§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the countries and the international organisations to which EU representatives are accredited with ambassadorial status.[21501]
§ Mr. David DavisThe countries and international organisations to which the European Commission have accredited representatives are listed below. Some of these countries choose to treat the commission delegate or representative as an ambassador and grant him or her privileges and immunities, but this is largely a matter of local custom.
- Albania
- Algeria
- Angola
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bangladesh
- Barbados
- Belize
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
981 - Eritrea
- Estonia
- Ethiopia
- Fiji
- Former Yugoslavia
- Gabon
- Gambia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guinea (Conakry)
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- India
- Indonesia
- Israel
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhastan
- Kenya
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Lithuania
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Netherlands Antilles
- New Caledonia
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria (Lagos)
- Nigeria (Abuja)
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Papua New Guinea
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Romania
- Russia
- Rwanda
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa (Pretoria)
- South Africa (Cape Town)
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Surinam
- Swaziland
- Syria
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
982 - Tunisia
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United States of America
- Uruguay
- Vanuatu
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- West Bank and Gaza
- Western Samoa
- Zaire
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- UN Geneva
- UN New York
- UNESCO Paris
- FAO Rome
- OSCE Vienna
§ Sir John StanleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs under what section of the EU treaties representatives of the European Union are accorded ambassadorial status; and if he will make a statement on the basis of their ambassadorial status. [21500]
§ Mr. DavisNo provisions of the EU treaty, or the treaties establishing the European Communities, provides for according ambassadorial status to any representatives of the European Union. Delegations of the European Commission in third countries are in practice often accorded privileges and immunities by their host states. The head of delegation is the Commissions's representative and known as the delegate. Some countries choose to treat delegates as ambassadors; but this is largely a matter of local custom.