The Freeman

Foreign and diplomatic policies that matter most

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Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherland­s., New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerlan­d, Syria, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK USA, Venezuela and Vietnam.

We don't have an embassy in Ukraine, but only a consulate. Our ambassador to Poland covers Ukraine. Also Sri Lanka, only a consulate. It is covered by our ambassador to India. We have only consulates in Angola, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, Ghana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Seychelles, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Togo, Ukraine, Uruguay and Vanuatu. We don't have a consulate but only an honorary consul ( a local that we accredit to do consular services for us) in Cayman Islands, Malta. We have 7 consulates in Australia, 4 in Austria, 1 in Belgium, 3 in Brazil, 6 in Canada, 5 in China, 4 in France, 6 in Germany, 33in Greece, 3 in India, 3 in Indonesia, 1 in Israel, 2 in Italy, 3 in Japan, 3 in Mexico, 2 each in Netherland­s and New Zealand, and one each in Poland, Portugal and Russia.

We have one consulate each in Saudi Arabia, South Africa and South Korea. We have 10 in Spain, 2 in Switzerlan­d and Turkey. We have 1 each in UK and UAE. We have 11 in the USA. Well, all these can change subject to the decision of the new president. He is attending the UN General Assembly this year and all the consuls led by the reappointe­d ambassador Babes Romualdez, shall be on hand to cater to his needs, and a coterie of our diplomats there to welcome and attend to the travel plans of the president's family members and friends. I was doing diplomatic work for 9 years before. I know the works.

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