Embassy of the United Kingdom, Rome

Embassy of the United Kingdom, Rome
Location Municipio I, Rome
Address Via XX Settembre 80/a, 00187 Rome, Italy
Ambassador Christopher Prentice  CMG (to Italy)
Nigel Baker  OBE MVO (to the Holy See)
Website British Embassy to Italy
British Embassy to the Holy See

The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Rome is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in Italy and to the Holy See. It is located on Via XX Settembre in Municipio I. The current British Ambassador to Italy is Christopher Prentice,[1] the current British Ambassador to the Holy See is Nigel Baker.[2]

History

British diplomatic flag flying above the Embassy

The Embassy building at Rome’s Porta Pia was designed by the famous British architect Sir Basil Spence, and opened in 1971. It replaced a building on the same location bought by the British government in the 19th century, which had been severely damaged in a terrorist attack in 1946.

The Ambassador’s residence, in the San Giovanni area of Rome, was originally the property of an expatriate Russian princess, Zinaida Volkonskaya. It was made available to the British government by the Italian government after the bombing of the building at Porta Pia, and the offices were located there while the new Embassy was being planned and built. It was formally purchased by Britain in 1951.[3]

Outside Rome, there is also a British Consulate-General in Milan, where the senior officer is known as the Consul-General. The Embassy also represents the British Overseas Territories in Italy and the Holy See.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "British Embassy Rome". Gov.uk. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "British Embassy Holy See". Gov.uk. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Our Embassy in Rome". Internet Archive, Gov.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2014.