Consulate-General of the United Kingdom, Saint Petersburg

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British Consulate-General,
Saint Petersburg
LocationSt. Petersburg, Russia
Address5 Lafonskaya Street
Consul GeneralDr. Monika Sangeeta Ahuja (last consul-general)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Consulate-General of the United Kingdom in Saint Petersburg was part of the diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in the Russian Federation, before it was closed down, in 2018. It was located on Lafonskaya Street [ru] in Tsentralny District.

The last British Consul General in Saint Petersburg was Monika Sangeeta Ahuja, she was appointed to the post in February 2017, and arrived there in December of the same year.[1]

History[edit]

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] The consulate would go on to operate for 26 years.

In 1997, the Consulate coordinated the British program of events in St. Petersburg dedicated to the 300th anniversary of Peter the Great's Embassy to Great Britain[4].

Throughout its work, the Consulate has supported such traditional cultural events as the "Days of Scottish Culture in St. Petersburg", held annually since 1971[5][6].

In 2018, in response to the UK's decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats following the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, Russia expelled 23 British diplomats, closed the British Council in Russia and closed the Consulate-General.[7][8]

List of Consuls-General[edit]

Other locations in Russia[edit]

The British Consulate-General in Yekaterinburg is still operational, as well as the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Moscow.[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Monika Sangeeta Ahuja".
  2. ^ Foreign and Commonwealth Office (22 February 2011). "British Consul-General Dame Barbara Hay DCMG LVO MBE". British Consul-General in Los Angeles website. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  3. ^ A & C Black (2012). "HAY, Dame Barbara (Logan)". Who's Who 2012, online edition. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2012-05-03.
  4. ^ "Распоряжение губернатора Санкт-Петербурга от 3 октября 1997 года N 1028-р "Об участии Санкт-Петербурга в мероприятиях, посвященных 300-летию Посольства Петра I в Великобританию"". pravo.gov.ru (in Russian). 1997-10-03. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  5. ^ "С 27 января по 2 февраля в Санкт‑Петербурге прошли традиционные Дни Шотландии". gov.spb.ru (in Russian). Комитет по внешним связям Санкт‑Петербурга. 2017-02-03.
  6. ^ Allan, Keith (2017-02-03). "Celebrating Scotland in St Petersburg and commemorating links during the Leningrad Siege". blogs.fcdo.gov.uk/keithallan. en.
  7. ^ "Russia spy poisoning: 23 UK diplomats expelled from Moscow". BBC News. 17 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ^ "The British Consulate General in St. Petersburg will be closed". Visa House. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  9. ^ "British Embassy Moscow". Gov.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2015.


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