Yemen
Ecuador
Bogota - Colombia
Gabon
London
Grenada
Jamaica - Kingston
Guinea
Sierra Leone – Freetown
Guyana
Jamaica - Kingston
Guatemala
Mexico – Mexico City
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal - Dakar
Haiti
Jamaica - Kingston
Hungary
Croatia - Zagreb
Iceland
Norway - Oslo
Ivory Coast
Ghana – Accra
Khartoum
Egypt - Cairo
Kosovo
Macedonia - Skopje
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan – Astana
Lesotho
South Africa - Pretoria
Liberia
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Libya
Libya - Tripoli
Malawi
Zimbabwe – Harare
Malta
Rome
Mauritania
Morocco – Rabat
Monaco
France – Paris
Mongolia
Japan – Tokyo
Montenegro
Tirana – Albania
Myanmar
Singapore (BDS SEA)
Montserrat
Jamaica - Kingston
Mozambique
South Africa – Pretoria
Panama City
Puerto Rico
Namibia
South Africa – Pretoria
Niger
Mali - Bamako
Papua New Guinea
Australia – Canberra
Paraguay
Argentina – Buenos Aires
Peru
Colombia - Bogota
Rwanda
Uganda – Kampala
Seychelles
Kenya - Nairobi
St Kitts & Nevis
Jamaica - Kingston
St Lucia
Jamaica - Kingston
St Vincent
Jamaica - Kingston
Slovakia
Czech Rep - Prague
Slovenia
Austria – Vienna
Somaliland
Mogadishu, Somalia
South Sudan
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia
Switzerland
Vienna - Austria
Syria
Lebanon
Tajikistan
Kazakhstan – Astana
Tanzania
Kenya – Nairobi
The Gambia
Senegal - Dakar
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Indonesia - Jakarta
Togo
Ghana – Accra
Tonga
Fiji – Suva
Trinidad & Tobago
Jamaica - Kingston
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Turks & Caicos Islands
Jamaica - Kingston
Uruguay
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Vanuatu
Fiji – Suva
Venezuela
Bogota - Colombia
Zambia
Zimbabwe - Harare
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The answer was corrected by James Heappey (Conservative)
on Thursday, 23 November 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.
- Corrected answer
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The table below has a list of countries covered on a Non-Residential Accreditations (NRA) basis, where a UK Defence Attaché (DA) is not resident in country, but a DA elsewhere has the responsibility. This ensures that we have coverage across the world’s regions.
Country (NRA)
Location of DA
Angola
Pretoria – South Africa
Anguilla
Jamaica - Kingston
Antigua & Barbua
Jamaica - Kingston
Armenia
Georgia – Tbilisi
Azerbaijan
Georgia – Tbilisi
Bahamas
Jamaica - Kingston
Barbados
Jamaica - Kingston
Belarus
Ukraine – Kyiv
Belize
Jamaica - Kingston
Benin
Accra - Ghana
Bermuda
USA – Washington DC
Bolivia
UK – London
Botswana
Harare - Zimbabwe
British Virgin Islands
Jamaica - Kingston
Burkina Faso
Ghana - Accra
Burundi
Uganda – Kampala
Cambodia
Singapore
Cape Verde Islands
UK-London
Cayman Islands
Jamaica – Kingston
Congo
UK - London
Cuba
Mexico – Mexico City
Djibouti
Ethiopia – Addis Ababa
Dominica Dominican Republic
Jamaica - Kingston
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kampala - Uganda
Eritrea
Sana’a - Yemen
Ecuador
Bogota - Colombia
Gabon
London
Grenada
Jamaica - Kingston
Guinea
Sierra Leone – Freetown
Guyana
Jamaica - Kingston
Guatemala
Mexico – Mexico City
Guinea-Bissau
Senegal - Dakar
Haiti
Jamaica - Kingston
Hungary
Croatia - Zagreb
Iceland
Norway - Oslo
Ivory Coast
Ghana – Accra
Khartoum
Egypt - Cairo
Kosovo
Macedonia - Skopje
Kyrgyzstan
Kazakhstan – Astana
Lesotho
South Africa - Pretoria
Liberia
Sierra Leone - Freetown
Libya
Libya - Tripoli
Malawi
Zimbabwe – Harare
Malta
Rome
Mauritania
Morocco – Rabat
Monaco
France – Paris
Mongolia
Japan – Tokyo
Montenegro
Tirana – Albania
Myanmar
Singapore (BDS SEA)
Montserrat
Jamaica - Kingston
Mozambique
South Africa – Pretoria
Panama City
Puerto Rico
Namibia
South Africa – Pretoria
Niger
Mali - Bamako
Papua New Guinea
Australia – Canberra
Paraguay
Argentina – Buenos Aires
Peru
Colombia - Bogota
Rwanda
Uganda – Kampala
Seychelles
Kenya - Nairobi
St Kitts & Nevis
Jamaica - Kingston
St Lucia
Jamaica - Kingston
St Vincent
Jamaica - Kingston
Slovakia
Czech Rep - Prague
Slovenia
Austria – Vienna
SomalilandMogadishu, SomaliaSouth Sudan
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia
Switzerland
Vienna - Austria
Syria
Lebanon
Tajikistan
Kazakhstan – Astana
Tanzania
Kenya – Nairobi
The Gambia
Senegal - Dakar
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Indonesia - Jakarta
Togo
Ghana – Accra
Tonga
Fiji – Suva
Trinidad & Tobago
Jamaica - Kingston
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan - Tashkent
Turks & Caicos Islands
Jamaica - Kingston
Uruguay
Argentina - Buenos Aires
Vanuatu
Fiji – Suva
Venezuela
Bogota - Colombia
Zambia
Zimbabwe - Harare
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- 1027
- Session
- 2023-24
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- Subjects
- Military attachés
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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